2010 June 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Today we’ll update you on WSOP results, Brian Townsend resigns as CardRunners’ lead instructor, French gaming authorities get ready to start issuing licenses, and UB.com looks for the craziest WSOP bet.
To put it lightly, Chris “Moorman1″ Moorman is an online poker phenom. Born in Brighton, UK, he attended Essex University, where he began playing poker in home games with his friends. Before long he found online poker and, since winning $70 in a freeroll tournament, he hasn’t looked back.
Full Tilt Poker Pro Braz Bansi bested a field of 2,092 players to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘em (Event #5) early Thursday Morning at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 32 year-old pro from England defeated Vincent “Vluff” Jacques heads-up to earn $515,501 and his second career WSOP gold bracelet. He previously won a $1,000 No Limit Hold ‘em event in 2006.
Known online as ‘Whooookidd‘ on PokerStars and ‘Bussa Buss’ on Full Tilt Poker and UB.com, David Baker is an extremely talented poker player. Born and raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Baker picked up poker while attending Michigan State College. He made the typical $50 online deposit but, as most novice players do, he lost it and had to go back to the drawing board. He would later invest in a membership to an online poker training site, which he says was a vital part of his development as a player.
In past articles for this site, I discussed some general beginner strategies Omaha High-Low. Today, I would to drill down a bit more and present four types of starting hands that a frequently see over-played by novice players. These hands can look great at first blush, but often result in nothing but trouble.
Wondering what’s going on in the poker world today? Well, Joran van der Sloot was in Peru for the Latin American Poker Tour and was arrested for the murder of another young woman, Norway’s new gambling laws have gone into effect, and Bruce Buffer…
Hailing from Calabasas, California, David Oppenheim began playing poker while he was at college. After becoming obsessed with the game, he turned it into a career and has been playing professionally for the last 15 years. Over that span, Oppenheim has developed into one of the most well known cash game players in the world and can often be found in the highest stakes games both live and online.
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