Matt Berkey

Nov 19, 2024 | poker.org | Lee Jones |LoriAnn Persinger |Jennifer Shahade |Matt Berkey

Many casino cash poker games are started with, or evolve to have, a "mandatory" straddle. That is, the entire table agrees to put on a semi-permanent straddle, with the expectation that everybody will do it. For example, a $2/$5 no-limit hold'em game gets started. The players who start the game agree that there will be a "mandatory" $10 under-the-gun (UTG) straddle. Now it's a $2/$5/$10 game, with an effective $10 big blind.

May 9, 2023 | pokernews.com | Matt Berkey

Home News Player News Three days after losing $1 million in a bitter heads-up poker match, Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot gave credit where credit is due to his new rival Matt Berkey. Some may have expected the Hustler Casino Live regular to make excuses for the beatdown, perhaps blaming variance. Instead, he took the high road and congratulated his opponent.

May 8, 2023 | pokernews.com | Matt Berkey

The flagship event of the 2023 Poker Dream Manila live poker stop at the Grand Wing Casino at Newport City in Metro Manila has crowned a winner and the golden dragon trophy stays on home soil. Pinoy poker player Edwin "Hit D' Heat" Dela Cruz entered the nine-handed final table out of a field of 499 entries with the lead and ultimately came out on top of a topsy-turvy heads-up duel with Italy's Alessandro Taranto.