Posts by Dave
Defending Against Continuation Bets
Apologies for my lengthy absence but I was away at the WSOP, in Cyprus and Barcelona. But now that I’m back I’m ready to start cranking out the strategy again for IPT. Having concluded my series on continuation betting, the logical progression is to look at how we should defend against continuation bets. Let’s start…
Read MorePaul Carr Joins Irish Poker Tour Team Pro
The regulars on the Irish Poker Tour have got what they asked for and Paul Carr has finally fulfilled his greatest ambition. He has been elevated to the ranks of Tour Team Pro. Paul started out playing poker machines but he is now the poker machine, his most significant cash was in the 2010 Irish…
Read MoreTanya Masters Joins Irish Poker Tour Team Pro
Tanya Masters was born to play poker. Raised in Dublin with a poker-mad father and three poker-mad brothers she had no choice. She started playing official tournaments in Tallaght 15 years ago but she arrived there with years of experience from playing tough games at the kitchen table. The male Masters have had numerous big-time…
Read MoreIrish Poker Tour Unveils Magnificent Bracelets for Major Winners
For the majority of poker players, the main attraction in winning a tournament or a league is the substantial cash prize attached. However, money has a habit of disappearing so the Irish Poker Tour also awards trophies to winners for most of their events. These serve as a lasting, happy reminder of victory. In addition…
Read MoreBratislava Poker Festival is a Huge Hit
Inaugural Event Beats All Expectations The first-ever Bratislava Poker Festival at the Card Casino was a triumphant success! All players expressed delight at the quality of the casino, the range of high-value tournaments, and the warm atmosphere amongst the players and the staff. Every tournament guarantee was smashed with €1,300,000 won by players. The main…
Read MoreClonmel To Host Premier Poker Championship
Tipperary’s Biggest Ever Guarantees The Irish Poker Tour is heading back to the Talbot Hotel in Clonmel from Friday, October 20th to Sunday 22nd to host The Premier Poker Championship. The Premier Poker Championship will be the biggest-ever poker festival to be held in County Tipperary with a combined guaranteed prize pool of €100,000. We…
Read MoreThe Killarney Festival is Back… with bells on!
The Killarney Poker Festival returns for its annual visit to the INEC this September and it is going to be bigger and better than ever before. This year the entire Gleneagle Hotel and Complex has been booked up by Irish Poker Tour and Paddy Power ensuring an open stage for the magic and the mayhem…
Read MoreIrish Poker Tour: London Roundup
For several weeks leading up to the Irish Poker Tour London Festival Aspers Casino had ‘The Irish are Coming, the Irish are Coming’ emblazoned on every screen in their poker room. They couldn’t have been more right. The Irish came from all parts of Ireland and all over the UK to do battle with the…
Read MoreStrategy: Continuation Betting Part 4
In my last article I posed the following question: You have 40 big blinds and raise under the gun to 2.3 big blinds. Only the big blind with the same stack calls. The flop comes 8h 7d 6h. The big blind checks. Which of the following hands would you bet, and would you use a…
Read MoreThe Irish Poker Tour Returns to London
Like a heavyweight champion defending his title, the Irish Poker Tour is going back to Aspers Casino this June, scene of the best poker party in London last year. Record numbers of travelling Irish players, London Irish exiles, and local heroes defending England’s poker honour combined to create massive prize pools, crazy cash action, and…
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