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Hі everyone!

We’re currently searching for a new home for our private community freerolls, but in the meantime the Friday games on GGPoker are still going strong. That means we’ve got another one ready for you tonight!

 The Cardmates Freeroll (Fan) with a $150 GTD kicks off at 8pm (UK time) and is open to everyone who has Fan status on the site. 

 We’ve been told that all the tickets should already be credited to your accounts.

Just a quick reminder of the key details about our private GGPoker tournaments:

• The tourney shows up in the GG lobby two hours before kick-off. So you’ll see it there from 6pm. 
• We send the list of eligible players to GGPoker every Monday. If you’ve got «Fan» status but no ticket, chances are you didn’t register your GG nickname on Cardmates.co.uk in time.
• How to register your GG nickname? Click your avatar ➡️ Go to «Status» ➡️ You’ll see the field where you can add your GGPoker nickname. Simple as that.

If you’ve got any questions about our community freerolls, just drop a private message to our mod: d19932808 (he’ll sort you out).

🍀 GL GL!

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You ever notice how certain sessions follow you around for the rest of the day?

Not even because of the result.

Sometimes you lose and forget it instantly. Other times you win, but one weird hand keeps replaying in your head while you’re making coffee or trying to sleep.

Like your brain hasn’t fully left the table yet.

I had one like that recently. Nothing huge happened, but there were a couple of spots where I still can’t decide if I loved my decisions or completely butchered them.

Poker’s strange like that. The chips disappear from the screen, but the conversations with yourself keep going for hours after.

The weekend is almost here, which means the Sunday Majors are looming. I’ve got my eye on the CoinPoker World Poker Masters and the final games of the NBA Conference Semi-Finals.

Don't forget to check the Cardmates Telegram tonight! They just dropped a new challenge.

Good luck to everyone, been a long day for me, thank you all for your compliments 

You all also drop nice blogs too

In online poker, we don't see face expressions or shaking hands, but we have big digital clue - how much time you take to click button. Every second you wait tells story to table.

If you know how to read clock, you see opponent cards. If you hide your timing, you are like ghost. (theory)

💡 Many players play many tables and click like robots. Because of this, they show same habits I made not of:

    ⚡The Instantly Check:
When guy checks in 0.1 seconds, he is weak. He clicked "Check/Fold" button before card even came out.

    🎬The Slow Think, Then Check:
Classic Hollywood theater. Opponent waits 15 seconds, burns time bank, then checks. 90% of time he wants to show "hard decision" so you get scared and check also.
- Don't be scared, bet into him.

    💣The Deep Tank and Big Raise:
If guy waits until last second on turn or river, then makes giant raise - run away. He is not struggling. He just waits so his super strong hand looks like fake bluff.

🧩How to Hide Your Own Clues?
Easiest way to stop giving free info is to use same clock. Don't snap-call with big hands, and don't think 2 minutes before folding trash pre-flop.

Good Tip: Count to 3 or 4 in your head before any click, with pocket aces or with nothing.

"When timing is always same, opponents know nothing."

💬 Do you guys look at time banks when you play? What are your reads on common patterns I have missed?

While the football and basketball world catch their breath, the golf world is just getting started. The 2026 PGA Championship tees off today in Pennsylvania, and for sports bettors, this is a four-day marathon of pure value.

The Favorites:

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the names on everyone’s lips, but in a field this deep, I’m looking at the "Top 10 Finish" markets for better ROI. The course is long and punishing, expect the guys with the best "Scrambling" stats to be there on Sunday.

The Poker Parallel:

Golf is a lot like a deep-stack poker tournament.

Patience is King: You can’t win it on the first hole, but you can definitely tilt yourself out of contention with one bad double-bogey (or a punted stack).

Course Management: Just like position in poker, where you land your ball on the fairway dictates your next move.

The Mental Grind: It’s you versus the course, just like it’s you versus the math.

Are you placing any units on the PGA this weekend, or are you saving your bankroll for the Sunday Majors?