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Strategy: How to avoid Tilt as a new Poker PlayerTilt happens to all poker players. I don't care if you say it doesn't, we've all been there. Take a big loss with the best hand (well before they hit something), and you're going to react. For poker players, that reaction is called Tilting. Once you're on tilt, you don't play the same way you normally would. You make decisi...
Strategy: Open up your hand ranges at lower stakes.Recently I had a discussion with a poker player that plays professionally regarding opening hand ranges at online poker tables. He has just turned pro and plays poker solely for a living, but isn't a rich poker player by any means. He asked me for advise on his playing style online, as he is mainly a casino cash game player...
This Week’s “How Do You Play It?” DiscussionThis situation comes up for me over and over again, and after discussing with fellow BluffAway members as well as poker professionals, i've decided to bring it up to a public discussion about how you should technically play this hand. You're sitting in a $11 6-person sit-n-go tournament online. Top 2 players get paid wit...
Weekly Poll: Hit-n-Run or Table Jumping.. Opinions?Every week we have a poll for our members to participate and vote on BluffAway. This week we'll look at a controversial topic, table jumping. Table jumping means you sit at a table, roll up your starting stack, and leave the table regardless of how many hands you've played. According to the un-written "rule" in poker, y...
$650,000 guaranteed in Poker Maximus Main EventsThe Merge Poker Network includes poker rooms like Lock Poker, Sportsbook Poker, Aced, and Poker Host, just to name a few. This Sunday, the poker network will host four poker tournaments, with guarantees of $200,000+, all together at least $650,000 is guaranteed over 4 tournaments. Here is a list of the Events with d...
Bankrupt Epic Poker leaves a pile of debt behind.Epic Poker, the league that quickly gained exposure and plenty of reviews and excitement filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on February 28th, 2011. Epic Poker's parent company is the Federated Sports and Gaming company, who's executive chairman, Jeffery Pollack released a short statement on their website stating, "Out company ...
Learning to Grind rather than Gamble in Cash GamesOver the past 10 years, i've played everything from a live $5 buy in $0.05/$0.10 NL cash game to a $25/$50 NL online cash game. Over the years, i've come to realize that most players don't play within their means, and they seem to always play outside of their bankroll. This doesn't apply to EVERY poker player, but most amea...
Poker Tattoos steadily gaining in popularity.Over the years, i've seen every poker tattoo imaginable. Everything from "lady luck" pin-up girls holding pocket aces, to a full arm sleeve of every single card in playing card deck wrapped around poker chips. Poker as a game is progressing and becoming more mainstream, and poker tattoos have surged in popularity. Just by v...
ALL IN, a Poker Movie, in select theaters March 23rdHave you heard about the new poker movie called "All In"? You probably haven't. All In is a poker documentary/movie that is coming out on March 23rd, the problem is, no one seems to know about it. According to the movie website, "ALL IN — THE POKER MOVIE tells the exciting story of poker's renaissance in the first dec...
This Week’s “How Do You Play It?” DiscussionEach week Bluffaway will post a new "How Do You Play It?" Discussion article. These articles will ask you how you would play a specific hand, in a particular situation. This week, we'll be taking a look at a cash game. The game is a local home game, filled with "donkeys". Most pots are raised to $20 before it even gets t...
Weekly BluffAway Poll: Where do you prefer to play?In this week's BluffAway Member Poll, we ask where you prefer (that is, if you actually have a choice) to play poker. Some people swear by home games, while others won't play unless it's in a casino, then there are players that exclusively play online.. What about you? We will be hosting weekly polls, you can vot...
PokerStars wants meeting with Online Poker PlayersPokerStars is the leading online poker room in the World, and throughout the past year, with all the Full Tilt Poker ridiculousness, PokerStars has proved to be the #1 poker room in the world for many reasons. Most online poker rooms don't directly ask players what they feel, or how to change, to make the online poker exper...
Speed Stick's new "No Bluff, No Glory" commercialAfter the DOJ shut down the major players in US poker, television stations have dramatically cut back on poker shows, and advertisements. This is understandable, because there are no big US poker rooms with million dollar advertising budgets to shell out money to advertise on various poker programs. (Well, they might, but t...
Steve Wynn unveils plans for Casino in Massachusetts Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas Casino owner, broke the news recently that he is proposing a new Massachusetts casino, right near the Patriot's Gillette Stadium. Wynn sent out a 20 minute DVD to residents near the proposed casino, as reported by a friend of Bluffaway who recieved the DVD in Mass. According to our source, most...
2012 World Series of Poker Europe schedule releasedThe 6th Annual World Series of Poker Europe will be held from September 21 through October 4, 2012 in Cannes, France at the Hôtel Majestic Barrière. Pro's from around the world converge in Cannes to compete for what many consider, the 2nd most important tournament stop, right behind Vegas for the Main Event. The 2012 ...
Face Up Gaming set to launch, with face-to-face play.Face Up Gaming is a new online poker room set to launch in the first week of April. Players in the US have been limited to a few poker rooms since the DOJ shutdown of the major players. But Face Up Gaming is not your average start up poker room, they are offering a new dynamic to online poker, full audio and video. Whil...
"Cash Broke" Full Tilt Pro Erick Lindgren called outThe latest from the online poker world, Erick Lindgren is broke. Well, Bluffaway can't confirm if the former FullTiltPoker pro is actually broke, but various poker forums, news sources, and professional poker players have recently displayed a sketchy string of unpaid debts. Erick was a FullTiltPoker pro, being paid (this...
Eastern Maine College offers Poker Dealer CourseAccording to the Bangor Daily News, Eastern Maine Community College is now offering courses in Poker and Table Game Dealing. Students can now complete the course and recieve training to help them get a dealing job at local casinos, and future poker rooms in the area. The school may be looking to hold classes that intere...
Win a 2012 WSOP Main Event Entry on Facebook Every year, many poker players world-wide drool over the WSOP Main Event and wish they could play. I mean, $10,000 is a good chunk of change if you aren't sponsored. Well PokerHost.com has a solution. PokerHost is giving away a 2012 WSOP Main Event seat, and all you have to do, is post your mug on Facebook with a PokerH...
Opinion: Don't let emotions take control of your playLast night I played in the Contender Event on Bovada. First of the series, buy in was $16.50 (with fee), and the top 99 were paid. There were approx 775 people (give or take a few). I bought in, ran pretty badly, but then hit a miracle run. I had AA and was all-in preflop 5 times in 2 hours, winning 4 of them. Not bad. W...

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