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Fishmarket + US Lottery Sit N Goes

I was disappointed when Red Kings dropped my favorite tournament promo around a year ago. The ‘Fishmarket’ has just the right balance (low cost, big prizes, entertaining) to keep me coming back for more. The good news is that the Fishmarket is back – and it’s guarantee is as big as ever.

A little further down this post, I have covered the new Jackpot (Lottery) Sit n Goes at America’s Cardroom, and their upcoming $1 million guaranteed tournament. First of all, some more about the Fishmarket.

Submitted by Planet Mark on Tue, 07/07/2015 - 15:03

Planet Corp Update April 2015

Time for another behind the scenes look into Planet Corp and the team making it all happen with my online projects. It has been a busy first quarter of the year. Then again I really can’t recall the last time when things were not super-busy around here. Relaxing is just not a part of my nature, I’d go as far as to say that I don’t really see the point…

Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 04/06/2015 - 12:46

Planet Corp Is Hiring: Gambling Writer Needed

It is time to open the doors once more, and seek a new colleague here at Planet Corp. I'm looking for a gambling writer. You’ll be in excellent company. Only clear thinking, reliable and talented individuals ever make the cut.

The main objective is to find someone who can help me write for my casino project, which is building up at the moment. This has sports betting, casino and poker sections, with a mobile gambling flavour. I’m aiming big with this one (50 to 100 new articles a month, every month), and I need someone to cover at least 2 of the 3 verticals.

Submitted by Planet Mark on Mon, 03/09/2015 - 10:00

10 Ways to Spot Brand New Online Poker Players

These days, tools including HUDs and player database services will quickly highlight the fish at your table. For those of us who do not use those tools, there are still some easy ways to spot players who are brand new to the game. You might as well take your share of their bankrolls by isolating them and outplaying them post-flop. If you do not do it, then someone more ruthless will be happy to step right in.

Submitted by Planet Mark on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 13:24

The Poker Mistake That Costs You 40% of Your ROI

This post ties in with my January monthly newsletter. If you are looking for the Carbon Sit N Go tokens offer details, or links to the articles in that mail, then you'll find them at the bottom of this page. For everyone else, I’d like to introduce the single most common mistake poker players make. You can keep telling yourself that you have great reasons for ignoring it – though at the end of the day the math does not lie.

40% is a big number, and one I do not use lightly. While I use Sit N Goes as the example below, this mistake applies equally to all poker formats.

Submitted by Planet Mark on Tue, 01/20/2015 - 14:30

PokerStars Numbers and the Amaya Story

I have a new hero – at least in Business terms. After leading the Amaya takeover of PokerStars last year, David Baasov has been crowned the ‘King of Online Gambling’ by Forbes. The article is linked below, along with some fascinating numbers about online gambling which came from the story. Baasov’s persistence and grit really shines through in the article. He is up there with Elon Musk and (the younger) Richard Branson for me…

Submitted by Planet Mark on Sat, 01/10/2015 - 14:53

Will AI Destroy Online Poker?

Stephen Hawking has been in the news again. This time giving us the dire warning that artificial intelligence is an existential threat to the human race. He is not alone, Elon Musk warned against this earlier this year, and the argument goes back all the way to Terminator.

It got me thinking. If we set aside the trivial matter of the destruction of humanity for a moment, is there something more imminent, and more important at stake?

Submitted by Planet Mark on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 07:53