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If you mostly play online poker, live tournaments can feel like a completely different game. One of the biggest adjustments? Open sizing. While online players have largely settled on smaller opens between 2x and 2.5x, live tournament fields still love making it 3x preflop, especially at lower and mid-stakes buy-ins. But how much should you […]
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to begin May 26, and it will undoubtedly feature the usual quota of underdog come-from-behind victories, unexpected meltdowns from famous pros, competitive drama, and contentious controversies. This year, the WSOP appears to be getting a head start in this last category of news as there’s already grumbling […]
Kristen Foxen just made poker history by FOLDING POCKET KINGS (the 2nd best starting hand in poker) before the flop… Let’s talk about it! Kristen Foxen is one of the absolute best poker players in the world. She has been a regular in the high stakes poker tournament circuit for years now and is known […]
Hollywood promotes the notion that top players “read” their opponents from their body language, or their unique method of eating Oreo cookies. But do such live tells have any place in today’s mathematical game of #poker? In this episode, coach w34z3l gives an overview of how your opponents may leak information that you can use […]
The World Poker Tour will return to Australia later this year, with The Star Sydney confirmed as the host venue for the 2026 WPT Australia festival running from September 10 to September 30. The upcoming series will feature two headline championship tournaments and a full schedule of supporting events, with organizers expecting players from Australia and overseas […]
One of the major changes for the 2026 World Series of Poker is that all players wanting to display sponsored patches will be required to ask for permission beforehand. The failure to do so can lead to serious consequences, including a potential disqualification from the tournament. This is a big shift in the rules, as […]
If you mostly play online poker, live tournaments can feel like a completely different game. One of the biggest adjustments? Open sizing. While online players have largely settled on smaller opens between 2x and 2.5x, live tournament fields still love making it 3x preflop, especially at lower and mid-stakes buy-ins. But how much should you […]
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to begin May 26, and it will undoubtedly feature the usual quota of underdog come-from-behind victories, unexpected meltdowns from famous pros, competitive drama, and contentious controversies. This year, the WSOP appears to be getting a head start in this last category of news as there’s already grumbling […]
Kristen Foxen just made poker history by FOLDING POCKET KINGS (the 2nd best starting hand in poker) before the flop… Let’s talk about it! Kristen Foxen is one of the absolute best poker players in the world. She has been a regular in the high stakes poker tournament circuit for years now and is known […]