Poker
We’ve all been there. You bust out of a tournament, feeling the sting of defeat, and wander over to the cash game tables hoping to salvage the night. That was me. After blowing through two tournament bullets, I sat down at a 1/3 No-Limit Hold'em game, just looking to grind. Little did I know I wa...
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Imagine getting an invite to a private $25/$50 cash game with poker vloggers Rampage and Wolfgang. Now imagine it's in a $40 million mansion. One poker fan lived out that exact dream, and the story is even wilder than you'd think. From taking a massive shot with a $30,000 buy-in to binking a high...
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We’ve all seen massive pots, but an $11 million showdown in what looked like a cash game? That’s something else entirely. A recent high-stakes battle between pro William Foxen and the controversial player 'Monarch' delivered one of the most talked-about hands in recent memory. With millions on th...
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Remember the good old days of 'High Stakes Poker'? A $500,000 buy-in was earth-shattering, and you could see the pain on a pro's face during a million-dollar pot. Fast forward to today, and random YouTube streams feature games that dwarf those legendary televised matches. Players now seem almost ...
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You know the feeling. You look down and see the prettiest sight in No-Limit Hold'em: two beautiful aces. Pocket rockets. The nuts pre-flop. You play it cool, let your opponent do the betting, and then you spring the trap. They go all-in, you snap-call, and you’re feeling invincible. Then the boar...
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You’ve seen the pros do it on TV. You’ve read the books. You’ve decided to add the sophisticated art of bluffing to your poker game. But instead of raking in pots with nothing, you’re just bleeding chips. Sound familiar? If you’re playing at the micro-stakes, you’ve probably discovered a frustrat...
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Imagine this: you've made it. You're a profitable poker player, with a lifetime profit of around $300,000. You've felt the incredible rush of a $40,000 score when you were nearly broke. By all accounts, you're living the dream so many grinders chase. But what if that dream feels more like a night...
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Imagine getting a DM from a poker legend. Now, imagine it's Scotty Nguyen, and he's inviting you to join his 'crypto pyramid scheme.' That's the bizarre, laugh-out-loud situation that recently had the poker community in stitches. A scammer, so brazenly honest about their intentions, tried to use ...
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Every poker player knows the feeling. You're deep in a session, bleeding chips, and all you can think is, 'things are bound to turn around.' We cling to the idea of variance, the great equalizer, the cosmic force that explains away our bad beats and cooler situations. But are we being honest with...
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You ever get an invitation that feels like it’s from a different world? That was me, a regular 1/2 and 5/5 player, suddenly getting a seat at a private 10/20 game. I was shot-taking, plain and simple. The game was at a nice house, filled with players who treated chips like play money. The rake wa...
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Imagine this: you’re at a friendly home poker game, cigars and bourbon are flowing, and you’re dealt pocket queens on the button. A dream scenario, right? The whole table limps to you, so you put in a small, friendly raise. Suddenly, the host storms off, declaring he’s done for the night. This is...
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In the world of high-stakes poker, some pots are more than just money—they're personal. When Nik Airball, the game's resident loudmouth whale, found himself in a $400,000 hand against the notorious Martin Kabrhel, sparks were guaranteed to fly. But no one expected what happened next. Airball deli...