Category: Poker Ramblings

Sep 03
NHL Hockey Player Mats Sundin Signs With PokerStars

PokerStars must be taking advantage of the upcoming NHL hockey season by signing Mats Sundin and hoping he’ll bring in some hockey fans to the poker room. Sundin will be playing for charity according to the article so I assume they didn’t sign him for his poker ability. I never even had a clue he […]

Sep 03
Dublin awarded title of European Poker Capital of the Year

Dublin is named Europe’s #1 destination for Poker and is awarded the European Poker Capital of 2008 as awarded by Bluff Europe Magazine. I haven’t been there myself but I think I’ll hold up a pint of Guiness and say cheers to that…or should I say “Slainte”? Are there any members here from Dublin? Has […]

Sep 02
Pocket Rockets

I hate it when my pocket rockets get busted.

Sep 01
Poker – August not so bad considering……

My 1st blog and poker bio started on May 11th if interested: Well just rounding up August, it looks like the month will be a decent success after all. I realy didn’t expect to make a ton of money this month. Busy with work, moving into a new home, and a little time to play, […]

Aug 12
Poker as an Olympic Sport?

Ok, I know some of you got that look on you face when you read that title With the 2008 summer olympics in full swing, I thought why not poker as an olympic sport? Most people would probably look at poker and say it’s definitely NOT an olympic sport, but let’s compare it to some […]

Aug 04
Start your own Poker Blog!

Now everyone can share their poker ramblings and bad beats with other poker players right here on PokerDIY. Start your own poker blog and share your thoughts on anything to do with poker – bad beats, good beats, the poker industry or even a plug for your poker website or product (yes, free poker advertising!) […]

Jul 13
Poker Ramblings

This is my first post, and I want to share a poker quote with you: “I got stones!”

Jul 13
Poker freeroll password theft is a big problem!

Many of the players in the last PokerDIY freeroll would have been witness to the unfortunate experience that occurred when the password was stolen and posted on other Forums. I had not actually realised the extent of the problem, but it seems as they there are dedicated websites and forums for exactly this purpose – […]

Mar 27
Disguising Tells in Poker

A lot of players starting out in poker are concerned about tells. They’re aware of these subconscious signals players can give out that reveal something about their holding and aren’t quite sure how to defend against it. They may not know if they are giving out tells to their opponents and be reluctant to bluff […]

May 30
Great Poker Quotes

“Read ‘em and weep” ranks right up there with the best of ‘em. It is what may have been said to you in your home game as your four kings just lost to four aces (also known as a “bad beat).” Read ‘em and Weep is also the title of a great book of great […]