Monthly Archives: April 2012

That Data’s MINE! (Part 2)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Last week I rejoiced at the news that Poker Stars had forced data mining site PokerTableRatings.com (PTR) to cease tracking hand histories from their tables. But the celebration of the death of PTR might be a little premature.  The PTR … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Caption Competition

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Another week passes by and that means one thing – it’s Friday’s Caption Competition again. And this week there is a great prize on offer: a $55 iPOPs tournament token. So get those captions in. By the way, the password … Continue reading →

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Hand of the Week – Week 39

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

A few weeks ago I told you about an amazing hand between Viktor Blom and Alex Millar where Blom called off $33k on the river with bottom pair to win a $100k pot.  With K4s on a board of AJ459! … Continue reading →

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Niall Smyth – One Year As Poker Champ – I’m A Survivor Part II

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Following on from Part I… I did end up getting a good sweat this year when my good friend and roommate for the weekend Conor McElhinney went deep in the tournament and ended up finishing in 43rd. Of course I … Continue reading →

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Poll of The Week

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I think I made my views on the data mining site PokerTableRatings.com very clear in yesterday’s article so I hope I haven’t influenced you for today’s poll (like I could ever manage that!) I’ve set this week’s poll to get … Continue reading →

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That Data’s MINE! (Part I)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Good news for poker players! PokerTableRatings.com, the scourge of recreational poker players across the world, has been dealt a great big smack on the nose! Last Monday Poker Stars issued a “Cease or Desist” letter to PokerTableRatings.com (PTR), ordering it … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Caption Competition

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

It’s Caption Competition time again! But first, the password to the Freddie Mays Bounty tournament at 8pm tonight is: letsdoit I found this little gem of a photo yesterday that tickled me no end, so let’s see what you can … Continue reading →

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Niall Smyth – One Year as Champ – I’m a Survivor! Part I

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

It’s been four months since my last blog and these are my sins. I decided to come up to the Burlington Hotel for the Irish Open on the Thursday night so as not to break with tradition, well I suppose … Continue reading →

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Ooops !

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Have you ever mucked the best hand?  I don’t mean when you fold the best hand to a bluff, but when you actually throw away the winning hand after all the cards are dealt? Well last week Phil Laak managed … Continue reading →

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Hand of the Week – Week 38

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I might have mentioned this hand before, so apologies if you remember it, but for some reason I just had a flashback to a situation from Sydney in January. And it reminded me of the single most “everyone-must-get-it-all-in” hand I’ve … Continue reading →

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