The partypoker blog chats to a member of the partypoker community, or a member of staff, every week as part of our Meet The People campaign. It is our chance to talk with the players and employees who help make partypoker what it is, the poker site for the people. This week’s Meet The People […]
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The feedback regarding the Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) has been overwhelmingly positive since its launch with poker players from all around the United Kingdom (and some further afield) flocking to compete in the $250,000 guaranteed Main Events. Now we have some more exciting news for you poker tournament lovers out there, news that a […]
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The $5 million guaranteed partypoker Powerfest series has been a massive hit with you, our loyal players, with some massive prizes being won so far. The ante is being well and truly upped on Sunday 13 March when the Week 3 Main Event kicks off, bringing with it a whopping $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, with […]
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Dealing with bad beats is a big part of poker, and especially tournament poker, when one bad run-out can skittle your chance of running deep or winning big money. So how do you combat that feeling and retain focus when your emotions are knocked out of kilter? We look at the ways you can make […]
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One of the great features of poker is that it attracts people from all walks of life. You may find yourself sat next to a professional poker player, a solicitor, or in the case of Cat “misscat87” Winch, a teacher. By day, Cat is a performing arts teacher who mostly teaches music. By night, Cat […]
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The $5 million guaranteed Powerfest is in full swing and what a fantastic series it has been so far. More than 50 players have claimed Powerfest titles across the Featherweight and Middleweight categories and by the time the Heavyweight and High Roller weeks are completed we will have 98 Powerfest champions. Each of those 98 […]
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On February 25, 2016, I was honored as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2nd edition of the GPI American Poker Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. It was a fabulous evening, first class all the way. More importantly, many deserving people who have all contributed to the betterment of the poker industry, […]
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Can you remember your first-ever live poker tournament? I’d be willing to bet that it was either a home game with your friends, or a small buy-in event at your local casino, not a 250 mile round trip, on your own, like Lee Ingledow’s (pictured here in the black jacket). One of Lee’s friends mentioned […]
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We’ve all sat down at the start of a tournament, or maybe after a break, and we’ve been dealt the worst kind of cards imaginable. Nothing higher than a nine (over 60% of the pack), no pairs, nothing even resembling a connector and it can make the inexperienced player lose hope. You’re card-dead. Being card […]
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A couple of hundred of North America’s most-prominent poker industry members and players gathered at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 25 for the 2nd Annual Global Poker Index American Poker Awards where they celebrated the achievements of the past 12 months. Almost a dozen categories were voted for, including Breakout Performance of […]
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The Next 7 Days Powerfest Events Date Tournament Time (CET) Buy-in Guarantee Today Powerfest #15 – $5,000 Gtd 18:00 $5.50 $5,000 Powerfest #16 – $20,000 Gtd Bounty 20:00 $11 $20,000 Powerfest #17 – $5,000 Gtd Turbo 21:00 $5.50 $5,000 Thu 25 Feb Powerfest #18 – $5,000 Gtd 00:00 $5.50 $5,000 Powerfest #19 – $10,000 Gtd […]
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We all love a Bounty, don’t we? We’re not talking 80’s retro chocolate bar, but a tournament where there is a price on the head of every player in addition to the prize-pool! Bounty tournaments add an element of danger to every hand (even all-in pre-flop with aces) and players behave very differently in bounty […]
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Another partypoker Grand Prix Poker Tour is confined to the history books after the St. James’ Park, Newcastle leg concluded on the night of February 22, 2016. Once the dust had settled inside the home of Premier League outfit, Newcastle United, there was one man left standing, and that man was Nathan Farnaby, the latest […]
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Sunday 21 February marked the start of the $5 million guaranteed Powerfest series, which features 98 no limit hold’em tournaments over a four week period. The first week’s Powerfest tournament are dedicated to the Featherweight level, meaning the buy-in for the events range between $5.50 and $11. To date, six tournaments are done and dusted […]
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As you are aware, partypoker experienced some unexpected downtime to our services on Saturday 20 February, 2016, resulting in several tournaments being cancelled. Over the past 12 months, partypoker has worked tirelessly to improve all aspects of the site and the feedback from you, our valued customers, has been extremely positive. One of the reasons […]
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The first of 36 events on the Powerfest Week 1 schedule kicks off at 16:00 CET on Sunday 21 February and we hope you’re all as excited as we are for this amazing online poker festival. Event 01 is a $5.50 buy-in $5,000 guaranteed no limit hold’em event, which needs 1,000 entrants in order for […]
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Here we are again with another edition of Meet The People. We have gone straight to the top this week and chatted with Head of Poker, Tom Waters. Tom was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, before moving to Leicester where he attended university, before heading home to Hitchin where he currently lives with his wife and […]
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Texas Hold’em is the most popular poker variant played today, but that hasn’t always been the case. Games such as draw and stud once dominated card rooms of Las Vegas and beyond until Hold’em rose to prominence in the 1960s. Little is known about the exact time hold’em was invented, although Texas State Legislature officially […]
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Lubys Zanas is the latest person to win a World Poker Tour National Main Event after he outlasted a field of 576 players in the £100,000 guaranteed accumulator event at Aspers Casino, Stratford, London this weekend. Zanas enjoyed a deep run in the July 2014 edition of the WPT National London Main Event where he […]
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Hanan Barzel Out in 16th, Ramkeeson Follows in 15th Hanan had just 12.5 big blinds left when he decided to make a move al-in pre-flop with , but he ran into Sam Macdonald’s pocket jacks, and could not hit to survive. Eric Ramkeeson had laddered spectacularly – he had just two big blinds at the […]
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Parsons On the Nose We’ve seen little dramatic action between big stacks in the first level of the day, but a big hand involving Sam Macdonald just happened. On the river of a fairly moderate pot, with the board showing , Parsons led for 30k into Macdonald, with the pair heads-up for the second time […]
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*** End of Day 1b Chip-counts are now fully updated in Day 1b Blog Post – Click HERE! *** Level 3 Blinds 100/200/25 – 189 Players Remaining from 193 Entries Grzyowski Wins Epic All-In Grzyowski Wins Epic All-In Sam Macdonald’s table, also featuring Jeraint ‘JJ’ Hazan, has started like a train, and it’s no surprise that Macdonald […]
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Great news for those of you who use Neteller, Skrill, or Webmoney to withdraw funds from your partypoker account because they are free to use with immediate effect. Feedback from you, our valued customers, showed you were unhappy at having to pay a fee to withdraw funds from your accounts. In July 2015, withdrawal fees […]
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Albert & Akenhead James Akenhead shares the felt with Albert Sapiano this afternoon, who has been involved from the get-go, as you might imagine. As a loose calculation, there’s been a very high VPIP % at their table, and Albert is chief amongst the players for trying to control what is an entertaining group to […]
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Foley Busted Jordon First Out the Door We’ve just found out what happened to Terry Jordon, with his earlier victim Keighly Foley eventually getting the ultimate revenge on him by showing him the exit sign. ‘I had pocket queens and he had pocket sevens’, she told us. ‘I raised him on the flop, but we […]
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One million pounds. Imagine playing poker for a share of that massive sum and doing so for as little as $0.01. This is what you can do thanks to Dusk Till Dawn and partypoker, the latter being the place where you can qualify for the upcoming UK Poker Championships Main Event. The £1,000+£100 buy-in UKPC […]
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Remember how awesome Pokerfest was? Well, it is being given a Power Series makeover to make it even bigger and better than before. Introducing the $5,000,000 guaranteed, that’s correct, FIVE MILLION dollars guaranteed Powerfest, which is coming to partypoker from February 21 and stays on your screens until March 20. A staggering 98 Powerfest tournaments […]
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Transitioning from cash games to tournament poker, and vice versa, can be a difficult part of the gap for players of any level to bridge. Both disciplines demand, to paraphrase Liam Neeson’s character in Taken, “a very particular set of skills”, and whether those are skills you’ve “acquired over a very long career” or are […]
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What a night Fight Night was! You flocked to the tables in droves on Saturday night and helped make it a massive success. So before we continue with this article, we’d like to say a huge thank you for your continued support. As an extra thank you, the decision has been made to run round […]
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Every week, the partypoker blog team speaks to a member of the partypoker community as part of something we call Meet The People. This segment gives the blog readers an insight into who plays at the site and who keeps it running as smoothly as possible. This latest Meet The People sees us talk to […]
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As 2015 drew to a close, the Gladiator returned to partypoker and you all took it on in droves, some of you walking away with cash prizes of up to $4,000. Those of you who enjoyed the grind will be delighted to learn that the Gladiator returns to the virtual felt in February, and brings […]
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Poker players often follow a well-trodden path when becoming profitable. They commonly play out a sequence of getting to know the rules of Texas Hold’em, making a series of errors, then cutting out those mistakes and climbing the levels, with a few steps backwards at points to iron out those faults that blight our low-stakes […]
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After stops at both Stamford Bridge in London and Old Trafford, Manchester, the partypoker Grand Prix Poker Tour moves on to the North East in February, as we bring you all the action from St. James Park, the home of Newcastle United. Everyone wants to book themselves a seat at the home of former Premier […]
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Let’s get ready to rumble! On Saturday 30 January, for one night only, we are doubling the guarantees on three of our most popular tournaments, giving you the chance to win a share of a guaranteed $160,000! Just in time for the first payday of 2016, The Jab, The Contender and The Uppercut see their […]
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Poker players love to make prop bets with each other. Some of these bets are poker related, others, well, not so much. There have been countless prop bets by poker players over the years and the partypoker blog presents some of our favourites to you below. Antonio Esfandiari’s Lunge Bet This bet by Antonio Esfandiari […]
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Daniel McNairney joined an ever growing list of poker players who have turned $109 into £35,000 by winning a Grand Prix Poker Tour Main Event. McNairney was one of almost 4,000 players to enter the £250,000 guaranteed Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) Old Trafford Main Event held at “The Theatre of Dreams”, home to Premier […]
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Those of you who play the Jab, Contender, and Uppercut at partypoker on a regular basis will no doubt have noticed that earlier in the week, for a couple of days, their formats changed from re-enter to a standard freezeout. It was a move that was well-received by freezeout lovers around the world, who should […]
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The Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) Old Trafford leg is being made more special for Manchester United fans because The Theatre of Dreams welcomes back two of its former stars on Saturday 16 January. Sky TV’s lead Formula 1 presenter, Simon Lazenby, is hosting a Q&A session at 12:30 on January 16 with David May […]
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A common question posed to us on social media and to our customer support team is “when are you releasing a partypoker app for Windows-powered mobile phones.” The answer is now, right now. Those of you based in the United Kingdom can head to the Windows App store and download partypoker so you can play […]
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Playing poker is heaps of fun, especially when you’re crushing cash games and taking down tournaments. But what about when you’re catching no cards, hitting zero flops and being outrun by garbage? Nobody enjoys losing, but how you react to bad beats and downswings will shape you as a player. We take a look at […]
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Those of you who have played in the WPT National events in the United Kingdom, have competed on the Grand Prix Poker Tour, or have read the many articles he’s produced for the partypoker blog are probably well-versed in who Paul Seaton is. By the time you’ve finished reading these 11 questions with the big […]
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The partypoker Dusk Till Dawn Grand Prix Poker Tour goes back on the road this month after the December leg took place online, creating another big winner. The top prize of £35,000 and guarantee of £250,000 return as the tour moves on from Stamford Bridge and the comfort of your Christmas sofa-dent to arguably the […]
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Limber up, put your gloves on, and prepare to step into the ring where you’ll play for a guaranteed $100,000 in the brand new Cobra tournament. Taking place at 7:00 p.m CET (1:00 p.m ET) on Sunday 31st January 2016, the $100,000 Cobra tournament is not to be missed mainly because it has some ridiculous […]
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One way that poker players measure their profitability is by calculating their Return On Investment, or ROI as it is often abbreviated. This figure, expressed as a percentage, shows how much money they make for each $1 invested. A 100% ROI means for every $1 they spend entering a tournament they make $1 profit. There […]
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The New Year is now upon us and everyone at partypoker hopes that this is your most profitable year at the felt that you have enjoyed. One way to give your bankroll a boost as we welcome 2016 in is by taking part in the month-long promotion known as the $400 Daily Shot. As the […]
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The game of choice for many poker players is Texas hold’em, but there is another poker variant that is also popular, one that creates more action and bigger pots than its hold’em counterpart. We are talking about pot limit Omaha. Pot limit Omaha, or PLO as it is abbreviated to, looks similar to hold’em on […]
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Those of you who are members of the partypoker UK Facebook Community forum, or its Canadian counterpart, will no doubt have crossed paths with our very own problem-solving guru Petkana Marinova. By the time you’ve finished reading this article, you’ll know a little more about Petkana and her role within bwin.party. Petkana hails from Vindin, […]
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‘Tis the season for giving so that’s exactly what we’re doing here at partypoker with the Big Party Giveaway promotion. Hot off the back of the Winter Winners promotion, the Big Party Giveaway runs from December 26 through to January 1, 2016, and features a special bonus on each of those days – some days […]
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Keep your diaries free between February 4, 2016, and February 7, 2016, because those are the dates that the partypoker World Poker Tour National London festival heads to Aspers Casino in Stratford. Once again Aspers’ super casino plays host to a £100,000 guaranteed WPT National London main event and a handful of side events that […]
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Even poker players take a few days off from the felt at Yuletide, so what better time to get the tight-aggressive one in your life something that money can’t usually buy? There’s nothing passive about this set of stocking fillers, with something for table captains to tournament crushers! Let’s book a win and spend it […]
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Sunday 20 December, 2015, was the day that the Grand Prix Poker Tour moved from live venues to the virtual felt of partypoker and what a fantastic tournament it was. Despite only costing $100+$9 to enter, the Grand Prix Poker Tour Online leg featured a massive $250,000 guaranteed prize pool, making it the largest guaranteed […]
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If you’re fortunate enough to have some time away from the workplace this festive season you may be planning to play more poker than usual during your free time. This is great because Christmas can be a potentially profitable time at the poker tables, but you need to be careful and disciplined as people can […]
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You often hear poker players talking about how much value a tournament has and how it is a “must-play” well partypoker has one of these on Sunday 20 December, 2015 at 18:00 CET, the online leg of the Grand Prix Poker Tour. Like its live leg counterpart, the Grand Prix Poker Tour online only costs […]
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Do you believe in fate or that everything happens for a reason? It sure feels that way sometimes. Nine or ten years ago, I decided to go meet some friends in Leeds city centre for a few drinks, which turned into a lot of drinks by the end of the night. On my way to […]
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While we all love poker, an increasingly fractious subject within the game is poker etiquette. From shot clocks to being polite and welcoming at the table, professionals and amateurs alike are more concerned than ever with how the game is played. So how can you make sure that you bring plenty of fun but no […]
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What do you think of the Power Series tournaments? Judging by the positive feedback from you, our loyal and valued customers, the answer to that question is “they’re awesome!” Well, as D:Ream sang “things can only get better” and better they’re getting as we add even more value to an already superb series of poker […]
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Javier Gomez is the name of the latest World Poker Tour champion after the man from the Spanish university town of Salamanca outlasted a star-studded field of 256 players in the 2015 partypoker WPT Prague Main Event. Place Player Prize 1 Javier Gomez €175,000 2 Pavel Plesuv €120,000 3 Fahredin Mustafiv €77,500 4 Pedro Marques […]
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You’re almost certainly aware that four-time world champion boxer Carl Froch is a partypoker ambassador. You probably also know that the Carl Froch $100K Challenge is in full swing, giving you the chance to play against the legendary Froch for a share of $100,000 including a $5,000 bounty on the great man’s head. With Froch […]
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How many of you out there have kids who race down the stairs each morning in December and start the day opening a door on their advent calendar? The excitement of being able to have a little square of chocolate before breakfast is something us adults miss out on. But not anymore thanks to the […]
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$4,000 in cash. That is what you could be having placed into your partypoker account on January 1, 2022 if hit the top level of the exciting Gladiator promotion. The Gladiator runs throughout December and those who take it on are rewarded handsomely. Prizes include entries to freerolls that have prize pools ranging from $250 […]
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Sunil “Sunny” Mistri is the latest Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) champion after he walked away with the Stamford Bridge title on Sunday 29 November, 2015. Mistri not only writes his name into fledgling tour’s history books, he also adds £35,000 to his bank balance. 2015 Grand Prix Poker Tour Stamford Bridge Final Table Results […]
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Simon Lazenby has one of the most interesting and exciting jobs on the planet. Here he tell you, the partypoker blog readers, all about it. Half a millennia ago Magellan, the Portuguese Explorer set off on his journey attempting to become the first person to circumnavigate the earth. Tragically and I should imagine much to […]
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With seven of Britain’s biggest and best football grounds being visited by the Dusk Till Dawn partypoker Grand Prix Tour in 2015/16, we thought we’d look at each stadium’s history. From epic nights the fans will never forget to moments in time that will live forever, here are a few reasons why you should dig […]
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Knowledge is power, particularly at the poker table, and not only concerning knowing how to play the game optimally but also regarding holding information about your opponents’ tendencies. The more information you hold about an opponent, the more substantial your edge over them can be, and this means your chances of coming away from a […]
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Ever since Chris Moneymaker turned a $38 online satellite ticket into $2,500,000 by winning the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, poker players around the world have dreamed about turning a small investment into a much more substantial sum. Milan Harper managed to do exactly that earlier this year, essentially freerolling his way to […]
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With the approaching Grand Prix Poker Tour making its first-ever stop at Stamford Bridge in London, we thought we’d take a look at what else you can get up to in the capital if you’re hoping to make a weekend of it. We don’t just put the party into poker, but the sense of fun […]
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My sister was always the one who was careful with her money when we were growing up. She was the one who had an ever-growing savings account balance while I had pocketfuls of discarded sweet wrappers and more magazines under my bed than WH Smiths had on their shelves. I have to admit to having […]
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Isn’t poker an amazing game? One where you can sit at a table with eight strangers, all from different backgrounds, sometimes backgrounds that you’d never guess in a million years. One such player is 43-year-old Nigel Castle of Brighton, East Sussex. When we reached out of the partypoker UK Community Forum for people willing to […]
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Four-time world champion boxer Carl Froch joined the partypoker team as a brand ambassador earlier this week and to help celebrate we revamped the tournament schedule. Gone are the Daily, Saturday and Sunday Majors, in comes the all-new, all-singing and dancing Power Series. There are 158 multi-table tournaments each week, and this huge selection have […]
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Dusk Till Dawn played host to the inaugural Grand Prix Poker Tour leg in October and saw 1,015 players pile into the Nottingham-based club for the £250,000 guaranteed spectacular. It was Benjamin Preece who emerged victorious on that occasion, defeating Paul Romain heads-up to collect £35,000 for his £60+£10 investment, denying Romain a £35,000 bonus […]
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The 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK Main Event crowned its champion on the night of Sunday 8 November when Iaron Lightbourne bested a talented six-handed final table. His reward was the winner’s trophy, £200,000 in cash, a seat in the $15,400 WPT Tournament of Champions and booked his place in the exclusive Champions Club. […]
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You may have seen the teaser images on our social media channels over the weekend and wondered what they were referring to. Now we can tell you, and it is exciting news. As of today, Monday 9 November, four-time World Champion boxer, Carl Froch is an ambassador for partypoker, the people’s poker site. partypoker is […]
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Mian Wei emerged victorious in the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK High Roller at Dusk Till Dawn, coming out on top of a star-studded field of 48 to claim the winner’s trophy and £100,000 in cold, hard cash. Place Player Prize 1 Mian Wei £100,000 2 Mario Sanchez Cano £60,000 3 Steven Warburton £40,000 […]
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Richard Harris is £150,000 richer than he was a few days ago thanks to the Welshman outlasting 1,615 other players in the £1 million guaranteed 2015 World Poker Tour WPT500 UK at Dusk Till Dawn. Place Player Prize 1 Richard Harris £150,000 2 Yani Yanev £90,0000 3 Chin Chai Koh £60,000 4 Florian Duta £37,500 […]
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The early stages of learning about playing poker often centre on identifying patterns in the opponents you’ll face across the flop. When a player bluffs a draw on the river, how to combat the perils of a paired board and spotting squeeze play opportunities when they develop are all good examples of this. But the […]
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Each week we delve into the world of partypoker and chat to one of our valued players to hear about their poker story. This week we’ve put a little twist on things and headed into the staff room and grabbed a partypoker employee. Step forward Mr Chris Donnachie. Chris is the Poker Room Operations Manager […]
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With Dusk Till Dawn and partypoker’s Grand Prix Poker Tour hitting the road on November 28th when we head to London’s Stamford Bridge, we thought we’d delve into the history books and look back on some of the most famous Grand Prix clashes in Formula 1. From Schumacher to Senna, Piquet to Hamilton, the world’s […]
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Playing poker tournaments is a lot of fun. From trying to build a big stack to triumphing heads-up, it’s a hoot. But if there’s one thing better than winning big, it’s doing so having paid a fraction of the price others have to enter that tournament. From online tournaments such as the #sundaymajors flagship $150,000 […]
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This week’s Meet The People segment sees us chat to 24-year old Danny Hammonds who calls Ellesmere Port home. If you’ve never been to Ellesmere Port, there’s a chance you’ve heard of it because it is where the Blue Planet Aquarium, National Waterways Museum and Vauxhall Motors factory are based, and of course, where Danny […]
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The 2015 partypoker Pokerfest online runs from October 25 through to November 8 and during that time 80 amazing events take place that have combined guarantees of some $2.5 million! Each and every day during Pokerfest, this article is your go-to point for the latest results, upcoming events and for details of the value-packed Pokerfest […]
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There’s A Million Pound Prize-Pool! That’s not a typo. A million pound sterling is up for grabs and the tournament entry is only £500+50. The incredible prize-pools put up by WPT and Dusk Till Dawn really are what keeps thousands of players coming back to the Nottingham poker hotspot, and this year will be no […]
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With the $5 million guaranteed Powerfest online poker festival, the £1 million guaranteed UKPC Main Event, and the $250,000 guaranteed Grand Prix Poker Tour St. James’ Park festival right around the corner, the partypoker blog has penned this little beauty of an article giving you tips on how to survive a poker festival. Everyone dreams […]
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For some people, poker is all about the money. For others, it’s the competition and pitting yourself against other quality players in a battle of wits. Some, like Paul Harrison, it’s a mixture of both with some travel and life experiences thrown in for good measure. Forty-two year old Paul lives in Oldham with his […]
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It’s an age-old discussion in poker. What is the best way to succeed at the game we all love – playing live or grinding online? Well, many professional players mix both and are able to succeed across two very different disciplines. So how do you go from crushing dreams across the virtual felt to ousting […]
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Cast your minds back to October 1, 2022 when we published the article entitled “partypoker is set to level the playing field for everyone” on this very blog. The article highlighted three software improvements to be implemented in the coming weeks and two of those are ready and available to you right now. The scheduled […]
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It can be hard to evaluate the strategy behind making a big read, because hands like those rely on a player’s subjective evaluation of his opponent. In the example video shown below, Phil Hellmuth calls down JC Tran’s triple barrel bluff with middle pair—despite the fact that two of the flopped draws hit on the […]
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“The event was the best competition I’ve ever played.” Those are the words of Nottingham’s Adam Bone who in the early hours of Monday 12 October, 2015, emerged victorious in individual element of the partypoker UK Team Challenge at Dusk Till Dawn. Twenty-eight year old Bone, a director at advertising agency AM Media, outlasted 338 […]
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Welcome to our UK Team Challenge live updates where you’ll find all of the action, as it happens, from what should be a fantastic event. Keep up to date with the all things partypoker! Get all the latest partypoker updates from your favourite social media outlets. You can Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook.
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One of the sweetest feelings in tournament poker is running up a big chip-lead and acting like you own the table, bullying and busting players with ease. But while building a chip mountain is the dream, holding onto a chip-lead has proved famously difficult over the years. Form is temporary, as are the premium cards, […]
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Few experiences in poker rival the excitement of looking down at pocket aces. Anyone can look smart by winning a big pot with aces, but the skill in playing them well comes from knowing how to maximize your value, disguise the strength of your hand, and minimise your losses if someone draws out. The video […]
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You’re probably aware that partypoker is dedicated to creating a playing environment that is fun, exciting and fair for all players regardless of the size of their bankroll or their level of experience; our Poker for the People campaign is testament to this. In the coming weeks, partypoker is taking Poker for the People to […]
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There are few better feelings in poker than making a correct hero call. Sure getting away with a bluff is a good feeling, but unless you table your hand, the moment is private. But making a correct hero call can create a celebration around the table, as we saw in a hand between Phil Laak […]
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One of the great features of the game of poker is that it attracts players from far and wide and who are from many different backgrounds. Our Meet The People feature allows you to meet some of these amazing people and one such person is Kara-Jane McGill. Kara-Jane was born and lives in the British […]
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Partypoker has taken the decision to postpone the upcoming $2,500,000 guaranteed Pokerfest series which was due to commence on Sunday, 27 September 2015. A number of performance issues have impacted certain aspects of the service following some software updates this week. These issues are currently being resolved and until they are rectified, the decision has […]
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Hundreds of budding poker players have been heading to the partypoker virtual felt throughout August and September each sharing the same common goal: to accumulate chips for the UK Team Challenge live final. A total of 173 teams were created meaning whoever progresses to the live final at Dusk Till Dawn will be playing for […]
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We all love to make money from tournaments – it’s why we play them. The variance can be a rollercoaster, busting on the bubble is colder than a shower in Winterfell and any exit from the final table hurts like dental surgery without the anaesthetic. But taking down tourneys is why we love the #sundaymajors. […]
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If you have ever played in the live events qualifiers at partypoker then we can all but guarantee you have bumped into this week’s “Meet The People” subject, “Bingo Buddy” Viilaluz. Buddy discovered poker during the Chris Moneymaker boom and the NHL strike in Canada more than 10 years ago. There were a number of […]
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Following the success of the inaugural Pokerfest Live festival at Dusk Till Dawn, partypoker is gearing up for the online edition of Pokerfest, an 80-event extravaganza that sees at least $2.5 million paid out over the course of 80-events spread over 15 days. The 2015 Pokerfest online festival kicks off in earnest on Sunday 25 […]
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I’m not sure any starting hand in Hold’em inspires more debate than ace-king. The debate usually centers around how the hand should be played pre-flop in tournaments; one player might advocate a flat-call in a situation that another player would five-bet in. How aggressive you should play ace-king will depend on stack sizes, position, your […]
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It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for, the confirmation that Dusk Till Dawn is hosting the 2015 partypoker WPT UK Festival, and this time it gives players more choice and flexibility. At least £2.5 million is set to be paid out during the 16-day festival and players from far and wide are expected to […]
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A Polymtah is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas and it is also the partypoker alias of a certain Luke Slisz, who is the subject of this week’s Meet The People. Luke first discovered poker back in 2008 when a friend of his took him along to a £3 […]
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Following the roaring success of the Grand Prix Million, partypoker is delighted to announce the launch of the Grand Prix Poker Tour, a series of affordable buy-in tournaments with huge guarantees taking place at iconic football grounds around the United Kingdom. partypoker’s commitment to grassroots poker continues to bear fruit for the UK poker community […]
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With poker changing all the time, there are many ways you can stay ahead of the curve. Frequently, these methods of self-improvement involve technology as digital advances align with progression in the game of poker. We take a look at how you can plug in and cash out with interest in this digital age. Online […]
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Those of you who have been to any of the European-based World Poker Tour (WPT) events over the past couple of years or have competed at the partypoker WPT National UK festivals will no doubt have bumped into Jessica Tomsett. Usually the first to arrive and last to leave at these events, Jessica worked tirelessly […]
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Welcome to the Pokerfest Live Main Event Live Updates Hello and welcome to the partypoker blog’s coverage of the 2015 Pokerfest Live Main Event where those who enter are playing for a share of at least £300,000. Today, Friday 4 September, we have two live Day 1s at the Dusk Till Dawn casino in Nottingham […]
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If you’ve ever played a session of blackjack, then you know the advantage that comes with being able to act second. It’s the main reason the house has an edge in the game, and if you make a priority to act second in poker—by having position—then you’ll enjoy a similar advantage. Acting second is so […]
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Today, August 31 2015, is your last chance to register your team for the UK Team Challenge. You may want to think of it in the same terms as the deadline day on the football calendar! Who are you going to sign? With it being the UK Team Challenge deadline day, we thought we’d take […]
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You’re probably already aware that partypoker has a vibrant Facebook page, but did you know that we also have a secret group on Facebook? One that is private. One that is hosted by our very own Colette Stewart and Dusk Till Dawn’s Nicola Veitch and Michelle Orpe. One with incredible value for its members. One […]
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Suited connectors are some of the most fun hands in hold’em to play. Playing them well requires an understanding of implied odds, semi-bluffing, and river scenarios, since you’ll sometimes reach the river with nothing and have to decide whether to bluff or give up on your hand. For the sake of discussion, we’ll consider suited […]
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Are you one of the many partypoker player currently competing in the UK Team Challenge? If so, you will no doubt have bumped into Ben “DoobieFish” Kett and his trio of team mates at some point, not least because they are the current runaway leaders of the competition, the only team to have surpassed 2 […]
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In sport, like in poker, sometimes everything clicks into place and greatness is achieved, unprecedented greatness on some occasions. There have been several dozen teams that have dominated their sport during the history of sport, but the partypoker blog has selected five of the greatest sports teams from around the world who we think stand […]
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We all want to be involved in poker’s monster pots – whether it’s for a monster stack in the $150,000 Guaranteed during the Sunday Majors or just to sneak into the money in a Daily Majors tournament. Every pot in poker is worth fighting for but sometimes getting your opponent away from the pack is […]
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Each and every Monday, we open up our blog and invite a partypoker player or member of staff in for a quick chat as part of our Meet The People campaign. This week, it is the turn of Shaun Blackshaw to sit in the hot seat. Shaun is a 24-year old who calls Walsall home. […]
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Cast your mind back to March 1 when the new partypoker loyalty program came into play, bringing back the ability to exchange your points into cold, hard cash. We said back then that we would be adding a number of new and exciting items to the store over time and if you’ve not checked the […]
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Since we launched Pokerfest in 2011, we’ve made a number of changes to the events offered following the feedback from you, our loyal and valued customers. After listening to you once again, and the fact we’re dedicated to bringing poker back to the people, this latest Pokerfest has something for online and live poker aficionados. […]
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I generally advise playing an aggressive game in hold’em, but there are numerous ways to make a bad bet if you’re not careful. You can run a bluff that’s unlikely to work, make a value bet that’s poorly sized, or even bet in a situation where checking expects to gain more value. The most obvious […]
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“Practice, study and keep playing” are Damon Bancroft-Hall’s three tips to budding poker players, “then keep repeating them forever,” he adds. Solid advice we’re sure you’ll agree. They are tips that the 29-year old, who calls Nottingham home, puts into practice and if you need proof that they work you just have to take a […]
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It’s an age-old question that has been asked for many years, the answer of which changes more frequently than a lady getting ready for a night out. So, is poker a sport or a game? The Sport of Kings, Queens and Jacks Sport is often defined as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in […]
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When we talk about how to play a hand like pocket kings, what we’re really talking about is how to maximise the amount of value with extract from our hand. Anyone familiar with the rules of hold’em knows what to do with kings pre-flop: get the money in as soon as possible. Our main task […]
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Have you played poker at any of the partypoker WPT National UK festivals? Were you at the Grand Prix Million at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham? If so, you’ve most likely bumped into Tristan Chaplin who seems to frequent these events more than most. The popular 36-year old forklift truck driver from sunny Essex has been […]
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Hello and welcome to the third and final day of the £100,000 guaranteed partypoker WPT National London accumulator event. At precisely 3:00 p.m (BST) on Sunday 2 August, the tournament is unpaused for the last time as we play until one man, or woman, is sat with every single chip in play in front of […]
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Welcome to Day 2! Strong … or Almost Gone! We were at the table to see our first all-in and call of this Day 2, after catching up with some of the players who finished Day 1’s third flight in a strong position, including Joe Laming (pictured above, 83k), James Akenhead (123k), Irina Nikolaidi (120k) […]
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You may have gathered that partypoker is on a mission to bring poker back to the people and part of this mission is continued consultation with the grassroots poker community. Over the last few weeks and months, we have been requesting feedback via social media and at forums during our live events and one of […]
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WPT National UK London Accumulator Flight 1 Welcome To London! With last night’s DT38 Charity tournament a huge success (our final six players who all made – and donated – money are pictured above), attention turns to the big kick-off of the WPTNUK Accumulator Main Event! Flight 1 is tonight, with Flights 2 and 3 […]
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A Warm Welcome With this evening’s Dylan Tombides ‘DT38′ Foundation Charity Tournament about to kick off, we thought we’d tell you a little about the tournament itself. Founded after the sad passing of the young West Ham footballer Dylan from testicular cancer (Dylan wore the shirt number 38, which was subsequently retired from use), the […]
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If you’re joining hundreds of other players at this week’s World Poker Tour National UK Accumulator event at Aspers Casino in Stratford, East London, then you’ll be in good company. Celebrities, footballers and poker pros alike will be playing in Wednesday night’s exclusive ‘DT38’ charity event raising money for the Dylan Tombides foundation. With three […]
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Unlike many aspects of poker tournament strategy, there are fewer agreed upon “standard” plays when it comes to a battle of the blinds, especially when the stacks are deep. When stacks are short — around 20 blinds or less — most blind versus blind strategy involves going all-in pre-flop, but there’s more nuance once the […]
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Here at partypoker, we’re proud of the diversity of our customers. Men, women, young internet grinders and so-called old school poker players all flock to the partypoker tables and help create this amazing community. Combined, they help make partypoker what it is: poker for the people. The latest partypoker player to take some time from […]
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The latest WPT National London festival opens its doors to the poker loving public on July 30, but before then there is an extra special tournament scheduled to kick the festival at Aspers Casino Stratford, a charity tournament to raise money for the DT38 Foundation. Kicking off at 7:00pm on Wednesday 29 July is the […]
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Do you have a bucket list? You know, a list of experiences or achievements you hope to have accomplished during your lifetime, before you “kick the bucket?” Most poker players do. Ask any of them to name one item on their bucket list and, unless they have been fortunate enough to have ticked it off […]
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Most of poker is folding. If you’re at a full handed table, it’s difficult to play more than 30% of your hands and be profitable; most professionals fall closer to 20% of hands played. This means that the bulk of your time at the table is spent folding and watching the action go by. Knowing […]
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We’ve had an overwhelming positive response to our Meet The partypoker People campaign with dozens of partypoker players taking time out from crushing the tables to chat with us here at the partypoker blog. This week’s segment sees us sit down with Paul Tuvey, the man behind Poker at the 147 Snooker Centre. Let’s find […]
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Pocket queens are unquestionably a premium hand in no limit Texas Hold’em, but there’s a large disparity between how confident you feel with queens and how confident you feel with kings or aces. As there are more nuance to playing pocket queens, new players often consider them a “trouble hand” and alter their raise sizes to […]
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We recently conducted a study of 2,000 adults where we asked them about the best celebrations in sport and which sports required competitors to be able to psyche out their opponents in order to succeed and unsurprisingly poker was ranked up there in the latter category. Twenty percent of the people surveyed ranked poker as […]
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Every Monday, the partypoker blog reaches out and chats to one of our valued customers about all things poker and a whole host of other subjects. This week’s edition has a slight twist on it in that instead of talking to one of our valued customers, we’re sitting down with one of our key employees […]
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In my previous blog post, Let’s hear it for the WPT, I discussed the many difficulty associated with obtaining sponsorship from mainstream companies, even for the most long-standing and reputable poker entities. Today I will be writing about individual sponsorship for players. Numerous poker players have enjoyed sponsorship deals from online poker sites and hopefully […]
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We’ve been dropping hints across our social media platforms for a couple of weeks now about a new and exciting poker format that is coming to partypoker. Now is the time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag and tell you all about the partypoker UK Team Challenge. As the name suggests, the […]
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The partypoker Kings Of Vegas promotion not only made the dreams of 50 poker players come true by giving them the chance to head to Las Vegas to compete in the $2 million guaranteed WPT500 at Aria, it has also created an amazing story. Milan Harper headed to Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) in May to […]
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Every Monday we reach out to the partypoker community as part of our Meet The partypoker People and then sit and chat about all things poker with them. This week’s subject, for want of a better word, is 28-year old Liverpudlian, Paul Lambert. Paul was introduced to the amazing game of poker when he and […]
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Over 200 players from around the world qualified for the WPT500 here at ARIA in Las Vegas. Qualifiers began arriving yesterday, and enjoyed a players party welcome at Julian Serrano restaurant. The WPT’s Mike Sexton, Tony Dunst, Royal Flush Girls and partypoker girls were all on hand to meet and greet the qualifiers
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In November 2014, as the WPT500 UK was in full swing at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, one of boxing’s greats greeted us with his presence and swapped his gloves for chips. Carl Froch MBE, nicknamed “The Cobra,” headed to Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) to show his support for such a prestigious event being played […]
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Multi Table Tournament players at partypoker will probably have seen a number of tournaments labelled as DTD Tickets or DTD Mini and DTD Micro in the lobby. These special events are jam-packed with value and are a gateway to playing in bigger, more prestigious online and live events. As their name suggests, these tournaments award […]
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Every Monday is Meet The partypoker People Monday where the partypoker blog reaches out to our valued players and chats with them about all things poker. It doesn’t matter if you prefer to play only freerolls or if you’re a regular in our highest buy-in tournaments, we love find out more about you. In the […]
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If you’re a poker player looking for some real value in the near future, you might consider playing the WPT500 at ARIA – the first day 1’s started in May and the tournament runs through until July 6 (with ten starting flights). Here are some very good reasons to play the WPT500 at ARIA: The guarantee […]
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The latest Teach The People segment on the partypoker blog takes a look at the art of bluffing. At the beginning of my poker career, I believed bluffing was about bravado and the way it was talked about during poker commentary reinforced that belief. But bluffing involves as much science as psychology, and it has […]
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Here at partypoker, we’re dedicated to bringing poker to the people. While we celebrate the big wins of the game’s superstars, we’re also equally as excited – if not more so — at the prospect of talking to players who the masses can connect with. That usually means people like you and I. Our Meet […]
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After listening to player feedback and comments over recent weeks, we discovered that many of our customers weren’t aware that it is possible to transfer funds from their own partypoker account to a fellow partypoker player via the inter account transfer system. By the time you have finished reading this article, you’ll be armed with […]
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Playing small pairs in hold’em can be awkward because unless they flop a set, they can be difficult to win with when the hand goes to showdown. Exactly what qualifies as a small pair is relative to the situation, but for the purpose of this article we’ll say small pairs are pocket twos through to […]
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Do you believe in beginner’s luck or do you think it is a fallacy? One player who we think could be a believer is Ian Laird, who only signed up to partypoker six weeks ago and on the sixth week secured a $6,000 package to Las Vegas. While Ian may be new to partypoker, he […]
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Sunday is the day for online poker players, and we know that means a potentially very long night with huge money up for grabs. Our Sunday Majors tournaments guarantee hundreds of thousands of dollars each week in prize money! So how do you prepare for the biggest online poker day of the week? Here’s what […]
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Last week, while interacting with our @partypoker Twitter followers, we asked if anyone would like to tell their fellow partypoker players a little about themselves as part of our Meet the partypoker People campaign. We had a good response with several people wanting to chat with us while others nominated those they lock horns with […]
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They say that all good things must come to an end, whoever they are, and this is especially true about the amazing Kings of Vegas promotion at partypoker. Sunday 7 June is your last chance to win a $6,000 Kings of Vegas package that sees you and a mate jet off to the Nevada desert […]
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We’re making poker players’ dreams come true at partypoker thanks to sending some of them to play in the WPT500 at Aria in Las Vegas. Recently, Charles Martel won a $6,000 package as part of our Kings of Vegas promotion while Tom Kugelstadt secured a Las Vegas trip of a lifetime as part of a […]
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To moor your yacht in a prime position over Grand Prix weekend in Monte Carlo will set you back a six figure sum; a suite overlooking Casino Square tens of thousands of euros and in certain night spots you can spend fifty euros for a slim line gin and tonic. People come to watch people […]
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Tony Dunst, as by now you’re probably aware, has played poker against people from every corner of the globe and the wily professional has agreed to share his opinion about an array of nationalities he has come face to face with at the felt. We like to call this segment, the Poker World According to […]
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$100,000. That is the tidy sum that is currently nestled in the partypoker account of Antonius Samuel, his prize money for coming out on top of the inaugural partypoker Grand Prix Million at Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) in Nottingham. Winning a major tournament is a remarkable enough achievement in its own right, but Samuel’s is […]
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The cliché response to hearing about a bad beat is, “that’s poker”, a response that’s half sorry about that and half shut up about it. It’s rare to find a bad beat that’s interesting to anyone but the person who experienced it, the best stories typically involving two players who are rivals, dislike each other […]
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Three Tables, One Winner We have just 22 players left in the mix, and we’ll be bringing you the chip counts in a few minutes. Don’t forget, the winner will receive the cheque for a cool million dollars. All the lights point to the feature table, but who will make it to the final nine? […]
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While enjoying some competitive poker at the Grand Prix Million, we’ve had the pleasure of getting to know some incredible people, compelling us to share their stories as part of Meet the People. Full-time mum and carer Josiane Hubert couldn’t believe she qualified for the Grand Prix, especially as it cost her next to nothing. […]
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Playing in a poker tournament that has a million dollar prize pool isn’t, like the massive amount indicates, something reserved for the high-stakes professionals. It’s something all poker players can be a part of, but only if you hurry. The inaugural partypoker Grand Prix Million at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham features a $1 million guaranteed […]
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Because pocket jacks can vary from spearheading one of the strongest in the hand to being barely worth a call, they are often thought of as a ‘trouble hand’ by beginners. It’s pocket jacks’ lack of clarity that creates trouble for less experienced players. When playing pocket jacks in tournament poker the primary factor to […]
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Our Meet the partypoker People segment made its debut last week when we sat down and spoke to Liverpool’s John Garside who, after only nine days of being a partypoker customer, won a $6,000 Kings of Vegas package. We have another Kings of Vegas winner to introduce you to this week so step forward, Mr […]
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We imagine by now, unless your internet coverage over the past few weeks has been as patchy as Adam Brody’s beard, you’re aware that our showcase event, the partypoker Grand Prix Million has commenced. The $120 buy-in tournament that features a massive $1 million guaranteed prize pool is underway and gaining momentum by the day. It’s kind of a big […]
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World Poker Tour Season XIII is in the books. I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of the WPT since Day 1. If you have a job you love, consider yourself very lucky. I sure do. I still thoroughly enjoy what I do and love working for the WPT, whose staff are professional, very […]
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At first glance poker, and particularly Texas Hold’em, can be an intimidating game to learn. It’s not as simple and obvious as numerous other games offered in the casino. You can’t just bet red or black and let the croupier handle the rest. You need to understand the rules and structure of the game, and […]
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John Garside couldn’t believe his luck when, after only being a partypoker member for just over a week, he won one of the first $6,000 Kings of Vegas packages. The 47-year old father-of-three from Liverpool works in the busy world of I.T. and, being a regular on various live poker tours around the United Kingdom, […]
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Every second Saturday, through one of our four new social media segments, Hear the People, we’re opening the doors to our partypoker players because we understand it’s you, our loyal followers, making partypoker tick. You play on the site day-in day-out and we want to ensure you have the best possible experience each time you […]
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We had the pleasure of sitting down with Newcastle United great Rob Lee between some intense foosball action in the partypoker lounge at the WPT National in Newcastle to do what men do best (no, not that), chat about sports. Pacquiao or Mayweather He, like most people, wants Manny Pacquiao to beat Floyd Mayweather senseless […]
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Shuffle Up and Deal The tournament director has muttered those famous words, “Shuffle up and deal” and play is under way here in Newcastle. There are currently 115 players in their seats, the button starts in Seat 4 and play has begun! Welcome to WPT National Newcastle! Hello and welcome to the latest leg of […]
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Ever since the aptly named Chris Moneymaker turned a $38 buy-in satellite into $2,500,000 by winning the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, satellite tournaments have become one of the most popular formats in the online poker world. Satellite tournaments offer the opportunity to play in higher buy-in tournaments, usually with much larger […]
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Some of you, with the Grand Prix Million almost upon us, will be preparing to play your first live game at Dusk Till Dawn Casino in Nottingham. Starting on May 15th, The Grand Prix Million has nine online and live Day 1’s and the choice is all yours. You’ll probably feel more in your comfort […]
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No matter how much we like or hate admitting it, most men love to see a scuffle break out in sports. So, what is it we like about fights? Is it the surge of adrenaline we feel when it’s all about to kick off? It may come down to our primal instincts or primitive roots, […]
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Any poker player worth their salt simply has to visit Las Vegas at least once in their lifetime. It is, after all, the Mecca for poker players. The iconic buildings, draped in bright neon lights in the middle of the Nevada desert are a sight to behold in their own right, but once you step […]
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Poker icon David “Devilfish” Ulliott, from Hull, England, succumbed to cancer quietly and with class last week. He won WSOP, WPT titles and was a legend in high stakes cash games. Out of respect for Nolan Dalla and Stu Ungar, I won’t call Devilfish ‘One of a Kind’ – but, like Stuey, it would certainly […]
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We’d be remiss, with the Grand Prix Poker Tour heading to Newcastle from February 20-21, if we didn’t offer some advice of what you should be doing when you’re away from the tables. Here’s half a dozen ways you to make the most of the city that never sleeps but don’t blame us when you […]
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Tuesday’s just got a whole lot more fun and educational thanks to the launch of the Teach the partypoker People. Our customers are extremely important to us and if we can increase your poker playing skills while having a great time then everyone is a winner. Follow us on Twitter where we’ll be using the […]
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Poker is often a delicious dish of dichotomy. People partake in a pinch of poker because it’s a great way to reduce stress. So why do so many computer workstations reside alongside the great mouse graveyard? The one-outer hits the river, the flush draw misses, the flush gets there but it’s not your flush. My […]
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So, you’ve come to the decision that poker is where it’s at and you want to grab yourself a big piece of poker pie, especially now that partypoker and DTD are massively shaking up the UK poker scene. Well I can tell you, poker, like Guinness, is definitely an acquired taste. But who hasn’t acquired […]
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The 2015 partypoker Pokerfest burst into action on Sunday 29 March, crowning the first nine of it 77 planned champions along the way. With buy-ins suited for bankrolls of all sizes, it’s no wonder the partypoker virtual felts were as busy as they’ve ever been as players from all four corners of the globe are […]
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During the past nine months I’ve found something I enjoy doing almost as much as playing poker and it takes the form of Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). There are a number of parallels between DFS and poker. But is it as fun as playing poker? I’ve made a profit so far but can’t be certain […]
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Let’s have a show of hands. Put them high into the air if you have ever played in our $200K Guaranteed Sunday event. Keep them pointing towards the sky if you have bust from the $200K Guaranteed Sunday at the hands of a bad beat or a mistake you made and wished you could have […]
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To play poker or not to play poker, that is the question? It’s not a trick question and the answer is, of course, yes. With the $32,000 promotion well under way in the partypoker UK community Facebook forum, many of you are winning seats and starting to get nervous about playing in the “Grand Prix […]
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The World Poker Tour (WPT) National series dropped anchor in the Netherlands for the first time in October 2014 and was a roaring success, leading to scores of questions on social media about when the next Dutch WPT would be. Yesterday, the WPT was proud announce, after signing a four-year partnership with Holland Casino, that the […]
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How much would you pay to face a ball from Shane Warne? Could you put a value on playing a round of golf with Rory McIlroy or stepping up to the oche with Phil Taylor? It largely depends on your love for the respective game coupled with the depth of your pockets, which would have […]
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How can someone over six feet tall look so small? I went to a local football match where a player, for 35 minutes, barely moved out of the centre circle. Looking defeated, he slogged around slowly with a hunchback, barely getting a kick in. The referee blew for half time. Watching the dejected bloke trudge […]
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Clear your calendar from March 29 to April 12 and then hold onto your hats as Pokerfest is returning and promises to be the best ever. Pokerfest 2015 is a 15-day online poker extravaganza that sees a staggering 77 exciting events with combined prize pools in excess of $2.4 million. As with previous instalments of […]
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I’m a partypoker and WPT guy and have no grievances against the WSOP. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The opinions expressed in this article are from an old-school poker player who has always had nothing but love and respect for the WSOP. I seriously doubt that anyone has loved, supported (I’ve been to every […]
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A huge hello to all partypoker fans everywhere. My name is Michelle Orpe and I’m extremely excited to be hosting the exclusive partypoker UK Community Facebook forum. Many UK players will recognize me from the poker circuit as I have been around for nearly a decade now. Many moons ago I started out hosting a […]
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martin24d yesterday turned a $200 investment into a life-enhancing $100,000 prize after winning the $500K Guaranteed. He was one of 2,106 players who vied for a share of the $500,000 prize pool. The mathematicians among you will no doubt have worked out that this number of entrants left partypoker with a substantial overlay of $108,000, making the $500K Guaranteed the best […]
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The 2014 British Poker Awards took place earlier this week and we’re delighted to announce that the partypoker WPT UK festival won the Best Poker Tournament award. The partypoker WPT UK festival was held in November 2014 at Dusk Till Dawn with its two major highlights being the inaugural £1 million guaranteed WPT500 UK and […]
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The $500k Guaranteed Sunday major returns to partypoker, on March 1, 2015, and Lee Davy asks a selection of pros for their advice on how to wade through such a large field and capture a major title. How would you like to turn $1 into $100,000? Would that change your life? Well you are in […]
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Having staged successful events in the past (’24 hr Big Game’ and WPT UK), a new and exciting agreement between partypoker and Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) promises to expand and strengthen UK’s poker scene, both for live and online events. DTD owner Rob Yong is a European poker pioneer and one of, if not the […]
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Good news keeps flowing from partypoker HQ lately and is showing no signs of slowing down. First, we told you about the exciting partnership between Dusk Till Dawn and ourselves, then we announced that cash is back thanks to our revamped loyalty program 2.0 and now an incredible $1 million guaranteed tournament, dubbed the Grand Prix Million, […]
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Christopher Gordon gave himself the perfect Valentine’s present this weekend when he won the partypoker World Poker Tour National UK London Main Event at Aspers casino in Stratford, London and with it the £22,500 first place prize. Gordon was one of 594 entries in the £100,000 guaranteed spectacular, among that bumper crowd were the likes […]
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We have some exciting news from partypoker HQ that we simply must share. We have remodelled our loyalty program and come up with a new and improved VIP scheme that makes it easier to become a Silver, Gold or Palladium member. What’s more, cash is back! With the new loyalty program, you’ll get the chance […]
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Our only advice, when table tennis Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Gavin Rumgay takes his familiar stance behind the table, is to stay well clear or risk losing an eye. Gavin is among the world’s top six table tennis players and currently stands atop Scotland’s table tennis mountain, ranked as the nation’s best. The 30-year-old Scotsman […]
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I’d be willing to bet good money that there are very few poker players out there who make contingency plans for when they inevitably bust from a live poker tournament. This seems strange considering that all but one of the players who buy into, say the partypoker World Poker Tour National London (WPTNUK) accumulator event, […]
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Thanks to Jack “Treetop” Straus‘ exploits in the 1982 World Series of Poker, there are many people out there who think all you need is a chip and a chair to compete at the poker tables. Modern poker players going to live events, however, rely on an assortment of travel accessories. Nowadays people are used to being around gadgets, […]
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What does Malta matter? It’s the question we’ve been asking ourselves as hundreds of eager poker players, three of whom qualified with partypoker, pack their shorts and t-shirts, and head to the tiny country situated in the Mediterranean Sea. And tiny is no exaggeration. The three Maltese islands have an area of a piddly 122 square miles – compared […]
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partypoker has combined forces with Loaded, the UK’s original male magazine, to offer an incredible package, valued at over £600, for WPT’s upcoming National London poker extravaganza, which takes place at Aspers Casino in Stratford from 12 – 15 Feb. This Valentines package speaks for itself with the lucky winner receiving a buy-in to two accumulator flights […]
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There are exciting times ahead for the poker community because partypoker and Dusk Till Dawn (DTD), Europe’s premier award winning live poker venue, have entered a multi-year branding and online agreement that has the players in mind. Later this month, as part of the ground-breaking deal, DTD’s online satellites and online tournaments will move to […]
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Do you love to travel? Well, travelling and playing poker can go hand-in-hand if you enjoy doing both. Some people enjoy playing poker online and from the comfort of home, but for many of us the appeal of travelling to new places is an opportunity too exciting to turn down. No matter your level of […]
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Have you competed at one of the World Poker Tour National events during the past couple of years because, if you have, it is likely you’ve bumped into Alex Jäger at the tables. You see, Alex has a penchant for satellites tournaments at partypoker and has qualified for five WPT National Main Events at a fraction of […]
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Tony Dunst, the reigning World Poker Tour Caribbean champion, knows a thing or two about qualifying for major live poker events, and here he shares a couple of handy hints to help you qualify for the upcoming WPT National UK London Main Event. The cheapest way to gain entry into a World Poker Tour live […]
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The partypoker WPT National Cyprus Main Event takes place at the Noah’s Ark Deluxe Hotel & Casino on January 23 and it has the makings of another poker extravaganza. The main event, with its €2,000 buy-in, guarantees a €300,000 prize pool and is certain to attract, like moths to a flame, some of Europe’s premium poker talent. […]
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With much of Europe, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom looking like it had come under attack from Elsa – you know, from the 2013 animated blockbuster Frozen – many people were looking for ways to keep warm. A sure-fire way to keep you nice and toasty is to run piping hot at poker, win yourself a sack […]
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Lee Davy jumps into his time machine, sets the date for October 2010 and steps out into a world that’s very different to the one that you see today. They say a lot can happen in a hand of poker. Imagine what can happen in four years. It’s October 2010, and I was in pretty […]
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Did you find the time to let your hair down and have some fun this weekend, or did you opt for a quiet, relaxing time away from work with your feet up? Do you know what sort of weekend Alekslem and Kohout88 had? They had an awesome week. They became champions; partypoker champions. Champions who walked away […]
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We have all been there, left sitting at the table with a stack of seven big blinds or less hoping that our luck will change. At this point, many of us will be tilted, wanting to shove all-in to either end the misery or to quickly double up before it’s too late. Playing with a […]
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On Sunday night, a large section of the world were making their packed lunches and ironing shirts in anticipation for the first day back at work since the festive holidays, but 953 people put those duties to one side for a few hours so they could compete in the first $200K Guaranteed Sunday of 2015. […]
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Poker is played to a more aggressive style today than only a couple of years ago and that means there are more opponents willing to three-bet and even four-bet you preflop. Many of poker’s top talent advocate either folding to the three or four-bet or putting in a raise of your own. However, as resident […]
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Lee Davy shares a lesson he learned from the American money magnet, Ray Dalio, and explains how it can be used to improve your poker game. What don’t you know? That’s my mantra for 2015 and it comes from the mind of Ray Dalio. I know what you are thinking. What has Ray Dalio won, […]
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Is it your dream to play in a World Poker Tour event? If it is, you share the same dream as many of your fellow poker players. Imagine what it would be like to sit down at the WPT branded felt, riffling chips and playing for a potentially life-changing sum of money. It would be […]
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A “blocker” is any card that you hold in your hand in regards to how it reduces possible holdings within your opponent’s range. Knowing which hands you opponent can’t be holding can help you a lot in both tournaments and cash games. This article aims to teach you how to use this concept. When you […]
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The final $200,000 Guaranteed tournament of the year took place on Sunday 28 December and saw a crowd of 969 players take to the virtual felt at partypoker to mark the occasion. As always, the $200 buy-in spectacular kicked off 19:00 GMT and some nine hours later that ample crowd was reduced to the final […]
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‘Tis the season to be jolly, tra la la la la la la la la! Christmas is the time for giving, but you don’t want to be giving your partypoker opponents gifts in the shape of your hard-earned bankroll! My gift to you this holiday season is in the form of this article that should […]
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Low card hands and the lower half of all pocket pairs can be tricky to play post-flop unless you flop a lot of equity; meaning things like two pair, a set, a straight or a strong draw. When I say tricky I mean that whatever equity you might have with a weak pair, it will […]
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As humans, we often do things that are in direct opposition to the outcome we want. We’re not always the most rational of creatures and the desire to feel powerful can get in the way of us reaching our goals. This is never more clear to me than when watching someone berate a new player […]
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The penultimate $200K Guaranteed Sunday of 2014 took place on December 21 and it saw a bumper crowd of 970 players exchange $200 for 5,000 tournament chips and a shot at the stocking-stretching $32,200 first place prize. That princely sum was won by ImaCriminalYo after he outlasted a talented group of players at the final […]
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With 2014 rapidly drawing to a close, and it almost been time to set yourself some New year resolution, we thought it would be a good idea to give you five resolutions you could make in respect to your poker game. Statistics indicate that a New Year’s resolution is far more likely to be to […]
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One of the most exciting things to happen in a hand of poker is when you hit a set. When it comes to holding low pocket pairs (deuces through sixes), hitting a set or better is the only comfortable and clearly profitable spot your will find yourself in. It’s easy to remember the times that […]
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I am finally, properly back at home after a fantastic but altogether too busy few months of travelling, poker, TV and various other bits and bobs of work. As usually happens after pushing things a bit too hard, my body has decided to punish me by getting heinously ill which doesn’t really give me a […]
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Newcastle’s Jason “alstonsloft” Williams has given himself the perfect early Christmas present by taking down the latest instalment of the partypoker $200K Guaranteed, bagging himself a cool $32,750 in the process. Merry Christmas indeed! alstonsloft was one of 866 players who exchanged $200 for a shot at glory on Sunday and by the time the […]
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Moorman’s Book of Poker by Chris Moorman and Byron Jacobs Chris Moorman is the only player who has won more than $11 million from online poker tournaments so when he decided to write a strategy book the poker community’s ears pricked up. This is the newest book on our list, but that does not stop […]
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It is really hard to come to Prague in December and NOT be in the holiday spirit. This city is like Christmas personified. With all of the hot wine and cider stalls set up to help tourists get into the swing of things, it even SMELLS like Christmas. I’m here for WPT National Prague and […]
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If you’re new to poker, adding the squeeze play to your preflop arsenal is a very good idea thanks to it being a powerful move if executed correctly. The squeeze play was one used by professional poker players for years, but was introduced to the masses by Dan Harrington in his fabulous Harrington On Hold’em […]
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Everyone wants to make profit in poker. We all hope for that big result, that magical moment when we bink a life-changing sum of money from playing a game that we love. It feels really sweet, but the journey of a hundred thousand dollars always starts by making cents. So let’s try and help you […]
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partypoker grinder ppowx4 gave himself an early Christmas present in the early hours of Monday morning after he took down the $200K Guaranteed Sunday Major, collecting a cool $33,110 as he did so. Can you imagine how awesome it would be to win that amount of money a couple of weeks before Christmas? We pick […]
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British professional poker player Alex Goulder is the latest stellar name to win a WPT National title after he took down the 2014 partypoker WPT National Prague Main Event in the early hours of December 8. Goulder went into the final day’s play seventh in chips with 19 players remaining, but by the time Vladimir […]
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By the time the weekend ends the 2014 partypoker WPT National Prague Main Event will have crowned its champion. Day 3 kicks off at 13:00 CET with only 19 players remaining and it is Bulgaria’s Simeon Naydenov who leads them all. Naydenov won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2013 when he took down […]
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The second and final starting flight of the 2014 partypoker WPT National Prague Main Event was a far busier affair than Day 1a, with 183 players exchanging €2,000 for 30,000 chips and the chance to become a WPT National champion. By the time eight levels were completed, the dream was over for 82 of those […]
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When I do something, I don’t do it by halves. I’ve had my good old iPhone 5 for just over a year now. When I finally moved to Italy properly, it became increasingly silly for me to hold on to my American cell phone. I rarely used it as an actual phone and it was […]
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Russia’s Alexander Lakhov started the 2014 partypoker WPT National Prague Main Event in scintillating form, ending the first of two starting flights with colossal stack of 182,900 chips, almost 44,000 more chips than anyone else in the field. Lakhov was fast out of the blocks and already had a sizeable stack when he had a […]
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Learning pot odds might sound too difficult and over-ambitious to beginning or recreation poker players. I would say that it’s a lot more difficult and over-ambitious to get into poker hoping to win anything without first learning the most important basics. Another reason to get a solid understanding of the basic theory is to avoid […]
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Prague is one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the world. It is also the city that is hosting the partypoker WPT National Prague Main Event that runs from December 4 through to December 7, which is going to be nothing short of amazing. With partypoker WPT National Prague only days away, we […]
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Christmas came early for fiatpanda0 after he won each of the 5,090,000 chips in play in the latest edition of the $200K Guaranteed Sunday to became the tournament’s champion and scoop the $31,800 first place prize. Winning such a prestigious tournament is a great achievement in itself, but doing so after starting the nine-handed final […]
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Josef Rantamaki returns to your screens with his latest instalment in his excellent Ultimate Guide series. This video takes a look at your opponent’s hand ranges and they affect the strategy you should employ after the flop. Josef gives you the tools to figure out if your opponent is at the top, middle or bottom […]
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The 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Montreal Main Event is over and it is Jonathan Jaffe who is its champion, defeating Ratharam Sivagnanam heads-up to claim the $463,432 first place prize. Jaffe now has more than $2 million in live tournament winnings and will forever be a WPT champion. Day 5 kicked off shortly after […]
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The final table of the 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event is set after the 18 players who returned to the Playground Poker Club for Tuesday’s Day 4 were reduced to only six on Day 4. First to fall on Day 4 was Edward Arnold in a hand that trebled Kevin MacPhee‘s […]
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It’s good to be back in Canada. I may have grown up pretty far from Montreal but just being back inside the Canadian borders has a way of feeling like a homecoming for me. I’m definitely grateful to partypoker for giving me the chance to come back a couple of times a year to play […]
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Jonathan Jaffe is only 17 players away from taking down his first World Poker Tour title as he leads the 2014 partypoker WPT Montreal Main Event going into Day 4. Jaffe is a formidable poker player, one who has amassed more than $1.5 million for live tournaments during his career so far, a large percentage […]
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This week’s $200K Guaranteed Sunday was one of the largest fields seen in recent weeks as 1,073 players exchanged $200 for the chance to become our flagship tournament’s champion. The huge tournament kicked off at 19:00 GMT and took the best part of 10 hours to reduce that impressive figure to the final table of […]
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The Playground Poker Club was awash with poker players on November 23 as the 301 survivors from the three starting fights returned to their seats for Day 2 of the 2014 partypoker WPT Montreal Main Event. By the time the curtain came down on proceedings, only 49 of that crowd had chips that needed bagging, […]
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The 2014 partypoker WPT UK Main Event came to a thrilling conclusion on the night of November 23 and when the dust had settled at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham it was Matas Cimbolas who emerged victorious and claimed the coveted trophy and £200,000 in prize money. Cimbolas went into the six-handed final table holding […]
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As expected, Day 1c of the 2014 partypoker WPT Montreal Main Event was the busiest of the three starting flights, with 390 players piling through the doors of the welcoming Playground Poker Club. By the time the curtain came down on proceedings, 171 players still had chips in front of them, but nobody had more […]
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Four days ago, the £1,000,000 guaranteed 2014 partypoker WPT UK Main Event kicked off at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham. A total of 354 players bought in across two starting flights and those 354 hopefuls have been whittled to the final table of six. Leading the final six players into battle is the UK-based Lithuanian […]
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Canadian pro Mike “GoLeafsGoEh” Leah has done his chances of adding a World Poker Tour title to the World Series of Poker bracelet he won earlier this year no harm at all after topping the Day 1b chip counts in the 2014 partypoker WPT Montreal Main Event. Leah was one of 209 entries for the […]
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French pro Antoine Saout is the chip leader in the 2014 partypoker WPT UK Main Event where only 16 players remain in contention for the £200,000 first place prize and the title of champion. Saout won a monster-sized pot on the last hand of Day 3 to propel him to the top of the chip […]
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Those of you who checked out out article on five players to watch at the World Poker Tour Montreal Main Event will no doubt remember that we singled out Scott Clements for success in the $3,850 buy-in spectacular. It appears that Clements took note of our confidence in his ability and he ended Day 1a […]
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Only 51 players remain in the £1 million guaranteed 2014 partypoker WPT UK Main Event as the £3,000 buy-in tournament reaches its third day of play. The name at the top of the chip counts going into Day 3 is a familiar one, it is that of Adrian Mateos who you may recall was the […]
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What started off as a day of anxiety with talk of a potential £250,000 overlay in the 2014 partypoker WPT UK Main Event ended with elation as 239 entries were taken on Day 1b of the £1 million guaranteed event, leaving a shortfall of only £1,000. However, the massive and ambitious guarantee will be hit […]
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While a host of stars compete for a slice of the £1 million guaranteed prize pool at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, UK, some of world poker’s biggest names are wrapping up warm and heading to Montreal, Canada for the 2014 partypoker WPT Montreal Main Event and High Roller. Jason Koon If you’re a fan of […]
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When Adrian Mateos was only 19 years of age, he won the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event for a cool €1,000,000 and he has now given himself a realistic chance of adding a coveted World Poker Tour (WPT) title to his name after finishing Day 1a of the 2014 partypoker WPT UK […]
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The word legend is used far too often in the poker world, but that is not to say there aren’t any true legends of the game. Far from it. There are players out there who thoroughly deserve their legendary status and there are some who will won day be held in the same high regard […]
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After a wild week in Las Vegas hosting some of the coverage for the ESPN broadcast of the World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table, I’m back home again for a few days. It was such a crazy schedule that I’m not even sure if I’m jet lagged or just exhausted. After a 15 […]
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Eleanor Gudger is £140,000 richer this morning thanks to her taking down the £1 million guaranteed 2014 partypoker WPT500 UK at Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) in Nottingham. Gudger turned professional 18 months ago and this is by far her largest live tournament score and ensures that there are two WPT titles in her family because […]
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If things weren’t already serious in the 2014 partypoker WPT500 UK before then they are now because only 61 players remain in the hunt for the £140,000 first place prize, a prize that is awarded today! Leading the 61 surviving players is the man who topped the Day 1e chip counts, Dahe Liu. While others […]
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Friday was Day 1f of the 2014 partypoker WPT500 UK and what a memorable day it was. Not only was Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) packed with some of the best poker talent in the world, it was a day that goes down in history thanks to it being the busiest ever at DTD. A massive […]
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Day 1e of the 2014 partypoker WPT500 UK was the busiest starting day yet in the £1 million guaranteed spectacular, attracting 374 entries in total. By the time the 14th 40-minute level was completed, only 95 players still had chips in front of them and none of them had more in their stacks than Dahe […]
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Let me tell you a little story about John and the mistakes he made during a streak of good luck. John had been playing poker for the fun of it for a couple of years, but for the last few months he has started to take it a bit more seriously, investing quite a lot […]
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Do you want to be a professional poker player? With a little inspiration from Napoleon Hill, Lee Davy, encourages you to find the desire needed to go all of the way. During a recent conversation with Chris Moneymaker we spoke about the difficulties and uncertainties that exist for a professional poker player. “Whenever I am […]
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There is a familiar name at the top of the Day 1d 2014 partypoker WPT500 UK chip counts, that of Simon Deadman. Deadman finished the fourth starting flight with 346,500 chips, the most of any of the 56 surviving players. It could have been a different story had the £1 million guaranteed tournament not been […]
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Working in television is awesome. I get to go fantastic places, meet great people and seriously, the buzz from working on camera is just incomparable to any other job for me. In fact, there are so many perks to my job that it’s hard to even broach the idea that there could be downsides. One […]
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It is quite an uncommon occurrence for the tournament chip leader on Day 1 to walk away with the title, but Luigi Viscomi has a realistic chance of beating the statistics and doing just that. Why? Because on Day 1c of the £1 million guaranteed 2014 partypoker WPT500 UK he turned his 30,000 starting stack […]
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Another week and another $200K Guaranteed Sunday is in the bag and what a superb tournament it was. Each of the 944 entrants enjoyed a substantial overlay on the $200,000 prize pool, making this week’s event one of the best value Sunday Majors found anywhere on the internet. Usually, the final table is a nine-handed […]
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The 2014 partypoker WPT500 UK continued marching onwards on Monday when Day 1b of the £1,000,000 guaranteed tournament took place at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham. The cashiers processed 115 entries while registration was open and only 30 of those 115 managed to punch their Day 2 tickets. Simon Higgins had the best day of […]
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A year ago, the WPT UK was just a rumour on the wind circulating the world of poker. Fast forward 12 months and after countless, meticulous preparations, that rumour has been brought to life. We took a look behind the scenes at Dusk Till Dawn as it underwent a vast logistical and branding operation to […]
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The eagerly anticipated partypoker WPT500 UK kicked off on November 9 and what a fantastic day of poker it was. Dusk Till Dawn was buzzing with excitement as players packed into the Nottingham-based venue hoping to turn their 30,000 starting stack into a much more substantial amount, which would give them a realistic shot at […]
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Poker is a game that was created by liars, played by liars and all the money is owned by liars. Never believe a word that comes out of the mouth of a poker player. They have become so good at fooling their opponent’s they can’t remember what parts of their lives are even real anymore. […]
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Who doesn’t love a home game or a night a the casino with a nice mix of good laughs and good action? In this article I will talk about ways to make your online poker experience more social and similar to those epic nights of live poker. Bring your friends Talking to your friends during […]
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Poker players around the globe are tingling with excitement at the prospect of completing for a slice of the WPT500 UK’s £1 million guaranteed prize pool for as little as £500. But it’s not only the poker community who is looking forward to competing at Nottingham’s Dusk Till Dawn poker club, a Nottingham legend is […]
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I was on a debate team in university as part of a political science course. For a person who felt REALLY strongly about issues (all issues, every issue – hello intense teenager days) the debate club had initially felt like a good fit for me. I was good at digging up evidence and connecting arguments […]
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They think it’s all over, it is now! Wow, what a thrilling end to the Pokerfest Championship, especially for stroj_1 who shone during the $300,000 guaranteed Main Event nd emerged victorious to claim the gigantic $46,337.58 first place prize. A total of 1,624 players took to the partypoker for the Pokerfest main Event, creating a […]
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Fastforward Poker is one of the most exciting ways to play poker online. One that allows you to play many more hands per hour than on a standard cash game table and one that eliminates the need to wait for premium holdings. If you haven’t played fastforward Poker at partypoker — why not? — or […]
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Talented German pro is the latest player to get his hands on the coveted WPT National trophy after he took down the star-studded WPT National Vienna Main Event at the Montesino Casino in the Austrian capital. Frank was one of 375 players to exchanged €1,100 for the chance of becoming a WPT National champion and […]
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So I’ve been here in Austria to play a WPT National event at the Montesino Casino in Vienna and it’s been great. Somehow, my week here for work has ended up feeling like a mini-vacation and that is in large part down to the people I’ve been interacting with every day. The staff at the […]
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The World Poker Tour descends upon Nottingham in November and the whole city is preparing. There is a real buzz among the city as Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) is set to become the first venue outside of London to host a full WPT festival in the UK. We teamed up with Dusk Till Dawn’s Club Director […]
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There will be no shortage of action at Dusk Till Dawn tables this weekend, when players from around United Kingdom will flock to the Nottingham-based club in a bid to grab the biggest slice of the £35,000 prize pool on offer at the UK Team Challenge live final. If you’re heading there you’re likely to be busy playing […]
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At the start of the week, poker players poured into the Montesino casino in the heart of Austria beautiful capital city of Vienna, each with the dream of becoming the WPT National Vienna Main Event champion. By the time shutters at the registration desk slammed shut halfway through Day 1b, 375 players had exchanged €1,100 […]
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The £1 million guaranteed WPT500 UK takes place at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham on November 9, the first time a World Poker Tour event has taken place outside of London when it’s been in the United Kingdom. To mark this historic occasion, partypoker have teamed up with a man who has legendary status in […]
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Have you played any of our Hit or Miss tournaments? How did you find them? Exciting is probably the most common word we’ve heard t describe them, especially when the bubble bursts and the unique payout structure has to be considered. The prizes in a standard poker tournament increase as players are eliminated and while […]
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After watching Michael van Gerwen defeat James Wade to win the partypoker sponsored Darts World Grand Prix, Lee Davy takes a look at what poker can learn from the progress that Darts has made from a pub game to a world renowned sport of skill. The first time I ever hit a 180 in a […]
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Bigger. Better. Richer. Those three words describe the latest edition of the Pokerfest Championships. With 76 events taking place over the course of 15 days and more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools we should perhaps add a fourth adjective: awesome. Sixty of the scheduled 76 events have crowned their champions and an impressive $1,461,321.35 […]
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The latest incarnation of the ever-popular Pokerfest Championships kicked off on Sunday 19 October with the first nine of the 76 value-packed events, including the first tournament to carry a six-figure guarantee. This week’s $200K Guaranteed Sunday made way for a heftier $250,000 version, much to the delight of the 1,295 entrants, especially British grinder […]
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PokerFest is back between October 19-November 2 there’s more than $2,000,000 guaranteed across 76 events and it all culminates with the $300,000 guaranteed $200 Main Event on November 2. But you don’t have to break the bank to take a shot at a big payday as satellites are running from just $1. 1 Tight Is Right Unlike a […]
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The most successful poker players I know work incredibly hard to stay at the top of their game. I think that might actually be the biggest misconception that I run across, when it comes to people who play the game professionally. There is this idea that because poker is a ‘game’ that it’s not really […]
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In July, the first-ever WPT500 took place at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and to say it was a roaring success is the understatement of the century. The $565 buy-in event featured a $1 million guaranteed prize pool, which was completely blown out of the water when 3,599 players helped to create a […]
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One of the more rewarding things to learn in poker as a beginner is the importance of position. Once you grasp this concept your time at the tables will be a lot more comfortable and very likely more profitable as well. Why is position important? Playing hands in position has a some great benefits. First […]
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Hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen because the latest incarnation of the Pokerfest Championship is upon us and it is going to be bigger and better than you ever imagined. With 76 events to get your teeth into and more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools, the 2014 Pokerfest Challenge is going to […]
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Kara Scott spends a lot of her either working with poker players or playing this fabulous game herself so she is more than qualified to give her thoughts on five things that make you know that you’re a poker player. Damn You Auto-correct! Your smartphone auto-corrects simple phrases into poker terminology. If you’re trying to […]
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If you’re as excited as us by our new Hit or Miss tournaments, then you’ll already have spent your winnings on a new pair of tap shoes, some Monster headphones and currently be dancing around your living room counting down to the next one. If that sounds like you, maybe that’s because you’ve already worked […]
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Although online poker tells are never going to be as reliable as live poker tells, they can certainly help you gain an edge on your opponents. In online poker there are different type of tells and I will go through each and everyone of them in this article. A tell is a piece of information […]
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Inspired by Shannon Shorr and Antonio Esfandiari, Lee Davy takes a look at how the very best poker players in the business seem to have an uncanny knack of believing that anything is possible. Think about these statements for a moment. I’m not smart enough I’m not strong enough I’m not beautiful enough I’m not […]
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You can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat people in the service industry. I have friends who swear that going to a restaurant is the best possible first date because it lets you see how the other person treats the wait-staff. Does she snap her fingers to get the waiter’s […]
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What is it they say about form and class? That form is temporary, but class is permanent? One man who oozes class at the poker table is Sweden’s FergieTime5 who online poker aficionados will probably know better as the legend that is eisenhower_1. The professional poker player from Sweden has been a force to be […]
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Are you thinking about trying our Casual Cash Games but are currently undecided about doing so? Like someone sat on the edge of a swimming pool dipping their toes into the water, are you unsure of what lies ahead if you took the plunge? Thankfully, our casual cash games are anything but scary, the total […]
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Table selection is a simple way of giving yourself a better chance to win more money playing cash games. It’s a method that works well regardless of your skill level or reasons for playing poker, although I am sure we all play to win in some sense. Find Your Edge “If you can’t spot any […]
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Imagine showing up to a tournament in your local casino only to be turned away because you were late. What would you do? Go home? Have a drink? Set up your own card room? The latter is exactly how Rob Yong came to oversee the rise of a European poker stronghold on an industrial estate […]
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It sometimes appears that most online poker sites only create promotions that are geared towards those customers who prefer to play several tables simultaneously, which leaves players who prefer to concentrate on a single table high and dry. Thankfully, partypoker isn’t like most online poker sites, we’re not afraid to go against the trend and […]
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In the 1989 blockbuster Kickboxer, we watched on as Jean-Claude Van Damme trained for the fight of his life against the seemingly unstoppable Tong Po in a true underdog story. On Sunday, it was “kickbox100” who was the underdog, pitting his wits against 1,044 opponents in the $200K Guaranteed Sunday. After almost 12 hours of […]
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In November, you can join the World Poker Tour for another large field tournament at a wonderful property for a fraction of the cost. I’m talking about the £1 million guaranteed WPT 500 at Dusk Till Dawn! Here’s How To Tackle It… I’m really excited about the WPT 500 and I’m going to discuss how […]
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And so ends another trip to the Borgata in New Jersey. It seems to be becoming a tradition – go to Atlantic City, have an enormous amount of fun, make no money and head home. Eh, there could be worse traditions. When I used to go to the Bahamas for poker tournaments, my ‘tradition’ was […]
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It goes without saying that the best poker players in the world are often the most aggressive. By that we don’t mean they go around slamming their fists on the table or yelling in the faces of their opponent — although some possibly do — because we’re talking about aggression in the betting and raising […]
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Ever wished that you’d lasted just one more place on the final table, and climbed that ladder one more rung for a better pay-out or a bigger prize? Well, in a brand new format of No Limit Hold’em tournament happening right now at partypoker, you might not have to! In our new Hit or Miss […]
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This Sunday saw the eagerly anticipated $500K Guaranteed take place at partypoker and what a fantastic tournament it was. It will be fondly remembered by each of the 2,818 entrants for being such an exciting spectacle, but nobody will remember it in the same light as kabotajoe1 who was the man at the top of […]
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Your poker bankroll is the money you have in your poker account. How you manage your bankroll will have a significant impact on how well you financially survive streaks of bad luck or bad play, but it also affects how well you manage to keep the right focus in order to play at your best. […]
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In order to play your best poker, it’s important to be able to focus. For me, the best strategy is to spend time with the people I love, doing the things I love. High on that list, is eating truly fantastic food. Thankfully, just before I left for New Jersey to play WPT Borgata, Parma […]
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