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Here’s the Top 7 Biggest Wins in poker history, including nosebleed events as well as more reasonable buy-ins such as $10K WSOP Main Event.

The Dead Man’s Hand is probably one of the most well-known hands in poker. Find out the history behind this famous hand and how you should be playing it.

In my former life, I worked in the rail industry, and one year I was holed up in a derelict office where I led a small project team. One of the members was named Andy, and he made a nice side living selling railway memorabilia (or crap as I preferred to call it) on eBay.

I had an old Trainload Coal tie pin, and he wanted to buy it off me. It had been given to me when I joined as a sweet 16-year old. Other than holding my tie in place it had about as much use to me as rescinded currency.

"You can have it," I said.

“I would have paid you £10,” he replied.

Nicknames are a significant part of poker. While some nicknames may be honorary titles, a poker nickname can become more popular than the given name.

Setting the right goals in poker allows you to achieve those goals successfully. Find out how focusing on what you can control, can help accomplish this.