Pierre Calamousa is a French short stack poker pro. He gets pocket kings and does a tough maneuver against Ian Bendick in the small blind. Pocket Kings are the hand of dreams in any situation, let alone a big tournament. Kalamusa goes to the standard 2nd open with his 16 big blinds. Some players prefer to push or fold here, but this is most likely a mistake. 16 big blinds are more than enough to have a cut-off opening range. Bendick folds in the small blind and he calls….
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Stack to Pot Ratio: 3 Hands That Underline This Principled Concept Of Poker
In this article, we will learn about the Stack to Pot Ratio (SPR) and how it affects postflop play. We will look at three examples with different SPRs. The Stack-to-Pot Ratio (SPR) is the ratio of the shortest stack in the hand divided by the pot. SPR is calculated for each street. For example, suppose you are playing a $ 2 / $ 5 cash game in which ...
Doug Polk wins $ 100-10,000 bankroll in 58 days
Challenges have come and gone over the past 2 years, and many expected the finish line to pass in a few months, if Doug can handle it at all. But suddenly, after a massive cash game at the WSOP.com, Doug's bankroll was challenged for $ 10,000, and bottles of champagne shot out before the night was over. What happened? Doug started what no one expected - his last session of the Bankroll Challenge, which played a mix of 50NL, 100NL and 200NL. He planned to have an 11 hour session, but ...
GPL chief Alex Dreyfus plays games with Fedor Holz and Hendrik Lutz and this is not poker.
On Saturday, September 3, eminent poker players Hendrik "ValueH" Lutz and Fyodor "CrownUpGuy" Holtz released statements that the head of the Global Poker League Alex Dreyfus had delayed the payment of two separate cash transactions for almost three months. The accusations were confirmed and the head of The Hendon Mob and Global Poker Index apologized two hours later. IN…
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