No, this is not an article elaborating on the final 6 or 7 or 8 players of WSOP 2007, but this is really for and about you- World Series of Poker Players - those aspiring to join, in whatever form it takes. (Meaning, be it a direct buyin if you have the cash, or via the satellites/qualifiers, and that does not include bringing a gun to the WSOP first day of events and demanding to be let in). Two years ago, the World Series of Poker players congregated in full force, turning that year's edition into the biggest tourney in the game's history, with more than eight thousand people. Last year was a different story though, it got cut down to just around 6,400 persons, many thanks to the UIGEA prohibiting satellite qualified indviduals from joining in from the Online rooms. I am sure those World Series of Poker Players raised hell over that, I mean, I would if I were in their shoes. Whatever, this year's edition has the promise of a bigger event, and those World Series of Poker players who dream of making it to this year's tradition, there is another door for you! At the PokerWorks, you would be offered to play at the satellites, and if Moneymaker did it (another site, not PokerWorks) years back, why can't you?

Posted: May 29th, 2008 under Rants & Reviews.
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OPR or Official Poker Rankings serves as a Net site for poker player ratings/rankings, tourney results, player statistics, etc. Assuming you are a serious poker competitor, then I am sure that you would want to be knowledgeable on poker player ratings, as far as your perennial opponents are concerned. Check any or all of the following: poker standings, numbers, summaries, prizes, exact finish in a tourney, ROI, and still others. The poker player ratings on this site include numbers from MTTs, chosen satellites and even the SNG competitions. You would learn how friends, enemies, relatives are all doing in their online performances, and of course, you would find the fish and the sharks alike. If you are the kind who relishes battling against the sharks, then this site would surely aid you, just prepare to lose, ehr..unless you are a shark too. The good thing about this site is that realtime poker player ratings are given, they are updated online constantly, each hour, everyday. If nothing else, you would be amused with all the funny and weird names you would see, some of them seem like they came from outer space. Before I go, here is a question: "if I see losing gamblers with percentages above ninety percent, how could one lose so much yet be rates?" Answer: All gamblers below him/her have lower ratings, it is not a true score, but just a percentile indicator.

Posted: May 17th, 2008 under Rants & Reviews.
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