September’s $500 Forumfest Final – Results

32Red Poker wishes to thank all the online poker forums that participated in September’s $500 Forumfest.  A total of 9 forums took part and despite the rivalry, we’re happy to report that there were no casualties!

September saw 9 participating forums, whereas October has seen a record 13 participating forums.  There are plenty of ideas being flung back and forth on how we may continue to improve our Forumfest games, so please post your feedback below – we welcome all comments!  Let’s take a look at September’s Forumfest results:

September’s $500 Forumfest – Results

Party Poker European Open V

Flashing lights, a wonderful set, a glass fronted table with six comfy chairs, and one of them sitting Annette Obrestad. Everything was perfect in the setup of the TV heat; everything, that is, apart from the structure. Read more

Gone far too early at GUKPT Bolton!

Hey guys, I’ve just busted from the latest GUKPT event in rainy Bolton, in just the third level of the day. I wanted to describe the crucial exit hand, partly to give myself a chance to think about the hand, but mainly to share with you the kind of thinking I try to do after I have made a mistake in a tournament. Sorry that I have written the hand in note form, but I hope it’s hopeful to keep a running tab of the pot size, and my thoughts on the hand. Read more

TrickyRock on the EPT: Prague

TrickyRock’s European Poker Tour comes crashing down to earth

The European poker trip was flying, but it just came to an abrupt end. The fact that I am now on the flight back home from Prague means that it’s not good news from today’s EPT Main Event.

The seventh hour of play saw the end of my struggle, as I lost my race to get back into the tournament, with my  unable to outdraw the  of my opponent. It was a day on which nothing seemed to go right, and served as a reminder that tournament poker throws up as many frustrating days as it does the kind of great day that I had before the final table in Paris. Read more

TrickyRock Takes on the Best in Paris

Sorry guys, I won’t be home for a while…

I am currently in the air between Paris and Prague, where the next installment of the EPT starts tomorrow, in what has become an unlikely and unexpected poker road trip. Though it is a lot of fun to travel to these kind of places, I am already missing the people and comforts of home. For the first time, I can feel a tiny bit of sympathy for the older English guys, and the way things used to be.

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To Banter or Not to Banter…

Table banter in poker

The banter on the felt is one of the best things about poker, and one of the things that distinguishes it from other sports and games. But is it useful to natter away, or is it harmful? And is it fair, should table banter it have limits? Read more

TrickyRock on the EPT: Prague

TrickyRock’s European Poker Tour comes crashing down to earth

The European poker trip was flying, but it just came to an abrupt end. The fact that I am now on the flight back home from Prague means that it’s not good news from today’s EPT Main Event.

The seventh hour of play saw the end of my struggle, as I lost my race to get back into the tournament, with my  unable to outdraw the  of my opponent. It was a day on which nothing seemed to go right, and served as a reminder that tournament poker throws up as many frustrating days as it does the kind of great day that I had before the final table in Paris.

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