With so many different poker tours popping up around the world and a seemingly jam-packed annual schedule of events, it can be difficult to get excited about new concepts. But it’s hard to ignore the goings on in Sydney this week as The Star...
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WGM’s weekend wrap
We officially reached a third of the way through the English Premier League season over the weekend and it was Arsenal who were the big winners as they continued their march towards the title. The Gunners scored an easy 3-0 win away to Cardiff but...
WGM’s tip for 2 December: New Orleans Saints
It’s a Monday night blockbuster with the 10-1 Seattle Seahawks hosting the 9-2 New Orleans Saints. This clash has huge implications for the NFC so both sides will come to play. It will be interesting to see the Saints’ impressive passing...
A change is as good as a holiday
By far the most common type of poker tournament played around the world is the “freeze-out” tournament. This is the type of tournament all players are familiar with – the blind levels rise every hour or two (depending on the size of...
WGM’s tip for 1 December: Chelsea
With much of the focus in recent weeks having been on Arsenal’s continued presence at the top of the EPL ladder and Manchester City’s stunning home form, Chelsea has been quietly bubbling along with last week’s 3-0 win at West Ham...
WGM’s tip for 30 November: Australia
It’s the long-awaited final of the Rugby League World Cup and everyone, except perhaps the English, have the game they wanted as Australia tries to win back the title of world champions from New Zealand. This should be a cracking contest but...
WGM’s tip for 29 November: San Antonio
San Antonio continues on their merry way as they head to Florida to take on the Orlando Magic. It’s hard to see the Spurs being troubled here. They are sitting pretty at the top of the Western Conference at 13-1 while the Magic are battling...
Fa Fa Fa hits again
It’s happened again. A lucky slots player has hit the biggest single jackpot ever won in Macau – taking home a whopping HK$24.6 million. The player, from Hong Kong, was playing at Sands Cotai Central’s Himalaya gaming area on 17...
The real value of suited connectors
There is no doubt that suited connectors are some of the prettiest cards to be dealt. Not as pretty as two black Aces, mind you, but certainly very attractive. But there is a problem. A lot of players have been told for so long how great suited...
WGM’s tip for 28 November: Green Bay Packers
It was a bad week for the teams from the NFC North with the draw between the Packers and Vikings meaning all four sides went winless last weekend. However, no division is closer with the Packers just half a game behind both the Lions and Bears and...
WGM’s weekend preview
With the tennis, Formula 1 and MotoGP all finished for 2013, our attention is now well and truly focused on football across Europe and the US sports over the coming months. The American Football season in particular is heading towards the business...
WGM’s tip for 27 November: Manchester City
Even manager Manuel Pellegrini can’t explain why his side has been so good at home yet so poor away. Nevertheless, it’s hard to ignore their form at the City of Manchester Stadium after they put another six goals past Tottenham on...
WGM’s tip for 26 November: Borussia Dortmund
The pressure is on last year’s finalists, who will see their hopes of progressing past the group stage of this year’s Champions League extinguished should they fail to beat Napoli tonight. Dortmund sit in third spot in Group F – three...
WGM’s tip for 25 November: Manchester City
A huge match awaits in the English Premier League tonight as Tottenham travels to Manchester to take on the sky blue of Man City. City have been as up and down as the Himalayas this season but their home form has been irresistible and who can forget...
A sledge too far?
Sledging. It divides opinions the world over with some loving the verbal assault that takes place beyond the ears of the general public and others preferring a player’s actions do the talking for them. Of course, there are many different types...
WGM’s weekend wrap
Late on Saturday night, barely 300km apart, two of the greatest sporting contests of 2013 took place at almost exactly the same time. In Liverpool in England’s north, the English Premier League’s Merseyside derby took place with...
The art of leverage
Even if you’re only a casual poker player, you’ve probably heard of the term “leverage”. A crucial concept generally more applicable to tournaments than cash games – although it can be applied to both – leverage can give...
The importance of balance
There is a lot to like about being a professional or semi-professional poker player. The freedom is hard to beat, the parties great fun and you get to travel the world doing what you love. But such a lifestyle also has its drawbacks – most notably...
WGM’s tip for 24 November: Fernando Alonso
It’s the final race of the 2013 Formula 1 season and it seems that Red Bull’s four time world champion Sebastian Vettel is unbeatable at the moment. With that in mind, we’ll look to put our money on something other than the race...
WGM’s tip for 23 November: New Zealand
It’s semi-finals time in the Rugby League World Cup and after so many one-sided matches we finally have a clash worth watching as England take on reigning world champions New Zealand. The Kiwis don’t have a great record against the Poms...
Aussie Millions links with APPT
Poker in Asia received another boost this week with the announcement that the famous Aussie Millions will now double as the first stop on the annual Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT). The Aussie Millions has been running since 1998 when it was known...
WGM’s tip for 22 November: Indiana Pacers
The unbeaten run had to come to an end eventually but Indiana are still the pace setters in the Eastern Conference and after their first loss of the season against the Bulls during the week they quickly turned it around against the Knicks in New...
WGM’s tip for 21 November: Australia
The Ashes has finally arrived as Australia plays host to England in the First Test in Brisbane. The Poms have been the dominant side in recent seasons and have won the past three Ashes series, but the gap looks to finally be closing. More...
WGM’s weekend preview
The biggest sporting contest on the planet this week is taking place in Australia as the Aussies and England face off in the opening Test match of this year’s Ashes series. Cricket’s longest and most decorated rivalry will see its latest...
WGM’s tip for 20 November: Golden State Warriors
After surprising many with their run through the playoffs last year, Golden State have started the new NBA season well and will be looking to join the likes of Miami, San Antonio and Chicago amongst the competition big guns. To do so they will need...
WGM’s tip for 19 November: Croatia
While the eyes of Europe have largely been fixed on the World Cup qualification playoff between Portugal and Sweden, a fairytale could well be taking place nearby as minnows Iceland try to become the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup...
Best in the business?
Who is the best poker player in the world? It’s an interesting question, one that always creates plenty of debate and of course something that is pretty much impossible to answer. In fact, we’re not even going to pretend to name one...
WGM’s weekend wrap
The cricketing world farewelled one of its favorite sons over the weekend with Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar playing his 200th and final Test match. Although he wasn’t able to celebrate quite in the style he would have wanted, dismissed for...
WGM’s tip for 18 November: Chicago Bulls
After a slow start to the year, the Chicago Bulls are starting to find their feet once again with Derrick Rose gradually returning to full fitness. Even a small hamstring scare last week won’t keep him out of this one. Tonight they host...
WGM’s tip for 17 November: Mark Webber
The Formula 1 circus travels to the Unites States this weekend where world champion Sebastian Vettel will be looking to make it eight wins in a row. We wouldn’t back against him either given his remarkable run of form, however most sportsbooks...