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Poker Bots (and how to get your’s FREE!)

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Poker Bots (and how to get your’s FREE!)

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Understanding Poker Player Types

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Understanding Poker Player Types

More than the starting hands that you are dealt with in a poker game, there are other factors that you need to consider when playing poker. If you remember my article with quotes from famous poker players, you will remember one that described poker as being a card game played with people – or something to that effect. This cannot be overemphasized. More than the cards that you hold, you need to know your opponents in order to be a successful poker player. As in most other things, you can classify – albeit loosely – poker players into different categories....

Watch Poker Live 24/7 At RawVegas.tv

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Watch Poker Live 24/7 At RawVegas.tv

As time goes by, just when we thought we have seen and heard of everything, technology and its applications never cease to amaze us. I bet that when the TV was introduced ages ago, people’s eyes just popped out of their head. Now, it is just part and parcel of our daily lives. Now, another development in the world of broadcasting is set to bring about changes in our viewing habits. Quite obviously, it is not as mind boggling as the TV probably was when it first came out. Still, the concept of Internet TV is sure to have an...

Famous (Often Amusing) Poker Quotes

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Famous (Often Amusing) Poker Quotes

We all have our heroes and people we look up to. Whether it be in “real life” or on the game floor, there are people we consider our role models. Poker is not an exception, and when we look up to people we watch their every move and look out for their every word. Just to lighten things up a bit, here are some quotes from famous – and not so famous – players. More than giving you a good time, these quotes may actually give you an insight into how the game is played too. “Poker is generally reckoned...

Casinos Help Out Gambling Addicts

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Casinos Help Out Gambling Addicts

That last word is not usually mentioned in gambling circles, to be honest. It is one of those tags that society in general uses to label some people and to be frank, sometimes it is overused, giving card games such as poker a bad name. Yet the reality remains. There are people who get hooked too much and cannot control themselves, leading to the erosion of his relationships and life in general. Not all is lost, though. In fact, at the Viejas Indian Reservation, there is good news for all involved. A group of addiction counselors were trained on the...

Introduction to Stud Poker and Caribbean Stud

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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 – Five-Card Draw. This time I’ll be focusing on Stud Poker and its own variants. Stud Poker games are games wherein the players are given a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. Cards dealt face-down are called hole cards. The number of cards and number of betting round varies...

Introduction to Draw Poker and Five-Card Draw

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Introduction to Draw Poker and 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 though. There are actually quite a few variations of draw poker. So how do you classify a game to be a draw poker game? A draw poker game is when each player is dealt a complete hand before the start of the first betting round...

Does Superstition Have A Place In Poker?

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Does Superstition Have A Place In Poker?

Superstition has been part of man’s life for as long as anyone can remember. If you read history books and historical novels, you will see that life has always been rife with beliefs that are not necessarily based on anything logical. That is the exact definition of a superstition – an illogical belief. You would think that with the heights technology and science have achieved, there would be no place for such beliefs. Of course, that is not the case. In most any aspect of modern life, people hold on to superstitions. Whether one is aware or not, it is...

Poker Movies: Casino Royale

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Poker Movies: Casino Royale

I’ve always been a firm believer in the saying “save the best for last.” No matter what aspect of my life you observe, you will probably notice that this maxim reigns supreme. Heck, even when I eat, I do not eat all the food on my plate at the same time! Yup, I save the best piece of chicken for last. Anyhow, as this will be the last post in my current poker movie series, I’ve been holding back a topic that I’ve wanted to talk about for a few weeks now. As you would have surmised from the title,...

Poker Movies: Maverick

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Poker Movies: Maverick

Though not exactly about tips on playing poker, Maverick shows the whole picture of the adventurous life of a gambler in the old days in the West. This movie was released in the mid 90s, 1994 to be exact. As opposed to the past two movies we have featured, this one is not all that serious. In fact, Maverick is a comedy and Western movie combined. It has Mel Gibson in it as the lead guy. Mel Gibson plays Bret Maverick (of course). His goal is to somehow come up with $25,000 so that he can enter a five-card draw...

Poker Movies: The Cincinnati Kid

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Poker Movies: The Cincinnati Kid

Though movies are not exactly an accurate reflection of reality, we have to admit that we can pick up a thing or two from them. More so, we can have a good time while we are it. The same thing goes for poker movies. We see the exceptional highs and lows of a poker game in these movies. We see brilliant moves that may not ever happen in real life. Yet that does not discount the fact that we can have a great time and maybe learn something from these movies. So here is the first part of a poker...

The Art Of Raising In Poker

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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 that you never raise at all. There are many “myths” of raising. One is that it has to do with the stage of the hand you are currently in. That’s not true. You can do it before the flop, or wait until the turn...

What Is The Appeal Of Poker?

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What Is 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 hand, and wins because of his uncalled bet). There are several hundreds of variations of poker. The most recent, video poker, combines the game with the slot machine. Other games adopt the poker hand rankings but use different game play. In most cases, however, the...

How To Play Caribbean Stud Poker

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How To Play 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 type of poker from other types, I am going to give you the basic rules of the game: * The player makes an ante wager as well as an optional progressive side bet of $1 * Each player as well as the dealer will...

Raising The “Limits” In Texas Hold ‘Em

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Raising The “Limits” In Texas Hold ‘Em

No Limit Poker has become increasingly popular, not only for its exciting popularity but the large pots that are offered in the various No Limit Poker tournaments. It’s also been highly publicized because of the World Poker Tour and ESPN. However, there are fundamental differences between No Limit and standard Hold ‘Em. It’s important to study those differences and apply new strategies. Limit Hold ‘Em uses a fixed betting amount. For a $5/10 limit hold’em game you bet and raise in increments of $5 for preflop and on the flop, then $10 for the turn card and river card. No...

Kirill Gerasimov – Russia’s Top Poker Player

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Kirill Gerasimov – Russia’s Top Poker Player

At a young age of 35, Kirill Gerasimov has reached a level of popularity that many aspiring poker players have dreamed of. This young poker player was born in Moscow and used to be an insurance salesman. Whether or not that day job had any bearings on his poker skills, it is clear that Gerasimov is one of the more well known members of the poker world. Gerasimov’s success as a poker player is nothing short of phenomenal. In his own country, poker is not the popular game it is in the US. However, he became interested in poker and...

Poker House Games Become More Popular

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Poker House Games Become More Popular

I’ve said it before and I’m saying it one more time – home games are the in thing right now. We can attribute this fact to many factors, of course one of which is the widespread popularity of the World Series of Poker. Most everyone who watches TV would know about the WSOP. Even those who are not really into poker have at least heard about it. Eventually, those who are drawn into poker by watching the WSOP get into actually playing poker themselves. This is where the Internet comes in. At first, people try to dabble in online poker....

An Introduction To Community Poker

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An 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 them is the same. A specific number of cards are first dealt to each player – the number of which depends on the type of community poker. After the players get their cards, a certain number of cards are then laid out on the table. These are...

Poker Terms – A Basic Poker Glossary

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Poker Terms – A Basic Poker Glossary

I was looking through the posts the other day and I realized, albeit belatedly, that I should have started out with a list of poker terms. I have been harping on how players new to poker should know about the lingo used in poker before jumping into the fray yet I never really focused on poker terms. My bad. So here is the first installment of the most common poker terms. Some of them are specific to online poker (OP) while others apply to poker in general. Advance Action (OP) This option is available in many online poker rooms. When...

Poker Strategy: Why Not To Call By Default

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Poker Strategy: Why Not To Call 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 be lost on otherwise unreasonable raises, and win every once in a while. Now that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It can even be a good thing. What makes it an annoying habit, however, is when you do it unconsciously. Then poker is no longer...