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He is 24 years old and he's already cashed for over a million dollars in tournament poker. He's made a WSOP TV final table, and most recently he took 2nd in the biggest weekly online tournament. Matt Vengrin explains why he did it, where he did it and how he did it. read more in pokerworks.com

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Much of the game of poker is mental. In addition to knowing the right math and tactics to make the right decisions as often as possible, a poker player had to be able to read his opponent.

23-year-old Olivia "Liv" Boeree is more than just the new European Ladies champion; there's an educated astrophysicist behind those darting eyes. Boeree, originally from Kent, became the UK spokesperson...

Those who make it their business to be familiar with obscure, theoretical laws not only need to get out more and find a nice girl, but they will also be aware of the law of diminishing returns. Basically this concept supports the idea that there can be too much of a good thing and that eventually the whole thing will eventually blow up in your face. A lot of players who see a pair of Aces or two Kings show up as their hole cards immediately start slowplaying in order to keep as many people as possible in the hand in order to help the pot grow.

There is a certain logical absurdity about the trying to keep a poker player honest. The sport of poker has lying to your opponents built right into the culture of the game, so trying to keep someone honest is at best a futile act. So why do so many players waste money at the end of a hand trying to do just that? Let's say you are at the river and in a position where you are trying to decide whether or not to call someone's bet or raise. There is a percentage of players out there who know they are beat at that point, but will still make the call in order to force their opponent to show their hand.

With the World Series of Poker on the horizon, set to play this summer in Las Vegas, those who can are investigating ways to make money from the biggest poker event in the world, and not just from playing in it. A new deal with XP Events has been announced recently by the WSOP to distribute WSOP swag across various venues, including an online store, retail shops, and a new WSOP store in Vegas. The Denver, Colorado based XP Events is now the official brand merchandise provider for the World Series of Poker...

A quarterly poker magazine is on the horizon, to be published by Dennis Publishing and to service a very specific poker community: the members of online poker room PKR. PKR.com is a poker room unlike any other, with a computer or video game style experience, with 3D avatars that are controllable to an extent beyond any other poker room. Now an "international selection" of PKR customers will get the poker magazine free of charge...

The magazine that appeals to women poker players, conveniently named Woman Poker Player magazine, was recently bought by the company that knows all about poker mags, Bluff Media. Bluff Media are the publishers of Bluff Magazine, one of the top poker magazines in the United States. Bluff Media made the move in recognition that women are one of poker's fastest growing market segments, and the vehicle to reach them would be Woman Poker Player magazine...

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