Daniel Negreanu recently detailed a deceptive tournament scheme from the nineties involving overselling stakes and chip dumping Poker pro Daniel Negreanu utilized his popular digital platform recently to expose a sophisticated tournament hustle he witnessed early in his career at the Bicycle Club. Identifying scams like this early are key to protecting bankrolls. This historical
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Squeezing Opportunities from the Small Blind
Small blind squeezes work best when opener and callers create dead money but lack enough strong hands to punish pressure Squeezing from the small blind is one of the harder preflop moves in poker because the position is poor, the big blind is still live and postflop mistakes get expensive. A squeeze happens after an
PGT Texas Poker Open Main Event Ends in Chopped Pot
The win included the top prize of $180,000 in the $1M GTD tournament The PGT Texas Poker Open Main Event concluded at the Champions Club in Houston with Vladyslav Shovkovyi emerging as the champion after a strategic deal. Despite entering the final table as one of the shorter stacks, the Ukrainian professional poker player navigated
Hellmuth May Have Just Revealed the New Las Vegas NBA Team’s Nickname
Hellmuth mentioned a possible name during a recent episode of No Gamble, No Future During a recent livestream of the popular show No Gamble, No Future on PokerGO, Phil Hellmuth shared intriguing details regarding the future of professional basketball in Nevada. Hellmuth was competing in a high-stakes game with a $100/$200 blinds structure alongside other
Managing Pressure Lines vs Pot-Control Lines in Heads-up Poker
Heads-up poker depends on knowing when to build pressure and when to keep the pot manageable Heads-up poker removes the safety of waiting for premium hands. With only two players involved, ranges widen, blinds arrive every hand and post-flop decisions become more personal. A pressure line means betting, raising or barreling in a way that
EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Now in the History Books
This was the Russian player’s first European Poker Tour title The 2026 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Main Event concluded with Roman Stoica securing a career-defining victory against a massive field of 1,011 participants. This tournament drew the sixth-largest attendance in the history of the series, which created a total prize pool of
Phil Hellmuth Is Coming to Rivers Casino Next Week
Players could have a chance to take down The Poker Brat during a bounty tournament at the casino Phil Hellmuth is scheduled to appear at Rivers Casino in Philadelphia for a special poker event titled the Hellmuth Deepstack Turbo Black Chip Bounty Tournament. This competition is set for Thursday, May 14, at 5:15 pm and
The Importance of Simulation of Cold Deck Scenarios in Poker
Practicing cold deck spots helps you handle brutal poker situations without treating every bad result as a mistake A cold deck scenario is a hand where strong cards collide and at least one player is almost destined to lose chips. Set over set, nut flush into straight flush, top full house into quads, or ace-king
WSOP Provides New Details on Its Dealer Rating System
The goal is to try to ensure a level playing field for all participants The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has officially unveiled a new dealer rating system designed to enhance the quality of gameplay at the annual summer series in Las Vegas. This initiative allows participants to submit feedback directly through the WSOP Live
EPT Monte Carlo Winner-Take-All Sit & Go Title Goes to Jason Koon
A runner-runner flush gave Koon a huge win and the €1-million payout The high-stakes poker scene witnessed a remarkable display of skill as Jason Koon emerged victorious in a unique winner-take-all Sit and Go during the European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Monte Carlo. Nine elite professionals bypassed a planned cash game stream to instead
Adapting UTG Strategy for Tournament vs. Cash Games
UTG strategy changes because stack depth, antes and survival pressure change the value of early-position hands Under the gun (UTG) is the most constrained seat at the table because every player except the blinds acts after you preflop. That positional disadvantage forces a tighter opening range than later seats. In both tournaments and cash games,
The Oklahoma State Poker Championship at Hard Rock Arrives in a Week
The poker tournament series begins May 14 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa Professional poker players and local enthusiasts are preparing for the highly anticipated Oklahoma State Poker Championship, which officially returns to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa on May 14. This 11-day series promises an intensive schedule featuring 19 individual











