No Rebuys
May 23, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
I played my first non-cash game since the initial Sit & Go. It was a $1 rebuy tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000. Before starting I decided I wouldn’t make a rebuy when I busted. ... continued
Breaking Even
May 22, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
I had steadily climbed from my $1.00 to $1.51 with no real notable hands until I got crazy and took a total plunge. I picked up 3h5h in the small blind. The cutoff + 1 limped in and I decided to raise. ... continued
Just One Of Those Things
May 21, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
It was after midnight and the bar my family and I own in Costa Rica, the Time Out Tavern, had slowed down. There was only a few people at the bar so I decided to fire up Full Tilt Poker. This particular... continued
Fred Berger Joins Elite Crowd with WSOP Circuit Win
May 21, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
Poker player Fred Berger moved into an elite, although growing community by picking up a WSOP circuit event ring in the 2010 Bayou Poker Challenge. He moved into the rare air by adding his WSOPC ring to... continued
And Back Up!
May 20, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
Ok, this part of the yo-yo thing is great, but overall it is crazy for sure. Two key things actually have me up for the day: I took some solid, but calculated risks and I got some cards. It helped to have... continued
Getting Lucky
May 20, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
In the short term, luck is a very significant factor in poker. In any given session or tournament it is probably better to be lucky than play well. Yet in the long term, only the most skilled players... continued
Another Low
May 20, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
Several tough days have me reeling. The only thing I can say about this is it has happened over the past four days. Minus one bad trip to a higher limit table that cost me over $4.00 on the 17th and a... continued
Three Hands
May 20, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
Many sessions, winners and losers alike, come down to only a few significant hands. This was one of those times. In one hand I made a bad move that paid off. In the other two, I benefited from others... continued
Totally Uneventful
May 20, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
I played for an hour in my standard $0.01/$0.02 NLHE game which I bought into for $1.00. There is not much to report. I didn’t win or lose a significant pot and finished the session up a whopping ... continued
Drunk Clicking
May 20, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
I had the night off and had been out and had some beers. I was not completely messed up, but I was certainly above the legal limit. One fundamental difference between playing online and live is that... continued
A Quick Session Before Work
May 19, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
This was a very fast session. I played for less than 15 minutes. I was leaving for work soon, but figured I would play for half an hour or so. I was offered a ride to work by sister-in-law and since... continued
Second Max Session
May 19, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
I must admit that at these micro levels I am playing faster and looser than is my norm. I just sat down to play another $0.01/$0.02 NLHE cash game. I bought in for $1.00 and quickly figured out that... continued
World Team Poker Tournament Starts Tomorrow
May 18, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
What should be an incredibly exciting poker tournament kicks off tomorrow when teams from twenty countries around the globe come together for the inaugural World Team Poker tournament. Held at the Golden... continued
The Challenge Begins
May 18, 2010 by Glenn Graham · Leave a Comment
My name is Glenn Graham and I have accepted Poker Room Review’s Bankroll Challenge. Dave Swinson is already playing on Poker Stars and blogging about his efforts. This challenge is modeled on the efforts... continued
Kentucky Seeks to Identify Defendants in Lawsuit
April 26, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
In an effort to keep its lawsuit alive against all of the targeted online poker rooms, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has filed a motion for discovery in an attempt to determine the owners’ identities... continued
The PokerRoomReview.com Bankroll Challenge
April 26, 2010 by PRR · Leave a Comment
After learning of the recent bankroll building experiments by Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, we at PokerRoomReview.com (PRR) decided to put contributing... continued
NBC Airing 2010 National Heads Up Tournament
April 26, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
With the incredible success of the 2010 National Heads Up Tournament, the television network NBC has started a series of telecasts of the event, another sign of the growing popularity of poker. This broadcast... continued
Daniel Negreanu Attempts to Build a Bankroll
April 13, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
Following a personal challenge that Chris Ferguson created for himself several years ago, Canadian Daniel Negreanu is chronicling his attempt to turn $10 into a bankroll of $100,000 playing online poker.... continued
Grand Jury to Hear Full Tilt Case
April 7, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
Financial Times is reporting that a federal grand jury in Manhattan may hear a money laundering case against Full Tilt Poker, marking an ominous threat to the online poker giant and some of the most famous... continued
Vegas Pro Wins WSoP Circuit Championship
April 4, 2010 by Dave Swinson · 1 Comment
Las Vegas poker pro Bryan Devonshire scored his first World Series of Poker victory yesterday with a win at the 2010 WSoP Circuit Championship Main Event. Devonshire, originally from Arcadia, CA, bested... continued
Annie Duke Wins the 2010 Heads-Up Championship
March 18, 2010 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
Capping a successful run through the prestigious event, Annie Duke won the 2010 NBC Nation Heads-Up Poker Championship and became the first woman in its history to do so. Duke earned $500,000 on the strength... continued
Rush Poker and a Fast $50 Bonus at Full Tilt
February 26, 2010 by Mike Ferguson · Leave a Comment
Right now Full Tilt Poker is giving players an incentive to learn their newest twist on poker, a blazing fast form of the game they call Rush Poker. Simply put, Rush Poker puts players into a pool who... continued
Newcomers Score Big Poker Wins in 2009
December 17, 2009 by Dave Swinson · Leave a Comment
2009 was a big year at both the tables and online for young and upcoming poker stars. The year saw an unusual number of bright new stars making names for themselves, whether they were winning WSoP events,... continued
WSOP Superchamp
June 2, 2009 by PRR · Leave a Comment
1983 Main Event champ Tom McEvoy has won the 2009 World Series of Poker’s Champions Invitational. The tournament was held to help celebrate the 40th Annual WSOP. The prize included the right to brag... continued
Don Cheadle on Full Tilt
May 8, 2009 by PRR · Leave a Comment
Full Tilt Poker announced a new partnership with international film star, charity fundraiser and activist Don Cheadle, welcoming him their team as a Friend of Full Tilt. Don is co-founder of the Ante Up... continued

