PokerStars has been one of the leading online poker companies for many years, and we’ve become used to them hosting ridiculous events. There is no sign that the trend will reverse, and the 17th Anniversary Sunday Million, slated to begin on March 26, will be one of the first genuinely Read more…
The QQQQ hand combination is known as Four of a Kind. It is one of the strongest combinations, exceeding Straight, Flush, and Full House in terms of seniority. The seniority of poker combinations is not decided by random chance. It is rather tough to collect four identical cards, particularly if Read more…
The PokerGO Cup concluded on Friday after two weeks of competition, with Cary Katz finishing as the overall winner. In the eight events in the series, he had four final table appearances and five cashes in total. Katz (shown in the headline image courtesy of PokerGO) won a total of Read more…
Casinos and poker rooms often set their own rules for dealing cards to players, but it is usually as follows: For the first deal, the dealer must determine the position of the batton (button), to do this, each player at the table receives one card, and the player who receives Read more…
On Monday, alleged poker cheater Mike Postle was eliminated from the Beau Rivage Million Dollar Heater Main Event after his opponent Brock Gary went all-in with the best hand against an all-in wager. Following the slow-roll, Postle, who had just busted in seventh place for $32,703 in an event with Read more…
This type of poker is a great option for a pleasant pastime with a large company. Interestingly, the number of players here is unlimited. Each player is dealt one card, which only opponents can look at. After getting acquainted with the player’s card, the latter can stick it on his Read more…
A check-raise in poker is two consecutive actions by a player in two betting rounds, provided that he is out of position. The essence of the technique is that the player checks in the hope of an opponent’s bet in a later position. Having received confirmation of his expectations, the Read more…
After the first day of the first PokerGO Tour Championship, the play definitely should have been halted under the mercy rule. Day One was dominated by Jason Koon, who had a stack approaching two million chips (while everyone else was nearly 1.5 million behind). This chip stack would propel Koon Read more…
Thanks to PokerListing’s collaboration with partypoker, poker players may snag even more free poker seats in the run-up to Christmas. If you are a serious poker player from Ontario, Canada, and have always wanted to try your hand at the $109 events hosted on Partypoker, here is your opportunity! You Read more…
As we’ve already said, the dispersion in poker is the difference between what would be expected based on the math and what actually happens. But this difference doesn’t have to be bad for the player in every case. Players sometimes go through a stretch where they keep winning. This is Read more…