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Online poker newsOnline Poker News Archive - January 2012January 19, 2012 - On this page we've listed summaries of the most important news events of January 2012 Aggressive Poker ProsJanuary 19, 2012 - It seems as if every poker pro today is using a highly aggressive style. There are some keys to playing an aggressive style and professional poker players understand these keys. Lets look at the aggressive style used by todays poker pros. The aggressive style used by poker pros has some key concepts including the ability to change gears. Poker pros change gears and never let their opponents get into a comfort zone. The professional poker player is able to take advantage of every situation. For example, if a pro is playing in a tournament and it is getting close to the money bubble they will relentlessly attack players just looking to make the money. Online Poker ProsJanuary 19, 2012 - Many of the best poker players in the world regularly play online poker. Some of these poker players are not as well known as the Doyle Brunsons and Phil Iveys of the world but they can be just as good. Online poker pros oftentimes have a ton of experience and play extremely well. Many times in big poker events, the majority of the players are online poker pros. The online poker pro can play thousands of hands per week, far more than a regular casino player will see. The online pro gains experience far faster because he sees more hands. There is just no comparison to the amount of hands played at online poker sites versus land-based casinos. Online Poker News Archive - 2012: A year in reviewJanuary 19, 2012 - Below we've summarized the most important poker news stories of 2012. All news items are available through the monthly news archives. Pro Poker Players Flocking to 2011 WSOPJanuary 19, 2012 - It was expected that the attendance at the 2011 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas would be down because of Black Friday but so far the early numbers are up. Poker pros from all over the world have been entering the early events of the 2011 WSOP and attendance figures are up from last year. Online Poker News Archive - July 2011January 19, 2012 - On this page we've listed summaries of the most important news events of July 2011 Online Poker News Archive - December 2011December 23, 2011 - On this page we've listed summaries of the most important news events of December 2011 German Poker Pro Wins WSOP Main EventDecember 23, 2011 - German poker pro Pius Heinz won $8.7 million dollars in the World Series of Poker main event that was completed recently in Las Vegas, Nevada. Heinz was able to outlast a field of nearly 7,000 players to win pokers premier event. He became the first player from Germany to win the main event title. Heinz is just 22 years old and has been playing poker full time for about four years. Heinz started the final table with one of the lower stacks but he was able to survive and make it into a heads up battle against Martin Staszko from Czechoslovakia. ESPN provided nearly live coverage of the heads-up battle between Heinz and Staszko as it was delayed just 15 minutes. The duel lasted about six hours as the two players went back and forth in an excellent battle. Staszko took home $5.4 million for second place while Ben Lamb finished third, winning $4 million. Lamb also took home Player of the Year honor in this years World Series of Poker. Poker Pros Change Gears QuicklyDecember 23, 2011 - You have probably heard the term changing gears before when it comes to poker. Changing gears is much like a change up pitch in baseball where a fastball pitcher will all of a sudden come in with a slow hanging curve to totally trip up the batter. In poker you want to do the same thing so your opponents dont know what you will do next and professional poker players do this very well. Many poker players are easy reads and reveal themselves for who they are after just a few poker hands. The tighter players that only raise with powerhouse hands such as Aces or Kings will not win a lot of chips with those hands because the other players will likely fold their hands. Then there is the opposite type of player, the maniac, who raises all the time and that destroys the respect and credibility of his hands. Poker Pros Excel at Reading HandsNovember 22, 2011 - One of the skills that separate professional poker players from average players is their ability to read hands. You can almost see a progression from a player who goes from a newbie to a professional simply by how well they read opponents poker hands. When a player begins playing poker they usually just see their own hand and the board. The player that starts to learn the game and make some moves will see his own hand, the board, and he will start to try to put his opponent on a hand. The next stage is where a player sees his own hand, his opponent's hand, and what his opponent thinks he has. The final stage is where the poker pro is and that is where he sees his own hand, his opponents hand, what his opponent thinks he has plus if his opponent is capable of deception. Online Poker News Archive - November 2011November 22, 2011 - On this page we've listed summaries of the most important news events of November 2011 Online
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