Daniel Negreanu To Take On Viktor Blom (Isildur1)



A SuperStar Showdown between Daniel Negreanu and Viktor Blom has been announced on PokerStars. This epic match of 2,500 hands played on 4 tables at a time will take place on March 20, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. EST. The stakes are minimum $50-$100.

I know that Daniel Negreanu has been practicing his heads-up multi-tabling skills a lot lately. I follow his twitter feed and he has been announcing every time he is going to hit the poker tables during his lead-up to playing Isildur1. It should be an interesting match between the enormously successful poker veteran and the young cash game poker sensation. Check it out on March 20th on PokerStars.

Full Tilt Poker Vs. PokerStars

Having played online poker for almost a year I've had a chance to compare the two largest online poker sites. Both poker sites offer plenty of options for MTT poker players. I like both sites. There are a couple of small advantages I see with Full Tlit:

1. Hand Replayer - The software on Full Tilt for replaying past hands is far superior on Full Tilt. It is MUCH faster than PokerStars. For some reason on PokerStars you must click through each card being dealt then antes, etc.  It is very cumbersome and takes up valuable time when trying to analyze a poker hand and take notes on your opponents.

2. $2-$3 Tournaments: Sometimes you just feel like playing a small field (75-300 players) $2-$3 MTT to get some practice or build your bankroll while minimizing your risk. These are easy to find on Full Tilt but are nonexistent on PokerStars. I guess you can just always play a SNG tournament of a similar size on PokerStars so this is not really a critical issue.

3. Sizing Tables: On Full Tilt Poker I am able to make a table take up my entire monitor if I desire. This is great if you are not multi-tabling. I know it is hard to believe, but not everybody multi-tables all the time. On PokerStars the tables have a fixed width and are not able to fill up my entire widescreen computer monitor.

The last two items are not probably not major issues for most online poker players, but I really do think that the better software for replaying previous hands can be a major issue for some. I use both sites and will continue to do so. Fell free to chime in with advantages or disadvantages you see with either online poker site.

Vanessa Rousso Boot Camp

Just a quick post about the Vanessa Rousso poker course I attended in Biloxi. She is very energetic and passed on some valuable information about sizing up your opponents and looking for tells at the poker table. Chad Brown (her husband) appeared for a couple of minutes on his way to play a tournament in the adjacent room. Chad Brown is also a very successful poker professional and is considered one of the better all-around players in the different variations of poker.

I don't think it would be right to go into any real details of the information she presented since she charges for her seminars. I learned a lot of things that I would never have thought of before attending her course. She told an interesting story about playing in the $25,000 World Poker Tour event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas a few years ago. She financed her entry fee by selling "shares" in herself. If she did good in this major poker tournament then she would make poker her career. If she didn't do well then she would finish law school. She finished 7th in Las Vegas and took home over $250,000 and the rest is history.

Won PokerStars Satellite to Vanessa Rousso Boot Camp in Biloxi!

I saw that PokerStars was offering a satellite to Vanessa Rousso's poker course being held on 9/2/10 "Poker Tells and Reading People" I decided to give it a shot today. It cost about $26 for a chance to win a seat to the $399 poker seminar. I took it down by finishing off my final opponent with A-A vs. 6-6.

So it's off to to the Beau Rivage Casino in Biolxi to attend Vanessa Rousso's poker course! Looking forward to meeting one of the top tournament poker pros and getting some help for my live game; most of my experience has been so far has been online.