To be a good poker player you have to learn and apply the four main skills in poker. Read the rest of this entry »

Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure is where the two world of online and live poker collide. In 2009 out of the 1,347 players, 746 had qualified for the event online. It’s this online/live battle and the setting of the Bahamas that help make this tournament be considered as one of the majors in the poker calendar. Read the rest of this entry »

The Aussie Millions, originally known as the Australian Poker Championships, was first held back in 1998 with a $1,000 buy in and a prize pool of $74k. Though it only had 74 participants, it has since grown to the success it is today. It’s held each January in the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia and televised by Fox Sports Net and broadcast internationally. It has rightly become one of the diary dates for the serious poker player, ranking at the sixth largest poker tournament in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Sunday 13th December 2009, sees Party Poker run its final qualifier for the Aussie Millions. The final qualifier will give 20 players a package to attend the tournament in Melbourne. Each package is worth $15,000 and inculdes expenses and accomodation at the Crown Promenade Hotel. The direct buy in for the final is £640 but there are qualifiers starting at $1 and run around the clock. More details at Party Poker. Predictions so far for the January 2010 event puts over 800 indiviual players in the main no limit event this will beat their record of 780 particpiants in 2008.

Full Tilt have selected a few of its cash games to feature the ‘Run it twice’ feature. They are using it on $500/$1,000 games at the moment but are expected to roll it out on the lower stake games eventually. Read the rest of this entry »