The alpha value is one of the most important numbers in a discussion of poker because it gives you a lot of information with a simple calculation. However, it’s often applied incorrectly because of a lack of understanding of what it can and should be used for. Our goal here is to gain a better [...]

PokerStars has today released a new video on YouTube showcasing the roller-coaster journey of Shane “Shaniac” Schleger as a professional poker player – from working as a waiter in New York in 2004, to now living by the Mexican seaside. Shaniac has overcome many challenges in his life as a professional poker player, and this [...]

Yesterday saw Viktor take his foot of the gas a little, and relax a little, only playing 991 hands over a 10+ hour day. So maybe not a totally relaxing day. More like a lazy summer day in the fields, doing the bare minimum to get by without overly exerting yourself. Not that I’m calling [...]

Looking out the window you can tell that this is going to be a great summer. The weather is great and great destinations are waiting all around the world. Usually this is the part of the year when many poker players feel the same way, thus the drop in most poker room’s traffic during the [...]

Today, we have the results from the weekend, and tomorrow we’ll be catching you up on all the action from beginning of the week. SCOOP 15 Mid ($82) saw a 30 hour marathon NLHE Ante Up event come to a close with a four way deal. 1,794 players had started, 234 got a return on [...]

Monday is usually a grind for most of us. I’m usually recovering from playing poker late into the early hours as I tend to play some of the big multi table tournaments that Sunday tends to bring. For Viktor, Grinding means just that, and for someone who only plays four tables maximum, and normally a [...]

FTR Quick Tip: Helping you plug leaks in 5 minutes or less. Slowplaying allows you to get more value from your concealed monster hands. But slowplaying in the wrong situations can be very costly indeed. Use the ideas contained in this video to recognize the times when slowplaying is appropriate. When you’re playing no limit [...]

This week FTR is showing the love, with some free Money, a $600 added tournament, and a route to get you to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. Holy **** we’re good to you, and certainly improve your Return on Investment. FTR Exclusive Tournaments We have the FTR Party Poker Monthly $5 on [...]

Today, I think Viktor may be feeling a little Dizzy, as the spirals in his mind appear to have come back out to play. In fact I may have seen less spirals in strands of DNA, as yesterday seemed to see Viktor prepare for replication via Mitosis, and split into pieces. yesterday was a spiral [...]

Viktor Blom is on a bit of a rollercoaster. He won about $1.5Million last weekend, and he’s been up and down ever since. he has been rushing into his opponent’s headlong, and seems to have been doing it while keeping his cool. We’ve not really seen Viktor go out of control, and burn his money [...]