PokerStars has updated their WBCOOP (World Blogger Championship of Online Poker) Badge.
They have also informed me to tell you all to keep blogging because WBCOOP 2011 is coming up this January!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
WCOOP Recap
I played a bunch of WCOOP this year thanks to PokerStar's satellite system. I was able to win my way into a lot of events on less than $300 in buyins.
In total, I played 1 x $109; 4-5 x $215; 1 x $265; 2 x $320
I think I cashed 2 or 3 times. Nothing deep, but was fun. Structure was great and stacks always seemed to be deep. Can't wait to SCOOP 2011 and WCOOP 2011. Need to work on my game to make better deep runs. glgl all
In total, I played 1 x $109; 4-5 x $215; 1 x $265; 2 x $320
I think I cashed 2 or 3 times. Nothing deep, but was fun. Structure was great and stacks always seemed to be deep. Can't wait to SCOOP 2011 and WCOOP 2011. Need to work on my game to make better deep runs. glgl all
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
SCOOP 2010 - 5 Days to go!
It just feels like yesterday when PokerStars annouced their 2010 SCOOP schedule. I plan on playing most of the Lower Tier buy-ins and some of the Medier Tier buy-ins (like the $109, $162 and $215s).
Whats great about a Series like this is that you get a great amount of variations of poker games besides the standard everyday Hold'em tournaments. Two of the different tournaments that I'm excited about is Event #4 FL Badugi and Event #29 8-Game!
8-Game is becoming a very popular game in the live and online world. It's become so popular that the WSOP has changed their $50K HORSE event to a $50K 8-Game event which is expected to be televised with an all NLHE Final Table.
Click here to learn How to Play 8 Game Mix.
I first heard of Badugi while attending the WSOP in 2006 where I saw it being played in the cash game area with the likes of Johnny Chan and Tim Phan. The game is believed to have originated in Korea and now becoming every popular in card rooms around the world, especially in the LA Area (eg Commerce Casino).
Click here to learn How to Play Badugi.
With SCOOP starting in less than 5 days away. I wish you the best of luck at the table, just not against me :)
Whats great about a Series like this is that you get a great amount of variations of poker games besides the standard everyday Hold'em tournaments. Two of the different tournaments that I'm excited about is Event #4 FL Badugi and Event #29 8-Game!
8-Game is becoming a very popular game in the live and online world. It's become so popular that the WSOP has changed their $50K HORSE event to a $50K 8-Game event which is expected to be televised with an all NLHE Final Table.
Click here to learn How to Play 8 Game Mix.
I first heard of Badugi while attending the WSOP in 2006 where I saw it being played in the cash game area with the likes of Johnny Chan and Tim Phan. The game is believed to have originated in Korea and now becoming every popular in card rooms around the world, especially in the LA Area (eg Commerce Casino).
Click here to learn How to Play Badugi.
With SCOOP starting in less than 5 days away. I wish you the best of luck at the table, just not against me :)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Getting Excited
PokerStars recently released their new 2010 SCOOP Poker Tournament schedule. The events start in the beginning of May, so I will be playing more at the tables to prepare myself for when it happens. Here are the following events I will most likely be playing:
Sunday, 02 May 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 02-L: $22 NL Hold'em, $500K guaranteed (2-day event)Event 02-M: $215 NL Hold'em, $2M guaranteed (2-day event)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 07-L: $16.50 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up Match Play], $100K guaranteed
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 20:00 ETEvent 08-L: $11 NL Hold'em, $100K guaranteedEvent 08-M: $109 NL Hold'em, $200K guaranteed
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 12-L: NL Hold'em (TBD), $100K guaranteedEvent 12-M: NL Hold'em (TBD), $200K guaranteed
Friday, May 7, 2010, 14:00 ETEvent 13-L: $16.50 NL Hold'em [Ante Up!], $50K guaranteed
Friday, May 7, 2010, 20:00 ETEvent 15-L: $16.50 NL Hold'em [2X Chance, turbo], $250K guaranteedEvent 15-M: $162 NL Hold'em [2X Chance, turbo], $500K guaranteed
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 20:00 ETEvent 18-L: $22 FL Hold'em (turbo), $25K guaranteed
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 13:00 ETEvent 19-L: $22 NL Hold'em [big antes], $250K guarantee
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 20-L: $22 NL Hold'em, $500K guaranteed (2-day event)Event 20-M: $215 NL Hold'em, $2M guaranteed (2-day event)
Monday, May 10, 2010 20:00 ETEvent 23-L: $11 NL Hold'em [turbo, rebuys], $150K guaranteedEvent 23-M: $109 NL Hold'em [turbo, rebuys], $300K guaranteed
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 14:00 ETEvent 24-L: $11 Triple Draw 2-7, $25K guaranteedEvent 24-M: $109 Triple Draw 2-7, $50K guaranteed
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 28-L: $11 NL Hold'em (rebuys), $200K guaranteed
Friday, May 14, 2010, 14:00 ETEvent 31-L: $22 NL Hold'em [1 rebuy, 1 add-on], $250K guaranteed
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 13:00 ETEvent 37-L: $22 NL Hold'em, $200K guaranteedEvent 37-M: $215 NL Hold'em, $750K guaranteed
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 38-L: $109 NLHE Main Event - L, $1M guaranteed (2-day event)
Also, big props to the PokerStars review panel for ditching some of the cubed events for a turbo rebuy event :) My only beef is that the 2nd Chance turbo falls on a Friday night (fails). But hey, thats how Online Poker Tournament are scheduled. See you guys at the tables!
Sunday, 02 May 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 02-L: $22 NL Hold'em, $500K guaranteed (2-day event)Event 02-M: $215 NL Hold'em, $2M guaranteed (2-day event)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 07-L: $16.50 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up Match Play], $100K guaranteed
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 20:00 ETEvent 08-L: $11 NL Hold'em, $100K guaranteedEvent 08-M: $109 NL Hold'em, $200K guaranteed
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 12-L: NL Hold'em (TBD), $100K guaranteedEvent 12-M: NL Hold'em (TBD), $200K guaranteed
Friday, May 7, 2010, 14:00 ETEvent 13-L: $16.50 NL Hold'em [Ante Up!], $50K guaranteed
Friday, May 7, 2010, 20:00 ETEvent 15-L: $16.50 NL Hold'em [2X Chance, turbo], $250K guaranteedEvent 15-M: $162 NL Hold'em [2X Chance, turbo], $500K guaranteed
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 20:00 ETEvent 18-L: $22 FL Hold'em (turbo), $25K guaranteed
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 13:00 ETEvent 19-L: $22 NL Hold'em [big antes], $250K guarantee
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 20-L: $22 NL Hold'em, $500K guaranteed (2-day event)Event 20-M: $215 NL Hold'em, $2M guaranteed (2-day event)
Monday, May 10, 2010 20:00 ETEvent 23-L: $11 NL Hold'em [turbo, rebuys], $150K guaranteedEvent 23-M: $109 NL Hold'em [turbo, rebuys], $300K guaranteed
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 14:00 ETEvent 24-L: $11 Triple Draw 2-7, $25K guaranteedEvent 24-M: $109 Triple Draw 2-7, $50K guaranteed
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 28-L: $11 NL Hold'em (rebuys), $200K guaranteed
Friday, May 14, 2010, 14:00 ETEvent 31-L: $22 NL Hold'em [1 rebuy, 1 add-on], $250K guaranteed
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 13:00 ETEvent 37-L: $22 NL Hold'em, $200K guaranteedEvent 37-M: $215 NL Hold'em, $750K guaranteed
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 17:00 ETEvent 38-L: $109 NLHE Main Event - L, $1M guaranteed (2-day event)
Also, big props to the PokerStars review panel for ditching some of the cubed events for a turbo rebuy event :) My only beef is that the 2nd Chance turbo falls on a Friday night (fails). But hey, thats how Online Poker Tournament are scheduled. See you guys at the tables!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Game of Skill
Their is a debate as to whether poker is a game of chance or a game of skill. I think it deals with both, you take a chance every time you enter a hand, but skill will help you to increase chips in the long run by taking slight marginal edges or completely trapping your opponent. In my opinion to achieve results in poker “the right balance of patience and aggression is important. Poker is a lot like sex, everyone thinks they are the best, but most don’t have a clue what they are doing!” Which is why playing poker is clearly a game of skill.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Roller Coaster Session
Started off good banking a win in a 12/180, and then it started turning ugly when i final tabled a 36/180, 7 handed @ 2.5/5K blinds I get all in BBvSB with KK vs JJ, and he binks it on the turn :( It was then completely downhill from there for every single tourney it seemed. I don't tilt easily, but I came pretty close to blowing up today. Being a poker player, you understand that variance is a way of life and hope an upswing can last forever, alas variance is a bitch. gl at the tables.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
WORLD BLOGGER CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER 2010 @ PokerStars
I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! Bloggers can register for to play for free in the WBCOOP, if you don’t have a PokerStars account you can get your Poker Download here.
Registration code: 088022
UPDATE: New Signup-Link:
Shipped a mini tourney
Decided to play a tourney today because a site had a software update and it glitched their system for all rebuy/addon tourneys by making it impossible to rebuy/addon, thus making all their guarantee tourneys have overlay.
The one I played had 42 runners @ $5+0.50 each ($210 in buyins). And first paid $220 (550 GRTD), so pretty sick. Small cash but still nice regardless :)
PS Turbo Night
With the first turbo night of 2010 upon us, I was hoping to take one down or get a top 3 placing. I bricked every turbo scheduled MTT, not even a mini cash. Ran ~badish at 2 x final table of 33+3/180 Turbos, luckily I won a 12/180 to save the day and make a slight profit. See you at the next turbo night!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Poker Goals for 2010
Goals for 2010
Supernova
100K Profit
Play WSOP Main Event
Spend more time learning more about poker and strategizing more with others!
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