Day: November 22, 2011

Indiana

WSOPC Hammond attracts 3,001 for one event

The Horseshoe Hammond continues to shatter attendance records for World Series of Poker Circuit. This year’s big story at Horseshoe Hammond’s World Series of Poker Circuit stop was its numbers. For the third year, the $350 opening event set a WSOPC record, with an amazing 3,001 entrees. “The growth here in Hammond just continues year […]

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Pennsylvania

Poker road trip of a lifetime

Ante Up Reno Ambassador Cordell Howard recently set out on a long and winding cross-country trek with one goal in mind: visit as many poker

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Poker

Nobody likes an emo player in poker

We’ve all experienced it. No, I’m not talking about a six-figure score. I’m talking about that brief moment after the last bet goes into a massive pot, and we feel like our hand is best. That moment where we table our hand, and an overwhelming feeling of utter confidence and pride rushes over us. All […]

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Poker

Key to stress in poker is what you do with it

The No. 1 psychological problem people face is stress. A certain amount of stress is good. Some folks have conceptualized stress as (good) eustress vs. (bad) distress. Distressis the most commonly thought of type of stress, having negative implications, whereaseustressis a positive form of stress, usually related to desirable events in a person’s life. Both […]

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