Adjusting to Different Types of Poker Tournaments

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Poker is a game of adjustments, and those adjustments can take place on a micro and macro level. But some poker adjustments occur on a larger scale, they could be classified more as generalizations I suppose, such as the adjustments one has to make when switching from an online to a live tournament or when… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 11/25/2013

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On the video front this week, Matt Hunt continues his latest series and Andrew Brokos wraps up his Warm Up review. I happen to be at the Borgata with Andrew for the Thinking Poker meet up so I have some catching up to do on all the new TPE content. Fortunately, I’ll have a ton… Read more »

5 Questions with Cory “MJ23STYLEz” Waaland

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TPE Pro Cory Waaland recently finished 3rd in the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.  We sat down for 5 quick questions about the event and live vs. online poker.  And of course his trademarked catchphrase “GL Myelf”.  Enjoy….     (1)  You seem to play quite a bit of… Read more »

Downswings and Plateaus: Sometimes, It Is Your Fault

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I had something of an epiphany today. I’ve been in probably the biggest downswing of my career to date over the last 2-3 months, at least in overall monetary terms, even though my ABI is perhaps two or three times what it was when I had a 1,000-buyin-plus downswing in 2012. It doesn’t worry me… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 11/17/2013

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This week, Matt Hunt returns with a review of one of his deep runs and a trip report, Andrew Brokos continues his Warmup series, and KillingBird tells us all about his recent trip to Vegas to play in the WSOP.com series. Also, DannyN13 held a 24 hour charity session in support of his Movember campaign…. Read more »

UKIPT Isle of Man Trip Report & Update

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I thought it was about time I checked in with you guys now that I’ve had time to decompress from being away for a few days. From Wednesday last week until this Monday evening, I was away at the UK & Ireland Poker Tour event on the Isle of Man, the home of PokerStars themselves…. Read more »

WSOP.com Online Championship

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As many of you have probably heard, Nevada now has fully regulated online poker.  Ultimate Poker was the first to launch. Soon after, the WSOP launched their online site. A month or so ago my backer presented me (and the other guys in the stable) with the opportunity to travel to Nevada for their first… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 11/10/2013

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This turned out to be “Midstack Masters” week at TPE as both Chris Moon and Andrew Brokos both put out clinics on how to play with 30-40bb. Merfinis had the luxury of a much bigger stack as he completed his latest series. It’s tough to play when you are not “ship it” short, but not… Read more »

Reviewing Your Poker Tournament Sessions

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One of the most important elements of playing great poker is the time and energy you put into reviewing your play. In this column I’ll take a look at why you should review your tournament sessions, and some tips and tricks to make sure you are getting the most out of these reviews. Tournament Review… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 11/03/2013

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This week at TPE, Merfinis and Moon continue their latest series. Watching Merfinis on Pokerstars makes me long for the old days. Moon’s WPN series is turning out to be a classic one for us US players who frequent that network. One time for KB the Cager who has been collecting souls as of late…. Read more »