Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

#hardwork #microstakes #milliondollarpots #GIFs

In the Community Weekly Round-Up we see a fantastic new challenge from a member and get ready to laugh with our GIF thread.

GIF GIF GIF!

I am a sucker for funny GIFs, so I was delighted that we started a GIF thread in our small talk forum. 

I won't spoil it, head over and join the fun, but here is my personal favourite so far:

GIF

Challenge of the week

Hard work

Too many people look for the magic bullet. That is why I was instantly attracted to this new challenge thread started by vcata94.

The title says it all - There is no way around the hard work. EMBRACE IT.

The 20-year-old from Romania wants to be a professional player, and is dedicating 50 hours a week to playing and five sessions a week in the gym to get there. 

I'm of the opinion that the fact that he understands the importances of hard work will put him light years ahead of 99% of the competition in a few years time. Wish him luck here

Learn to win

Micros

We would all love to get coaching from Phil Galfond or tips from Daniel Negreanu, but sometimes if a player is so far ahead of your game, their advice might confuse you. 

New member cragsify understands this, and rather than asking for help from the pros, he is looking to form a micro stakes study group for newbies

Are you in the same position? Why not join him and form a group?

While we are on the subject, check out this new video designed to help you break out of the micro stakes

LOL of the week

This video was both funny, and weird. I have never seen such a relaxed $1 million pot before:

Join us next week at PokerStrategy.com for another big interview, a new software partner and much more. 

Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.