Big Stakes in Vegas

Talk about big stakes. Top professional and amateur poker players put up $40,000 a piece this Thursday preparing for the first major tournament at the World Series of Poker. The World Series of Poker encompasses 7 weeks of poker, thousands of players, millions of dollars and 57 gold bracelets, all a the Rio hotel.

To kick off the series no-limit Texas Hold'em was he main event with a $10,000 buy in. Peter Easgtate won $9.15 million and the coveted title. This is exactly what tournament officials were hoping for. They wanted a star studded final table to begin the 40th series. Professionals like Phil Laak literally doubled his poker chips during the first hour of play.

40 years, $40,000 buy in. We look forward to July 3rd when the thousands of players are reduced to 9 and then the 4 month break happens until the final table and the final prize.

Learn Poker From Home

Forget expensive poker classes, online websites, and all the other poker learning tips that don't work. The best way to learn poker is through poker software and games that you can take out and play over and over again any time and anywhere. You say you want to be pro? Well, here are some amazing products to help you get there:

WPT The Bad Boys of Poker
This is one Vegas trip you'll never forget as you learn the ins and outs of poker with Antonio Esfandiari, Paul Darden, Phill Laak, David Ulliot, and Mark Richards. These bad boys will leave you at the end of you seet as you view some amazing bluffs and hot shot draws.

Secrets of Texal Limit Hold'Em with Howard Lederer
Yes, you have seen it on tv. The Professor of Poker takes us through a how-to video on No-Limit Hold'Em. Get some amazing strategies as well as a free pre-flop strategy chart.


Wireless WSOP Plug N Play 6 Player Texas Hold 'Em Poker
This cool game takes your practice and poker level to another level. Just turn on yur TV, turn on the game and learn poker or throw a poker party without playing cards or custom poker chips.

How To Throw A Poker Party

Throwing a casino party is probably the highlight of a man's month, even better than a year subscription to www.netflix.com. But when you have all the professional tools right at home, your casino party can become the talk of the town. But how can you throw the perfect casino party? All it takes is a little resourcefulness, a casino table, friends and lots of fun!

1. Call Up Your Friends

Invite about 10 friends over for the night so that everyone will have space around your table and while one group is playing another group can mingle.

2. Buy some Poker Chips
Investing in some custom clay poker chips will not only get the mood going but you will also have an investment that will last party after party. A great option is the PokerChips: Pro Clay Casino 13 Gram from PokerChest:

3. Invest in a Casino Table
This is kind of a no brainer. You can't call it a casino night if you don't have a casino table. A great option is the Poker Table, Craps Table, & Roulette & Blackjack All in 1 from Poker Chest:

4. Print Out The Rules
As much as we all like to brag, many of your guest will not know how to play every game so be sure to print out a few rules from online to have ready at the party.

5. Eat
Food and drink is the staple of a real casino and your casino party. Layout some finger foods like chips and chicken as well as beer and other liquor to get the party going.

6. Enjoy and have fun.

Hello Poker, Goodbye Yacht

What would you loose in a poker game? Tickets to that anime expo you've been waiting for? The first picture of Julia Roberts' tattoo? $500,000?

If you answered yes to $500,000 then you and Russian billionaire and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich have a lot in common. Supposedly he lost his yacht in a game of poker. However, don't feel bad for him... he had more than one! Not surprisingly a Abramovich spokesman denied the whole thing; it is a little embarrassing.

According to Abramovich he was never in Barcelona where other news sources are claiming the poker game was lost. He also claims he never lost the 500,000 dollars yacht and that he will take legal actions.

I guess the poker chips are against the guy who the British call "The Roman Navy" because of the hundreds of million dollar yacht collection. However, as much as he denies it everyone knows that the guy has poker "habit". He’s admitted it himself.