Check out our new forums
Posted by aidan Jan 10, 2007 6:43pm ago
Check out our new forums, for those little things where a blog post is too much. Use them to ask questions of the Gaambol community. Let me know if you spot any bugs or if you have any suggestions. . . .
Tracker update: now supports new Party Poker hand-history format
Posted by aidan Dec 1, 2006 1:45pm ago
Party Poker released a major update to their client software recently. This introduced unicode support and made some changes to their log file format. The tracker now supports the new hand-history format. Let me know if you experience any more problems ... . . .
Funny Poker Ad - Russian Roulette Strip
Posted by aidan Nov 9, 2006 7:15pm ago
Possibly NSFW:) . . .
BPT event number 4
Posted by aidan Nov 3, 2006 12:29pm ago
The BPT event number 4 takes place tomorrow. I finished 92/101 in the previous one when I gave up because I couldn't focus on the screen(had been up for something like 30 hours straight).This weeks event is an omaha pot limit event. I've never played an... . . .
Blogger Poker Tour Freeroll tonight
Posted by aidan Oct 21, 2006 12:45pm ago
Don't forget the Blogger Poker Tour freeroll is on tonight - see my previous post on how to sign up.I had thought I would miss this one but now it looks like I may be able to play. I think it starts at 8pm GMT. Hope to see some of you at the tables - I'... . . .
Party Poker cancels monster
Posted by aidan Oct 14, 2006 8:52pm ago
Just got this from Party Poker. Because of recent changes in U.S. legislation, we have made changes to many of our tournaments, tournament events and promotions. Please check the News & Events section for more details.Unfortunately, this change m... . . .
The Blogger Poker Tour
Posted by aidan Oct 9, 2006 7:34pm ago
I've signed up for the Blogger Poker Tour. I'll be playing in the freerolls and blogging about it here.This is a series of freerolls for people who regularly blog about poker. Overall 1st prize is a trip to the Aussie Millions worth around $12500. Other... . . .
Bad play - exiting a tournament on top pair
Posted by aidan Oct 2, 2006 6:28pm ago
You can learn a lot by periodically going back over your hands and looking for mistakes in hands you lost. Sometimes they are hands where you were just unlucky. If you get your money in the pot when you have the better hand, then you can consider yourse... . . .
Gaambol Tracker now supports Empire Poker
Posted by aidan Sep 25, 2006 12:42pm ago
I've added support for Empire Poker hold'em hand history files to the Gaambol Tracker. Try it out and let me know if you experience any problems. . . .
My exit from the monster million
Posted by aidan Sep 24, 2006 8:25pm ago
I played in the monster million today, but got knocked out early (around position 5500 out of around 8000). I won a place in the 100k freeroll yesterday by winning a sit'n go. Then I won a place in the million freeroll today by finishing in the top 2000... . . .
Video: Huge hand - Daniel Negreanu vs Gus Hansen
Posted by aidan Sep 19, 2006 4:24pm ago
Daniel Negreanu and Gus Hansen play out a huge pot on High Stakes Poker . . .
Video: WPT Bad Boys of Poker
Posted by aidan Sep 19, 2006 4:06pm ago
Tony G against Men Nguyen . . .
Video: Tony G Trash Talking Part 3
Posted by aidan Sep 7, 2006 6:50pm ago
Dissing the Irish this time. What a pr**k. Apparently he's a very nice guy away from the table though. . . .
Tuesday Sit n Go hands part 3
Posted by aidan Aug 30, 2006 2:10am ago
And finally ... The Table Player 6 1715 Player 7 1117 Player 8 5039 Player 1 2420 Player 2 2246 Me 2025 Player 10 4075 Player 5 1363 I was in position 2 (seat: 4). There were 8 players and seat 1... . . .
Tuesday Sit n Go hands part 2
Posted by aidan Aug 30, 2006 2:06am ago
A couple of minutes later this one comes along. The Table Player 6 1865 Player 7 717 Player 8 4939 Player 1 2820 Player 2 2446 Me 1425 Player 10 4175 Player 5 1613 I was in position 2 (seat: 4). ... . . .
Tuesday Sit n Go hands part 1
Posted by aidan Aug 30, 2006 2:02am ago
Played in a 10$ sit n go tonight - got a really poor run of cards, 28 minutes without playing a single hand. Then this one comes along. I'm getting antsy about winning a hand and boosting my stack. The Table Player 6 1915 Playe... . . .
Towards the end of a STT
Posted by aidan Aug 29, 2006 2:00pm ago
The Table Player 6 3640 Player 8 8020 Player 9 2320 Me 6020 I was in position 1 (seat: 3). There were 4 players and seat 6 was the button My Hand Player 3(Me)raises 800calls 1520Player 6folds Player 8fol... . . .
Welcome to the Gaambol Beta
Posted by aidan Aug 29, 2006 12:59pm ago
Welcome to the Gaambol Beta.Gaambol is now publicly accessible. We're working on loads of new features but we think there's enough here already that people might find it useful.Check out the welcome page for a tour/overview and send me feedback as you u... . . .
Was this lucky?
Posted by aidan Aug 21, 2006 8:34pm ago
The Table Player 6 1940 Player 7 1780 Player 8 3760 Player 9 1960 Player 2 2000 Me 1900 Player 4 3020 Player 10 1640 Player 5 2000 Finished second in a STT last night. This hand came early and let me doub... . . .
Premiership starts tomorrow
Posted by aidan Aug 18, 2006 7:22pm ago
The premiership season is starting tomorrow so now is the time to get your preseason bets in. So I went over to Paddy Power earlier today to place my preseason bets. I'm a Liverpool fan so these are a little more emotionally influenced than usual week t... . . .
Poker Hand Rankings
Posted by aidan Aug 18, 2006 4:18pm ago
1. Straight FlushFive cards of the same suit in sequence. A straight flush running A-10 is called a royal flush. 2. Four of a kindFour cards of the same rank. 3. Full HouseThree cards of one rank and 2 cards of another rank. 4. FlushFive ... . . .