Introduction to Stud Poker and Caribbean Stud

There are hundreds of poker variations played in homes, backrooms, and casinos. Most of the poker variants however fall under the three main types of poker - draw poker, stud poker, and community poker. Last time I wrote about draw poker and its most common variant - the Five-card Draw. This time I’ll be focusing […]

Written by Sasha on August 31st, 2006 with no comments.
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Introduction to Draw Poker and the Five-Card Draw

There are many variations of poker. One of them is draw poker. Draw poker is usually considered to be the standard poker form and is the kind of poker beginners usually learn. The number of players involved in the game varies from 3 to 7 persons. Draw poker doesn’t refer to one specific poker game […]

Written by Sasha on August 30th, 2006 with no comments.
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“Raising” expectations

Without our being conscious of it, many of us tend to define our hands by what we think our opponents’ cards are. You can see this from the betting process, particularly the raises and reraises. Here is one example.Let’s say you’re in one of the last positions. You have kings, and you reraised a very […]

Written by Sasha on August 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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Playing Tournament Poker-Basic and Advanced Strategy Concepts (continued)

Another advanced strategy that most experienced tournament participants understand is the gap concept. The basic principle with this strategy is that it usually takes a much stronger hand to call a raise than it does to make the initial raise. This adage holds true no matter what kind of poker game the player is participating […]

Written by Sasha on August 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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Playing video poker

Gambling and card games may be one of the oldest pastimes in human history but that does not mean that it will not be touched by technology in some way. In fact, technology is changing the face of gambling and of casinos even as we speak. More and more aspects of gambling are being reimagined […]

Written by Sasha on August 24th, 2006 with no comments.
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The Net Present Value

It may come as a surprise but many poker concepts can actually be learned by studying other disciplines. For example, there are so many parallelisms between poker concepts and business.Various companies must make crucial decisions based on the net present value of money. In the simplest terms, this means that you would assign a discount […]

Written by Sasha on August 22nd, 2006 with no comments.
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Tournament Poker Basics and Advanced Strategies

It may come as a surprise that the strategies that one will use for a poker tournament differs greatly from the strategy that is used to a live ring game structure.Even though a player will have to look out for the same things when playing poker – trying to spot favorable odds and also a […]

Written by Sasha on August 20th, 2006 with no comments.
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The Art Of Raising

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 […]

Written by Sasha on August 18th, 2006 with no comments.
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Feel like taking a Poker Vacation?

Poker tournaments — they’re everywhere. Not just the big, worldwide competitions that attract thousands of players (and require thousands of dollars to join). There are also smaller events organized by websites, which require smaller buy-ins and allow recreational players to test their skills without being intimidated by a roomful of professionals. They have fun, they […]

Written by Sasha on August 16th, 2006 with no comments.
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Ain’t Misbehaving

Tournaments are supposed to be fun…and they usually are. Unfortunately, a few people who have no respect for rules and get their kicks out of making everyone else miserable can ruin an event. They get into fights, insult other players, distract other people with their tantrums, and generally think that being a jerk is a […]

Written by Sasha on August 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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