Alexander iskander Yelensky

I became acquainted with cards in the late 90s while studying at Moscow State University. Lectures and seminars were often replaced by many hours of dueling with friends in Kinga, my preference was 'up and down'. The game is known in some companies as 'student poker', although it has nothing to do with real poker.

The familiar "Hold'em" and "Omaha" games were introduced to us in the mid-noughties. Like for many in those years – through betting. Almost all of the well-known websites were available to play poker at that time. I didn't even think about a professional career, but I still had an interest in poker. It manifested itself in downloading all poker shows from torrents, watching nightly high-stakes battles on FTP and active participation in forum discussions. The latter did not go unnoticed by GipsyTeam, and since summer 2010 I have been a member of the site's editorial board.

All materials of the author on GipsyTeam:

Cary Katz: Business Success, PokerGo, Health & Taking Losses

PokerGO's founder and inventor of the Big Blind Ante format told Jungleman how he went from insurance agent to billionaire, why he built a poker media empire, and why success is about embracing losses, strength training at 55, yoga, and cryotherapy.
Five Fatal Mistakes New Players Make in PLO5

GreenLine coach Vasily Falco discusses the top mistakes beginners make in five-card Omaha. These include overplaying aces, making incorrect plays in multiway games, and not folding to three-bets.
Ren Lin Admits to Cheating, Apologizes, and Faces Poker Community

The winner and his advisor returned the first-place prize to the poker room, Daniel Negreanu stood up for his colleague, and Patrick Leonard hopes this story will help online poker.