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Diary of The Marksman: Solid Poker Play doesn’t always equal a win
By The Marksman at December 14, 2010 | 10:23 am | 0 Comment
I went to play at my favorite spot last night the Banea School of Poker, I haven't played over there in a while because of school, work, gym, and all other parts of life. It is a welcome change playing with real people instead of online with the crazies on party poker and ultimate bet. One of the Banea clan qualified for the WSOP main event, and I am more excited more...
Man Allowed To Play Poker In Order To Avoid Jail Time. Is It Right Or Wrong?
By The Marksman at August 16, 2010 | 9:30 am | 1 Comments
People have a lot of misconceptions about poker and the people that play the game, one of them is that all of them are basically riverboat gamblers who do not good for anyone else. While there are a lot of people who fall into that category that play poker for a living, many of them are generous individuals who devote a lot of time to charity and good causes. more...
2010 WSOP November Nine Set. Why is the Super Bowl of Poker paused for four months?
By The Marksman at August 9, 2010 | 9:45 am | 0 Comment
The November Nine have been determined in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. After eight grueling days of play spread out over two weeks, nine players are left standing in poker’s most prestigious tournament. Jonathan Duhamel leads the way entering the four-month break with a stack of 55,375,000. If you don't know what the November Nine is, let us more...
Shannon Elizabeth is better at Poker than you.
By The Marksman at April 14, 2010 | 7:45 am | 0 Comment
Shannon Elizabeth is one of the most “forthcoming” poker babes, meaning she doesn’t mind taking off most of her clothes in front of the camera. Apart from that, she’s also made some good money off of the big live events with total tournament winnings of almost $140,000. Before going into the “poker celebrity business”, Shannon Elizabeth was a more...
Playing the “right” cards does not always mean you will win at Poker!
By The Marksman at March 31, 2010 | 6:05 am | 0 Comment
It has happened to us all, you are dealt a big hand and end up losing with AKs to players who will call your pre-flop raise because they "just had a feeling" about their 58 off-suit. You get knocked out and start to wonder where it all went wrong. If you are anything like me, you let those bad beats and hands affect you into your next poker session. You are so more...
Pokerstars European Poker Tour Berlin Robbed by 6 Gunmen!!
By The Marksman at March 9, 2010 | 11:03 am | 0 Comment
If you follow poker at all by now you have heard about the robbery during the Pokerstars European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin main event. Apparently six men with assault rifles (allegedly), knives, and other weapons stormed the registration desk and made off with less than a million euros (conflicting reports). You can go see the video here (seems to be the only site more...
Broke Poker Players: T.J. Cloutier Pawns his WSOP Bracelet!
By The Marksman at February 12, 2010 | 1:55 pm | 1 Comments
The poker community was stunned last week when it was discovered that a pawn shop in Plano, Texas, was selling a World Series of Poker bracelet won in 2005 by legendary poker champion T.J. Cloutier on eBay. The seller confirmed that the 14 karat gold, diamond-encrusted bracelet was 100 percent authentic and acquired from Cloutier himself. Though Cloutier declined more...
