Downswings and Plateaus: Sometimes, It Is Your Fault

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I had something of an epiphany today. I’ve been in probably the biggest downswing of my career to date over the last 2-3 months, at least in overall monetary terms, even though my ABI is perhaps two or three times what it was when I had a 1,000-buyin-plus downswing in 2012. It doesn’t worry me… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 11/17/2013

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This week, Matt Hunt returns with a review of one of his deep runs and a trip report, Andrew Brokos continues his Warmup series, and KillingBird tells us all about his recent trip to Vegas to play in the WSOP.com series. Also, DannyN13 held a 24 hour charity session in support of his Movember campaign…. Read more »

UKIPT Isle of Man Trip Report & Update

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I thought it was about time I checked in with you guys now that I’ve had time to decompress from being away for a few days. From Wednesday last week until this Monday evening, I was away at the UK & Ireland Poker Tour event on the Isle of Man, the home of PokerStars themselves…. Read more »

WSOP.com Online Championship

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As many of you have probably heard, Nevada now has fully regulated online poker.  Ultimate Poker was the first to launch. Soon after, the WSOP launched their online site. A month or so ago my backer presented me (and the other guys in the stable) with the opportunity to travel to Nevada for their first… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 11/10/2013

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This turned out to be “Midstack Masters” week at TPE as both Chris Moon and Andrew Brokos both put out clinics on how to play with 30-40bb. Merfinis had the luxury of a much bigger stack as he completed his latest series. It’s tough to play when you are not “ship it” short, but not… Read more »

Reviewing Your Poker Tournament Sessions

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One of the most important elements of playing great poker is the time and energy you put into reviewing your play. In this column I’ll take a look at why you should review your tournament sessions, and some tips and tricks to make sure you are getting the most out of these reviews. Tournament Review… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 11/03/2013

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This week at TPE, Merfinis and Moon continue their latest series. Watching Merfinis on Pokerstars makes me long for the old days. Moon’s WPN series is turning out to be a classic one for us US players who frequent that network. One time for KB the Cager who has been collecting souls as of late…. Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 10/27/2013

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This week at TPE, we have a variety of vids from 4 different pros. Merfinis and Moon kick off new series and Jace and Jeff wrap theirs up from last week. As Halloween approaches, it’s kinda scary to think about all the ways variance affects your tournaments. Matt Hunt does a good job breaking them… Read more »

The Different Forms of Tournament Poker Variance

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People talk a lot about the concept of variance in tournament poker. The majority of the time, it’s assumed that people are referring to the results of preflop all-in confrontations, but in reality, there are many more different kinds of tournament variance that should be taken into account when considering whether you’re running ‘good’ or… Read more »

What’s New at TPE – Week Ending 10/20/2013

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This week, Jeff and Jace continue their latest series, Thinking Poker alumus Gareth Chandler brings out the pros in the strategy forum, and the Nation continues to post nice scores as it does every week. Let’s check out the action.   Videos Variety Pack – MTTs, DONs, Satellites and SNGs with Jeff “Hurricane Jeff” Romano… Read more »