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Web Poker – Where Do The Professionals Compete

Online poker has blown up over the last few years and it is not going away any time. Most of the well-known pros are staying at domicile to compete in online poker as a substitute for the casino. On most evenings you can see Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, or Gus Hansen participating in internet poker at Full Tilt. Patrik Antonius who goes by the screen name of Luigi66369 rules the high stakes cash games on the internet. He frequently sits with $60, 000 at the 300/600NL tables ready for someone to compete against him. Usually Phil Ivey or some better known online pro will step up and compete against Antonius heads-up for some cold hard cash. Antonius and Ivey have destroyed any challengers that have stepped up to them in the last couple of months. Pots that exceed $100, 000 are a frequent occurrence and the pots are only growing largerare not getting any smaller.

John Juanda can usually be found competing in the 50/100 NL tables with a maximum buy-in of then thousand dollars. Juanda may be one of the most dependable individuals at the tables. He always appears to be ahead 20 to 30 thousand by the time the game ends. If you enjoy drama, you can always stop by and observe Mike "The Mouth" Matusow get up to his regular carrying-on. Mike makes sure to talk to observersand will regularly tell his adversaries how fantastic he is at poker. Mike is known for displaying large $10, 000 bluffs on the river with seven high. Gus Hansen usually appears regularly on the high limit Omaha tables. Web poker has brought the great game right onto your computer. No longer do you have to wait for poker events to air on television. Each evening, there is a huge money game being played online. These pros are gambling buildings on every card. Watching these players play will improve your poker skills.