Poker can be hard work! Working with PokerStars is a pleasure! Working with FIDPA is a challenge! Working with governments is awesome! I think poker is getting there, slowly. MCOP 2011 Personally I’m very thrilled to let you know that it was a great honour to officially work together with the organization of…
DetailsAfter so many years it is safe to say that who does not know the location of Amsterdam, he/she is most likely not born yet. Amsterdam is a town that never sleeps, with their own casino and in 1991 they created a special place for poker players like us. Now, 20 years later, it is…
DetailsHere is an update about the International Poker Rules because a lot of people have asked me questions and I give you my personal thoughts on the WSOP rule about hygiene. This is based on my experience during the WSOP and some other places where they host big events. First of all, it’s great that…
DetailsFriends and people around me have asked me many questions about playing poker and that’s why I thought that it would be good to answer it in a plain and simple blog. Here are some points that you need to consider when you play poker:1.) Do I play for fun?2.) Do I play to win?3.)…
DetailsI have been at the WSOP in Las Vegas for the last decade and I know how important these events are. For some fortuned ones it’s even more important but this year I went to the WSOP with a different approach than I was used to. This year I have played only a few events…
DetailsWhen we play online people always ask me many questions and, although it distracts professional players like me, we always try to answer. With playing one or two tables it’s not a problem but when you are playing twenty tables like some of us it’s hard to answer all the questions. I am not a…
DetailsMaybe its the weather, the happiness to make sure to do things correctly, or the capture of Bin Laden that delays the Fidpa press release, but there will be good and bad news daily. So, if you ask me, the poker show must go on. I myself became more focused on getting this FIDPA mission…
DetailsPokerStars offers their qualifiers to enjoy playing with the best players in theworld but not only qualifers enjoy it. I do as well. It’s always a pleasure to sit with friendly people, enjoy the great service and play with good players. It’s a real challenge that will learn you a lot in a short period…
DetailsBehind the game & in combination with it… During a poker game it’s important to make the right decisions. That’s how we make money with our sport and it’s important to never tilt because someone is ‘trashtalking’ to you. Don’t let your emotions effects your decisions and make sure you sit ‘fresh’ at the table.…
DetailsEverywhere I go people ask me about rules and everywhere I play they ask me about fairness of the game. Everywhere I go I hear complaints about the existing rules and most of the time the complaint was based on the different rulings. I have played in many different places and almost every casino in…
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