Category Archives: tournament poker

Play Tournament Poker at 888

Posted on February 14, 2014 by The Dean

Poker tournaments are perhaps the most popular form of poker at this time with millions upon millions of people getting in on the action. We at 888poker have tournaments commencing all the time to suit all tastes and budgets. Each … Continue reading →

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A tale of two philosophies

Posted on October 31, 2011 by The Dean

The November Nine will soon be upon us again and does it only seem a year since the last time? I was talking to someone down at my local pub the other night who asked my opinion on the best … Continue reading →

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This is why we play poker

Posted on November 28, 2009 by The Dean

Today’s video shows a confrontation during the final table of this years WSOP main event won by Joe Cada. It is the thrill of poker and the adrenalin surges that are created when players are all-in and meaningful money is … Continue reading →

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Sit and go play

Posted on November 21, 2009 by The Dean

A few years ago I played SNG’s quite seriously for about four to five months. I think as I recall I played something like around 700 of them and returned around 15% ROI. Times have changed of course and the … Continue reading →

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All out aggression

Posted on November 19, 2009 by The Dean

Today’s video shows a final table from a WPT event won by Scotty Nguyen. In fact it only shows one hand as the heads up confrontation lasted for just one hand. Both players had a similar chip count so whoever … Continue reading →

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Isn’t Tournament Poker Great When You Win

Posted on November 12, 2009 by The Dean

It’s a long time since I last won a poker tournament (unless it was an SNG) either live or online poker. But the feeling that Joe Cada must have had when he won the big one must have been something … Continue reading →

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Which Style are You?

Posted on November 1, 2009 by The Dean

These days there are many different ways to play poker be it cash games or online poker tournaments. The different levels of aggression tend to mean that there can be many ways to get the job done. For instance in … Continue reading →

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Online Poker Tournaments

Posted on October 28, 2009 by The Dean

Anyone who has ever read my blog consistently will be aware that my history is not in playing poker tournaments. I have played in many tournaments down the years but nothing too heavy. The biggest online poker tournament that I … Continue reading →

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Crushing Online Single Table Tournaments

Posted on February 3, 2009 by The Dean

With the advent of the internet, certain types of poker have become ever more popular. No Limit and Limit poker has increased in popularity and also tournament poker as it is this form of the game that is so heavily … Continue reading →

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Bubble Blow

Posted on November 10, 2008 by The Dean

Last night was tournament night on Cake Poker with the weekly 100k event. This attracted a field of 839 players with the buy-in being $150+$12. The starting stacks are 5k and the blinds go up every 15 minutes with the … Continue reading →