"Before all else, be armed."
- Machiavelli, 15^th century Italian author

Pre-flop discipline goes a long way.

The 2006 World Series

 The 2006 World Series of Poker will be held from June 25 through August 10, 2025 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.  Click here for the complete schedule as well as links to related information and satellites for WSOP events.

Bodog $25,000 Gtd, 6-handed, SuperStack - Friday, 8:30p EST

Ok, we've found another tournament you need to know about.  Bodog $25K Guaranteed, SuperStack, 6-handed MTT with $40 + $4 buy-in held Friday at 8:30p EST.  This bad boy goes off with 5,000 chip stacks (2x the usual Bodog stack) and 12 minute level times.  We found the play to be surprising loose given the high chips/blinds ratio (100+) in the early rounds.  It's 6-handed, so action junkies can see and play more hands than they might in a 9-handed or 10-handed tourney.  But again, you've got plenty of time to maneuver; there's no reason to overplay TPTK on the flop or hands like AJo pre-flop.  Oh, and the tournament typically offers a sick 75+% overlay.  Last Friday night's tournament went off with 342 entrants, resulting in an overlay of over $30 a person.  This is a MUST PLAY event for the serious MTT player.

You can see the blind structure and attrition here...Bodog $25K Gtd, 6-handed, SuperStack

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Bodog Poker

We’re probably gonna hurt our weekly earn by posting this, but if you like money, you’ll LOVE Bodog. Seriously, you don’t even need to bait a hook in the cash games – the fish in the Bodog waters throw themselves right into your boat. And we’re not talking little sunfish…we’re talking full on 200-pound yellowfin tuna.  One minute they’re pushing pre-flop with KJo, the next minute they’re flopping around at your feet. It’ll be startling at first, but after your 3rd or 4th NETeller cashout, you’ll get used to it. Tournaments are the same way – the Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed, the $15,000 Guaranteed and the WSOP satellites all offer sick overlays. Repeat: if you like money, you’ll LOVE Bodog.   For more details on Bodog, read our comprehensive review.

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The Final Hand from the 2003 World Series
of Poker Championship Event

Chris Moneymaker held:	Sam Farha held:	The Board came:

The amateur Chris Moneymaker had $6,600,000, dominating Farha's $1,800,000.  Farha raised with JTo to $100,000 and Moneymaker called.  The flop came: Js, 5s, 4c. giving both players a good headsup hand but Moneymaker's the 3 to 1 favorite.  Moneymaker check-raised Farha's bet, and Farha confidently moved all-in only to see the bad news--he's was a 3 to 1 dog.  The 8d on the turn helped neither player and the river 4 put Moneymaker in the poker history books and sparked the internet poker boom.