Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier Breaks Multi-Table SNG Record (62 SNGS Simultaneously)

PokerStars Pro Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier broke the multi-table sng record by playing 62 sngs at the same time. He played $6.50 buy-in turbo sit-n-goes on PokerStars and finished them all within 1 hour. In order for the record to count, he had to finish in the positive and he did: +$23.67. It wasn't easy for Elky and he was timing out at many of the tables.Elky: It was out of control. Short-handed play went so fast and I was sitting out a lot,...

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$100 Sit & Go - Final Stages

"DrunkBadger" Plays The Final Stages Of a $100 Buy-In Sit & Go on Titan Poker. (For full screen, click bottom right)- Get a Free $150 Bankroll for Titan Poker. - Watch Poker Pro Tony G Destroy his opponents at Titan Pok...

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How Big a Bankroll? - Team Full Tilt

"Poker is a tough business," says Erik Seidel. "You can go through long streaks when you don't win anything." When things go badly, when you can't seem to cash in a tournament or win a significant pot in a cash game, you come to understand the importance of maintaining an adequate bankroll.Just how big should your bankroll be? How much money do you need to ensure that a bad run won't put you on the rail? We Full Tilt Poker pros agree that the answer...

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Dragan Galic Dominates EPT San Remo but Falls Short

Dragan Galic, poker pro from croatia, dominated EPT Tournament: San Remo. He held the chip in the tournament at the beginning of all 5 days of the tournament which has never been done before in EPT history. He made some great and crazy plays and it worked well for him. But his luck ran out with 5 players remaining. Galic moved all in for 2 million with nines, Rijkenberg (Later goes on to win the tournament) calls with ace queen and and flop comes...

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Turning Made Hands Into Bluffs - Evan Roberts (PokerSavvy/CardPlayer Video)

Here is a clip of Evan Roberts reviewing a $25/$50 headsup no limit hand he played:Evan is a poker pro who has won millions of dollars playing high-stakes online cash games. He is a heads-up NL specialist who plays mostly on Prima and OnGame, at stakes $25/$50 and up. He recently graduated from Stanford University and is an extremely bright guy and a very good instructor.Be sure to check out Evan's other video; Evan Roberts - Bluffing w/ a Made ...

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Thoughts on Omaha-8 - Jennifer Harman

In an earlier tip, I gave advice for playing Stud-8 or Better. For this article, I'll look at the other popular hi/lo split game, Omaha-8 or Better. In my article on Stud-8, I encouraged players to look for hands that have the possibility of scooping entire pots. The same goes for Omaha-8: whenever possible, you need to position yourself to take every chip from a big pot.The best Omaha-8 hands have four cards that work together. Something like Ad-Ks-2d-4s...

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Poker Challenge +$167 Today - Best Day Of Poker Yet

So I had a good today, I'm up $167. Bankroll: $1223. I was up $220 but had 2 coolers where I lost with a flush to a full house then the next hand I lose with an over pair to an idiot end gut shot who hit on the turn..That put me on extreme tilt; steam was coming out of my ears! lol.It would have felt a lot better losing then winning instead of vise visa. It reminds me of this Gus hansen video, he lost 1.1 million then won 1.1 million and he felt...

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Two More Free Full-Length Cardplayer/PokerSavvy Poker Training Videos

Hey guys, here is the 5th and 6th free full length videos from Cardplayer/PokerSavvy. Be sure to check out the other free Poker Savvy videos (Links Below). If you want access to all the CardPlayer/PokerSavvy Videos than you can sign up for a free 7 day here.Noah "NoahSD" Stephens-Davidowitz - $100 Training Member Review Poker Pro Noah Stephens - Davidowitz reviews a CardPlayer Pro members play at $100 No Limit and breaks down the key hands he played,...

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In Defense of the Call - Gavin Smith

Most poker literature warns of the dangers of becoming a calling station. Common wisdom has it that when you’re playing a hand, you should be betting, raising or folding. Calling is usually considered the worst thing you can do.I disagree. When I play in No-Limit Hold 'em tournaments, I find a lot of situations where calling is the best available option. A strategic call might keep me from going broke in a hand where I hold a good, but second-best...

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Are you a winning poker player?

Yes - 8 Votes (53%)No - 7 Votes (46%)Total Votes: 15Started: April 22, 2009Ended: May 6, 2...

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Gus Hansen Loses over $1.2 Million In Just One Day

Last Friday, Gus Hansen battled it out with Di “Urindanger” Dang and David “MR B 2 U SON” Benyamine on Full Tilt Poker for one his biggest loses of his career. Gus Hansen posted over $1.2 million in losses, losing most of it playing heads-up pot-limit Omaha against Urindanger and Benyamine. The three of them played a lot pots, many over $200k. But in the end, Dang took +$740,000 off Hansen and Benyamine finished +$645,000.Here are some big hands:The...

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Continueing Pokerstar's Challenge

I'm finally continuing my Pokerstar's Challenge. I've been a little sick and having internet connection problems. Anyway, I played about 400 hands and up $30 which is not bad. My Pokerstar's cash Game Results I seem to be playing good but I'm not enjoying cash game very much.. I'd probably have more fun if I move up to NL50 but I think I should play some more hands first. I've thought about playing sngs again or moving to limit holdem or trying out...

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