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GPS London

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Paul Jackson
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After the very successful leg 1 of the new Genting Poker Series at Star City, Birmingham which with a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 actually made £146,000 it was down to London’s Fox Poker Club for leg two which promised … Continue reading →

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Is this the most important person in UK poker?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Karl Mahrenholz
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It was almost midday one day back in December 2009. I was searching my local town for somewhere I could send a fax – how old fashioned eh? My phone rang and it was Paul Jackson. Not significant in itself … Continue reading →

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Team Poker & Principles

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Paul Jackson
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A lot of people have an issue with the idea of a team game of poker as they see the idea of some kind of team collusion as being outrageous. Before I get onto my opinions of team poker I … Continue reading →

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ActionJack felled by Ivey once more

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Karl Mahrenholz
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The Las Vegas Team Challenge live final was the culmination of 16 weeks of hard fought online battle. When the dust had settled we had 190 people descending on Birmingham to fight it out for $36,000 worth of Vegas Packages … Continue reading →

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The Ladbrokes Poker Cruise 2011

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Paul Jackson
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The start of my trip was a bit of a nightmare. With everything packed I thought it would be a good idea to have a little trim of my hair using the Babylis ball like thing I had recently obtained … Continue reading →

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Tilt Monkey

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Paul Jackson
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We all know that poker is a game of skill that can and usually is at least to some extent and sometimes a big extent be affected by luck, be it good luck or bad luck. The theory is that … Continue reading →

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Value Town

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Paul Jackson
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“Value” is an often used word in poker circles usually to justify a dodgy call, if there is obvious “true value” then you do not need to justify your action, and most players fail to consider the concept “there is … Continue reading →

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Deep Stack Slovenia

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Paul Jackson
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As a player who much prefers deep stack poker with multiple thought processes and analysis required across multiple streets, the prospect of playing a tournament with a starting stack of 500 big blinds was quite attractive. Four days in a … Continue reading →

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What’s in the box?

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Paul Jackson
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I was looking forward to getting back to my regular cash games after the merciless bumming I took in Vegas. The only time I “perked up” in Vegas was after I changed my flight and knew I would be coming … Continue reading →

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