Many casinos in Las Vegas opened months ago and progressively poker rooms have also begun opening. Mostly, poker rooms are offering cash games, but tournaments are becoming more common as well. As openings and safety requirements are changing frequently, please check the poker room’s website and/or call before heading out.
Closed refers to […]
As most states continue the march toward reduced restrictions, more poker rooms around the country are starting to open and many that were open are reducing their safety requirements. Thus we are no longer listing specific safety guidelines but focusing on whether the room is currently just holding cash games (noted as “cash only”) […]
I wanted to post something here to tell everyone all about our new private live game server, and answer any questions you might have about it. Especially during this time of COVID, we think you will really appreciate this feature.
The History
When the lockdown started and all the poker rooms closed, we started […]
Over the past two weeks, states have started re-opening business and social opportunities. While the vast majority of poker rooms in the United States remained closed, many, including some of the Las Vegas rooms are planning to test the waters shortly.
Leading the pack in reviving live poker is the grand peninsula of […]
Just a few weeks ago, we published a post on precautions to take when considering playing in a live poker venue. Wow, that seems so long ago. Today most of us face life-altering restrictions on our choices, albeit in the service of the critical cause of keeping the most vulnerable among us safe. The team […]
The past few days have brought staggering announcements regarding attempts to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Some travel between the US and Europe has been suspended. Many colleges are closing campuses and moving to online coursework for the remainder of the semester. With the discovery of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s contraction of […]
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, […]
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 […]
The past decade has brought a wave of books, articles, and videos
about applying Game Theory Optimal (GTO) strategy to poker. There are reams of
mathematical calculations to support the potential usefulness of GTO-based poker
play. There are also highly skilled professional players able to execute at
least some of the strategies to positive effect. In a game of […]
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 […]