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• So You Want To Play Poker For A Living

  by Anthony Martino August 30, 2011
  You've seen all the stars on tv making it look easy to splash a few chips around, bluff some pots, make soul reads and win hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in a single tournament.   And you look at your own life, you hate your job, you live paycheck to paycheck and you just feel ...
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• First Trip To Atlantic City

  by Anthony Martino May 4, 2011
    I've been to Vegas twice (2007 and 2009 during the WSOP) and I live in the NorthEast so I've been to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun my fair share.   But I've never had the opportunity to hit Atlantic City until now.  My day job is sending me to AC for a trade show in June, staying at...
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• Omaha hi/lo Strategy - Part II

  by Anthony Martino May 1, 2010
  This series continues from my Omaha hi/lo Strategy blog part I Playing AAxx Not all Aces are created equal.  There is a huge difference between A2A3 and AA99 in this game. The first hand is extremely powerful because you are double-suited (giving you a shot at two potenti...

• Omaha Hi-Lo Strategy: Part I - The Basics

  by Anthony Martino April 16, 2010
  Omaha hi/lo is a great game for those looking to expand their poker skillset, or even to just take a break from the hyper-aggressive NL Hold Em games. This series of blogs will cover Limit Omaha hi/lo cash game strategy.  It is not meant to assist you with tournament play, or NL/PL ...
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• Mohegan Sun Trip Report

  by Anthony Martino April 6, 2010
  Living in Massachusetts I couldn't wait for the day I turned 21.  On that very day, I drove all the way down to check out my first Casino ever.......Mohegan Sun. I didn't have much time that day, as I had to hurry back for a scheduled time, so I dropped $50...
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• How Sustainable Is Rush Poker?

  by Anthony Martino March 19, 2010
  Full Tilt has been promoting their Rush Poker creation and working towards patenting it while they pat themselves on the back for a job well done. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, here's why I believe Rush Poker doesn't have the longevity of "normal" poker....
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• Local Poker Charity Tournament

  by Anthony Martino March 15, 2010
  I actually played this local poker charity tournament back in early February, but am just now getting around to splicing the video footage together and reporting back. Here is the video, although I have a text description for those who prefer to read.  View higher quality video d...

• Lucksack Switch On

  by Anthony Martino March 6, 2010
  Last Thursday night during the Twitter Poker Tour Week 1 event Howard Lederer turned off the doomswitch and turned on the boomswitch. I had QQ against KK (albeit my opponent was shorter stacked and I had him covered nicely) and I hit the case Q on the flop (one of the other pl...

• Twitter Poker Tour - Interview

  by Anthony Martino January 11, 2010
  You run the Twitter Poker Tour (TPT), which offers up hundreds of dollars worth of bonus cash and prizes each month to the players.  Give us the lowdown on where this idea originated and how the whole project came to fruition:  Geoff Manning: Back in the fall of 2008 a bunch of...
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• Stop Worrying About Making The Money

  by Anthony Martino January 6, 2010
  So many players bemoan their luck when they finish just outside of cashing in an event (i.e. they finished 317th and the top 290 got paid) The problem here is that you shouldn't be playing tournaments to "cash", you should be playing to win.  A win is SO many times more p...
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