Finding Focus for Your Poker Game
Last month I was watching the WSOP Main Event final table and noticed at one point that at least four of the remaining players were chatting, had eyes glued to their phones, or were otherwise dividing their attention. These guys were playing the game of their lives and were not focused on the game! This made me […]
Poker Tournament Rule Changes for 2017
During this summer’s WSOP, the Poker Tournament Director’s Association met in Las Vegas. At that time, the TDA distributed the annual revision of suggested guidelines for poker tournament procedures and rules. The critical word here is “suggested” as the most important agent for tournament rules is the gaming agency that oversees the poker venue. However, I […]
Five Thoughts on the 2017 WSOP Main Event
Now that the dust has settled on the Main Event, I wanted to share a few thoughts about the things that 2017 brought. Some I loved, some I loathed, but, as always, I was glad to be a fly on the wall for another great poker tournament! The Phoenix Rises – As you heard numerous times […]
John Hesp’s Improbable Inspiration
John Hesp gives this 51 year old renewed hope. Hesp’s run to the WSOP Main Event final table – where he sits as the second deepest stack at $85M, trailing Scott Blumstein by only $12M (and ahead of third place by a whopping $50M!) – has been a welcome sight for all amateurs who, like myself, […]
Secrets of the World Champions Event Report
We are very excited to report back on our “Secrets of the World Champions” Seminar, held on July 1st at the Rio Hotel and Casino. This inaugural APT meet-up and educational event was timed to coincide with the World Series of Poker and sold out. In fact, a few extra chairs had to be located to […]
APT Announces Our New Community Forum
We would like to introduce you to our new Community Forum! You can find it HERE. Links to the forum can also be found under the Social menu (in the banner) and in the drop down menu next to the “LOG OUT” button (top right). In this forum we hope to bring together our members to share […]
5 Favorite Celebrity Poker Players
We are smack in the middle of the WSOP this week. What better time to talk about our favorite celebrities who play poker? These are not the poker players who have become celebrities that we discussed a few months ago, but rather those players we hear about due to their celebrity status who happen to play […]
5 Solutions For “Why Do I Play this Game?” Syndrome
Recently I have rediscovered my inner tilt. After years of trying not to let this crazy, volatile game get to me, I seem to be asking myself “Why Do I Play this Game?” too often for comfort. The major source of my decline in poker morale is the result of a once a month, 10 session tournament vying for […]
The World Series of Poker is Underway!
Today the World Series of Poker (WSOP) launches Event #1, the Casino Employee No Limit Hold’em event at the Rio All Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. As is always true at this time of year, Twitter is abuzz with members announcing their WSOP plans and with early predictions for various events. The WSOP action actually […]
The WSOP, November Nine’s Demise, and ESPN: Where Do We Go from Here?
The World Series of Poker announced today that the Main Event will no longer have a November Nine: the full tournament will play out in full in July and television coverage will be aired on ESPN same day with a 30 minute delay. The final table will begin on July 20th and play down to […]