Category Archives: Cards

Hand History

Can you get hand histories from home games in Poker stars?

Does anyone study hand histories to see if they can find tells and / or rythms in other players?

(I suppose it only matters if you play the same players all the time, which I do)

Same hand Percentages

When a player is all-in and called, the hands go by quite quickly and you can’t pause so I’m not sure this is true, but if anyone knows then reply here.

Basically I think if the two players currently have the same hand the online site will say each player has a 50% chance of winning the hand.

Lets say one player has J10 of clubs and the other had J2 off-suit (pick any 2 suites)

The board comes KKQQ with 2 clubs.

He who plays out of necessity loses out of obligation

Lately I have been playing with the obligation to earn something, in my country the situation is difficult, the payment of work is not enough for anything. My mother’s birthday is tomorrow and I have been somewhat pressured to win and you know what? I do not gain anything that’s where I start to think and the saying is true He who plays out of necessity loses out of obligation, when you win a tournament at once you win another and even another, that is, when you don’t need it, it always comes to you, it’s something ironic

Partypoker

Any one played around 11.30 CET?? Party poker app stopped and 3 tables i played just desapeared with my money on them when i came back! No money in on gaming transactions and no open tables when i logged in again!

Celina Lin

Recently the news that Moneymaker left PokerStar made us a little upset. And today Celina also leaves the team. Was the PS looking for new players to increase its team, or was there no more interest in partnerships with professionals? What will come next? :confused:

https://www.cardschat.com/news/celin…erstars-97076/

How to become a great player

The most important thing I believe is to be able to read your opponents. If you can read the opponents your playing against you can adjust your game so you can milk their chips. Also if you are able to read the people your playing it is easier for you to know your behind thus making it easier for you to muck hands and stop people milking you.

I believe luck has a small part to play in poker but this is very small.

The best players in the world arent players that chuck all in all the time these players like to see a flop. I mean ok the odds of AK beating pocket 8s it says 46% against 54% but lets work it out basically to hit a A or K the odds or 7-1 the odds of hitting a straight are god knows but higher than 7-1. So your heads up pocket 8s goes all in Ive seen a player fold to preflop all ins and he shows you AK AQ 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s even because he knows you dont win a tournament by flipping a coin you win by playing the game hope he doesnt mind me using his name but MTTCASHMAN what a player you are you have really opened my eyes. I havent seen him in action when he is deepstacked he may call the with AK AQ 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s but the person knows how to get in the money on a regular basis.

Shove against a maniac in $5-$!0 NLH

6-handed loose aggressive table with 100 bbs effective. Maniac Utg opens 5bbs next player three bets to 16 bbs. CO calls and Hero in SB shoves with QsQh. Three bettor folds and 3 players. Flop comes A 9 5. Utg villain shows A8o while the CO shows 33. I’ll make $$$ on these palookas but just not today! 😡

Mikhail "innerpsy" Shalamov

As you probably already heard, Mikhal Shalamov left the pokerstars team. He worked with PokerStars for 10 years, but now he decided to change his comfort zone.

Do you think he will become an ambassador for another poker room like GGPokeroK or some other?

5 Common Mistakes When Dropping Down in Stakes (And 5 Ways to Correct Them)

Good players sometimes run bad. It’s the nature of this mercurial game. You can be crushing it for months and then go on a long losing streak for no apparent reason. I know. I’ve been there.

Big money on the table. (Image: Reddit)

Just about everyone agrees that if extended downswings put a significant dent in your bankroll, you should consider playing in a smaller game so that you can recover your losses and then move back up to your regular game. That’s the plan. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way.

I’ve noticed that otherwise good players sometimes have a problem realizing that goal. For many reasons, players dropping down in stakes sometimes make one of five key errors when they do so. These errors would be bad under any circumstances, but when they’re made on a depleted bankroll after a long period of running badly, they can spell doom. So, let me first identify the five problems, and then show you five ways to fix them.

Frustrated Negreanu Melts Down After Another Loss, Chances of Winning Shrink (VIDEO)

Daniel Negreanu expressed frustration with the distribution of cards on the WSOP.com poker site following Monday’s losing session against Doug Polk.

Daniel Negreanu melted down after yet another losing session against Doug Polk. (Image: YouTube)

Day 29 was arguably the wildest session of them all. And that says something considering the intense back and forth nature of Day 28 on Friday. For quite some time, both players had over $120,000 on each of the two tables, the first time that has occurred.

Given the stack sizes that had accumulated throughout the session, Negreanu had perhaps his best opportunity to put a serious dent in Polk’s grudge match lead. But he squandered that chance, and he believes luck was a major contributing factor.

Headlines Hurt: Concern Grows as Media Push for Tougher UK Gambling Regulations

Parts of the British media have taken a momentary break from sensationalizing COVID-19 to take aim at the gambling industry.

Gamblers in the UK are concerned that media scare stories may negatively impact the industry ahead of legislative changes. (Image: The Times)

As the UK government prepares to update its national Gambling Act, voices from both sides are starting to have their say. However, one side of the debate is currently drowning out the other, according to some members of the community.

The Times newspaper recently led with the headline “We lost £11.8 Million: It’s time to make the betting industry pay.” Horse racing enthusiast Jason Brautigam believes this article could harm the UK gambling industry.

Paulius Plausinaitis Wins $10 Million Guaranteed WSOP Circuit Online Main Event

Paulius Plausinaitis took down a $10 million guaranteed WSOP Circuit Main Event on the GGPoker poker site — a $1,700 buy-in tournament — for $1,236,361. He beat a tough final table table that included tournament crusher Joseph Cheong.

Paulius Plausinaitis won one of the biggest WSOP Circuit events in history. (Image: WSOP.com)

Plausinaitis hails from Lithuania, home of the legendary Tony G, one of the most colorful and loud poker players ever. The recent Circuit ring winner outlasted a field of 6,395 players, making it the largest Circuit event in history.

Cheong is no stranger to crushing massive field tournaments. In 2010, he finished third for $4,130,000 in the WSOP Main Event, a tournament with 7,319 unique players. And at the 2019 WSOP, he won his first and only bracelet in a 6,214-player field ($1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em for $687,782).

Annie Duke Shares Bitcoin Tips with Forbes, Mainstream Media Continues to Connect Her to Poker

Annie Duke is as much a part of the poker community these days as her brother Howard Lederer. Yet mainstream media outlets continue to interview her as if she is. Forbes recently spoke with the former poker pro to discuss cryptocurrency trading tips. As per usual, the interviewer refrained from addressing the elephant in the room — her Epic Poker League and Ultimate Bet scandals.

The mainstream media loves to coddle Annie Duke. (Image: slate.com)

Prior to 2012, Duke was a mostly respected poker pro, much like her brother. She certainly had her detractors in poker back then, most notably Daniel Negreanu. But she built up a reputation as one of the top female poker players in the world.

In 2004. she won a WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better event for $137,860. Six years later, she won the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, beating her friend Erik Seidel in the finals. She also won the 2004 WSOP Tournament of Champions for $2 million, her biggest score ever.

Back and Forth Session Full of Big Pots Leads to Small Loss for Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu lost some more money to Doug Polk on Friday afternoon during one of the most up and down sessions played to date. Day 28 was full of big pots, but neither player could pull very far ahead.

Daniel Negreanu is now down more than $600,000 to Doug Polk. (Image: YouTube)

Polk came into the day fresh off a commanding $119,000 win two days earlier. That winning session was his first out of the past six. On Day 27, he not only won big, but also killed his opponent’s momentum and made it difficult for Negreanu to eventually mount a comeback.

As the total hands played continues to rack up, Negreanu’s chances of winning become slimmer. He did nothing on Friday to improve his odds of pulling off a miraculous comeback and an improbable upset. But he also didn’t lose much — less than a full buy-in.

$2 Million WPT Montreal Starts on Sunday, Playground Poker Club Remains Closed

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is back and, despite being unable to set up shop inside Montreal’s Playground Casino, the show goes on.

With Canada’s Playground Poker Club closed, Partypoker will host this year’s WPT Montreal main event online. (Image: WPT)

An executive decision was made in the latter part of 2020 to host the series online. With COVID-19 creating an uncertain climate, the team committed to running the series on Partypoker.

That was a wise decision as the Playground Poker Club has been closed since October. Fortunately for players, Partypoker has stepped into the breach and WPT Montreal will get underway online this Sunday.

$2 Million WPT Montreal Starts on Sunday, Playground Poker Club Remains Closed

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is back and, despite being unable to set up shop inside Montreal’s Playground Casino, the show goes on.

With Canada’s Playground Poker Club closed, Partypoker will host this year’s WPT Montreal main event online. (Image: WPT)

An executive decision was made in the latter part of 2020 to host the series online. With COVID-19 creating an uncertain climate, the team committed to running the series on Partypoker.

That was a wise decision as the Playground Poker Club has been closed since October. Fortunately for players, Partypoker has stepped into the breach and WPT Montreal will get underway online this Sunday.

Tom Dwan Plays Wild $985K Pot on Epic ‘High Stakes Poker’ Episode

Tom Dwan wound up in the middle of one of the most memorable High Stakes Poker hands ever in the recent episode released on the PokerGo app. Three players were all-in before the flop, vying for all or a share of the $985,000 pot. They opted to run it three times, but one extremely lucky player scooped it all.

Did Tom Dwan win another monster pot on High Stakes Poker? (Image: PokerGo)

PokerGo brought back the popular televised poker show last month. One new episode is released every Wednesday on the poker app (paid subscription required). Gabe Kaplan and AJ Benza, the original hosts, are back together in the broadcast booth.

Through the first five episodes — the fifth released this week — the entertainment value has been high, much like the old High Stakes Poker series on the Game Show Network from 2006-2011. Past HSP players such as Jean-Robert Bellande and Tom Dwan have already appeared, and upcoming episodes will feature Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Doug Polk, and many other superstars.