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Mike Sexton “12 Ways To Survive the World Series Of Poker”

For poker players, the World Series of Poker is the ultimate. Who plays poker that doesn't dream about winning a WSOP bracelet? It's "the place" to succeed as it really does bring one fame and fortune. There's not many people in the world that have been to more WSOP's than me or made the money more times. I've attended the WSOP every year since 1984 and I've certainly had my share of success there - and trust me, there's nothing like it. But, like all poker players, I've had my share of 'bad beats' there ...

Kara Scott Getting ready for Vegas and the 44th Annual World Series Of Poker

I’ve been following the updates for the WPT Championship in Las Vegas right now and at the time of writing this, it’s a few hours before Day 2 is to start. No surprise to me (or anyone, I’m sure) that Party Poker Pro Marvin Rettenmaier is in the top 10 of the chip counts. That guy is unstoppable! He won the event last year and then went on to break records by winning the very next WPT he played as well in Prague. I’d love to celebrate yet another WPT title for him, so here’s hoping this goes his way! Hungry ...

Mike Sexton – 6 Tips About “Changing Gears In Poker”

In poker when we talk about “changing gears” we're talking about a player’s capability to alter how they’re play against a rival. And so in this weeks lesson Mike thought he'd give you a few tips on how and when to change gears. Last time around you might remember he talked about Calling Stations and you can read those tips here. Learn To Change Gears 1. Being able to change gears is a key to being successful at poker, especially when you're playing No Limit Hold'em. 2. Changing gears means that you change your tempo, going from tight to loose and vice versa. 3. You ...

Classic YouTube Best Poker Clips – WSOP Golden Moments with Scotty Nguyen, Sam Farha and Matt Damon

This week's round-up features one truly OMG sick sick bluff from the master of bluffs Mr Scotty Nguyen, one crazy 'can you be serious!' All-In featuring Mr Cool Sam Farha and according to the ESPN guys some bad bad acting from the upcoming 'The Monuments Men' Hollywood star Matt Damon. 1 - Scotty Nguyen goes up against Humberto Brenes and proceeds to quite possibly pull off one of the sickest bluffs in poker history? Maybe not the sickest but it's up there for sure. 2 - Sam Farha and actor Oliver Hudson (son of Kate Hudson) gets it in bad, ohh bad, ...

Play Our $50 PartyPoker Blog Freeroll This Sunday at 13:00 EDT

Fancy some quick cash and a bit of fun? Play in our $50 Freeroll tournament! Happening this Sunday at 13:00 EDT with the registration open right NOW so hurry hurry oh and you’ll need the password which you can find right here: The Details Name: $50 PartyPoker Blog Freeroll Found Under: Freerolls Date and Time: 19th May 2013 - 13:00 EDT Game Type: No Limit Holdem Starting Chips: 3000 Blinds: 3 Mins (Yep it's a quick one!) Password: SundayFunday Cost: Our Favourite Price - $0, nothing, zip, squat, nada... Will You Make The Final Table? Good Luck everyone let us know how you get on! Make sure to ...

Win Jared Tendlers Latest Book “The Mental Game of Poker 2″

Improving Focus - Focus can be broken down into two parts: attention and concentration. People often use these terms synonymously with focus, however, there is an important distinction. Attention is the direction of your focus determined by your goals, needs, motives, interests, priorities, and values. Concentration is the amount of focus you have, which is ultimately determined by your level of energy. If these subtle differences are unclear, think about the way in which people talk about focus. When someone says, “pay attention,” they’re telling you where to focus. When they say, “concentrate,” they’re telling you to increase your level ...

Marvin Rettenmaier – A Non Stop Poker Winning Machine

Ever since Marvin Rettenmaier signed on to represent PartyPoker things have been on the up and up and I have to say it looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Only just this last weekend in Monte Carlo modest as ever he remarked "I think I'm finally going to cash at an event here." he not only cashed he took down the €2,000 No Limit Hold'em - Eight Handed Turbo for a whopping €43,400. Well done Marvin, on to the next one right? Money Makin' You only need to look at his HendonMob profile to see how successful he's been at cashing ...

Top 50 Poker Twitter Handles That You Need To Be Following

With the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) literally less than a month away I thought it’d be a good idea to spring clean my Twitter account a bit. You know, make sure I’m following everyone I should be and time to stop following Lady Gaga as she’s really never ever going to retweet my hilarious remarks, I know. But here’s a real question for you, are you following everyone you should be on Twitter? So here’s my 50 Twitter Poker Profiles you really should check out if you want to stay on top of everything that’s happening this year at the ...

Talal Shakerchi – The Unknown Star Of The Show as The PartyPoker Premier League 6 Starts Tonight!

Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to spend too much time with Talal Shakerchi when he graced us with his presence at the recently recorded PartyPoker Premier League Poker Season 6 in London. However I do have to say out of all the poker players I've ever had the chance to meet in my lifetime this was one cool customer. Bond vs Bourne? Here's a man with absolutely no self inflated ego and someone you wouldn't pick out of crowd, which if I'm honest was probably intentional. Whilst most of us secretly probably wish to be the James Bond of Poker this ...

Kara Scott – Montreal Is On My ‘favourite places to play poker’ List

I love Montreal. I’ve only been there twice, but it is rapidly rising in the ranks of my ‘favourite places to play poker’ list. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Spring weather but blazing sunshine - EVERY SINGLE DAY - was such a welcome change from the grey skies in Europe. It was fun to catch up with old friends, both on the felt and among the poker media and staff, and even though I didn’t manage to cash the event it felt like a very successful trip indeed. A fantastic place to play Playground Poker Club is a fantastic ...

Mike Sexton – 2 Tips About Calling Stations

If you're new to poker you might be wondering what a Calling Station is right? Well first up, don't become one, no really don't. Second it's a player who is likely to call, even in those situations where other actions would be more advantageous; you could see it as a passive player one that will stay in the pot with the minimum bet, and rarely folding or raising. So this week Mike's thought he'd give you a couple of tips on callings stations. Last time around he talked about how to make correct descisions and you can read those tips here. Mike ...

Play Our $100 PartyPoker Blog Freeroll Today at 13:00 EDT

Fancy playing in our exclusive $100 Freeroll tournament? It's happening today at 13:00 EDT and the registration is open right NOW so hurry hurry oh and you’ll need the password which you can find right here: The Details Name: $100 PartyPoker Blog Freeroll Found Under: Freerolls Date and Time: 10th May 2013 - 13:00 EDT Game Type: No Limit Holdem Starting Chips: 3000 Blinds: 3 Mins (Meaning we wont take up too much of your time!) Password: Kazik Cost: Nothing, Zip, Squat, It's a FREEROLL YEAH! Will You Make The Final Table? Good Luck everyone let us know how you get on! Make sure to get all the ...

These Poker Pro’s Get To Swap Bodies For The Day – Who Do They Pick?

At the recently held Premier League VI for a bit of fun we asked a few of the players "Who Would You Swap Bodies With?" the answers as usual were...well they just have to be heard to be believed shall we say. Who would you swap bodies with for a day if you could? Now It's Your Turn So who would you swap bodies with for a day if you could? And make sure to get all the latest PartyPoker updates from your favourite social media outlets. You can Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook and Google+

Kara Scott – 5 More Things To Think About When Playing Live Poker

If you’ve never played live poker before and are making your first excursion to a tournament, here a few more tips to help you out. 1. Register ahead of time. If it’s your first tournament, you’re not going to want to start late. If you show up exactly on time and THEN head to registration, you’ll likely get stuck in a very long line of people. Registering the previous night or even a few hours before, means that you can skip right past the long line of aggravated players waiting to register, and go straight to your table! 2. Bring snacks. The days ...

20 Poker Tips From These 4 World Poker Tour PartyPoker Qualifiers

When PartyPoker descended upon the World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship a few days back I wanted to find out what our qualifiers best tips were for successful poker playing. Here's what I got back. An Inside Job? Turns out our friend really_eh has in. When I asked him how he got started in poker he told me well... "I first started playing about 20 years ago. I was a dealer at the time and at the time, limit poker was the only game around. I ended up as a poker supervisor/manager at Fallsview Casino for 16 years. Over ...