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Barry Denson Plans to Set New Record for Playing Poker for the Longest
Barry Denson, a poker player from the UK, has announced that he plans to set a new record for playing poker for the longest. On the 1st of July, he will play at G Casino, Manchester. The game will go on for five days. Most of Denson’s activity at the felt has been in live poker league tournaments.
Help for Heroes, a charitable organization that assists injured people in the armed forces, will benefit from the money made during the … Read the rest
Card Rush Promotion Running at PartyPoker
PartyPoker is running an attractive promotion called Card Rush in February. It will start on the 1st and continue for the rest of the month. Real money players of the site will have an exclusive opportunity to win prizes and freeroll entries through the promotion.
Card Rush promotion operates in a simple manner. Every time a player earns 15 Party Points, the poker site rewards him with a Card Rush ticket. On scratching the card, prizes are revealed. Every card … Read the rest
Joe Hachem to Continue Playing in Major Poker Tournaments
Joe Hachem has announced that he will continue participating in major poker tournaments. This dispels the belief many held that he will limit his tournament activity and focus on developing the Asian Poker Tour and AsianLogic Group, now that he is on board as their new ambassador.
Hachem, who briefly held the record for the all-time biggest tournament prize when he won $7.5 million at the 2005 World Series of Poker, has said that most of the tournaments he’ll participate … Read the rest
Poker Strategy
Strategy is always the basic and most important part of any game play. In poker, strategy is exceptionally important as it decides the fate of the game. It gives the trail of actions that will confuse your opponent and help you win. A well-planned and sound strategy simplifies decision-making and makes winning that much easier. BigEdgePoker has put together some of the best strategy articles, written by some of the top poker players in the world.
Poker Bankroll Tips
There are lots of ways that you can get your bankroll started. You can play in freeroll tournaments, you can have funds transferred from your friends, but the easiest way is to make a deposit into your poker account. Check out my review of the best poker sites that take credit cards.
Increase Your Poker Bankroll
Getting Staked
I usually advise against anyone getting staked or staking other players. This is ok if it’s just a friendly jesture with no … Read the rest
Playing High Cards in Omaha Poker
It seems to be pretty conventional wisdom that players should play low cards that are coordinated in an Omaha high/low game. This a pretty solid strategy, especially in the low limit internet poker games. The inherent difficulty with this strategy is that it is hard to gain an advantage against your opponents unless they are making mistakes.One of the things that you will notice once you get a few hands under your belt, is that you don’t get to scoop … Read the rest
Moving from Texas Holdem to Omaha
Where to Play Omaha Online
The biggest poker sites tend to have the best real money Omaha games. If you are looking to sit down and play online, click on the link to the right and head over to the Full Tilt poker site.
The Essence of Omaha
The game of Omaha is played much differently than Texas Hold ‘em. A good Hold ‘em player will have a faster learning curve than most people when trying to learn this game, … Read the rest
Microstakes Poker Strategy
Most of the popular internet poker rooms have cash games where the blinds are as low as $.01/$.02. When you are playing for stakes this small, you are no longer playing small stakes poker… You are now playing microstakes poker. You can read about the best micro stakes sites here; Micro Stakes Poker Sites. These tables are plenty of fun, but when you are playing at these tables on the internet, you are going to have to make some adjustments to … Read the rest
Internet Poker Strategy Intro
Here are the best poker sites for learning to play online poker. You can find some of the easiest poker games at some of the lowest stakes. You can even play for free and win real money prizes.
- Pokerstars this is one of the most popular sites for new players who are just learning how to play poker. This is the largest internet poker room so there are always games running at even the lowest stakes tables.
- Pokerstars
- Full Tilt
Poker Collusion and Cheating
These poker sites are well policed and any reports of collusion are taken seriously and acted upon quickly. Check out the details below.
- Full Tilt Poker – Full Tilt has one fo the largest poker security teams in the online poker world. Check out my review of Full Tilt for more information about the website
- Full Tilt Review
- Pokerstars – Pokerstars has several ongoing efforts to try and prevent colluison at the table. They are located on an independant network
Poker Bluffs and Bluffing
Plays and Bluffs Discussed Here
The Delayed Semi-bluff
The Stop and Go Bluff
The Float
New Button Raise
The Limp Re-raise
Stopper Bets
Naked 3-betting
The Squeeze Bluff
In-Position Delayed Bluff
Out of position float
We also have articles about bluffing and other Texas holdem tips at our poker blog. Click on any of the links below to read that information too:
- How to time a poker bluff
- Texas holdem hands
- Effective poker bluffs
- Texas holdem books
- The art of bluffing
- Play Texas
How to Win at PokerStars
Wondering how to win at PokerStars? Take some time and use these tricks and tips to give yourself an even better chance to have success on the world’s largest online poker website. The first step, as always, is just to learn how to play the game and to play it well; using these tricks along with that knowledge, however, gives you the best chance to walk away with a lot of money in your bank account.
Things To Do While … Read the rest
Best Sit n Go Poker Sites
Best Sit N Go Poker Sites
Where You Play Sit N Go Tournaments Really Matters
Sit n go poker has become more and more popular over the years. There are a lot of advantages to playing sit n go tournaments versus other forms, which I’ll be discussing in this article. Your choice of poker sites in which to play sit n go poker is extremely important though, as there is a lot of variation between poker sites in terms of … Read the rest
How to Approach WSOP Satellite Tournaments
Many poker players share the common goal of traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to play in the World Series of Poker Main Event. But for the vast majority of these players their dream will remain just that, a dream, as they cannot afford the expensive traveling costs and the actual $10,000 needed to enter.
However, in the months leading up to the WSOP many sites offer satellites into the Main Event meaning you can actually win a $10,000 seat and … Read the rest
Texas Holdem Poker Tips
Winning Texas holdem is hard. Playing well is a skill. Texas holdem poker tips can minimize the learning curve.
Some of the most basic Texas holdem poker tips are unknown to many poker players. And some of the most useful Texas holdem tips are the most obvious tips. Here are four basic Texas holdem poker tips:
- Never Open Limp
- Learn How to Size Your Bets
- Stop Making Bad Bluffs
- Learn to Make Solid Folds
Texas Holdem Poker Tip #1 – … Read the rest
Texas Holdem Hands
When poker players discuss Texas holdem hands, they focus on their pocket cards. Which cards you play are up to you.
The cards don’t determine whether or not you win. How you PLAY your cards does. 78suited can be a winning hand if played right, and pocket kings can be a losing hand if played wrong.
Losing Texas holdem hands can mean one of two things:
- You were unlucky.
- You made a mistake.
Everyone has bad luck. But avoiding mistakes … Read the rest
Texas Holdem Poker Books
Texas Holdem Books
Before the Internet, the best way to learn about Texas holdem was by reading Texas holdem poker books. There weren’t any websites that provided players with never ending strategy articles, so anyone who wanted to get better at poker could only browse published books. Even today books are a popular way for poker players to learn the game.
Online poker has helped to boost the popularity of Texas holdem, and with this jump in popularity has come … Read the rest
Learn to Play Texas Holdem
Learn to Play Texas Holdem
Texas holdem is one of the most popular card games around. Since 2003, Texas holdem has experienced tremendous growth. What was once a game mainly restricted to home games and casinos is now played everyday on the internet. Millions of people around the world can be found battling it out at the tables at any given hour.
As Texas holdem’s popularity has increased, so has the number of people who want to learn how to … Read the rest
Texas Holdem Lessons
Texas Holdem Lessons
If you want to be a great Texas holdem player, you’re going to need lessons. For some people, lessons are best taught at the poker tables. For others, however, there are routes that help to expedite the learning curve.
With the Internet, learning to play poker at a high level is easy. No one is going to dominate the games over night, but it isn’t going to take forever to learn either. Some of the most popular … Read the rest
