This website and my two blogs are being created to document my life and provide a place to collect poker news and stories. Here I will parse out my daily array of feelings ... You may read about my joy, pain, anxiety, love, frustation, peace of mind, patience or lack thereof, acts of kindness, acts of goodness, trust, humility, self control, anger, sadness, depression, fears, apathy, pride, hate, forgiveness or lack thereof, resentment, jealousy, worthless thoughts, anxiety, worry, happiness, rejection, hurt, insecurities or lack thereof, shame, doubts, distrusts, guilt or lack of guilt, positive attitudes for the future or hopelessness. Well maybe some of these feelings will pop up from time to time, but mostly I will try to document what is transpiring from day to day.
Below is the last 5 posts from my Twitter account. If I am playing in a live tournament I am posting my progress as well as specific hands. By joining Twitter you can choose to follow my Twitter posts as well as those of millions of other people. Updats can be sent as text messages to your cellular phone as well. Updates can be turned on and off from your cell phone by sending a simple 1 one text message. Click on the following link to find out more on Official Twitter Text Commands
I find poker news and articles on the net and list them here in one place. I sort them by date. You can make this a place to find your poker news. I also provide links to postings in several player's blogs whom I respect, like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Gordon and others. Check my site every day for what is new. Hope you like it.
Obama Plays High Stakes Poker On Health Care FOXNews In high stakes poker, if you're in, you're in all the way. It appears that the president and Democrats are willing risk lasting damage to ...
The weekend robbery of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin event has garnered headlines around the world. On Monday morning, the tournament’s champion, Kevin “ImaLuckSac” MacPhee, appeared on CBS’ “Early Show” to break down the heist.
The PartyPoker Women's World Open IV has just confirmed a few players, the Ladbrokes Poker Team has just signed its newest member, and more, all in tonight's Nightly Turbo.
Over the weekend, UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke became the first female winner ever of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will air next month on NBC. Duke sat down to discuss her monumental win.
Full Tilt Poker hosted some huge action this weekend, largely driven by the presence of everyone’s favorite online poker punching bag “Isildur1.” There were epic heads-up matches, swingy six-max games, and as many as eight tables of $300/$600...
Two players on recent hot streaks are among the chip leaders after Day 1A of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. A total of 17 bounties took to the field on Day 1A, with 25 more expected today.
The unique format of the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star makes it stand out from the tournament crowd during this blossoming springtime poker season. Day 1a of the $10,000-buy-in event ran on Monday, and the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose...
On Monday, Poker News Daily learned that the Eighth District Court in Nevada dismissed a lawsuit filed by Brandon McSmith, who claimed ownership of the idea for the NBC poker game show “Face the Ace.”
Large pots were few and far between on Sunday night’s episode of the GSN series “High Stakes Poker.” Instead, a vegetarian prop bet between Full Tilt Poker pros Phil Ivey and Tom “durrrr” Dwan took center stage.
Patrik Antonius capped off a miserable day at the online tables with another losing session in the "durrrr" Challenge, his tenth in their last eleven meetings. Antonius and Tom "durrrr" Dwan met for only a bit over an hour and 364 hands, but the...
Mainstream media coverage of the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act introduced in the Senate two weeks ago often didn't even mention the bill's clause to license and regulate Internet poker.
This might seem like a slight to the...
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Commerce Casino's LA Poker Classic just keeps rolling on. Poker Player Newspaper's previous issue included results from Events 1 - 8. This time we have results from events 9 - 23, and guess what? We're not done yet. Not by a long shot. A total of 51 events comprise this tournament, which began January 20 and concludes its six-week run on March 4.
Upcoming events include a $10,000 buy-in heads-up championship on February 23, a $10,000 buy-in no-limit event that begins February 26, and a three-day, $25,100 buy-in high rollers tournament two days later.
The buy-ins were lower for the events we're reporting on this issue, but they did include two events with $250,000 guarantees, as well as single elimination, heads-up play that was capped at 256 entrants and was won by Los Angeles player Michael Kamran, who took down $17,860 along with a $10,000 seat in the main event for his victory.
Atlantic City, NJ - Alexandru Masek is making poker look too easy. He just won his second World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring within a year's time, and has future plans to accomplish much more. Eleven months after winning his first WSOP Circuit gold ring at Harrah's Rincon in California, Masek traveled to the East Coast for the first time and pulled off an encore. With another major tournament in Los Angeles in February added to the mix, Masek now has three major wins on his resume since March 2009, an enviable record any poker player would crave.
Masek is a 25 year old college student. He is currently attending law school at the University of San Diego. Masek came to the WSOP Circuit event being held at Caesars Atlantic City during his Spring Break. While his peers populated the beaches and bars of Florida and elsewhere, Masek chose to pursue his poker passion instead and profited to the tune of nearly 40 grand. Not too many college kids in D... Continue reading Alexandru Masek Wins WSOP Circuit Event on Spring Break
In an article authored by the German news outlet Spiegel, Police Chief Rainer Wendt labeled the four armed gunmen who plundered the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Berlin over the weekend “small-time crooks.”
Whether across the Atlantic taking part in the European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Berlin or the National Heads Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas, there was action not only on the felt, but also away from the tables.
While you've been doing work at the poker tables, others have been busy at the boardroom table. Good thing PokerNews is skilled at multi-tabling. We'll get you up to speed on what's new in the gaming business. This week, a new casino opened as...
Brandon McSmith, who has a lawsuit pending in the Eighth District Court in Nevada, charged that Poker PROductions used his idea for the NBC poker game show “Face the Ace” without compensation. Now, the FBI has become involved in the case.
The first female champion of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship was crowned on Sunday as UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke took down the title and its corresponding $500,000 top prize.
Another Sunday on the virtual felt is in the books as the major online poker sites ran their standard Sunday tournaments. The PokerStars Sunday Million had over 10,000 entrants again, four of whom emerged six figures richer. The biggest win went...
After three long days, the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship has concluded with Annie Duke taking down the coveted title and $500,000.
Annie Duke didn't have an easy road to the winner's circle of the 2010 National Heads-Up Championship. Over...
We've all done it at the cash game tables-dug ourselves into a hole so deep that it might as well be our grave. You can blame variance, the fickle poker gods, or that idiot from Helsinki who chased a gutshot and cracked your set of aces. But freaking out and placing the blame on your horrendous opponents won't solve your problem. Rather, you must remain as calm as possible in order to focus on getting unstuck, otherwise you might as well start picking out coffins and making funeral arrangements.
The most satisfying sessions are the ones when I dig myself out of a hole and break even. Those gritty and determined bouts mean more to me than the ones when I annihilated my opponents and ran over the table. I thrive on competition and welcome strenuous challenges. And what can be a more troublesome obstacle than being stuck a couple of buy-ins early in a session?
Losing a significant amount of your stack at the onset of a session can be a recipe for disaster. Be... Continue reading Digging Out of a Hole
Poker pro Jeff Madsen walked away with $625,000 for winning the Borgata Winter Poker Open, a $3,500 buy-in tournament and annual event that was formerly a stop on the World Poker Tour. That score pushed his career winning just above the $3 million mark.
The Atlantic City tournament offered a $2 million guaranteed prize pool and attracted 766 players and easily exceeded the guarantee. In heads-up play Madsen bested Sirous Jamshidi, who went all in Q-2, only to find himself up against Madsen's K-10, and when Madsen paired his king on the turn the 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open was his. It was no surprise. Madsen led for most of the heads-up confrontation, playing small-ball and grinding down his opponent until he achieved victory.
This win adds to Madsen's two victories at the 2006 World Series of Poker-a $2,000 no-limit hold 'em victory worth $660,000 and a $5,000 short-handed no-limit hold 'em tournament that was good for $643,000.
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2010) - Annie Duke triumphed against the crème de la crème of the poker world to win the 6th Annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by GoDaddy.com, the world's largest domain name registrar, at the Caesars Palace Poker Tournament Room. Duke defeated Erik Seidel, who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and ranks 9th all-time money list, in the tournament's best-of-three finals to claim the championship and the $500,000 first-place prize. Seidel takes home $250,000 as the second-place finisher. The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is taped for broadcast on NBC over six consecutive Sundays beginning April 18 (Noon - 1PM ET).
'I'm so excited to win such a prestigious event and join the likes of Huck Seed, Chris Ferguson and Phil Hellmuth as Heads-Up Champion,' said Duke, who became the first-ever woman to win the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. 'I came into this tournament really focused and it feels great to finally ... Continue reading Annie Duke Wins NBC's 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship
On April 4th, Full Tilt Poker and PokerGives.org will team up for a $5+$5 charity tournament. Half of each player’s buy-in will build the tournament’s prize pool, while the other half will be donated to charity through PokerGives.org.
If you're interesting in checking out the final table of the WSOP LIVE, I will be the lead analyst along with Oli Nejad. Tune in for all the hand-by-hand action. We're going to be joined in the broa...
If you're interesting in checking out the final table of the WSOP LIVE, I will be the lead analyst along with Oli Nejad. Tune in for all the hand-by-hand action. We're going to be joined in the broa...
Hi all,Things are in full force at the WSOP, and the entire poker world is here. It's truly amazing how this event has grown over the past five years.Hope you are all keeping up with my podcast from t...
Hi All,The Expert Insight 2007 WSOP Podcast has officially started. This year you'll be getting insider reports from me and my good friends, Rafe Furst and Andy Bloch. We'll be at the WSOP talking a...
Hi All,I apologize for not posting in a while - I've been very busy with my wedding, honeymoon and work.Just wanted to let you know that I'm currently playing in the WSOPC in New Orleans. Feeling good...
On behalf of the Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation, I want to thank you all for helping us reach our goal of $1M via the "I'll Raise You a Million Challenge".Harrah's did a fantastic job of ...
Hi Everyone,Sorry it's been a while, but as you all know, it's T-minus 11 days to marriage so I've been a little busy.EI Fantasy Golf:My company is hosting a great fantasy golf league and we are givin...
Hi all, It's been an exciting day at my company, Expert Insight. A video from our upcoming DVD, Card Trick Magic with Stephane Vanel, is being featured on MySpace's home page and shown as a featured ...
Ok everyone. I want to give you, my loyal readers, a chance to get your poker questions answered on YouTube. Here's how it works: 1. Post your questions in this thread. (You will get ex...
I'm in Germany right now and just finished listening to a radio show where an admitted cheat was thrown softball after softball and still screwed it up...
It's a pet peeve of mine, as I’ve always been into stats every since I was a little kid, and looking at the various sites that carry all-time money lists it had me wondering… what are they thinking?
Now you should know by now that I don't say stuff like that unless I mean it, and am always wiling to criticize, but this is a spot I love more and more each time...
It's that time of year again. Time to fill out your brackets for the National Heads Up Poker Championship on NBC. Also a bizarre story from my youth involving NBC...
Before we go celebrate the American pastime, the Super Bowl, here are a few things you should know about the league and it’s practices… (no poker content whatsoever)
It's official, there will be a new addition to the Negreanu family! That, and why I suck at online poker, the NBA All-Star game, and wasting way too much time on internet poker forums...
I made the sickest 9-ball run ever last night against Gavin Smith. In other news, I read a recent Phil Gordon article that was so ridiculous I felt compelled to respond...
With the game of poker that is. I’m really enjoying the WSOPE event here in London and in my off time all I want to do is play at PokerStars.com and/or write and think about the game…
I repeat, NEVER check a bag with the most incompetent airline in the world when it comes to handling your luggage… that, and a whole bunch of other stuff…
Rarely do I meet a celebrity or athlete that makes me feel like a fan, but meeting Agassi made me feel like an awkward little boy asking for an autograph...
Weird title, I know, but I was driving and thinking about all the times I've been mean to my mother and wish I could take back some of the things I've done and said to her...
My chip stack headed in the wrong direction, and I laid down the best hand, but none of that matters in the bigger picture. I'm just happy to still be in with a chance...
Yuk, I just couldn't get anything going in the first 10 levels. Luckily the structure is sick otherwise I would have been outta there along time ago...
I love my new position at the Wynn, but with that position comes great responsibility. Couple that with spending a week with my ex-fiance and you have a stressful week..
After a rocky start to my Challenge Matches at Wynn Las Vegas, things are starting to look up. Also, a look at this whole celebrity thing and finally some news on an upcoming private FCP party...
I's still trying to get caught up on e-mails, I've never been this far behind before. The computer screen was giving me a headache though, so I decided to head into Bellagio for a little $4000-$8000 action...
It's been a while since I've updated the journal and have lots of bits and pieces to share. From Christianity to Politics, a TV cameo, radio, and to catching up with old friends...
I mean, that’s a really good question. In this blog entry we've got a little "Mommy", some TILT, Harrah's WSOP Tour, Two announcements, computer problems, etc. It's a potpourri...
If it were up to me, here is what I would propose for a wonderful World Series of Poker schedule that best resembles what the WSOP should be all about...
FCP Announces The Poker Classic with a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000. Along with that announcement, comes the "Spring Has Sprung Reload Bonus." All that, and a funny phone call I just had with a telemarketer, poor guy, lol...
This blog isn't meant to be preachy in any way, shape, or form, but I'd be lying if I didn't mention the fact that my belief in God is an important part of my life...
Lots to cover in this blog, from my halloween night to the High Stakes Poker show I'm doing tomorrow. Most importantly, is the FCP Charter Member program...
I couldn't come up with a name for: doing a show for STACKED on MTV, watching Survivor, fantasy football, fantasy hockey, and an online tournament cash for your's truly...
I'm a lot more focused on playing poker recently and really have missed playing limit hold'em. There's that, and a whole bunch of other random thoughts in this blog including homosexuality, Paula Abdul, and a major issue with the WPT...
I find poker radio and podcasts on the net and list them here in one place. I sort them by date. You can make this a place to find your poker radio. Check my site every day for what is new. Hope you like it.
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I find poker video feeds on the net and list them here in one place. I sort them by date. You can make this a place to find your poker videos. Check my site every day for what is new. Hope you like it.
I have been on television playing poker on several occasions. The 1st time was when I made the final table at a World Series of Poker $10,000 event held in March 2005, in San Diego, California. The second time was in November 2005 when I finished 14th in a super tough field of 114 champions at the invitational only, World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, held at Caesars Las Vegas... I lost when my back pocket nines ran into a button raise by Phil Hellmuth having red pocket tens. In the next 5 minutes Johnny Chan was out in 13th p-lace when he ran pocket 4's into pocket 8's. Doyle Brunson finished 10th and we all three recieved ZERO NADA ZILCH BUPCUS. That's tournament poker and why I am looking for a better sponsor. To see a compilation of my television appearances you can click on the heading above.
