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Building a Better Fish Party

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This article was written in November 2016 when I was Head of Product for the poker and bingo business unit at Microgaming. When we launched Fish Party SNGs earlier this year, we introduced the industry’s first progressive jackpot to Jackpot SNGs. The problem is, when… Read More »Building a Better Fish Party

How to Value Poker Players

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This article was written in March 2016 when I was Head of Poker at Microgaming. Poker players are gripped in a mass delusion right now. They think that the more rake they pay, the more they are worth – and they couldn’t be more wrong.… Read More »How to Value Poker Players

The End of Shortstacking?

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This post was written in November 2015 when I was Head of Poker at Microgaming. Many years ago I wrote for a magazine called InsidePoker Business. It was edited by Alun Bowden (@Poker_Hack), and fellow contributors included Kim Lund (@InfiniteEdgeKim), who now runs his own… Read More »The End of Shortstacking?

A World Without HUDs

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  This blog was written in December 2014 when I was Head of Poker at Microgaming. In my last blog, I discussed the network’s stance on seating scripts. In this blog, I want to talk about HUDs – and for the first time ever, draw… Read More »A World Without HUDs

The Scripts

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This blog was published in October 2014, when I was Head of Poker at Microgaming. On the MPN, we’re very transparent about our approach to third party assistance tools, like trackers and HUDs. For those that want to use them, or don’t mind playing against… Read More »The Scripts