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Want To Win A Shoot Out? DON’T Play Poker!
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I’ve been playing some multi-stage Texas Hold’em shoot-out poker tournaments lately. More importantly, I’ve been winning many of them! It occurred to me that the reason I was doing so well at these tournaments was that I was employing different strategies and altering my game play accordingly to adjust to the new playing environment. I also have a strange warm-up regimen that ignores online poker altogether! Read on… For those of you who don’t know, a “Shoot-out” tournament is a table of usually 6 or 10 players who play until there is one winner. As players... [Read the full story]
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Review: You Only KNOW Poker When You Can QUOTE It! Fun Poker Quotes Book
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You learn the game. You play the game. You play the game online. You watch it on television. You may even read instructional books or pro player biographies. But have you ever imagined being able to quote poker? Or rather dish out famous poker quotations and quips? I admit I never really considered anyone would compile an encyclopaedia of poker quotations. That is, until I received Colin M. Jarman’s “The Quotable Poker Player” in the mail. Essentially, The Quotable Poker Player (TQPP) is a thorough compilation of over 1500 poker quotes or attributed... [Read the full story]
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I had the good fortune of falling upon a source for this free e-book entitled Online Texas Holedem Secrets Cheats Revealed. In the pantheon of online poker e-books, there are really just a few worth mentioning. This is one of them. It’s a great read with a lot of interesting insights, tips, and strategies specifically dealing with the online poker world. And it’s FREE. No email opt-in. No token charges. No strings. Just plain, simple, free. The whole point of SmokePoker.com is to provide value to our visitors and newsletter members. We sincerely hope... [Read the full story]
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Playing Poker In Europe
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When the United States passed the UIGEA, limiting the ability of Americans to play online poker, some feared that the poker boom would go bust. However, fortunately for video poker online, tons of European players poured in to pick up the slack. While poker has been around in Europe for many years, its growth over the last five years or so has been unprecedented. Poker in Europe has been so successful, in fact, that the current World Champion of Poker, Peter Eastgate, is a European. From Denmark, to be exact. Playing Poker in Europe: Moscow One of the places in Europe where... [Read the full story]
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Omaha Poker is a Challenging Game
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If you’re used to playing Texas Hold’em and have tried playing Omaha or Omaha High Low, you’ve found that you’ve had to adjust your thinking. Although Omaha is sometimes called Omaha Hold’em due to the fact that as in Texas Hold’em you are given hole cards and share five community cards, the games are really quite different. What makes Omaha Poker a game that can be challenging for those stuck in the Texas Hold’em mode of thinking is the fact that instead of two hole cards, you are given four. However, of the four hole cards you are dealt, you may only use two,... [Read the full story]
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USA vs. Online Poker
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Has the sun set on online poker in the US? The United States is still the largest and most prosperous online consumer base despite the rising fortunes of emerging markets. Yet, online poker – considered gambling and subject to similar restrictions and regulations – is having some major credibility issues in the good ol’ USofA. Historically, the United States has always had a split personality over gambling or poker-for-money in general. While it’s illegal in many states, exceptions are also numerous – most notably Nevada and New Jersey. Perhaps... [Read the full story]
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How To Play Small Poker Tournaments
Do you think you’re ready to join an online no-limit holdem tournament? Small tournaments are a great way of testing and sharpening your skills, as well as bringing home hundreds, even thousands of dollars in just a few hours. Small tournaments are very popular because many of them have an affordable buy in...
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Jamie Gold – Poker “Talent” Wins $12 million
Jamie Gold, former Hollywood talent agent, pulled an Oscar-worthy acting job and bluffed his way to winning the World Series of Poker in the 2006 event. He won $12 million. Gold was a sterling example of good psychological warfare. By convincing Paul Wasicka—a former restaurant manager—he had a weaker hand,...
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The Art Of Raising In Poker
Any self respecting poker player should have a good strategy on raising. Note that we said strategy. This is not something to be done in whim, when you’re “feeling lucky.” Nor should you be driven by misplaced ego to enter a race of who bets more—even when your competitor calls you a wimp—or be so cautious...
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