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  • WSOP

5 Things You May Not Realize About the WSOP

This is our third visit to the World Series of Poker (WSOP), but the first where we have played any bracelet events. Over time we have noticed a number of “glitches” that we would not have expected going into such a storied event. Today, we thought we would share some of them with you.

Many of […]

By |October 11th, 2021|Uncategorized|13 Comments
  • WSOP The Reunion

WSOP 2021 – The Reunion

Paul and I are very excited to be back in the thick of WSOP action after a two-year break. We are spending the month of October in Las Vegas playing a few WSOP events along with some tournaments at other card rooms around town. We arrived on Friday and immediately traveled to the Rio for […]

By |October 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|3 Comments
  • WSOP Schedule

The 2021 WSOP Schedule is Here!

Ever since we learned back in April that the 2021 World Series of Poker would be live in the fall, we have been counting the days. There are currently just under 100 days to go until kick-off, by the way.

This week, the WSOP did us the kindness of publishing their schedule. As you might imagine, […]

By |June 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|3 Comments
  • 2022 WSOP

The WSOP is Back!

Last week the World Series of Poker organization announced that the 2021 WSOP will be held live at the Rio All Suites Resort and Casino this fall. The series will run from September 30 through November 23rd. While little other information was released at this time, the poker world responded with great excitement.

In addition to […]

By |April 12th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments
  • 2021 WSOP

WSOP Announces 2020 Hybrid Main Event

This summer, once it was clear that COVID would prevent any sort of live World Series of Poker, the folks at the WSOP worked with GG Poker to put together a slate of online World Series offerings in the US and Europe. Notably missing from that collection was any sort of $10,000 Freeze Out […]

By |November 16th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments
  • home poker game

Top 9 Home Poker Game Resources

Home poker games come in all shapes and sizes. There are as many style variants as there are hosts. Some games are just a few friends getting together to play some cash Hold’Em. Others can look more like a mini-tournament series: a group congregating monthly to create what is essentially a WSOP satellite. Similarly, […]

By |January 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Poker Tournament Rule Changes

Every two years the Poker Tournament Directors Association (TDA) meets in Las Vegas to review their official tournament rules and make any changes they deem necessary. The TDA most recently met this past summer during the WSOP to conduct this biannual review.

Last month, the 2019 Rules were officially published. The TDA rule changes were generally […]

By |December 3rd, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments
  • Poker YouTube Channels

6 Top Poker YouTube Channels

If you are like us, you spend a lot of time looking for good poker content. Fortunately, there are a wealth of options out there these days. From PokerGo, to Twitch, to YouTube, you can watch some type of poker content 24 hours a day if you like.

So what are some of the best YouTube […]

By |August 20th, 2019|Uncategorized|2 Comments
  • Crazy Pineapple

The Lure of Crazy Pineapple

A few months ago, I shared some of the fun poker variants that we have been playing around the kitchen table. One of the variants I described was Crazy Pineapple. In Crazy Pineapple, each player is dealt three cards rather than two. After the flop, each player throws out one card and play continues like regular […]

By |April 1st, 2019|Uncategorized|2 Comments
  • 2021 WSOP

Time to Start Planning for the 2019 WSOP

It’s official! The tournament schedule has been finalized for the 2019 World Series of Poker this summer in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 50th anniversary of the WSOP will be held at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. The fun will start with the traditional Casino Employee’s tournament on May 29th and end six weeks later […]

By |February 11th, 2019|Uncategorized|8 Comments