Tag: poker

  • If anyone has a Badbeat story, I don’t wanna hear it

    If anyone has a Badbeat story, I don’t wanna hear it

    If anyone has a badbeat story, I don’t wanna hear it. My exit of GPS Sheffield was worse, so save it for someone who has some sympathy. What happened to me? Glad you asked, I love telling badbeat stories, I just don’t like hearing them.

  • UKIPT Newcastle – A tournament riddled with superstitions

    UKIPT Newcastle – A tournament riddled with superstitions

    Superstitions. They’re a load of old nonsense really aren’t they? I think so, though I had my fingers crossed as I said that so it doesn’t count. After the first break of day two of the UKIPT Newcastle, I’d gone from table chip leader to short stack, having won one pot (despite countless attempts), and that being […]

  • GUKPT London – The online poker generation still have some things to learn

    GUKPT London – The online poker generation still have some things to learn

    My London take-home ticket: Online players, before going into live poker, should learn the live aspects first. These are two very separate fields, with live poker requiring not to try to win the pot every time, otherwise you’ll come up short. Playing poker professionally throws plenty of challenges your way, particularly the seemingly never-ending production […]

  • WSOP Europe – Chances galore, not sore

    WSOP Europe – Chances galore, not sore

    When the world’s poker elite come to London every September for the World Series of Poker Europe, it almost feels as if us Brits have home advantage, having played away from home for six weeks in Vegas. Of course home advantage doesn’t mean much in poker, but being able to wake up every morning in your own bed, […]