In times of a worldwide pandemic like COVID-19, poker players ought to be grateful that it’s still possible to play the game online. Home game players, in particular, have transitioned to private online poker home games, and it’s better than not being able to play at all.
Even so, there’s still something lacking when you and your home game buddies can’t gather in person to play the game you love and are limited to competing at the virtual felt with Zoom meeting accompaniment.
With the fate of the 2020 World Series of Poker not yet certain due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns, we take a moment to reflect back on five of the greatest moments in WSOP history. Join us as we take a short trip down memory lane, reliving some of the game’s most memorable showdowns at the felt.
Progressive Knockout tournaments, also known as Bounty Hunters, have become increasingly popular in recent years, adding more nuance and excitement to navigating MTTs (multi-table tournaments).
If you’re looking to hone your PKO skills, PokerNerve’s Bounty Hunter course, which we review extensively here, will provide you with the tools you need to consistently go deep and notch great results.
With the COVID-19 virus wreaking havoc, Elliot Roe and Run It Once Training have decided to temporarily lower the price of the A-Game Poker Masterclass to $297 (original price $999) in order to help support the poker community.
We’ve got more details from Elliot as well as RIO Training founder Phil Galfond in this exclusive article.
With home games having moved online due to the Coronavirus, Bruce and Robbie tackle how to make the transition. Lots of customization options for play money tournaments available via the PokerStars.net private home games feature, settling offline via payment apps, and much more.
It’s fun to look down at your hole cards and see Ace-King staring back up at you. It’s one of the top hands in Hold’em, but you still have to know how to play it right in order to maximize your wins and minimize your losses.
Tadas Peckaitis offers three great tips for how to best play Ace-King. If you follow his advice, you’ll be in good shape.
As March 2020 comes to a close, we track the leading ladies of the live poker scene to see how they’ve ranked as far as the Global Poker Index Female Player of the Year leaderboard is concerned.
For many recreational players, the idea of playing online seems appealing, especially in our current world of social distancing and self-quarantine. But where do we start? What are the risks? Is it even legal? What should we be playing? What site should I use? Is my money safe?
The RecPoker panel of Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, Rob Washam, and John Somsky discuss these questions and more, highlighting John’s extensive knowledge and involvement with online poker and the personal experience playing online with the panel.
Survivor fans are familiar with the name Shirin Oskooi but she’s a relative newbie to poker. Having first fallen in love with the game at Run It Up Reno, Shirin has transitioned away from a career in the tech world to become a full-time poker player.
In this interview, Shirin shares the details of her journey to the felt along with plenty of fun poker and Survivor talk.
With the COVID-19 pandemic having wreaked utter havoc on the live poker scene, one organization that’s got to make some big adjustments is The Hendon Mob/GPI.
We check in with the team that runs the world’s largest live poker tournament database to see how they’re coping with the fallout of shuttered poker rooms and cancelled poker festivals the world over, and what they’re busying themselves with during the Coronavirus era.
Joey Ingram sat for a conversation with Mike McDonald on the Poker Life Podcast on March 19, 2020. The pair discussed PokerShares and Mike betting on the likelihood of the 2020 WSOP happening in light of the Coronavirus fears. They also discussed illegal mobile poker apps and agents, phone chargers, at the WSOP, America’s Cardroom, and more.
With people quarantined and in self-isolation the world over during the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re turning online for everything; this includes poker. Luckily it’s not only possible to play poker online, but to do so with friends via a private home game.
Private home games are flourishing these days, so here’s our guide for how to make them happen (they’re free and can be played from anywhere in the world) as well as how to get the most out of the experience.
Bernard speaks with PokerNews’ Chad Holloway and RunGood Poker Series President Tana Karn about the immediate effects of the Coronavirus on the live poker scene, as well as discussing the potential longer-term impacts on live poker tours.
Cardplayer Lifestyle wants to help members of the poker media by offering them work during this unprecedented time of crisis. To do that, we need the support of our fans and from other companies in the poker industry.
Kindly take a couple minutes to read our appeal, and thank you for your consideration.
Tim Duckworth is the latest interviewee in our ongoing Get to Know the Poker media series and it was a privilege to learn more about him. He is one of many live reporters who traverse the world documenting hand-by-hand poker play for our entertainment.
Beyond learning about Tim’s career, we also get a peek into what the work of a live reporter entails. We hope you’ll enjoy the read as much as we enjoyed conducting the interview.
Brad Wilson is a poker player, coach, and host of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast. We enjoyed a wonderful conversation with Brad including talking strategy and reviewing a specific hand.
Plus, RecPoker has launched daily tournaments on PokerStars – the “Social Distance Series” – to help stay connected and sharp on the felt.
You’ll always have position at least once per orbit, when you’re on the button. Good players know how to fight for position though, and thus be in the most advantageous situation as often as possible.
In this article, Tadas Peckaitis offers three tips for using position to your advantage and minimizing the disadvantage when you’re out of position.
Having a Big Winner image at the poker tables can be exceedingly profitable, writes our Senior contributor George Epstein. The mere fact that you’ve got tons of chips in your stack has a big psychological effect on your opponents.
We take a closer look at the “Big Winner image” and its effects in this strategy piece.
If there’s any topic that gets people in the poker world talking, it’s tipping.
We solicited input from professional and recreational poker players, floor staff, dealers, and tournament directors regarding: tipping dealers. Dozens of people responded, and Earl Burton weaved all your feedback into this feature article: The Great Poker Tipping Survey of 2020.
Bernard speaks with professional poker player Maria Ho about the 2nd Annual Global Poker Awards ceremony, which she hosted along with Drea Renee in the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
Having produced such an immense amount of instructional poker material, we’ve broken down PokerCoaching.com’s vast offerings into four distinct Learning Paths consisting of two basic and two premium, for both cash game players as well as tournament players.
In this review, Mike Patrick takes a look at the specifics of what each Learning Path has to offer so that you can decide which is the right one for you to follow on your way to success at the tables.
With coronavirus developments dominating the news cycle, poker players’ proclivity towards doom and gloom has never been higher.
All is not lost, however, as it’s within our power to radiate positivity. Our list of 10 tips will hopefully assist you with harnessing your internal light and making poker positivity rule the day.
It’s tough to improve a skill if you don’t first know how to measure your success. This adage certainly applies at the poker tables, as explains Sky Matsuhashi.
Knowing how to measure your success, and having the right tools to do so is the first step towards improving your overall performance at the felt.
This two-part episode includes an interview with Bernard Lee, host of the Bernard Lee Poker Show and fellow member of the Cardplayer Lifestyle Family of Podcasts along with RecPoker and the Top Pair Home Game Podcast. Following that interview is a hand history breakdown using a hand played by Kou Vang in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Bruce and Robbie welcome popular veteran poker strategy author Ashley Adams to the show to talk about his new book Winning Poker in 30 Minutes a Day.
George Chao of BBO Poker Tables discusses the most controversial elements and features of poker tables: racetracks, shape, and cupholders. Plus enough coronavirus-related home game poker talk to last for an entire session of play!
In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the Cardplayer Lifestyle Podcast Family, Bernard Lee digs into his extensive podcast archive to interview 2008 WSOP Main Event champion, Peter Eastgate. Originally an interview for the show’s 11th anniversary, Peter discusses his WSOP victory during the Inaugural November Nine. Peter also talks about stepping away from poker, selling his WSOP Main Event bracelet for charity and his current day to day lifestyle.
Kudos to PokerStars for continuing to advocate for increased women’s involvement in poker. They’ve just announced a second ladies-exclusive initiative giving the poker community the opportunity to nominate inspiring, impactful women for the chance to win a Platinum Pass to the 2020 PSPC in Barcelona.
It’s a promotion guaranteed to stir positivity and highlight the great women who promote the game we love. Half a dozen such women will be gathered together at a future live event for a Sit N’ Go to determine which lucky lady will get the Pass.
As Texas Hold’em becomes a game that more and more people have solved, poker players are turning to Pot Limit Omaha to get a bigger edge. The best PLO players are raking it in, and while having a solid grasp of the game might protect you from getting felted, if you want to be a winner you’ve got to master the game yourself.
Enter Upswing Poker’s Advanced PLO Mastery course, by Chris Wehner and Dylan Weisman. It’s the best poker training tool that will take your already solid Pot Limit Omaha game to the next level.
Poker in the Ears is celebrating its fifth anniversary! We sit down with hosts Joe Stapleton and James Hartigan for an exclusive interview as they reflect on half a decade hosting the popular PokerStars podcast.
The crew reflects on RecPoker Day at Running Aces on February 29, 2019, including picking Rob’s brain on his two deep runs that day. We include a sample of interviews conducted on RecPoker Day as well as the expansion of RecPoker through new programs and our first official ambassador, Josh Schwartz in Colorado.We also look at a and history from Shayan Bhattacharyya where the panel all have some different perspectives on the approach to the hand.