Poker Tournaments Archive

Five considerations to increase your odds of winning small stakes online poker tournaments. There’s nothing more exhilarating than a poker tournament with a cheap buy-in and a large field. They cost little to join, making them very attractive; in turn offering some very juiciest prize pools. Canada’s most popular poker sites love to offer...

Counting cards in blackjack got him banned. Using a false ID got him ejected from a WSOP poker tournament. Joseph Stiers now suing Caesars for compensation. Every veteran of poker knows that there are strict rules you must abide by. One of the most important is the provision of your real name and address....

Are ladies only tournaments good or bad for poker? This is a debate that has raged on for nearly a decade. Ladies-only poker events… are they good for the game, or discriminating against the dominant male pool of players? There’s a relevant argument on both sides of the coin, which makes it hard to...

Texas club dealers agree women play better poker than men. What makes a good poker player these days? Mathematical skills are important. A player with the ability to quickly calculate pot odds and expected values when the action is coming their way will have an advantage over another player who makes decisions based on...

Guide to daily high roller poker tournaments at 888Poker. 888Poker is one of the largest internet poker sites in the world. Open to Canada, parts of South America and much of Europe, it has a steadily active player base round the clock. Being the online home of a multitude of renowned professionals—including elite 888Poker...

Bounty Hunter Tournaments get 200,000x Better at PartyPoker. Clear your schedule this Sunday, because you’ll want to have plenty of time to hit up PartyPoker for the biggest bounty hunter tourney of the year. PartyPoker has been hosting exceptional bounty events all week, and it will culminate into a massive $200k BIG Bounty Hunter...

Chance to win $500k in cash at Canada’s favorite 888Poker. For a limited time, 888Poker is hosting a special promotion that all members can take part in. It’s based on a series of daily freeroll tournaments, and is guaranteed to deliver cash prizes worth up to $500,000 before it’s over. No cost, no risk,...

Bad beats happen in poker. You must be able to take the hit and live to fight another day. “Poker is a game of chance.” “No sir, poker is a game of skill.” “You’re both wrong. Poker is a game of chance and skill.” This debate is never likely to end, because there are...

6+ Hold’em games sweep the online poker community. There’s a new poker game around the barnyard these days. It goes by a variety of names. Some call it Short Deck Poker. Others know it as 6+ Hold’em, or 36-Card Poker. Whatever you want to call it, it’s already earned its rightful place in the...

Living the dream through qualifiers to live poker events. Did you ever hear of the ‘Moneymaker Effect‘? It’s a term that refers to the phenomenal experience of famed poker player Chris Moneymaker, winner of the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event. His journey began at an online poker site, where he bought into...