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In the aftermath of Black Friday, Kristin Wilson saw a great opportunity and grabbed it. The native Floridian, ex pro surfer turned real-estate entrepreneur, embarked on a new adventure that would result in more or less constant travelling across the Americas and Europe - all in the name of online poker.

Poker Refugees has made it their business to offer poker players help to relocate to friendlier and more tolerant online gambling jurisdictions and provide the assistance to make the move as easy as possible. The Poker Refugees team is spread out all over the globe and will make sure that clients will adjust to their new location smoothly and hassle-free in order to be able to focus on what they came there to do – play online poker.

The services that Poker Refugees are providing for the soon-to-be-in-exile poker players includes everything from practical help in sorting out accommodation, internet providers and contact with the local poker community to referrals to local lawyers, accountants and any other specialized professionals that might come in handy.

Kristin and her team is primarily operating on the American and European continent. Some of the more popular destinations where Poker Refugees has been relocating poker players to are Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Malta, Holland, Hungary, Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom.
BankrollMob had the great pleasure to ask Kristin a few questions about Poker Refugees, the past, the present and the future.

Read more » Poker Refugees: Crossing borders to get in the game!

In 2013, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (played in Florida) $5,300 buy-in Main Event drew a massive 2,384 entries thanks to a successful multi-day re-entry format, plus, of course, a $10,000,000 guarantee!

At the end of it all, Blair Hinkle, a 27-year-old pro from Kansas City, Missouri, emerged victorious (Defeated Justin Bonomo heads-up) to lay hands on $1.7m in prize money from the total prize pool of $11.9m!

Read more » $10m Guarantee Main Event Returns in August...

Poker Hall Of Fame member and Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein has been around the poker scene (with huge success) for a very long time and many consider him a living legend thanks to his contributions to the game. Already back in 1991, Barry made so much money playing poker that he was able to retire from his day job to become a full-time poker pro instead.

Read more » Barry Greenstein On Re-Entry Tournaments & More...

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Dafa Poker's exclusive satellite schedule for the Deep Stack Open Costa Brava has been changed due to new guidlines from iPoker.

Changes in the BankrollMob Deep Stack Open satellites:
- The freeroll on May 31 is cancelled.
- The Super Satellite scheduled for June 7 is moved to May 31 (all 3 currently registered players will be pre-registered and informed).

This promotion is exclusively for members of BankrollMob only! In order to participate your Dafa Poker account must be tracked to BankrollMob!

Remember that you can buyin directly to the Super Sattelite for €5.50 ONLY!

No account at Dafa Poker? Click here and signup and get a $8 No Deposit Bonus!

Read more » Important Update: Changes in Dafa Poker's exclusive BRM satellite schedule!

Interesting stuff from the tables this week. Last week I wrote about a player getting himself into trouble in the patented pocket pair vs Ace-King spot, and the same spot returned to my table this week as well. A final table, no less.

Read more » The Problem With Ace-King...

As a part of the annual fund-raiser weekend known as Tiger Jam, which raises money to the Tiger Woods Foundation that helps improving the health, education and welfare of children in the USA, an exclusive 50-player $10,000 buy-in charity tournament (presented by the World Poker Tour) was played last Friday at the Mandalay Bay Hotel casino in Las Vegas.

Read more » Tiger's Poker Night

Welcome mobsters, if you are reading this blog for the very first time, I thank you for your initial interest. I think that if you give it a little time, you will find something that will peak your interest.

I am a semi-pro poker player and an author. I am currently working on several projects for publication, and will be discussing them on occasion in this blog. If you are a fan then I warn you, from time to time there will be spoiler book ideas discussed.

Read more » Poker Tips, Bankroll Management and More (PART 19)

It's all over, folks! After two intensive weeks of tournament poker, the 2014 Spring Championship of Online Poker came to a close early this morning once all three two-day Main Events (Low, Medium and High) had found their winners.

Read more » PokerStars SCOOP: Brief Main Event (Low, Medium & High) Recaps

In case you missed it, millionaire playboy and poker player Dan Bilzerian threw a naked women off a roof into a pool during a photo shoot for adult magazine Hustler about a month ago.

How did it go? Well, not so good as the naked women, 19-year-old Porn Star Janice Griffith, ended up breaking her foot against the side of the pool. Bilzerian probably could have been more careful, but on the other hand Griffith should not have grabbed Bilzerian's t-shirt during "take off".

Read more » Porn Star Threatens To Sue Dan Bilzerian

Still there's not a two-time winner at this year's Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars, however, there have been a few notable winners! One of them is Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer, from Germany, who took down Event #33-H on Tuesday.

Read more » Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer Wins Another SCOOP Title!

888poker has just signed one of the best strikers in the world, Luis Suárez! The 27-year-old Uruguayan, who scored an impressive 31 goals for his Liverpool this season and has received multiple awards for his achievements on the football pitch in 2013-2014, will be the global brand ambassador for 888poker, joining the likes of UFC legend Georges ST-Pierre and cricketer Shane Warne.

Read more » Luis Suárez Joins 888 Team Pro!

In case you missed it, PokerStars launched a new tournament format called "Phased" about a week ago. Phased Tournaments have been known as Flighted Tournaments in the past and you might recognise the concept from live events.

Read more » Phased Tourneys

On Monday, another 10 new players were confirmed for the 2014 World Series of Poker $1 Million BIG ONE for ONE DROP, including the first ever female participant, Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst!

"I'm so excited to be taking part in The BIG ONE for ONE DROP this year," said Selbst. "I didn't get to play in 2012, but after seeing how much fun everyone had with the event as well as how profound an impact it had on ONE DROP, I knew I had to be a part of it this time around."

Read more » 2014 WSOP: New Players Confirmed For BIG ONE for ONE DROP

Welcome mobsters, if you are reading this blog for the very first time, I thank you for your initial interest. I think that if you give it a little time, you will find something that will peak your interest.

I am a semi-pro poker player and an author. I am currently working on several projects for publication, and will be discussing them on occasion in this blog. If you are a fan then I warn you, from time to time there will be spoiler book ideas discussed.

Read more » Poker Tips, Bankroll Management and More (PART 18)

The final table of the 2014 UK and Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham concluded in less than four hours of play with Duncan McLellan as the champion!! In total, McLellan bested a field of 1,223 players over six days of intensive poker to claim the title and the £202,372 first-place prize!

Read more » Duncan McLellan Wins UKIPT Nottingham For £202,372!

It's a great pleasure for us to announce that Dafa Poker has decided to offer an exclusive €1,250 package to the Deep Stack Open in Costa Brava for members of BankrollMob!

Dafa Poker is hosting two freerolls where all eligible members of BankrollMob can win a free seat to the exclusive super satellite which is scheduled for the 31st of May! Make sure that you don't miss out on this great opportunity!

Important: this promotion is exclusively for members of BankrollMob only! In order to participate your Dafa Poker account must be tracked to BankrollMob! Hurry up, you can already register for the freerolls!

No account at Dafa Poker? Click here and signup and get a $8 No Deposit Bonus!

Read more » Dafa Poker: Exclusive package to Deep Stack Open Costa Brava!

The massive £1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool attracted lots of players to come and play poker in Nottingham, United Kingdom. The fact is registration closed with 1,223 entries, which meant that the prize pool was boosted with £223,000! Now, after 3 days of play, there are only 8 players left and the final table is set!

Read more » LIVE STREAM: UKIPT Nottingham: The Final Table Is Set

The 2014 UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) is currently in Nottingham, a city famed for its links to the legend of Robin Hood. Two of three starting days of the £1 MILLION GUARANTEE MAIN EVENT are already in the books and 155 players of 594 entries are through to Day 2 so far.

According to PokerStars Blog, the 2005 WSOP Main Event winner and Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker fell during Day 1B. It will be interesting to see if he uses his second bullet to play Day 1C. You can follow the action from UKIPT Nottingham on the live stream below.

Live Stream Schedule: May 11 at 15:00 CET (13:00 GMT) and May 12 at 16:00 CET (14:00 GMT)

Selected media members, current members of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (Jennifer Harman, Linda Johnson etc) and Board of Directors have inducted Allyen Jaffrey Schulman and Deborah Giardina into Women in Poker Hall of Fame!

They will be honoured at the Golden Nugget's Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas) on June 25, 2014, where a silent auction also will be held. All money raised will go to WhenCharityWorks.org and PokerGives.org.

Read more » Allyen Jaffrey Schulman & Deborah Giardina Inducted Into Women in Poker Hall of Fame

It seemed fitting that I should receive an earful after a bad beat this week, just after a month of articles about the effects of ‘luck' in poker. With a number of pleas specifically about not giving an earful to your dealer should you get a bad beat. Clearly, he disagreed with my opinion.

Read more » Live By Luck, Die By Luck

It's time to get excited as PartyPoker's largest event in over a year is around the corner. On Sunday, May 11, the Sunday Major's $200,000 prize pool has been increased to a massive $500,000!

The tournament is called $500k Guaranteed Special Event and it will kick off at 14:00 ET (18:00 GMT) and the winner is guaranteed to take home at least $100,000!

How can I enter?

1. Direct buy-in for $200*
2. Qualify online in many of our satellites, starting at only $1!
3. Qualify online in a free-to-enter satellite!
4. Qualify online in a massive 100-Seat Guaranteed Mega-Satellite (more details on PartyPoker's website)

*Players who buy-in direct for $200 will also get a $500 bonus on top of any winnings. The bonus will be paid on 12th May. Bonuses will be released at a rate of $50 for every 250 points earned. Bonuses will have 30 days to be released.

The 2014 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is underway on PokerStars. The tournament series kicked off three days ago (May 4th) and already two of poker's big names have come close to a title each.

Read more » PokerStars: Nacho Barbero & Sorel Mizzi Close To Titles At SCOOP 2014

Welcome mobsters, if you are reading this blog for the very first time, I thank you for your initial interest. I think that if you give it a little time, you will find something that will peak your interest.

I am a semi-pro poker player and an author. I am currently working on several projects for publication, and will be discussing them on occasion in this blog. If you are a fan then I warn you, from time to time there will be spoiler book ideas discussed

Read more » Poker Tips, Bankroll Management and More (PART 17)

Before filming the new Batman movie, Ben Affleck and his wife Jennifer Garner headed to Las Vegas for the weekend. According to numerous reports, the married couple went to Hard Rock Casino on April 29 trying their luck at the blackjack tables.

Read more » Ben Affleck Banned From Las Vegas Casino's Blackjack Tables

To finish off my round of blogposts on Luck, and its effect on the game of Poker, I thought I'd try something a little different. I've researched what various game creators have done to try and create a ‘luckless' version of poker, all the while preserve what makes the game so great in the first place.

Read more » Predestined By The Poker Gods