Introduction to Community Poker

Community poker is perhaps one of the most played groups of poker games today. The name community poker is derived from the fact that some cards are shared by all the players. Quite obviously, these are the community cards. Though there are many different kinds of community poker games, the basic idea behind all of […]

Written by Sasha on September 2nd, 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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How Poker Developed Over the Ages

Historians can’t quite agree how the game of poker emerged. They think the name of the game may have originated from the French word “poque”, a variation of the German “pochen” or “to knock” or “to brag”. This may refer to how bluffing is an integral part of the game—you pretend to have great cards, […]

Written by Sasha on August 8th, 2006 with no comments.
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The Appeal of Poker

Poker is one of the most popular card games in the world. Like other “vying” games, players make bets which are combined into a central pot. This money is then given to the player with the best hand (or, as is often the case, the player who manages to bluff everyone despite having a lousy […]

Written by Sasha on August 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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Playing Caribbean Stud Poker

There are many poker variants being played in casinos all over the world. Although these poker games follow a fundamental set of universal rules there are certain rule variations made that make it distinct from each other.One popular poker variant played in most casinos is called Caribbean Stud Poker. As a way of distinguishing this […]

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Calling By Default

A lot of poker players call by default—meaning, it’s not a strategic decision, but a gut reaction, an easy response, a habit. You see a spread, and unless some very big red flags force you to do otherwise, you call. Calling is a cautious reaction, the “happy medium” that lets you save money that might […]

Written by Sasha on July 30th, 2006 with no comments.
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Shoot outs

In Europe, “rounders” are not the people who go from table to table, or even that cult movie with Matt Damon and Edward Norton (if you don’t know what movie we’re talking about, you have no business saying that you love poker). Rounders are step tourneys, or multi-table tournaments. They are similar to American shoot-outs, […]

Written by Sasha on July 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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Johnny Chan: Living the American Poker Dream

Johnny Chan is one of the greatest poker players of all time. He has 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, and became world champion twice. And look at how much the man’s won—over four million dollars from career tournament earnings, not counting what he’s earned from cash game winnings. He’s always at the famous Bellagio’s […]

Written by Sasha on July 24th, 2006 with no comments.
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Andy Bloch: a Poker Millionaire

When Andy Bloch first started playing poker in 1992, he was a law student looking for a way of relaxing between midterms. Then he started getting serious about it, joining small weekly tournaments about once a month (paying an entrance fee of $35, which he saw as an “investment”). As Bloch’s skills grew, so did […]

Written by Sasha on July 22nd, 2006 with no comments.
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