Three Ways to Improve Poker Tournaments

I am pretty much a poker-tournament junkie. The poker explosion seems virtually restricted to tournaments, so, clearly, I'm not alone. I love the strategy, competition, and excitement a tournament provides. But, I think poker tournaments could be improved. Here are three examples of things...

Saturday Apr 01, 2006

published 839 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 3

The Vic is Dead … Long Live the Vic!

I popped into the Victoria Casino, Edgware Road recently. I now live 250 miles from the home of European poker, but decided to pay a flying visit after trekking down south for a QPR game (they lost). It was the first time in a while that I had been to the Vic outside of festival time. It was...

Wednesday Mar 01, 2006

published 870 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 2

Travels With the Camel

Think Before You Type … About four or five years ago, when online poker was in its infancy, I was playing a bit of $10-$20 hold'em heads up. About 20 minutes in, a big pot occurred; I flopped a flush draw and overplayed it somewhat. I capped the pot on the flop, and made my flush on...

Wednesday Feb 01, 2006

published 898 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 1

Travels With the Camel

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE November was probably the most important month on the European poker schedule. The two most prestigious tournaments on the tour, the Masterclassics of Poker at Amsterdam and the Monte Carlo Millions, both took place as the year came to a close. The huge fields and massive...

Sunday Jan 01, 2006

published 929 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 2, Number 12

Travels With the Camel

Outside the Shark Tank, Looking In … I've been playing poker pretty much every day for 15 years, until two months ago, when I was forced to take a break. What was the reason? I am delighted to announce the birth of my first child, Jake, who arrived on Sept. 30 to terrorise your big...

Thursday Dec 01, 2005

published 960 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 2, Number 11

Travels With the Camel

I'm increasingly becoming known as the guy who always sees the worst in poker. It's not without good reason - as there is a lot wrong in the world of poker, and it would be great if everything was as good as it could be. In all fairness, though, when something is done right, I applaud,...

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