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7 Poker Mistakes
Friday, September 25th, 2009 | News and Society |
Do You Make These 7 Poker Mistakes? By Rory Monahan Here are the seven mistakes to avoid: 1. Getting Too Emotional 2. Focusing Too Much On The Cards 3. Folding Instead Of Checking 4. Trying Too Hard To "Fool" The Opponent 5. Being Too Consistent 6. Not Adapting To The Skill Level Of Others 7. Not Getting Help. 1. Getting Too Emotional Don't let your emotions come out at the card table! It's easy to get "into" the game, but you've got to practice self-control! By staying cool, ...› Continue reading
Playing Texas Hold'Em In Vegas Or Online
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 | Hobbies |
We all know that A-A is the best starting hand in Texas Hold'em, and 7-2 is the worst. But between these extremes of riches and rags lies a vast gray area of poker hands that may or may not be played. You'll play A-A for sure, right? And K-K, too. Q-Q? Probably? JJ? Still going for it! This means that you are committed to your big p ocket pairs. What about pockets 10's or 9's? Where do you stop being committed? In Texas Hold'em, different hands do different things. Big Pocket Pairs You're ...› Continue reading
Texas Hold'em Strategy - A Basic Guide for Beginners
Friday, September 18th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
As you begin to learn the game, in order to increase your odds of winning each time you set down to play, you'll need to learn some basic Texas Hold'em strategy. It's been proven time after time, that those who have a plan to reach their goals, in business, at play, or in any area of life, accomplish more than those without a plan. Think of learning the basic Texas Hold'em strategy as your plan of action to beat the other players at the table. After you get a bit of experience playing the ...› Continue reading
Texas Hold'em Rules
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
A refresher for the returning champion, and a quick guide for the beginner. Knowing the Texas hold'em rules can make all the difference in your game and the winnings you take home. Even a long timer may need a refresher every now and then. Take a moment and read below to be on your way to enjoying and understanding the game. In the game Texas Hold 'Em you use a standard 52 card deck. After the cards are shuffled or as with Internet Texas Hold'em you make your start by placing the predetermined ...› Continue reading
Gus Hansen Poker Legend
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 | Hobbies |
Gus Hansen, or 'The Great Dane', as he has been nicknamed by his fans, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1974, as Gustav Hansen. He was an all-round sportsman, with his main talent being in tennis, and started his professional career as a backgammon player. He quickly became one of the best backgammon players in the world, and moved to New York to try and make his living there. Due to limited opportunities in his field he quit and discovered poker as an exchange student at the University of ...› Continue reading
Texas Hold'em Betting Strategy
Monday, September 14th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
If you're just learning to play one of the most important things you can spend time learning is basic Texas Hold'em betting Strategy. Some of the most important things to learn are basic to poker betting strategy in other poker games as well. Here's some very basic terminology, relating to Texas Hold'em betting strategy. The most common type of betting in Texas Hold'em is a fixed limit. In a fixed limit game, there are two betting amounts. The low and the high. We'll use a $5-$10 Texas Hold'em ...› Continue reading
Poker etiquette
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 | News and Society |
Good poker etiquette will make you a popular poker player. Other players will applaud your successes and commiserate with you in your failures. All poker players, but especially the more experienced ones, should provide an example of good poker etiquette for others to emulate. Bad poker manners result in an atmosphere of hostility, so it should be in every player's self-interest to develop good poker courtesy. Every poker rooms intent is to provide a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for the ...› Continue reading
Free Roll Texas Holdem Tournaments
Saturday, September 12th, 2009 | News and Society |
b>Free Roll Texas Holdem Tournaments are great because they allow you to play poker absolutely free and actually win REAL money. Does this sound too good to be true? Then go to the Trident Poker online casino to see for yourself. At Trident Poker you'll find daily free roll Texas Holdem tournaments which offer guaranteed prize pools of up to $2000. ome free roll tournaments do require you to have played at least 50 raked hands before you're allowed to enter the tournament. Raked hands are ...› Continue reading
Poker
Friday, September 11th, 2009 | News and Society |
Americans play Poker in many places such as in casino card rooms, online and at home. It is estimated over $170 million in bets are made through online casinos everyday and this figure may double by 2006. Poker has been a popular card game for years, possibly the most popular casino game. Nowadays, most of the online casinos have some form of Poker. Even television has jumped on the bandwagon with shows such is the World Series of Poker and Hollywood Celebrity Poker just to name a few. There ...› Continue reading
Wisconsin Casinos, The Top Three
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 | News and Society |
I have been gambling in Wisconsin since I was 16 years old! I snuck in for two years straight. After legally gambling at the age of 18 for a few months they moved the age limit up to 21. So I was forced to sneak in for a few more years. I only played blackjack. I hate slots and it would be my luck to hit a jackpot and not be able to claim it because I was under age. So, since the age of 16 I have played at nearly every casino in Wisconsin. I am a diehard gambler and many times when I was just ...› Continue reading
2005 World Series of Poker -- Mid Tournament Report
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 | News and Society |
The 2005 World Series of Poker started its 36th year bigger and better than ever at the RIO! Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the mid point of the tournament series, Events #1 through #22 have been completed. If you were not fortunate enough to be in Las Vegas for this mega event, here are some of the updates, results and highlights for you. Records were being made from the start as 662 casino employees entered Event #1 which was the "Casino Employee No-limit Hold'Em" tournament. The ...› Continue reading
Online Poker Rooms That Accept US Poker Players
Sunday, September 6th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
Why did online poker rooms stop accepting US poker players and What happened? President Bush On Friday October 13, 2006 signed a bill that affected online casinos, poker rooms, sportsbooks, bingos whose principal purpose is to tighten security measures for the United States sea ports. Attached to that bill was a federal ban on banking institutions knowingly transferring funds to businesses or people that may conduct gambling operations in United States and areas where gambling is prohibited. ...› Continue reading
Free Roll Tournaments for New Players and Professionals
Saturday, September 5th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
An online free roll tournament of poker is a great way for a player to make his way into one of the major poker tournament to win big money just for free. There are many online casino sites that offer such rewards to its old players so that they remain a part of it an also in order to recruit more new players. Generally, when a player becomes professional and playas some hands with real money, then these sites offer them to play for the tournament where there is no risk involved. But some sites ...› Continue reading
Three ways to play free online poker
Friday, September 4th, 2009 | News and Society |
Getting to play poker online for free is the holy grail for a lot of poker players. You get to play your favourite poker games and it doesn't cost you anything. What could be better! There are three distinct ways that you can play poker free online; play money poker, poker freerolls and bonuses. Here are a few pointers on each of the ways to play free. Play Money Poker Playing poker for play money is a great way to learn the game and get yourself familiarized with the poker table. Every online ...› Continue reading
Pokernews.info and online poker room Noble Poker team up for a
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 | News and Society |
March 14, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA ' Premier poker news source Pokernews.info (www.pokernews.info), and Noble Poker (www.noblepoker.com) have teamed up to bring poker players their favorite thing ' Free Money. On March 27th, 2005 at 1pm EST Noble Poker will host the first Noble Poker/Pokernews $5,000 freeroll tournament. This tournament will be a No Limit Texas Hold Em tournament, with $5,000 in total prize money. Pokernews.info writer, Professional poker player, and two time World Poker Tour ...› Continue reading
Online Poker
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 | News and Society |
Online poker is a very popular virtual casinos game where real players play against each other not the virtual casino. The virtual casino does usually take a small percentage of the online poker 'pot' before paying it over the winner. Online poker has evolved into many variants, from online Omaha Poker to online Five Card Stud. These online poker games offer different challenges but they have very similar ideals. Online poker can look quite daunting if you're new to virtual casinos and ...› Continue reading