• 2011 WSOP Right Around The Corner!

    Posted May 19, 2011 by Poker Nations

      The 2011 World Series of Poker is just around the corner, beginning on May 31st and running through July 7th.  A total of 58 events will be held, including a number of standouts:     Event #2----$25,000 Heads-Up NL Hold'Em Championship (May 31st) WSOP Rematches --- Farha...

  • When I found out I'm not a poker player -- Part 2 The new hope

    Posted May 18, 2011 by Ronin1085 .

    Episode 1:   http://pokernations.com/blogs/1555/1738/when-i-found-out-i-m-not-a-poker   Episode 2 -- the New hope   So this is still day one, and I was happy to find the booze store there in the casino, since I am a frugal drunk on a horse.  No free drinks like in Vegas -- ...

  • When I found out I'm not a poker player. My B-day vacation

    Posted May 18, 2011 by Ronin1085 .

    It started off as a rainy Michigan day. Lori for my birthday booked a trip for 2 days at the Soaring Eagle casino in Mt. Pleasent, Michigan -- about a 2 hour drive from where we live.   We went on sunday the 15th on my B-day, and there was a poker tourney on monday.   We arrived, and i...

  • Challenge Update

    Posted May 17, 2011 by Eric

    I was teaching at a WPT Boot Camp and have been keeping fairly busy so I haven't had a lot of a chance to move forward on the SnG challenge, I did want to give a general update though. I started with $100 and was playing $5 super turbo 6 max tournaments. I ran that up to $150 pretty quickly and did ...

  • Chad Roes 2nd Week Winner Free League

    Posted May 15, 2011 by Poker Nations

    The league has grown to 65 registered members and today 33 of them came out to play Week 2 of the PokerNations Free Poker League     Tess Tessier, aka PokerWitch4, took the chip lead early and maintained a status at the top of the chip counts throughout the tournament to the final table...

  • Helpful, Non-Fictional Advice To A Young Pro

    Posted May 14, 2011 by JACK WELCH

    "My mind races. I’d like to make it stop but I’ve accepted I’ll be like this my whole life."  That's what he tells me.  This is what I tell him.   This is limiting self-talk.  Change takes work and time and awareness.   Add five minutes to the end of...

  • PokerNations League Inaugural Results

    Posted May 8, 2011 by Poker Nations

    Poker players aren't the type of people to let anything get in the way of their time on the felt.  So the inaugural event in the PokerNations free PokerStars monthly league saw 23 players fill out three tables during the Mothers Day tournament.   Players compete in weekly events each Sun...

  • Bankruptcy For Absolute and Ultimate Bet

    Posted May 5, 2011 by Poker Nations

      The incidents of Black Friday came as a shock to many poker players.  But the actions of both PokerStars and Full Tilt to return funds to US players helped to alleviate the fear that money would be tied up for a lengthy period of time similar to the issue with Neteller so many ye...

  • First Trip To Atlantic City

    Posted May 4, 2011 by Anthony Martino

      I've been to Vegas twice (2007 and 2009 during the WSOP) and I live in the NorthEast so I've been to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun my fair share.   But I've never had the opportunity to hit Atlantic City until now.  My day job is sending me to AC for a trade show in June, staying at...

  • Annie Dukes Poker League Announces Season One Roster

    Posted May 3, 2011 by Poker Nations

      Federated Sports + Gaming (FS+G), a league with Annie Duke at the forefront, has recently announced it's roster of over 200 players for their inaguaral first season.   The league is designed to showcase some of the best poker talent on the planet through an extensive selection proce...