Winter goes back-to-back If the phrase ‘America, Fuck yeah’ could take physical form, that is what poker’s elite battled it out for in the PokerGO studio this past fortnight. That, and oodles of money of course, as the US Poker Open crowned ten different winners across a dozen events. In the end, the 60-pound effigy of ...
The trapeze artist There’s a short story by Franz Kafka about a trapeze artist who never came down from his trapeze. An acrobat with a singular dedication to perfecting his art, so special was his act that the circus manager accommodated his every wish and idiosyncrasy. When the circus traveled from town to town, the ...
The best things of a thing People love lists. They love them so much that in 2007, the word ‘listicle’ was born, a portmanteau of ‘list’ and ‘article.’ In the fifteen years since, the desire for listicles has only grown stronger. People now love listicles so much that you can find a listicle of the ...
Down to the wire It all came down to the wire in the PokerGO Cup as Brock Wilson went heads-up versus Sean Perry in Event #8. Perry held a 7:1 chip lead but should Wilson come back, he would clinch the PokerGO Cup in a dramatic fashion. Clubhouse leader Jeremy Ausmus could only spectate, having been ...
Rubbernecking live On Wednesday night, on the Hustler Casino Live poker stream, a player going by the name ‘Skillsrocks’ rubber-necked his way to an $11,430 profit. Time and time again, he appeared to look at his opponent’s poorly protected hole cards, following those sneaky-peeks up with some perfectly timed bluffs. The chat was quick to spot ...
Everything that is good in poker Americas Cardroom (ACR) hosted a fantastic charity event on Saturday night between their superstar ambassador Vanessa Kade and British author Alex O’Brien. In a best-of-three SNG format, Kade ultimately emerged victorious, but the real winner was poker itself. The match was born out of unusual circumstances. In December 2020, O’Brien ...
Exciting week ahead Just like busses, you wait ages for a decent heads-up clash, and then two come along together. On January 26, Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan will appear on High Stakes Duel. It’s a show that the former has utterly dominated, appearing on every episode since its inception in late 2020. a fairytale match-up of sorts Then ...
The natural evolution of information “The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce… instantly.” ~ Demetri Martin We are an impatient species. Our world is built on biology but once we begin to understand it, we transform it into technology. In defense of the ‘wizards’ who were changing the poker landscape around ...
Filler January has lost its meaning. It is no longer the start of a new year but the continuation of an old one. It is the 25th month of 2020 and how coldly the sun burns as winter cloaks us in a gown of frost, blinding the eyes, stiffening the muscles, freezing the fingertips. We ...
“Tis the season to rehash old content fa la la la la la la la la” Nobody likes end-of-year roundups. Nobody wants to read an end-of-year roundup. I don’t even want to write an end-of-year roundup and let’s be honest, this is the only bit of this end-of-year roundup that I actually have to write. ...
