The scene at the Rio last night was electric as Phil Hellmuth was chasing bracelet #12 in the $50,000 Players Championship. The Amazon room was full of fans watching what could be history in the making. As the Final Table kept getting smaller you could feel that Phil Hellmuth was going to do it. When they were 4 handed the short stack Owais Ahmed shoved preflop and Phil Helmuth called the All In and it looked... Read more

Poker is a fascinating game as the swings can be so severe. When your running good it's like your on the Top of the World but when the deck turns cold the fall can be fast. The other night I stopped at the M Resort on my way home to place some wagers and chill watching the games. The M poker room is set up right next to the sportsbook so if you desire you can play poker and watch all the sports action, which is just what... Read more

I was at Red Rock Casino last night playing poker and watching the BCS National Championship Game . Red Rock is part of the Stations family of casinos. Stations has what is known as the Jumbo Hold'em Poker Bad Beat Jackpot. The Jackpot starts at $150,000 and grows until it is hit. A qualifying bad beat is quad 10's or better getting beat. So now that you know the rules let's set the story. Guy in seat #10 gets up to cash... Read more

The Stare No One Wants to See Phil Ivey is regarded by many including me to be the best all around Poker Player in the World. You can always find Phil Ivey in the highest Cash Games in the world whether it be online at Full Tilt Poker or in Bobby's Room at the Bellagio. Ivey has always preferred Cash Games rather than tournaments as he has said that sometimes he gets bored in tournaments and loses focus. He would rather... Read more

Vegas Life Sickest hand of Poker Well guys it was the weekend before the All Star Break so I had some extra time to enjoy the Vegas Lifestyle. Hung out at my pool went to dinner with my finance. But I also had plenty of time for some quality poker time. Played in a 50 player Tournament at the M over the weekend and well let's say I'm Steamrolling the Final Table as I eliminate 2 players in one hand leaving me the chip... Read more

Is there a more exciting city than Las Vegas? You can never be bored in Vegas that's for sure. Well I have a funny story from the weekend here in Vegas. I head down to the Bellagio on Saturday to place my wagers on the Elite 8 Games and to play poker while I watch the Games. I'm going to be meeting RJ Bell and Vegas Runner later for dinner so I'm there early to play some cards. The Missouri/Connecticut game just ends... Read more

If you live anywhere other than Vegas there wasn't much to do on the Wednesday after the All Star Game. But this is Vegas Baby! So RJ and I head done to the strip after Work. The plan was to play poker for about 3 hours then a Dinner Meeting with a friend that was in town. RJ and I end up on the same table. We have played about 90 minutes nothing eventful for either one of us until the hand that unleashed the RJ comedy... Read more

Tiffany Michelle usually turns heads no matter where she goes but right now she has all eyes on her at the Rio in Las Vegas. You see this hot model/actress turned Poker Player is currently sitting in 5th Place with just 79 Players remaining in this years World Series of Poker Main Event. There were 6,844 people enter this years event the second highest total of the Main Event. The prize they are chasing is over 9 million... Read more

First let me say that I met JD a few years ago and let me say that even though he lives in Detroit and I live in Vegas we have become as good of friends as you can be not living in the same area. JD is a Stand Up Guy! OK let me set the stage for this story. Wednesday was RJ's bachelor party so JD flew in for the party. I'll fast forward through the party and just say I got to bed at 3:30 in the morning. Actually early... Read more

Sports Betting and Poker are similiar in that many times I look at the line and read it and say ok based on this number Vegas wants me to do this so I'm going to do the opposite. In poker your opponent makes a bet trying to make you think one thing but your job is to read through it and make the right decision. Last night I had a Big Play on the Celtics I actually bet it the night before. It was about 30 minutes before... Read more