My original plan was to do a ‘Las Vegas Trip Report’, covering the ups and downs of 10 days in sin city. Many people do these over at 2+2, Vegas Message Boards and on personal sites and blogs. I have changed my mind. Instead this post is a random collection of thoughts, tips and experiences. It is much shorter than a trip report, hopefully more suitable for today’s fast-paced browsing.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 05/30/2016 - 13:10
Let’s get beyond the ‘merging player pools’ corporate speak shall we? Full Tilt is closing down, players have accounts at PokerStars anyway, and another interesting chapter in the evolution of online poker comes to an end. Of course, someone could buy the software… who knows!
I’m a little saddened, having played a lot of games there at one point. This is something of a tribute post – though as you will see not all of the memories were good.
In no particular order, here is what I’ll remember about Full Tilt.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Tue, 05/10/2016 - 17:42
I just finished up refreshing the 2016 WSOP qualifiers section here at SNG Planet, and noticed that there are a lot of other live events with online qualifiers at the moment. Instead of making individual pages for each (which tend to go out of date quickly), here is a blog post which gives and overview. There are some real gems around Europe. These include the WPT Amsterdam, Unibet Open Malta and Grand Poker tour Thessalonikki. Over in the US there is the World Series and WPT500 too.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 08:02
Your Guide to the Full Tilt / PokerStars Merger in 2Q 2016PokerStars has announced that Full Tilt Poker will close in early 2016. Your account (along with many features from the Full Tilt platform) will move over to PokerStars instead.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 13:54
There are a lot of events, both live and online, which you can win tickets (or even trips) to enter. Instead of doing individual write-ups for each, I have consolidated them into one post. Highlights include 2 big events (including a $10,000,000 guaranteed Sunday Million) and 2 and a half great live tournament destinations!
Submitted by Planet Mark on Wed, 02/10/2016 - 15:13
I’m optimistic about the online poker industry as a whole this year. This post outlines some thoughts on this. Really a collection of separate bits and pieces gained from being ‘immersed’ in the industry on a day to day basis. It will be out there in the public domain, so if I am completely off of the mark you all get to laugh at me in a year’s time.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Fri, 01/15/2016 - 14:47
This might have been a brutal year in terms of business (see this post (spoiler – we came out on top!)), though that did not stop me enjoying a lot of books. My philosophy on reading is very simple. There is a huge source of wisdom, entertainment and actionable ideas out there in the written form…and I see it as my mission to go out and hunt for the gems.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 10:32
I have always liked OnGame. This network were pioneers in many ways, with the first mobile poker client and back in the day the first Mac download too. For whatever reasons they never quite broke through to the volume of players needed to really thrive – though the software is still great, games still soft and innovations like the Fishmarket and Grand Series of Poker kept things fresh.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Wed, 11/25/2015 - 08:32