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PokerStrategist after the WSOP: "don't get tired of staring at the $150k cheque"
PokerStrategist Felix Osterland aka 'LawDoc' finished 38th in the Main Event of this year's WSOP. As top-finishing German, the 22-year old student is now also known internationally. Still in the USA, he took some time to give us an interview concerning his WSOP experiences, his plans and "pool, bar and poker table".
Biggest Online Winners In 2008 So Far
The WSOP is in its final table phase and thus the poker year has entered its half-time. The right moment to take a look at the online high stakes and check out the live performances of the online pros at the major tournaments.
Greenstein Fooled By Nephew?
The other day, we reported that Barry Greenstein had won a $500,000 bet against Phil Ivey during the WSOP: The goal was to master the Guitar Hero song 'Through the Fire and the Flames' by DragonForce on Expert level with five stars. This was only a hoax though – probably put online by Greenstein's nephew.
The FIDPA And Its Fight For A New Set Of Rules
The 'Federation Internationale de Poker Association' (FIDPA) lead by the Dutch poker pro Marcel Luske fights for a standardised set of rules for tournament poker for quite some time already. Now, the project is supposed to be presented.
Poker After Dark: 'Nets vs. Vets'
Poker After Dark came up with a new motto again for the current show. In 'Nets vs. Vets', young online pros take on the seasoned poker elite.
Lucky Gus
Gus Hansen is not least known because of his spectacular live performances. The Dane can also be found regularly on the highest limits online. Since the beginning of the month, he has played over 25,000 hands and chalked up almost $1.3M in winnings.
High Stakes Poker Enters Its Fifth Season
Some time ago, rumours were heard in the poker world that the popular TV show 'High Stakes Poker' (HSP) would be dropped. The moderator AJ Benza of all people got the discussions going. GSN now discounted such rumours and announced that they exercised the option on a fifth HSP season.
WSOP 2008: Records And Bets
The most prestigious poker event of the year has finished almost a week ago. Today, we want to offer you some records, stories and bets all about the Series.
The Broadcast Of The WSOP 2008 Begins Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the broadcast of the WSOP begins on the US American TV station ESPN. For 16 weeks, reports about this year's Series will be aired every Tuesday in the evening hours.
Greetings From The Elephant: Our Software Engineers In The Interview – Part I
The brainchild of our software engineers is almost half a year old, but already has more features than quite some other analysis tools. In the first part of this interview, we talk to Wishmaster, Arngrim, Sape and Iarwe about the steps so far and the future goals of the Elephant.
3-Bet Introduction by Hasenbraten
To become a successful player at the NL games, you need to have certain tools in your arsenal. One of them should be the 3-bet. This video helps you to make it a strong weapon in your game.
User Reviews For Two of You
After asking you to help us improve PokerStrategy, we now want to reward two of you with a session review by a coach on your own session.
Special Focus Week: No Limit
This week will be a special treat for our No Limit BSS players, as it brings 3 new articles, and 3 new videos. Squeeze play, pre-flop 3 bets, and the playing of weak draws represent just some of the areas covered!
SoyCD Leads his Team to Victory - The Streak Continues
After a bumpy start, Team SoyCD managed to come out victorious and continued its 6 week winning streak. After a promising start - Tribun's team fell short just before the money - while Donkeys Unleashed had a relatively bad average finish but one player ITM
Weekly Vote: Your Highest PokerStrategy Status So Far
What has your highest PokerStrategy status been so far? If you play at one of our partner poker rooms, you are rewarded with so-called StrategyPoints. Depending on the number of points you've collected within the last four weeks you'll achieve one out of six possible ranks with different benefits.
NL Video by Atuerke: Switching Gears
Today, we want to provide you with an advanced video on NL $100 short-handed by atuerke. The topic of this video is switching gears.
Battle of the Donkeys 8: Turning Point?
This week's battle could mark a turning point for both admins. Tribun has the chance to finally break Team SoyCD's 5 week winning streak, and SoyCD has the opportunity to catch up in the average admin ranking!
New FL Sample Hand Forum
We are now offering a second FL sample hand forum starting at Silver. With it, we acknowledge the increased interest in our FL section in general.
€5,000 Rake Race – The Participants
The ten participants of the exclusive €5,000 PokerStrategy tournament on PokerKings have been determined. On Sunday they will play for up to €1,500 for the winner!
Top250 July: PokerMasta Still In The Lead
After 17 of 31 July days, PokerMasta is still leading in the PokerStrategy $100,000 promotion. But an old acquaintance managed to place himself on rank 2 in the past week.
BlackMember Party IV in Pictures
Good food, 'Gogo Girls for the touching' and lots of beverages, that's the best way to sum up the BlackMember Party. Here are some pictures for those who stayed home or forgot about it.
Betfair WSOPE Freeroll – bumbumboris wins
Overall, $9,900 was in the prize pool of the PokerStrategy WSOPE freeroll at Betfair. The nine top finishers each received a $550 WSOPE qualifier ticket.
PokerStrategy & PokerKings Rake Race – Preliminary Result #3
The ranking in the race for the ten seats in the €5,000 STT is still being led by bahmrockk. You only have two more days to place yourself in the Top10.
Summer Time Bonus – News about Payout
Due to some still active bonuses, some PokerStrategists had problems with the payout of the Summer Time Bonus at Titan Poker. These have now been taken care of and nothing should get in the way of a bonus-filled summer.
PokerStrategy & PokerKings Rake Race – Preliminary Result #2
Until Friday, you still have a chance to qualify for the PokerStrategy €5,000 STT on PokerKings. The ranking is still lead by bahmrockk.
Full Tilt Poker: Weekly Rakeback
Effective immediately, Full Tilt Poker no longer pays out your rakeback monthly, but on a weekly basis. The first payouts will take place today.
PokerStrategy WSOPE Freeroll at Betfair
On Sunday, the $9,900 Freeroll kicks off in which nine PokerStrategists will have the chance to secure a ticket for the WSOP Europe qualifier at Betfair.