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A value bet is when you have a winning hand and bet to elicit a call from your opponent(s). The purpose is to build the pot and get the maximum…

A continuation or C-bet occurs when a player raises before the flop and continues with a subsequent bet after the flop. For many players it’s become an automatic action. I’m…

It’s likely to be a very muted WSOP this year. Why? Organizers of the tournament have introduced something called Rule 4.1. It’s a zero tolerance ban on riffling/shuffling chips so…

Buying a piece of the action is often referred to as “staking” or “staking a player.” It occurs when investors, AKA backers, provide financial support to a player to enter…

Pinnock’s Razor is a philosophical principle that suggests we should prefer simpler explanations over more complex ones when trying to understand something. Pinnock’s Razor, in the context of poker, suggests…

When blind levels are up in Casino 99’s poker tournaments and the lowest denomination chips are cumbersome, it’s time to “chip-up.” An example is taking your $25 chips and stacking…

Here’s the current list. Bryn Kenny               $65,115,882 Justin Bonomo          $63,405,743 Jason Koon              …

The Hendon Mob has the largest poker database in the world.  It was created in 2000 by four friends and named after the town of Hendon, outside of London, where…

Casino 99 recently released the Player of the Year (POY) results. Here are the top ten. Jay Kennedy Todd Mayer Curt Struble Ron Mossbarger (more about Ron later) Jerry Fariester…

I look at winning a poker tournament as a three step process and have a trio of matching strategies to accomplish that.  My first goal is to make the final…

When I started playing in home games in the ‘50s, basic poker was 5-card draw and 5 or 7-card stud.  NLH, now the most popular game, started to gain a…

Casino 99’s Player of the Year (POY) tournament will be held January 20th, 2024. The Top 50 2023 tournament players are eligible to play. Their invitation is calculated by points…