Poker Rules
We've all had that heart-stopping moment of misreading a poker hand. But what happens when you muck the stone-cold nuts in a home game, only to realize your mistake seconds later? A player found themselves in this exact nightmare: holding the nut flush, they mucked to a straight, then immediately...
Poker
There's a new ghost in the machine of high-stakes poker. A player who calls himself 'that angry whale,' shows up to the biggest televised games, and casually drops millions—reportedly losing $17 million in a single session. This isn't some seasoned pro; this is Ossi 'Monarch' Ketola, a self-made ...
Poker
We’ve all had the dream, right? Ditching the 9-to-5 grind for the freedom of the felt jungle. Becoming a poker pro. One player decided to put in the work, logging a staggering 1,000 hours at the table in just under nine months. They meticulously tracked every session, every buy-in, every gut-wren...
Poker Etiquette
Imagine this: a 1/3 game, a player shoving blind for his last $500. You make the call with a junk hand for the story. At showdown, he refuses to table his cards, demanding the dealer do it for "superstition." After a cringey standoff, he tells you, "Sure, you can table them for me." What do you d...
Poker
It was the biggest pot in the history of televised poker: a staggering $11 million on the line. Alex Foxen, a titan of the tournament world, faced off against the hyper-aggressive Ossi ‘Monarch’ Ketola in a heads-up cash game that had everyone on the edge of their seat. Holding an 8-high flush, F...
Poker
Poker has always had its villains, its characters, its rebels. But what happens when a player shows up to a high-stakes game seemingly intent on offending everyone possible? We're talking about Ossi Ketola, a mysterious whale who has the poker community in an uproar over his outrageous antics, in...
Poker
There's a certain kind of quiet that follows a big loss at the poker table. It's the sound of an empty chip tray, the hollow echo of bad beats replaying in your mind on the lonely walk to the car. One player recently shared their tale of turning a $4,000 buy-in into exactly zero dollars, and the ...
It’s one of those poker hands that’s more than just a hand—it’s pure theater. A moment burned into the memory of every fan who saw it. One of poker's biggest villains, Tony G, goes head-to-head with the game’s ultimate titan, Phil Hellmuth. The setup is simple: a supposed all-in in the dark. But ...
I’ll be honest, when a work trip landed me near Black Hawk, Colorado, I wasn't expecting to find a poker scene that could hold a candle to my usual Vegas haunts. But a spontaneous weekend trip up to the Monarch Casino completely changed my mind. The drive alone was worth it, trading desert highwa...
Imagine this: you spend a few weeks grinding online poker and turn a modest stake into a cool $12,000. You hit the cash-out button, ready to celebrate, but instead of seeing the money, you get a notification. Your account is frozen. An "investigation" is underway. This isn't a hypothetical horror...
We've all been there. You're holding the nuts, the pot is massive, and you feel that sweet surge of victory. Then the river card hits. A one-outer. A soul-crushing, unbelievable suckout that makes you question everything. For years, we've blamed the 'poker gods' or random number generators. But w...
We've all been there. You get it all in with the nuts, a monster hand that's a virtual lock to win. Then the river card hits. That one perfect, soul-crushing card for your opponent. You stare at the screen in disbelief, cursing the poker gods, RNG, anything. But what if it wasn't random? What if ...
Ever wonder what happens when a high-stakes cash game gets too 'solved'? You invent a new one. I'm taking you inside a wild $100/$200 Limit Hold'em session where the normal rules don't apply. We play something called 'Team Game,' a format designed to make stoic pros gamble like maniacs. This isn'...
Ever wonder what happens when a $100/$200 Limit Hold'em game gets too 'solved'? You invent a 'Team Game' to create chaos. I recently dove into one of these sessions at Bay101, where alliances shift every hour and bonus hands like 7-2 are worth double points. The table was full of killers, guys I ...
There’s a certain kind of memory that sticks with you, a feeling tied to a place and a moment in time. For a lot of us, that place is Las Vegas. Maybe it’s the ghost of a casino like the Mirage, a name that brings back a flood of memories—the sounds, the smoke, the specific texture of the felt. T...
Let's be honest, we've all been dealt seven-deuce offsuit and felt that familiar pang of disappointment. It's the undisputed king of trash hands. But what if a tournament flipped the script, celebrating this pariah of poker? That's exactly what happened with the 'Greg Goes All In Seven Deuce Chal...
Ever stumble upon a weird poker token and wonder what it's for? Someone recently found a curious chip with a weed leaf on it that read 'Pot Committed.' It turns out, this isn't just some random piece of memorabilia. It's a card protector, a tool with a surprisingly important job at the poker tabl...
You look down at pocket aces. The best starting hand in poker. You play it strong, but the flop comes down wet and scary. Then, on the turn, your opponent check-raises all-in. It's a moment every poker player dreads. The pot is huge, but your beautiful aces suddenly look fragile. What goes throug...
You look down at pocket aces, the best starting hand in poker. You play it perfectly pre-flop, building a nice pot. But then the board gets complicated. A king and a queen on the flop. A small bet from the villain. You call. The turn is a blank. He checks, you bet for value, and then... he shoves...