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Introducing “The Hollywooder”

March 3, 2016 by The Hollywooder

I work as an Options Sales Trader out of SIG’s Dublin office, right in my hometown. My proper poker experience started when I joined SIG almost five years ago, and I’d describe my style as loose, aggressive, and annoying to play with, as talking a lot is part of my...

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Introducing “The Calculator”

March 1, 2016 by The Calculator

I grew up in Saratoga, CA and now work as an Assistant Trader at our Bala office. I’ve been playing poker for three years, but, in retrospect, I had little idea of what I was doing before I came to SIG. I play relatively standard and balanced, but take calculated...

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Introducing “The Painted Lady”

February 25, 2016 by The Painted Lady

While I’ve only been a casual poker player for the past few years, the first time I played at a casino and won almost €200 I thought, I could really make a living this way (I haven’t won anything since). Luckily, my interest in technology won over, and I’ve been...

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Introducing “The Professional”

February 23, 2016 by The Professional

I’ve been playing poker for 16 years, with seven of them spent as a professional player. I enjoy card, video, and board games alike, and I’d describe my playing style as relentless. During my professional years, I played in several World Series of Poker tournaments, winning a gold bracelet in...

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Pay Attention: Why Details Matter in No-Limit Holdem

January 5, 2016 by Scott

Here is the situation: At a nine handed NL Holdem Table, you are holding (A♦ T♦) in the Big Blind (BB) and you choose to call a pre-flop raise from a player who opened under the gun (UTG). The flop comes (K♦ 7 ♥ 4♦), giving you the nut flush...

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Playing Poker with Your Hand Face-Up

December 7, 2015 by Jerrod

If you’re unfamiliar, check out a brief primer on the Stud 8 rules. Playing poker with your hand face-up is not very much fun. If you don’t believe it…try it and see! Or think of playing against an opponent whose hand is face-up. Wouldn’t that be fun (and very profitable)? In...

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Final Table: The Chameleon

May 27, 2015 by The Chameleon

Our final post from this year’s tournament comes from The Chameleon, a Trader who learned to play poker with his family as soon as he was old enough to be dealt in. Our Chameleon describes his poker style as “able to blend into the style of the game, but standout...

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Final Table: The Ace

May 20, 2015 by The Ace

I had a bad feeling about the semi-final table, and my hands confirmed it as soon as I sat down. I was never able to get into the action and every time I bought a cheap flop, nothing good came up. My stack was short and it would have gotten...

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Final Table: The Poker Shark

May 18, 2015 by The Poker Shark

The last round of the poker tournament was incredibly exciting for me, and I loved meeting all of the competitors who had come in from other offices. At the table, things got off to a rocky start when I lost about two-thirds of my chips early on. Three people called...

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Round 3: The Ace

May 11, 2015 by The Ace

Today we’ll hear from The Ace, a Software Engineer originally from Argopoli, Salerno, Italy. While he calls his poker style tight, he claims to know when it’s time for a change. Sometimes it happens that you fold bad cards and realise after the river you had the winning hand, but...