Poker Tournaments Archive

PartyPoker Live and World Poker Tour unite to bring more live poker tournaments to Canada and Europe. Consider the poker brands whose familiarity ring the loudest. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is certainly among the most recognized, global live poker brands. Equally recognizable within the online poker realm is the name PartyPoker, one of...

Learn why many poker pros prefer cash games to tournaments. In the greater scheme of poker evolution, there’s a basic order to things. New players learn the rules, then enter low-stake cash games to hone their skills. Next, they move up to tournaments, hoping to one day claim bigger rewards, if not a coveted...

Three secrets new online poker players need to know from day one. If you’re just about to get started playing online poker, there are three very important things you need to know about. These aren’t exactly secrets, but they are things your opponents aren’t going to tell you about. Most new players figure them...

Playing poker on mobile is convenient, but hardly adaptable for today’s most serious grinders. For years, PC gaming was all the rage. Many video gamers and online gamblers still prefer playing on a desktop computer. However, the rise of smartphones and tablets has taken the experience to a whole new level of convenience and...

Is playing online poker really better than playing live? Poker is poker. Whether you prefer Texas Hold’em, 7 Card Stud, or a more traditional game of 5 Card Draw, the rules of each game won’t change between live and online formats. In this way, one could argue that there’s really no difference between playing...

WPT Women’s Poker Summit: Why aren’t more women playing poker? The inaugural WPT Women’s Poker Summit was held on Sunday, August 26, 2018. Its structure is what some are calling a bold experiment on the part of the World Poker Tour, with a single goal in mind. They want to find out why more...

Alan ‘Ari’ Engel Canadian Poker Player Profile Anyone can play the Texas Hold’em. All it takes is basic knowledge of the rules, a few willing participants, and enough money to buy in to the table. But very few can play at the level of one of Canada’s most famous poker pros, Alan Engle. Known...

Three up and coming Canadian poker pros to watch live and online. There are rising poker pros all over the world, but there’s something about Canadian players that sets them apart. Montreal, in particular, seems to be a hub for high-profile Canadian poker players. Today, we’re going to take a look at three Canadian...

Correct eye management when playing online poker for long hours. Playing in a poker tournament for hours upon hours can be taxing, both physically and emotionally. The more tired or stressed we become, the less we tend to pay attention to our bodily gestures. One of the most common mistakes poker players make after...

Poker pro Sorel Mizzi of Canada discovers self-respect and renewed vigor for the live and virtual felt. Sorel Mizzi is not your typical pro poker player. He’s had his ups and downs, much like everyone else, but self-perception and a jaded view of the world around him have led the Canadian poker player down...