Poker Stories: Daniel Negreanu Battles for MTT Victory at the World Poker Tour
After days of play and eliminating many tables worth of players from the field, the stage was set for Daniel Negreanu and a handful of other poker elites to battle it out on the final table. The first prize for the 2021 WPT: $2.2 million, with about a million going to the runner up. Negreanu came to the table as a clear favorite. Not only is he an all-star poker legend, but he also had the biggest stack. Here’s how the action went down. Photo: PGT A Big Swing The action start
Poker Stories: All-in with Pocket Aces on the 1st Hand
Sometimes when we sit down to play poker, it seems like we just can’t catch a good hand. After folding for what seems like hours and bemoaning our bad luck, card death can either bore us to death or make us tilt. Photo: All In Poker Podcast Though that’s not what happened to Pokerface Ash, a popular poker vlogger, in her new video titled I'm Dealt Pocket ACES My VERY FIRST HAND & I'm ALL IN! Can I hold for a $1,000 Pot!? It’s really the stuff that poker dreams are made of, bu
How to Survive Multi-Table Tournaments
The Multi-Table Tournament (MTT) is the format where poker stars are born. From the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to the World Poker Tour (WPT) to those hosted daily on your favorite poker app, MTTs are a true battle of wits and grit. For those with an edge, they can be incredibly profitable. To make a deep run, you need to understand each stage of the tournament and adjust your strategy accordingly. While there are no guarantees in this game of chance, you can set yourself up
Poker Legends: Vanessa Rousso
“Game theory is when you take complex scenarios and reduce them to mathematics using variables to represent elements, such as, in the case of poker, human tendencies like the tendency of a particular player to bluff.” With over $3.5 million in live earnings, Vanessa Rousso has, without a doubt, put her education to good use and become one of the biggest crushers in Vegas. After graduating from Duke University in a record-smashing two and a half years with majors in game theor
