Further Update: Just had an email from my AM. Canada stays live after all, and existing players from FI / NL can continue to play. So, this post is now just for new players from NL / FI. Will update again as things get clearer!
Submitted by Planet Mark on Wed, 11/13/2013 - 13:46
Fold. Pass. Muck. Three little words that mean you have given up on your hand and have tossed it back to the dealer, either real or virtual. It is a passive move to make and in a world where aggression is key some will frown upon you for such passivity, but sometimes folding is the best play even if it is one that your do not like to make.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 11/11/2013 - 13:07
If you are not familiar with the term, a ‘Bucket List’ is a bunch of things you would like to do before you kick the bucket (die). This is not morbid, in fact the opposite, this kind of list can encourage people to get out of their routine and do some great stuff.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 10:31
By Matthew "Yorkshire Pudding" Pitt
Hello? Is anyone here? Good. Then let’s begin. Hands up everyone who has ever banged their fists on the table in frustration as they are outdrawn and lose to some seemingly ridiculous two pair hand. Keep those hands up if you continually blame others for your lack of results. I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but you are probably a bigger donk than those players you are calling a donk.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 10:37
By Matthew "Yorkshire Pudding" Pitt
In many forms of life, poker included, you often have to speculate in order to accumulate. Putting it in simple poker terms for you fine people out there, you have to take the occasional shot at the big time if you want to make some serious money from this crazy game.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Thu, 10/17/2013 - 12:44
I grabbed my free entry for the Full Tilt ‘Mini Turbo Online Poker Series’ (MTOPS) main event over the weekend… It is worth $15, and the tournament has a prize pool of a cool $500k. Add to this a week of ‘Golden Sit N Goes’ over at PokerStars and I might not be getting as much writing done as usual this week! Here is how both existing and new players can grab a slice of the pie…
Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 10/14/2013 - 08:57
By Rich 'Drarr' Hunt
(Quick note from Mark: I'm very pleased to be welcoming back one of the original writers here at SNG Planet today in the form of Rich 'Drarr' Hunt. Enjoy this alternative perspective on whether the quest for volume, volume and more volume might not be in your best interest after all! I'm looking forward to regular input from Rich, who has been involved in the game as a player, coach and writer for many years!).
Submitted by Planet Mark on Fri, 10/11/2013 - 13:26
By Matthew 'Yorkshire Pudding' Pitt
It sometimes feels like a month does not go by without a major online poker tournament festival taking place. Acronyms such as SCOOP, TCOOP, WCOOP, FTOPS, MiniFTOPS and MTOPS seem to dominate online poker sites’ offerings to tournament players. I’ve getting FEDUP of seeing them.
Submitted by Planet Mark on Wed, 10/09/2013 - 09:06