Let’s talk about Johnny Chan now – this guy is definitely one of the leading players in every single WSOP and this year is absolutely no exception!  However, you might not know anything about him at all and that is what we are going to explore.  Johnny actually started playing poker when he was 21 years old and while he was born in China, he made it over to the US and has been here every since.

One thing that you might not realize about Johnny Chan is the fact that he is one of the only professional players that can actually play and keep up with Asian poker and that is definitely one of the advantages that this guy has over a lot of the other poker players.

So if you are looking for someone to beat – this is definitely the guy to beat, he is quick and really knows how to keep his poker face straight … all of the time!

Let’s talk about Tom McEvoy – this guy is from my home state of Michigan and to be honest, he is incredible at the game we all know as poker.  He started playing when he was 5 years old and while you are too young to be a master then, that is when it all got into his brain.  This guy is definitely one of those laid back guys that is aggressive and comes out of nowhere when he plays!

This guy is part of the very exclusive Team Pokerstars which consists of Chris Moneymaker, Tom McEvoy, Greg Raymer, Isabelle Mercier and Evelyn Ng.  All of these players are absolutely incredible and to be honest – you have to be pretty good if you are going to play against these players!

Tom McEvoy has been playing professional poker for quite a while now and he is doing quite well for himself playing online poker.  So watch out for this guy – he really is incredible with some cards!

This is the best way of getting a royal flush — getting your chips in pre-flop. If they played the hand normally Dag Martin Mikkelsen would never have known what the deck had in store for him…

Alright — my first ‘big’ poker win! Just got home from a weekend abroad, and ended up playing poker the whole time… Entered a tournament on friday, and kept playing until SUNDAY! Won the final table of a $200 No Limit Hold’Em Tournament taking down close to $25K!

Unbelievable — my first big win! YAY!!

(btw: I lost $600 on roulette online. I feel sick hehe)

If you want to play Tournament poker but you can’t commit to a specific time than the SNG (Sit and Go) is for you. By far the most popular is the 10 man variant, but turbos, heads up and 6 man can all be found at most poker sites.

A suitable bankroll to play SnG is 25 times the level at which you intend on playing, depending on your skill level.

Like a good story SnGs have a beginning, middle and end.

The current wisdom is to play tight in the early stages. Don’t get involved in preflop all-in situations and don’t play weak hands. You should only look to play hands such as AA-TT and the high suited connectors.

During the middle stages as you get close to the money (called being on the bubble) other players will tighten up. Use this to your advantage and steal the blinds when you have the opportunity. Aggressive play at this stage will help you accumulate chips.

Once you make the money you can really loosen up your starting hand criteria. You should switch your thinking from survival to winning. If you are deep stacked push the little stack around. Don’t be afraid to push all in.

If you intend to play SnGs often, you should definitely keep track of your statistics. This way you can compare how well you are doing at different buy-ins and see if you are a profitable player.