Learn Poker from the Pros: Video Guide and Tips!
Really good videos, in high quality, so get prepared with lot of chips to enjoy this series of poker video tutorials, each scene is 6 mins. And you can see all of them at youtube, following videos posted by the video below. And btw I love FullTilt Poker
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Outstanding situation, Farha ’s with KK versus Greenstein ’s AA on High Stakes Poker, It really appears Green have the Aces, still Farha have the kings, he is really thinking about this. This is the biggest desition a no limit player have to make, to call an all in from a player that it’s very passive, I mean he waited until having best hand and got AA.
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This outstanding video will teach us how to shuffle chips like a World Series Pro poker player, It’s actually really good. The dude shows how to shuffle them from the back and front. I’ve learned looking at this video, now when I play with my friends they fear me more than usual. They ask me, how do you shuffle, and I give them this link.
This incredible video will make you think it’s possible to be a millonare (or at least half of it) only in one hand of poker. The Pot is higher than 500.000 dollars. Probably one of the most interesting pots ever filmed on a video of poker.
Daniel Negreanu big bets, Gus Hansen all in.
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Phil Hellmuth is one of the most successful Texas Holdem tournament players of all time. His performance at the World Series of Poker alone is more than other players could ever dream of. He has eleven bracelets, has placed in dozens of events, and is one of the all time top money winners. One of his bracelets was for winning the Championship event in 1989 when he was only 24 years old, making him the youngest winner of the main event.
Now having said all that, the thing that is such a shame is that as great as he is, most people know him as the whiner in poker. It bothers me to see that most people are going to remember him for his poor attitude rather than for the great tournament player that he is. I have heard him say numerous times that he is working on the fact that he throws temper tantrums at the table and I honestly believe that he is, but there is still an awful lot of work to be done there.
I have had the pleasure of playing heads up with him on one occasion. He won the $1,000 Omaha High-Low event at the L.A. Poker Classic and I came in second. It wasn’t really a fair fight though since he started out with over ten times the chips I had. I had a few people tell me that they were rooting for me so bad just to see him cry about it. In all honesty, he was a total gentleman at the table. After we finished the event, he came up to me and shook my hand and told me that I played a great game. I thought to myself, “wow he really is changing”. He could have just been a sportsman because he had won. I guess for now, I will not know what his attitude would be like if I had come in first. When I do beat him in an event, I hope that he will give give me a little more credit than what he did when he wrote about the last one. He wrote a full page about the tournament and the only time my name was mentioned was way in the bottom paragraph, where he said, “Shirley Rosario came in second.”
Phil Hellmuth Jr. currently lives in Palo Alto, California. He travels the tournament circuit for larger buy-in events, is a spokesman for online cardroom Ultimate Bet, and has a book out called, “Play Poker Like the Pros”. When people see poker, people see Phil. He is also featured in Travel Channel commercials promoting the World Poker Tour. Speaking of the World Poker Tour, he has a fourth, eighth, tenth, fourteenth and third in those events. Most people would think that would be terrific, but he complained that he feels like “a total failure”. That is one of the reasons why he is such a terrific poker player, he doesn’t want to settle for anything but the best, but it also shows he can complain about almost anything.
His World Series of Poker accomplishments include first place finishes in the Championship Event in 1989, Limit Holdem in 1992, 1993, and 2003, two No Limit Holdem events in 1993, one in 2001, and one in 2003, Pot Limit Holdem in 1997, and No Limit Hold’em with multiple rebuys.
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I have lived in Southern California all of my life. I was born inSan Pedro and grew up in Torrance. I currently live in Downey because it is close to the L.A. casinos.
More than ten years ago, one of my Aunts who worked in the casino business pulled a few strings to get me a job as a cocktail waitress at the Commerce Casino. I had been a waitress since I was sixteen and worked at almost every restaurant in the South Bay, but I had no experience serving cocktails. The bar manager decided to take a chance on me even though I was rough around the edges. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that my Aunt was very well liked and probably the hottest chick in the casino. I worked four nights a week while going to school at L.A. Harbor College. I was taking my general education classes and was going to transfer to Cal State Long Beach and get my teaching credentials. I worked really hard for two years (even made the honor roll), but as soon as it was time to transfer, I changed my mind. I was making a lot of money in the casino and I knew that I would be taking a pay cut if I pursued a teaching career. I took a break from school so I could decide what I wanted to do with my life. It was during that time that I discovered poker.
A few years after I started the job at Commerce, I started learning the game of poker. I would often stop and talk with specific customers in the midst of their hand and they would help me understand the game. There was one player I talked to most and he was a regular in the $6-12 Omaha Hi/Low game. By talking with him, I met Steve Badger. Steve and I bonded instantly and he suggested that I play an upcoming Omaha event. He asked that I get there a little early so he could discuss some tournament strategy with me. I did exactly that and ended up finishing in the money (ninth place). I played a few more Omaha Hi/Low tournaments after that and made the money in a high percentage of them. I think I placed in five of the first seven tournaments I played. (I was spoiled right off the bat!) During all of them, Steve was there to watch me and help me with any weaknesses in my game. To this day, he is still my mentor and my best friend.
Steve was not the only professional I met during my time at Commerce. I met some of the greatest players in the world and many of them were happy to help me out. I had strategy discussions with Men the Master, Amir “the King” Vahedi, Mel Judah, and Mark Seif to name a few, but it was Steve that spent hours on end with me. I finally had my “break through” in 2003. I finished work early on a Saturday night and decided to play an Omaha satellite. I won my table and pocketed $1,000. I jumped in another satellite and won it too. I called Steve on my way home and told him what happened and admitted that I wasn’t sure if I could part with the $1,000 for the next day’s Omaha HiLo event. I had never played a tournament with a buy-in that large before and $1,000 seemed like a fortune. He suggested that I go the casino early and play one more satellite. If I happened to win, I should put myself into the tournament. If I didn’t win, then I could skip the event. I didn’t win my satellite the next day and went to tell Steve about it. The tournament was only 20 minutes away and he was sitting at a table with a few guys most of who I hadn’t met before. He told them the story about me winning the night before and one of them really tried to encourage me to play. That guy was the Prince of Docness. Steve told him, “If you want her to play, then why don’t you put up $100 for her.” All five people, including Dennis Waterman, at the table ended up putting $100 up for me and I paid the other $500 to get into the event. I finished in second place ($27,740) losing to Phil Hellmuth Jr. and I was hooked.
During that series of tournaments, Steve and I came up with the idea about a poker website. He already owned the domain name Poker-Babes.com and we talked about promoting women in poker on the site. I also suggested doing profiles of well-known tournament players because there was virtually no information on the web at that time besides their stats. (What a change now!) I knew many of the players from either playing or working at the Commerce and I thought people would be interested in hearing about their favorite players from somebody who knew them especially since the World Poker Tour just started airing.
I left my job as a cocktail waitress shortly after my second place finish and spent the next year and half making most of my money playing online poker. In 2003, I accepted a job as a prop player at the Bicycle Casino. Robert Turner had been asking me to work at the Bike for about six months and I finally decided to give it a shot. I spent hours and hours at the casino playing a wide variety of games and the experience helped me fine tune my game. During my time as a prop, I started playing No Limit cash games and eventually took on additional duties as one of the No Limit Hosts.
The Bicycle Casino started a live Internet broadcast in the beginning of 2005 and asked me if I wanted to be one of the commentators. The show would feature one cash game (usually No Limit Holdem) and two commentators would discuss the hands while they were being played out. I accepted the job and performed this duty in addition to my prop duties. The show eventually got picked up by the Poker Channel and was edited and aired under the name “The L.A. Poker Scene.” At the end of 2005, I decided to focus more on playing and working on my website and left my job at the Bike.
I play mostly No Limit Holdem tournaments, but I consider my best game to be Omaha High-Low and have several final table finishes in the game. Besides finishing second to Phil in the 2003 LA Poker Classic Omaha event, I won the 2005 Legends of Poker Omaha Championship. I also have a first place finish in No Limit Hold’em at the 2004 Grand Slam of Poker No Limit Holdem Shootout. I’ve done pretty well in tournaments, but I know I’ve made a lot of mistakes too that have cost me shots at the final table. Fortunately my game keeps improving so I know I’ll have more chances. I am proud of myself though for being one of the few women players to actually win events, rather than just make the money. Getting paid is nice, but getting all the chips is a lot more fun!
Check out my Online Poker Room Reviews to see what name I play under at what cardroom. When I am not playing, I make money on the business side of poker. I run my personal website, have written several articles for poker publications, and was on the Poker for Dummies video along with Chris Moneymaker.
Johnny Chan is one of poker’s best known names. He is a legend in the poker world for winning ten World Series of Poker gold bracelets. But more impressively is that two bracelets were from back to back Championship events in 1987 and 1988. Amazingly he almost won in 1989 too, but finished second to Phil Hellmuth. He is not only known by poker players, but also by movie goers for playing himself as in Rounders. The movie contained footage of Chan’s victory against Erik Seidel in the 1988 World Series. Chan, nicknamed “The Orient Express”, flopped a straight and got Erik to move all in with a pair of queens.
Chan moved with his family from Hong Kong to Phoenix in 1968. They later moved to Houston where his family owned some restaurants. He was expected to continue in the family business, but poker took him on a life detour. He started playing in the early 80’s and hasn’t looked back since. When he started playing poker, he also was an avid bowler. He used to hide some of his poker escapades by saying he was at the bowling alley.
The ten gold bracelets from the World Series of Poker are from the two Championship events in 1987 and 1988, Limit Holdem in 1985, Seven-Card Stud in 1994, Deuce to Seven Draw in 1997, Omaha Pot Limit in 2000, No Limit Holdem and Pot Limit Holdem in 2003, Pot Limit Omaha in 2005, and the other bracelet was from the Gold Bracelet Match Play in 2002. The event was a series of heads up matches between previous bracelet winners and the final two players were Chan and Phil Hellmuth Jr. This time Chan was victorious. When I did the research on his wins, I was impressed with the variety of games he has won. This validates what many say, that he is one of the best all around poker players. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Chris “Jesus” Ferguson is one of the most recognizable faces in poker. He has a unique look with his long hair, beard, sunglasses, and hat. He obviously got his nickname, “Jesus”, because of these looks. I had always heard that Chris was one of the nicest and most popular players on the circuit, but I had never played or talked with Chris. I also heard that he likes it when people introduce themselves to him because he is usually not one to approach people, so I figured the next time I saw him I would make sure and say “Hi”. I finally got the chance to meet him at the 2005 World Series of Poker and I have to admit that the rumors were true. He is one of the nicest people I have met in this business.
Chris lives in Pacific Palisades, California. He does not travel the circuit as much as he used to. He attends the larger, bigger buy-in events and focuses on other interests including day trading and swing dancing. I think the two are an ironic combination: the individual competition of poker with huge amounts of concentration, and swing dancing in which you must rely on a partner and just let go of your inhibitions.
Chris won the prestigious Championship No Limit Holdem main event at the 2000 World Series of Poker. He beat another top competitor, TJ Cloutier. The final hand of the series was one that will be remembered. TJ held AQ to Ferguson’s A9. The flop came 2K4 with a King on the turn. If the board paired, the pot would have been split and Ferguson would have been saved, but if the 9 came the tournament would be all over. The 9 came and Ferguson was World Champion. The A9 combination was pivotal to Chris’ win twice during the tournament. The night before he won, Annie Duke lost with the A9 to Chris giving him the chips that he needed to continue in the competition.
In one interview, Chris stated that his favorite place to play was at the final table. That is the mark of a true champion. I think the combination of the desire to make it to the final table and his mathematical skills is what makes him the great player that he is today. He has earned himself five World Series of Poker titles, two of them in 2003. His titles are 2000 Seven Card Stud, 2001 Omaha High-Low, 2003 Mixed Games, 2003 Omaha High-Low, and the main event in 2000.
Some of his other accomplishments include first place finishes in No Limit Holdem at the WSOP Tournament Circuit Las Vegas, the WSOP Tournament Circuit Rincon, and the championship event at the Winnin’ O’ the Green in 2004. You can play with Chris at his own table at online card room Full Tilt Poker
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There is only one word to describe Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson: legend. Doyle has been playing for many years and is one of the most accomplished players in the game. Doyle has won ten bracelets from the World Series of Poker and remains successful at the highest cash games, and has been playing the game for about a half of century.
Doyle was born in Longworth, Texas on August 10, 1933. He played basketball, baseball, and ran track in high school. He was chosen as one of the five best basketball players in the state of Texas and he was also the best high school miler. Offers poured in from colleges and he decided on Hardin-Simmons. The NBA’s (then Minneapolis) Lakers showed great interest in Doyle until he snapped his knee in two places while he was working. He was not able to participate in sports at the level he was accustomed, so the game of poker took over his need to satisfy his competitive nature. He finished college and received his Master’s degree in Administrative Education. He tried to pursue a job in the field, but found he was making more money playing poker than he would working a typical 9 to 5 job. Although, he is known for playing poker, he has also been known to wager large amounts on other activities. His most famous side bet was when he bet a friend $1 million that he could lose 100 pounds. He won that bet.
Doyle married his wife, Louise in 1962. They had four children, including Todd (another successful poker player), Pam, Cheryl and Doyla. Doyla died in her sleep due to a valve problem with her heart when she was 18. He thinks about her every day, but said that he is at peace with God. Doyle currently lives in Las Vegas. He also owns a home on Flathead Lake in Montana.
New players can find all sorts of information on poker, but most people consider Doyle’s book Super System the Bible of poker. There are sections on a variety of games written by the top players of that time. Super System 2 includes sections by Mark Gregorich and his son, Todd Brunson. He has another book According to Doyle which is a collection of some of the columns that he wrote for the old Gambling Times Magazine. In some of his writings, he said that all gamblers had an obligation to conduct themselves honorably. This is one of the things I admire about Doyle.
Doyle’s accomplishments are staggering. He made the final table at the first World Poker Tour Championship, won the Legends of Poker Season Three WPT event, and in 2004 he was one of the first three inductees into the Poker Walk of Fame, with Gus Hansen and actor, James Garner. He holds ten World Series of Poker bracelets, including 1976 Deuce to Seven Draw, 1977 Seven-Card Stud Split, 1978 Seven Card Stud, 1979 Mixed Doubles, 1991 and 2005 No Limit Holdem, 1998 Seven Card Stud, 2003 H.O.R.S.E, and two champion event titles in 1976 and 1977. In his back to back titles he won both with the exact same poker hand, a full house (tens full of deuces) giving the Holdem hand T2 the nickname: “Doyle Brunson”.
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Known as the “Godfather of Costa Rican Players”, Humberto Brenes was born May 8, 1951 in San Jose, Costa Rica and holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Costa Rica. Introduced to poker as a youngster, he learned the ins and outs of the game from his father. The money didn’t mean a great deal to his father if he lost, so sometimes he would win a pot and give the money back, because he felt bad for his opponent. As Humberto sat and watched men take advantage of his father’s generous good nature, he decided then that if he was to become a poker player, he would always play to win. And win he has…
Beginning his career in 1974, solely as a tournament player, he has risen to the top of the poker elite. Humberto Brenes has over $5,000,000 in tournament winnings. Some of his most notable accomplishments being gold bracelets in the 1993 $2500 Limit Hold’em and $1,500 PL Omaha events at the WSOP, and wins at Jack Binion’s World Poker Open $10,000 NL Hold’em Championship (2002), and Seven Card Stud (2003).
Unlike other professionals, Brenes does not play in cash games, preferring to concentrate on the tournament circuit. His games of choice are No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha and Seven Card Stud. Humberto’s strong card sense, his uncanny ability to read his opponents, and his ability to remain calm at the table are what he believes to be his keys to being a successful player
Aside from being immensely talented, Humberto is one of the most entertaining players to watch on the circuit today. From his famous “All-Eeeen” declarations, to his open-mouth shark card protectors, he is a master entertainer at the table. While playing, he can regularly be heard singing old rock classics or a number of Spanish ballads native to his home of Costa Rica – much to the chagrin of his less level-headed opponents
A classic Humberto story took place at the 2007 WSOP Limit Hold’em Shootout event. Sitting at the table with Rolf Slotboom, Brenes was seen searching through his iPod. Having discovered his song of choice, he proceeded to sing in Spanish at full volume. After a few bars belted out surprisingly in tune, he turned to Rolf and asked, “You know this one? Sing with Humberto!” Not amused, Rolf went back to rustling his stack of chips topped by a box of Tic Tacs. “You no fun”, quipped Humberto, waving his hand playfully. “You be careful or my sharks come for you.” Brenes then maneuvered his sharks to the nearby vicinity of Rolf’s chips and pretended to nibble away at his stack. “My sharks like candy and chips. Feed Humberto’s sharks”, he proclaimed. It’s easy to see why Humberto has become a crowd favorite at any event in which he plays.
Respected by many of his fellow poker players as a great tournament rival, he is not the only Brenes that is a success on the poker circuit. Humberto has two brothers, Alex and Erick, who are equally talented. Alex made a name for himself when he won the WPT Hollywood Invitational 3 and was followed months later by Erick who captured the win at the WPT Aruba-Ultimate Bet 3. Read about Humberto’s Invitational, Foxwoods and Bellagio World Poker Tour appearances.
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