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USA vs. Online Poker
By Andrew for SmokePoker.com · 1 Comment
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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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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Do you know the WORST Starting Hands in Online Poker?
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I see so many articles and sources showing off the best starting hands in poker (Texas Hold’Em). There isn’t a poker place you can go to online or offline that will showcase the pocket cards that you can safely play. And I’ll admit it. I’ve certainly contributed my fair share of articles regarding this area of poker playing strategy. However, there’s not nearly as many articles that show you exactly what the poorest hands are and why they are a no-go despite the temptation to play. There is another article on SmokePoker.com that discusses... [Read the full story]
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Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournaments
The tournament structure of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker has caught the attention of people all over the world. Once again, we have the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour to testify to this fact. But, what exactly is a poker tournament? As you would have seen while watching the WSOP or WPT, a tournament...
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Why Einstein Would’ve Made a Good Poker Player
Thanks to cheesy Hollywood movies, some people think that poker is all about mindgames: outwitting the opponents, making a cool bluff. Take the phrase “poker faced”: expressionless, unreadable. They get the impression that Poker is about knowing how to tell a good lie. Well, possibly, but some “mindgames”...
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How To Play Chinese Poker
It seems that there is an emerging (though quite not prominent yet) poker variant in existence today. According to Nicole Gordon of PokerNews, well known names in poker have shown quite a propensity for this type of poker. What am I talking about? Chinese poker, or 13 Card poker as it is also known, seems to...
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