Prevalence of Energy Drinks and the World Series of Poker

With a major poker tournament like the World Series of Poker, competitors in the said tournament must have endurance and the power to stay alert and focused to get to the final table.  They would also need all their concentration to not only focus on the hands they hold but to also study their opponents to get a good read on them.  Due to stress, players sometimes lose their concentration and not play their optimum best.

There was a noticeable trend among poker players at the WSOP tournament to beat this, and that was to guzzle down lots of energy drinks at the table.  The question now is, is the energy drink doing more harm than good?

Advantages of Energy Drinks at the World Series of Poker

WSOP asks a lot from poker players.  Those who are aiming for the final table have to sit at their tables for almost 12 hours, and this routine gets repeated every day for five to six days.  [Read][more...]

Allen Carter Signed by Ultimate Bet

Allen Carter, otherwise referred to as AawwNutz, has been officially signed by none other than Ultimate Bet.  This move came shortly after Carter's one million dollar win at the WPT Southern Poker Championship hosted at Biloxi's Beau Rivage Resort/Casino in Mississippi.  Of course, this latest win for Carter certainly was not his first; this super poker player won some 45 thousand from Ultimate Bet back in June 2008 after entering their tournament offering.  Also winning big at Full Tilt Poker, Carter took home 15,000 from his entry in the $50,000.00 Guaranteed Full Tilt Poker game after winning third place.

The position that Allen Carter will officially have at Ultimate Bet has not been revealed at this present time.  Allen Carter will be joining ranks with some of the top pro card players in the business today including folks like Dave Stann, Tiffany Michelle, and Tracy Scala, James Campbell, as well as Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke. Phil Hellmouth has won the World Series of Poker Tournament a total of eleven times since 1989, and Annie Duke has made a name for herself having managed to rake in over three million in tournament play winnings, as well as winning a WSOP bracelet. [Read][more...]