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THE SKILL OF THE IRISH
UncategorizedDublin is the centre of the poker world this week as the Irish Poker Open gets underway at the Burlington Hotel in the Irish capital, one of the premier events on the European Poker Calendar. There is something about Ireland that links it to poker’s history, an unswerving appeal that ensures this week’s field of […]
THE IFP WEBSITE TWO YEARS ON
UncategorizedA modest but cheerful celebration took place in the offices of the IFP website on Monday, which marked the second anniversary of the IFP website, which first took to cyberspace in April 2010. Back then IFPs reach was small. Established only a year after the formation of IFP itself in Lausanne, Switzerland, the website was […]
SEPARATING THE GREAT FROM THE GOOD
UncategorizedBeing a successful poker player is not just about taking your seat and playing well in a tournament. It’s also out preparation. Like athletes in any sport, the best poker players put the time between events to best use, with the aim of maximising their performance. For some this can mean keeping healthy so you […]
DIFFERENT WINNERS AROUND THE WORLD IN MOST DEMOCRATIC OF GAMES
UncategorizedFor anyone thinking poker players adhere to a particular stereotype, a glance through recent results should demonstrate the game’s eclectic collection of recent winners. When the curtain fell on the European Poker Tour in Madrid last weekend Patrik Jensen was behind it celebrating his first major win. Jensen fits the new mould of poker player; […]
CANADIAN POKER FEDERATION JOINS IFP
UncategorizedThe Canadian Poker Federation (Federation Canadienne du Poker) has become the newest member of the International Federation of Poker, taking the number of official member nations of the IFP up to 41. Canada has for many years been a poker playing nation, producing of talented poker players, perhaps most notably Daniel Negreanu, one of the […]
THE MONEYMAKER EFFECT ON THE BIG SCREEN
UncategorizedALL-IN – The Poker Movie is not the first cinematic release to highlight the “Moneymaker Effect”. The story of a novice player winning a seat to a major poker tournament via the internet formed part of the plot to the movie Lucky You starring Eric Bana and Robert Duvall, in which a father and […]
DANISH PLAYERS LEAD THE WORLD
UncategorizedFrederik Jensen’s win in the PokerStars European Poker Tour main event in Madrid over the weekend was the fifth for Danish players on the tour, a country that has consistently produced some of the best players in the world. From a population of only five and a half million, Denmark has produced a World Series […]
POKER DOCUMENTARY TO FRAME GAME’S RECENT HISTORY
NewsThe poker world is buzzing over the release of a new documentary examining the story of poker’s “boom” during the early years of the 21st century. ALL-IN – THE POKER MOVIE recounts poker’s journey to the game we now know it to be; from an activity cloaked in stereotype – of back rooms, cigars and […]
IFP BOOKS UNVEILS COVER FOR THE RULES OF POKER
UncategorizedIn January of this year the International Federation of Poker announced details of a new initiative in partnership with Limehouse Books, known as IFP Books. The new venture has been set up to promote and publish books in the UK dedicated to poker. The first title to be released will be The Rules of Poker, […]
HIGH CARD BEATS A PAIR!
UncategorizedLast month we asked our Facebook Fans to answer the following question. From worst to best, what is the ranking of hands in 3-card poker? 3 of a kind – straight – flush Flush – straight – 3 of a kind Straight – 3 of a kind – flush 3 of a kind – flush […]