Planet Mark's Blog. Thoughts, News And Strategy For Poker Tournaments Of All Sizes t696z

Planet Mark's Blog

Rush Poker Tournaments - Update 1a6e44

Well, I said on Friday I'd play a 'bunch' of Rush tournaments... well, is 2 a bunch? Anway, some interesting discussion on many of the forums + my own experiences so far to mention today. And hey, I did cash in one of them too!

Pokerstars Introduce Knockout SNGs 72f5w

Good news today, and some speculation too, as Pokerstars introduce 'Knockout SNG Tournaments' to their offering. Checked these out this morning and they seem to be filling up fast - right up to the mid-stakes. First of all, here are the buy-in levels along with fees and bounties:

When Will Pokerstars Release Their WSOP Qualifiers Schedule + Satellite Mistakes! 5k56

Seeing the question of when will Pokerstars release their WSOP qualifiers schedule popping up all over the place at the moment... so, in the interests of public service I thought I would speculate... no, I mean let you all know how it happened last year! The...

Site Updates - We Have An Overflow! a195q

One piece of we receive fairly often here at Planet HQ is that there are simply too many articles to choose from... today we made an important step in correcting this situation, by creating an overflow page containing around 40 of the SNG articles. Now choosing which ones was not as simple as it first appears...

Thoughts About Pressure In Poker s304r

Working full time in the poker business does mean less time for playing these days, what I find is that I tend to play whichever games require articles - and this weekend was not exception....

In-Running From The Mini-FTOPs 6-Max K/O Event 2l5p4o

Thought I'd do an 'in running' hand-by-hand from yesterdays Mini-FTOPS  knockout event... Of course when this started it was in the hope that I would be reporting on an outstanding victory, marked by clever plays, daring bluffs and bubble suck-outs... no such joy! One thing we can say, at least the hand by hand commentary below is real-life...

Titan Poker Updates (reprise) 626p17

Well, since my look at the new Titan Poker software a few days ago I have been clocking up a few hands there... even giving Lazslo, the newest member of the Planet team, a quick PLO lesson in the process... had some thoughts to share in the 'fishiness' of the site...

New Titan Poker Software - A First Look 5l324o

A quiet evening yesterday, so took the opportunity to and try out the new version of the Titan Poker software... if you have read any of my previous reviews you will have seen phrases such as "allows you to focus on the poker...." when it came to the client - so lots of room for improvement, here are my first thoughts: