Poker News

Understanding Tendencies of Micro Limit Opponents

January 07, 2009

When playing texas holdem at the lower limits it is important that your primary strategy is to avoid being extra fancy against your less experienced opponents. Since the lower limits generally attract recreational and new players, the emphasis on defeating those types of players lies in applying a smart, disciplined strategy rather than showing off every move you have learnt at the poker table.   Overbetting

Poker Strategy: Consistent Preflop Play

January 05, 2009

It is important for all players to remember the basics of preflop play to ensure optimal play and good results. By keeping your actions consistent throughout a tournament, it gives you the ability mask your actual playing style to ensure good players that are trying to work you are out are constantly guessing and grow increasingly frustrated. Consistent preflop blind raising, good hand selection and taking advantage your image will ensure you earn the respect of the table. Hand Selection and PositionIf you are in early position it is

Poker Pop Culture: Poker Face

January 05, 2009

It has been five years since Chris Moneymaker kicked the poker boom into full swing, but how far has poker gone mainstream? Poker has infiltrated all aspects of everyday life from fashion, cuisine, pubs and clubs, to movies and music. From Ed Hardy clothing lines to All-In Energy Drinks to Pub Poker and Rounders spin-offs, poker and its terms are now common place. Musician Lady GaGa’s recent release of Poker Face has reached success around the world including the number one spot on the Australian charts.

The Australian Poker Hall of Fame

January 04, 2009

After stepping down as the Big Rooster of PokerNetwork to join my ‘feather duster’ mates in the poker room I have been able to take the time to oversee our poker history and to honour poker players and administrators with the establishment of our own Australian Hall of Fame.  

From The Den: My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments of 2008 - Part 1

January 02, 2009

Working as a tournament reporter and blogger for PokerNews has enabled me to travel to many amazing countries during the past twelve months, and at the same time I’ve been fortunate enough to witness up close some of the world’s best poker players and personalities. Upon reflection of the year that was, I thought about my most memorable moments from 2008 and decided to compile my Top Ten. Some of these moments you may have heard about, some you may have not.   I’m sure everyone has their own moments, but these are the ones that stand out in my mind, w

PokerNews Cup Alpine Satellite Series at bwin Poker

January 05, 2009

We’re please to announce that bwin Poker are giving three lucky winners the opportunity on a European alpine adventure of a lifetime with the PokerNews Cup Alpine Satellite Series!  

PokerStars Weekly $2,000 Cash Freeroll Series!

January 02, 2009

PokerStars and PokerNetwork are welcoming in the New Year with a fantastic $2,000 Cash Freeroll Series running from January through to March 2009. This series is exclusive to PokerNetwork players, which means there is huge value for you to win your share of the free cash prizes every single week.

New 888 Poker $100k Guaranteed Promotion - 15 Seats To Be Won Every Week!

December 30, 2008

888 Poker and PokerNetwork have launched a crazy promotion to celebrate the coming of the New Year. With the arrival of 2009 right around the corner, we have decided to introduce a tournament every single night of the week exclusive for PokerNetwork users. Scheduled at Aussie friendly times, these tournaments will alternate between freerolls and $5 + $0.50 buy-in tournaments and will award players seats to the upcoming 888 Poker $100,000 Guaranteed DeepStack event! Now there is no excuse to not jump online and experience the texas holdem poker craze first hand.

2009 Aussie Millions Kicks Off This Week!

January 04, 2009

The 2009 Aussie Millions unofficially kicked off today with the $550 Opening Event Semi-Satellite drawing another huge field to the Crown Casino in Melbourne. The excitement and the anticipation is building, as over the next few weeks, poker players from far and wide start to roll into town to participate in the largest poker tournament in the southern hemisphere!  

December Online Wrap: Adelaide's "Run Good Kids" Live Up To Name

January 02, 2009

Christmas is a time for giving, if you believe the old adage.  However it seems that most Australian tournament players were not in a particularly sharing mood this festive season.  With some fantastic scores just in time for Christmas, December was yet another good month to be a young, online multi-table tournament player from Adelaide. At the top of the Christmas list was young Adelaide based internet sensation James “Andy McLEOD” Obst who capped a monster month worth no less then US$162,225.

PokerNetwork Players Of The Month - December

January 02, 2009

December was a month highlighted by the Grand Final of the 2008 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Sydney with all of Australia’s finest taking on the international invasion to try and replicate the success of Grant Levy by capturing the title and the one million dollar first place prize. The online scene was expectedly quiet during the APPT but finished with a flurry as many of the online young guns enjoyed some Christmas success.  

PokerNews Purchases ChipMeUp

January 04, 2009

With 2009 upon us PokerNews has announced the purchase of leading poker staking website ChipMeUp.com.   Players worldwide can buy and sell shares of themselves in all poker disciplines, a variety of buy-in amounts and from the online felt to live events such as the 2009 Aussie Millions, ANZPT and WSOP.  

Retribution for Rheem

December 23, 2008

Over the weekend, David “Chino” Rheem captured the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas collecting over $1.5 million in prize money.   Rheem overcame 497 players over six days to seek retribution after a disappointing month following his exit in 7th place in the 2008 WSOP Main Event.  

PokerStars World Record Attempt

December 15, 2008

On Sunday December 28th 2008, PokerStars will be attempting to set a world record for the largest ever online poker tournament field. The special tournament will be capped at 35,000 players and if the cap is reached it will set an official Guinness Book of World Records mark.   Players are expected to flock to PokerStars for a number of reasons. The buy-in is only $10+1 which puts it within most player's budgets as they look for their place in history as part of a world record. In add