Archive - Apr 2010

Have you voted for the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions?

It's free to do so, and you can show your support for your favorite poker player.

The top 20 players voted by the public will then join seven other seminal players, as they battle it out in a 27-person tournament for $1 million.

Qualifying players have won a WSOP bracelet in the past.

Harrah's has put up the money, and the seven players guaranteed to play are Joe Cada, Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, Mike Sexton, Barry Shulman, and two other wild cards.

Recently I played an interesting hand at a fairly small tournament. There were about seventy players, only a few of them were any good. It was a timid table with players limping all the time and playing mediocre hands. The blinds were 50/100 at the second level, with chip stacks starting at 5000.
I picked up KJ in middle position. There had been a few limpers before me but since I knew these players would easily dispatch of their hands I decided my KJ was good enough to play it and thus I raised it to 300, the standard three times the big blind.

Full Tilt Poker and Caesars Palace host the Opportunity Village 5th annual Celebrity Poker Tournament.

The tournament takes place tomorrow, April 10, at the Caesars Palace's poker room, and while schmoozing with poker and Vegas celebrities, you can win a seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker main event, along with a free room at the Rio.