Malcolm comes from Consett in the North East of England and is an avid poker player and writer.
Playing with AA can be difficult, as it is easy to get married to the hand and make some costly errors by over-estimating its strength. Of course there have been occasions where a player has laid down AA before the flop although this is extremely rare.
In May 2016 Liv visited the Oxford Union Society where she delivered a lecture on poker analysis techniques, effective altruism and her experiences from a decade of playing poker. She also answered questions afterwards.
There are a lot of people that stream poker, but only a few do it really well. For the dedicated, it is still possible to build a fanbase and be successful if you do things right.
How can we bridge the gap between the poker player you are today and the WSOP entrant you hope to be one day? Here are a few pointers that we hope you find helpful.
With no advantage to be gained from pausing it is considered bad poker etiquette to make it worse for your opponent when they are already on the receiving end of an unfortunate situation.
We look to build our talents dictating when to bet and when to fold, but we do not spend much time thinking about how to get the most out of those wonderful occasions when we hit the absolute stone-cold nuts.
The Louisiana parish of Thibodaux has hit the headlines around the world due to Drake Domangue’s bizarre attempts to break and then escape the law
Neymar Jr. dropped by the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this week and played in a special two-table satellite event where the top prize on offer was a seat in the $10,000 Main Event, which last year drew 6420 entrants chasing a first prize of $7.6 million.
Often a combination of the players natural urge to show their emotions and their personality coupled with their awareness of the cameras being present are the perfect recipe to creating memorable and entertaining poker video.
As the money approaches there is a psychological shift in how poker players approach the game. They do not want to bust and leave with nothing, so they play more conservatively and hope someone else busts.
The anonymous Las Vegas Uber driver who was assigned to drive poker player Jacob Brundage who unfortunately left the bag he was carrying in the taxi which was filled with $7000 in cash and playing chips. The driver called Brundage and arranged to drop off the bag.
The good news for supporters of the draft bill was that it emerged from the committee stages this week and will now be debated on the full senate floor at an unspecified time in the future.
The story began for Jankowski when he chose to enter a $0.01 satellite tournament which he went on to win. This gained him a seat at a larger satellite and he finished high enough in that tournament to gain a seat at the next tier.
Reports have surfaced about an illegal gambling den being busted by an undercover reporter in Beijing, where players paid around HK$5,900 for a seat in the game, around $750 US Dollars.
Recent management changes at High Times have resulted in a change of emphasis for the company which has seen plans put into place to shift the brand from a top shelf entity known only to its core users to a major lifestyle brand.
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