Age and the WSOP by Neil Blumenfield

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When I made the 2015 WSOP Main Event November Nine at age 61 a big deal was made about age as the Final Table tends to be dominated by young male players.  2015 was especially significant because, while I was older than any previous final table player in the November Nine format, I was joined at this final table by 73-year-old Pierre Neuville, So discussions about age and poker became a big topic.  …

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Learning to fold

bigfoldWhile I feel like I have a fairly solid grasp on how to play fundamentally sound poker, I have found that I have been calling a bit too often with good, but second best, hands when my opponents seem to be willing to put all of their money in the pot. I have been working hard to plug that leak. This hand demonstrates my progress. …

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Bluff Catching with Dan Colman

I am excited to announce that I recently started making monthly tournament videos for Crush Live Poker. Each month, I will review hands using live poker footage, allowing me to analyze the “full picture” instead of only the technical side of the game. You can sign up now using my affiliate link to get a FREE month at Crush Live Poker. As an added bonus, at the end of my videos on CLP, I explain how you can get a PDF copy of my best-selling book Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments for FREE. In the video below, I show an insightful hand that Dan Colman, one of the hottest players in the world at the moment, played deep in a major $5,000 buy-in event.


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Revisiting a tough hand from a $25,000 WPT event

I played with Antonio Esfandari in the World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions the other day and every time I see him, I am reminded of the time I bubbled the $25,500 buy-in WPT Championship event in 2013 at Bellagio. The following is an article I wrote after that excruciating bubble. I didn’t particularly enjoy the experience. I hope you do! …

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