Longest, Biggest, Richest Poker Tournament Series Ends with First-Ever Danish Champion Topping the Famed ‘November Nine’

* The 2008 World Series of Poker champion is Peter Eastgate, from Odense, Denmark.

* Eastgate is a 22-year-old professional poker player. He was born in Denmark and is a Danish citizen. However, he spends much of his time in London (UK) playing poker... [read more]

As everyone knows, Las Vegas is the undisputed poker capital of the world, hosting many of the world’s biggest and most prestigious poker tournaments, but for a few weeks in September and October the eyes of the poker world were fully focused on the UK’s capital city. The Empire casino in Leicester Square at the heart of London hosted the second annual WSOP in Europe.

A fourth bracelet event was added this year, a £1,500 NL hold ’em event alongside the established £2,500 HORSE, £5,000 pot-limit Omaha and £10,000 no-limit hold ’em events. Numbers in the support events were up slightly over last year, although the number of participants in the main event was exactly the same as last year, with 362... [read more]

Before reviewing rule 64, the final rule, I want to thank Wilson Software, Inc. Without their Turbo Omaha High-Low Split software, this would not have been possible.

The starting hand rules were developed by comparing each starting hand’s net win—the amount of money you should win or lose, on average, when playing each of the starting hands, from each position, under the same conditions as my test.

A negative net win indicates that a given starting hand will lose money on average... [read more]

Running Aces Harness Park opened this past summer, offering the area a new 50-table state-of-the art card room that includes 25 poker tables and 25 casino games offering players non-stop action 24/7. Games for all skill levels are available, as well as a high-tech, VIP lounge with a final table set in the middle of the room.

Running Aces holds a number of monthly promotions and tournaments, including Aces Cracked on Mondays.

Several of the property’s numerous amenities include the Winner’s Circle Dining & Lounge, a full service restaurant, as well as tableside cocktail and dining service... [read more]

Stateline, NV (November 16, 2008) – The largest turnout in the five-year history of the World Series of Poker Circuit at Harvey's Lake Tahoe generated $1,418,132 in prize money spread over 13 tournaments. The annual attraction which is held on the south shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe right at the Nevada-California border attracted 2,163 entries. This surpassed last year's record of 2,128 entries. The ten-day tournament series concluded with the $5,000 buy-in championship event... [read more]

Over the past several columns, I’ve written about things I’m just tired of at the poker table. Maybe I am getting old and grouchy, but reader response has been so good I will give you more. If nothing else, perhaps it will help you feel less alone or less intolerant?

How often at the poker table have you heard “Ship it” said to the dealer after a player wins the pot? Is this a UPS or FedEx office and we are now mailing packages? Not only is it stupid, but it generally is said with flair and gusto by the winner who utters it in a demeaning manner to the loser.

How about, “I put you on A-K suited?” Wow, are you really that good that you can nail the exact ranking and the suited part of a hand? From the many books that I’ve read, I see where the truly amazing players ascribe a range of hands to their opponents that may include the two cards the villain has... [read more]

52 Ways to Cheat at Poker
by Allan Zola Kronzek
Plume (2008), 192 pp, $13.00
ISBN 978-0-452-28911-6

Many poker players are concerned about being cheated, some to the point of obsession. Losing sessions are a part of poker, but when they happen there’s always a nagging concern in the back of our minds that maybe we didn’t lose because we played bad or because we got unlucky, but because we were cheated. In order to minimize the chance that we’re being cheated, we first need to understand the methods employed to cheat at poker... [read more]