by PokerFilter on August 8, 2006
Having spent the last 7 weeks here in the desert, I can tell you with certainty the best way to watch the final table of the 2006 World Series of Poker will be in the comfort of your own living room. ESPN pay per view will be carrying a live feed of the final table [...]
by PokerFilter on August 8, 2006
Humberto Brenes capped off a fantasitic 2006 World Series including eight cashes and one final table appearance with his 36th-place finish in the Main Event, winning over $400,000 during the last 40 days. Said Humberto, “I feel good, but it is difficult to feel good when you’re out. I was dreaming all year of winning [...]
by PokerFilter on August 8, 2006
As some of you know, I’ve been creating a list of 6-max rules by running some statistical analysis on my database. I had to learn queries, and I thank all the guys in the SQL forum for helping me learn. I have done the following: 1) I used Excession basic 10-max rules as a starting [...]
by PokerFilter on August 8, 2006
As I mentioned in my last installment that low stakes poker can be exceedingly frustrating, – so much though – that I began to buy in to the biggest game that I could find with only one minimum buy-in. If in fact I had $200 I bought into a $20-$40 game where I only had [...]
by PokerFilter on August 7, 2006
SSNL is officially the highest-traffic strategy forum on all of 2p2! We have a lot of great posters here, and they contribute a lot to the forum that everyone should know about. If we just stickied these things as they happen, like most strat forums, we would have 12 stickies. This thread was created to [...]
by PokerFilter on August 7, 2006
This is it: my 1000th post (except I posted it in the Jurollo forum and deleted it, so now it is 1001st)! I should start by thanking everyone on this forum: you’ve made me tens of thousands of dollars and made it a lot of fun to play poker. Special thanks to Jurollo and Lloyd [...]
by PokerFilter on August 7, 2006
It’s *my* personal opinion, as a lawyer who studied antitrust law in law school, that Raymer’s being a pedantic ass (and that the lawsuit has a serious uphill battle). Also, I thought Greg Raymer was smart enough to know that not every one is going to be pleased by this action, no matter that “we [...]
by PokerFilter on August 7, 2006
Now that Drew Barrymore does not have to stay in character, the actress says she is ready to learn poker from the pros. Barrymore, who stars in Lucky You, a movie set at the 2003 World Series of Poker, said she missed out on lessons given to other actors by pros such as Doyle Brunson [...]
by PokerFilter on August 7, 2006
First, a disclaimer: This subject is ridiculous. Advancing the notion of poker as sport and its players as athletes will certainly get you laughed at out in the real world – away from the gambling hall – and possibly slapped around by anyone who has ever made a living at basketball, golf or even bowling, [...]
by PokerFilter on August 7, 2006
That’s the theory at least, and since Internet poker was invented, it’s been a concern of a small but loud minority of players. Up to now, I’ve never had much time for these people, mainly because in several years of playing on-line I’ve been a constant (albeit small) winner. Some of my friends have experienced [...]