Stick blow for BlitzBokke

The Springbok Sevens have suffered a major blow on the eve of their departure to Adelaide for the next IRB Sevens World Series.

Treu makes two changes

Paul Treu has made two changes to the Bok Sevens team that will feature in the next two tournaments of the IRB Sevens World Series.

Is Bigger Better?

They say big is best. I don’t agree. Higher and higher entry fees are putting so many tournaments out of reach of both the average and exceptional players. The $50,000 entry H.O.R.S.E tournament at the _World Series of Poker_ led the way, something …

#936 – Tournament Preservation Strategy, Part V – 2009 World Series Final Table

Everything gets exaggerated at the Final Table of the Main Event. It is such a unique spot that I am not even sure which rules SHOULD apply. But if you believe in the idea of turning down a reasonable opportunity for something better later, the Final Table of the Main Event would be such a [...]

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#936 – Tournament Preservation Strategy, Part V – 2009 World Series Final Table

#931 – Taking a Break

This is really unusual, but I’m taking a week off from playing poker online. The only time I’ve done that all year has been when I was at the World Series of Poker, so it was hardly “a break.” I’ll be doing work on the Blog during that time, but I’m getting away from playing [...]

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#931 – Taking a Break

#930 – Jeffrey Pollack: The World Series of Poker Will Miss Him – More Than We Realize

It’s been nearly a month since Jeffrey Pollack resigned as the Commissioner of the World Series of Poker and I’m just now getting around to writing about it. Partly, this has been because of the rush of other assignments: finishing up my Final Table work (which still isn’t done) and my trip to LA. But [...]

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#930 – Jeffrey Pollack: The World Series of Poker Will Miss Him – More Than We Realize

Earning a Comp — a Cheap Skate’s Guide

It’s amazing to think it is almost Las Vegas time again as the “Big One”, the “Holy Grail”, the World Series of Poker, is just a few months away. Vegas is a place where dreams come true but, for the vast majority of us, those dreams often …

Better to be Lucky than Good

The 2009 World Series of Poker main event final table proved yet again that with poker it is always better to be lucky than good when you’re dealing with a small sample size. Not to say that the final table just held at the Rio was a short affair. …

Proposed 2007 WSOP Schedule

If it were up to me, here is what I would propose for a wonderful World Series of Poker schedule that best resembles what the WSOP should be all about…

My New Swing Thought: Nothing

The World Series of Golf starts tomorrow and I’m insanely excited…

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