The Poker-Playing Priest

Meet Father Andrew Trapp, the poker player priest from South Carolina.

Not only is he a good poker player, but he has also won $100,000 on the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge, which is the newest reality show on Fox that is based around poker.  Aside from this, he has also earned a seat into the championship that will be held on December, giving himself the chance to win the $1,000,000 prize.

Getting Into the Show

An avid soccer and paintball player, Father Trapp also enjoys the game of poker.  He has been playing Texas Hold'Em poker for years now, but only for fun, so when he heard about the show last summer, he decided to play at the qualifier online tournaments in PokerStars. [Read][more...]

Online Poker Tournaments — Where the Action is

Before, casino gamblers flock to land-based casinos to take part in major tournaments, but with the proliferation of online casinos and the fact that many gamblers are now favoring online casino games, it can then be said that the real action is in these online casino game tournaments, not in land-based casinos.

But what do the online tournaments offer that land-based casinos cannot?

More Tournament Variety

One of the things that attract many gamblers to participate in online tournaments is the fact that there are more tournament varieties online than in land-based casinos, so you are definitely given the option to choose the tournament you want based on the budget and the skills that you have.  [Read][more...]

Tips to Improve Your Play in Poker Tournaments

Nowadays, playing poker is not only considered a hobby, but it is also considered a source of income.  Many professional poker players live off of their winnings, and, in a study done by a prominent online gambling portal, there now a lot of college students who are also playing online poker who make use of their winnings to pay for their education and daily allowance.

Knowing the fact that online poker winnings can augment the needs of many people, the importance of practicing and honing your skills before a poker tournament is being emphasized by many professionals in the poker industry.

Importance of Practicing

It cannot be denied that our brains need the challenge.  Without stimulations and challenges, a poker player's power to concentrate can drop, and he will usually see this drop in his concentration level when he starts to notice that he is getting a significant number of bad beats against his win rates.  [Read][more...]