January 2010

Planet Mark's Blog. Thoughts, News And Strategy For Poker Tournaments Of All Sizes

Super-Mega-Ultra-Turbo Games… Is Online Poker Going Too Fast?

Back when I was young (hehe) and grinding SNGs at Pokerstars , Turbo meant 5 minute blinds and games that were usually completed in 35 to 45 minutes. Since then things have been speeding up… and...

An Investment Newsletter, A New Poker Website And The Human Brain

Yes, they do have something in common! Let me explain...

55 Different Types Of Online Poker Tournament

Logged on over the weekend and spotted yet another tournament type I had not seen before (the 'Pure Bounty At Party as it happens)... this lead to the trusty notebook coming out and a list of...

Explaining Poker To Relatives - The Great Scrabble Thought Experiment!

Now, I know poker is a game of skill, you know poker is a game of skill - but our relatives and non-poker playing friends... what do they think of the game?? This post is a 'thought experiment'...

Does The Buy-In Matter? Really? It Did To Me!

Interesting situation came up the other night, while playing a bunch of 90 Player Knockouts on Full Tilt. Being time-limited (as ever!) I decided to start 8 at once at various buy-in levels,...

Ladies And Gentlemen... We Finally Have German!

It has been a long road (well, to be honest it is not quite over yet!), however we are now pleased to announce the German version of SNG Planet is up and running... at least in...

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