June 2011

  • June 2011
  • Features
    38 Chris Moorman: Rumours of Moorman1’s demise are somewhat exaggerated
    50 The Irish Open: Meet the new champ, Niall Smyth
    56 WSOP Preview: The countdown to the Big One
    46 Flaming Aces! We salute the painted people
    BUZZ
    8 Newswire: Rolling poker news from around the globe
    11 The Beat: With Neil “Bad Beat” Channing
    14 Cashing Out: What to do when your chips become money
    16 Online Report: Snoopy talks to “Leatherass”
    20 Nick’s Column: Nick Wealthall tries to get some sleep
    22 Being Phil Laak: Inspired ramblings from the Unabomber
    24 What Mitchell Thinks: Down and out in Berlin and Nottingham
    26 Ogmore Poker Tour: Meet Landi
    28 BEST Rankings: Bluff meets Martin Jacobson
    32 Wicked Chops Poker: The boys try to look on the bright side
    34 Bluff Europe Poker Academy: £100 discount for our lovely readers
    36 Raw Power: Nicky Power reports from the Irish poker scene
    48 The Rise and Rise of Zynga Poker: A look at the Facebook phenomenon
    54 Grassroots: Supporting poker in the community
    64 Bankroll Management OFF the tables: How to safeguard your money
    66 Road Gambler: Those Gambling O’Malleys
    72 Palm Beach Big Game: Nik Persaud goes bounty hunting
    74 The Mental Game of Poker: The book that cures your tilt
    Wisdom
    76 Pickleman: Exploring the Skill Game Paradox
    78 Jared Tendler: Demystifying tilt
    80 Poker Pwnage: Controlling your emotions
    82 Cardrunners: HUD for Dummy’s
    84 Ask the Pros: When to float the flop
    86 From Amateur to Pro: Lee Davy continues his poker education
    88 Paul Zimbler: The noble art of donk betting
    90 Beat the Casino: With Hudson Miller and Les Golden
    94: The Live Scene: Welcome to Value Town
    96 Card Gang: Check out our latest freeroll

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You’re a poker player, so by now you know that the feds have charged the founders of three of the world’s biggest internet poker businesses with money laundering, bank fraud and some other pretty serious stuff.

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By Paul Zimbler


Making the maximum from your hands is the key to being a winning player. We all know the importance of playing in position, but what about those times when you’re forced to play out of position? How can we turn it to our advantage? Well, sometimes it’s good to bet your hands out of position (some call this a donk lead) because many players smell weakness in this situation and we can actually use it to get the max.

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Lee Davy continues his poker education with Bluefire’s Alan Jackson.

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By Alex Rousso


A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on my Unibet Ambassador blog entitled “Apokerlypse 2: Black Friday”. I’m thinking you can guess what the subject material was. A reply I received to the post was what prompted me to write this month’s piece.

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By Matt Perry


The Gospel of Matthew [Perry], 1:40-43
40 A man with severe tilting problems came to Him and begged Him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me Ivey.”


41 Jared was filled with compassion. He reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be Zen!” Immediately the tilt left him and he was cleansed.

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In 2009 Chris Moorman had the poker world at his fingertips. Playing up to sixteen tables at once, this prolific tournament grinder consistently topped the PocketFives rankings while routinely crushing the biggest tournaments on the internet. But then, last year his online results seemed to dry up. Had he been left behind by the changing face of the game? Had the King of Online Poker lost his mojo? Jeff Kimber finds the demise of Chris Moorman to be somewhat exaggerated.