Geoff Fisk

Not all of us have the means to take shots at marquee $10K events put on by the major poker tours all over the world, but that doesn’t mean we have limited options. Mid-stakes grinders worldwide can avail themselves of plenty of excellent poker festivals that cater to players with more humble bankrolls.

Here’s our comprehensive list of the best mid-stakes poker tours and festivals out there, both live and online. If you’re looking to get some gamble on for affordable buy-in levels, these options all give you plenty of opportunities to win big without breaking the bank to reserve yourself a seat.

Short Deck Hold’em seems to be everywhere in 2018. Originating in Asia a couple years ago, the game has gone mainstream, with high-stakes Short Deck Poker tournaments being broadcast to large audiences of poker fans eager to learn the new variant.

In this article, Geoff Fisk explains what an experienced poker player can expect when giving Short Deck Hold’em a try for the very first time. There are some critical adjustments you’ll need to make both in terms of understanding a different set of rules as well as implementing a new set of strategies.

Playground Poker Club is often the first destination that comes to mind when thinking of where to play poker in Canada, but there are plenty of other great casinos in the country that also offer poker.

Here, then, is a list of five great casinos in Canada where you can enjoy the great game of poker.

Every so often, poker fans get treated to one heck of a heads-up match between two great players. During the 2018 WSOP, we were treated to not one, but TWO such legendary heads-up battles.

We’ve compiled a list of seven of the greatest heads-up matches in poker history. Check it out to see if the one you’re thinking of made our list.

The WSOP is famous for having the best tournament structures in the world. Part and parcel of good structures entails scheduled breaks. How best to spend that break time in between levels, though? What do top pros like Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, and Joe Cada do on their breaks?

Geoff Fisk takes a detailed look at WSOP breaks in this article, which will give you an idea of how best to spend your downtime while playing in a World Series of Poker tournament.

It’s no secret that poker is a favored pastime among many professional athletes. In past year, numerous athletes have made appearances at prestigious poker festivals such as the World Series of Poker.

With big names like Richard Seymour and Paul Pierce enjoying competing at the felt, it begs the question of which sports stars might show up to play at the Rio this summer?

Southern California has long been known as a poker hub, but that doesn’t mean the games are limited to the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. A short drive from San Diego, you’ll find Ocean’s 11 Casino, a great place to play poker.

With close to 50 tables, poker is front-and-center at this establishment. Read on for our review, before you head out there to play some poker!

After year and years of grinding online poker, Geoff Fisk decided to take a break and step away from the game. His passion rekindled after a three-year hiatus, he’s finally ready to make poker a part of his life again.

Here are Geoff’s reflections on his renewed excitement to start playing online poker once again, how he plans to dip his toes in the water, and how the “new grind” is different from the previous one.