PPPPoker » High Stakes Poker http://www.ppppoker.com My Own Little Poker Blog Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:43:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Doyle Brunson: The World Champ Of Poker! http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/05/doyle-brunson-the-world-champ-of-poker/ http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/05/doyle-brunson-the-world-champ-of-poker/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 19:45:00 +0000 Heather http://www.ppppoker.com/?p=133 doyle_brunson1

Whenever I think about online poker, one of the first people’s names that pop into my head has got to be Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson.  This guy is definitely the best online poker player in the world and I have to say that seriously – he doesn’t even remind me of a huge, big time poker player at all!  But this guy has won all sorts of different poker bracelets and I swear, that he is definitely a poker master of his time.

He was the very first person in the world to win one million dollars at a poker tournament and while I freakin’ love online poker, I would never, ever want to face this guy.  One thing that you might not know about Doyle is that he actually used to be a basketball player – not a poker player.  After he broke his knee, which is when he got really serious about online poker.

Texas Holdem is definitely one of the best games of this guys trade and he knows what he is talking about whenever you bring up poker to him – so be careful if you ever face Doyle Brunson at the tables!

]]> http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/05/doyle-brunson-the-world-champ-of-poker/feed/ 0 Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan’s got lots of heart http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/03/tom-durrrr-dwan%e2%80%99s-got-lots-of-heart/ http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/03/tom-durrrr-dwan%e2%80%99s-got-lots-of-heart/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:18:03 +0000 PPPPoker http://www.ppppoker.com/?p=111 In the latest episode of High Stakes Poker Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan makes a great read and manages to pull off what could easily be called the best bluff of televised poker. That deep stack high stakes poker is a hard thing to master is evident when durrrr manages to get reigning world champion Peter Eastgate to lay down trips and Barry Greenstein to fold pocket aces in a $130 k pot. There are not many players that would dare to make a $100 k bluff in this spot.

That WSOP champ Eastgate is out of his league here is pretty evident, hopefully his sponsor PokerStars can give him a nice online poker bonus to help him get his bankroll back on track after the beating he is taking in the show. Durrrr shows once and for all that he’s one of the top high stakes players in the world when he makes a side bet that Eastgate folded the best hand.

High Stakes Poker season five has got a very promising start and I’ve heard rumors that there’s a million dollar pot coming up. :-)

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]]> http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/03/tom-durrrr-dwan%e2%80%99s-got-lots-of-heart/feed/ 0 Sam Farha steals $100 from Sean Sheiky http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/02/sam-farha-steals-100-from-sean-sheiky/ http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/02/sam-farha-steals-100-from-sean-sheiky/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:13:57 +0000 PPPPoker http://www.ppppoker.com/?p=109 HAHA Awesome video. :D

Sheiky takes $100 from Sammy’s stack, and Sammy steals $200 back. :D Gabe Kaplan doesn’t really get it, but the lesson I want you all to learn is this: “do not steal from a Lebanese gambler, he’ll double-do you!”.

Sam Farha is the man. :D

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]]> http://www.ppppoker.com/2009/02/sam-farha-steals-100-from-sean-sheiky/feed/ 0 High Stakes Poker Season 5 Rumours http://www.ppppoker.com/2008/07/high-stakes-poker-season-5-rumours/ http://www.ppppoker.com/2008/07/high-stakes-poker-season-5-rumours/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:48:02 +0000 PPPPoker http://www.ppppoker.com/?p=25 I found rumours about the upcoming Season 5 of High Stakes Poker. Get over there!

(I can’t wait — High Stakes Poker still is way the best poker show on tv!)

]]> http://www.ppppoker.com/2008/07/high-stakes-poker-season-5-rumours/feed/ 2 High Stakes Poker Season 5 Rumours – WRONG! http://www.ppppoker.com/2008/07/high-stakes-poker-season-5-rumours-wrong/ http://www.ppppoker.com/2008/07/high-stakes-poker-season-5-rumours-wrong/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:01:56 +0000 PPPPoker http://www.ppppoker.com/?p=37 Here’s GSN’s statement regarding the posting:

This comment circulating around several poker sites was fraudulently posted by someone claiming to be a GSN board member. While many parts of the statement are inaccurate, GSN has picked up the option on the 5th season of HIGH STAKES POKER and continues to enjoy poker on its air.

What is this all about? A comment on this post on ppppoker!

]]> http://www.ppppoker.com/2008/07/high-stakes-poker-season-5-rumours-wrong/feed/ 0 Bob Safai moves all-in with KJ… http://www.ppppoker.com/2007/12/bob-safai-moves-all-in-with-kj/ http://www.ppppoker.com/2007/12/bob-safai-moves-all-in-with-kj/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:02:38 +0000 PPPPoker http://www.ppppoker.com/?p=39 … and Daniel Negreanu has AK. Sammy Farha makes a good laydown with his AQ spades. Players run it twice. Well played by both of these pros, but Mr. Safai sucks out and makes a STRAIGHT on the first run — Daniel’s ace high holds up in run number two which makes it a chopped pot.

Jamie Gold considered calling here — and potentially he would have lost a big pot against Bob Safai — if he would have called Jamie’s bets, obviously… ;) Enjoy!

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