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Defending Blinds Doesn’t Mean A Blind Defense

Regardless of how tight a player you are, in poker you are forced to put money in the middle twice every orbit (if we’re talking about community card games, but there are compulsory bets in each and every poker variant regardless of its exact rules). It is therefore quite natural that dropping your compulsory bets will create a massive hole in your game. This is why it’s important to develop a strategy to defend your blinds. Defending your blinds is by no means an exact science, and chances are that you will lose money on your blinds regardless of how...

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Bleak House: The State Of Online Poker Today

There is no denying the fact that online poker in general has seen quite a bit of a downturn and that its problems started with the 2006 UIGEA, signed into law by then-President George W. Bush. There probably are online poker operators who will tell you that they’re doing better than ever, there are however scores more who aren’t around to tell you anything anymore. Overall poker traffic numbers don’t lie though, and these numbers tell us a few things, none of which are particularly encouraging for the industry in general. For starters, traffic numbers have been steadily dropping for...

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SmokePoker Exclusive: 15% Off Coupon For Online Poker Bot Version 4

It’s not easy to find good online poker bot software.  Let’s face it.  Poker rooms aren’t thrilled with the idea of players setting up their bots to automate their turn at the table and watch over time as their cash starts to stack up!    And while there are a ton of online poker bots, few match the quality, compatibility and functioning of the Online Poker Bot (at time of writing at v4). What makes this poker bot work so well? Well, for starters it was released in 2012 (v4) and supports over 22 poker rooms.  It is compatible with...

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Omaha Poker is a Challenging Game

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...

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Interview With Poker Calculator Creator & CEO (& How To Get Your Free Poker Calculator!)

23 x 12 = 276.  How did I know the answer to that?  I just popped it into my handy calculator and –POOF- out came the answer.  Now imagine being able to so the same thing but for your pocket cards in your next Texas Hold’em game? I recently got a hold of an amazing little physical poker calculator that I just love.  It’s shaped like an actual mini calculator and sort of modeled after one.  It has a really cool interface with custom keys that you punch in to calculate your pre-flop winning odds based on your dealt cards...

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SPECIAL DEAL: Free Poker Secrets Cheats E-Book Download! No strings Attached!

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 that we are achieving this goal. ...

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Top 5 Online Poker Tells From The Pros!

Everyone knows that about poker “tells”.  You know, the scratch to the nose, the clearing of the throat, or lean back in the chair that may give away the strength (or lack thereof) of your hand at play.  But when you’re playing online, that aspect of the beautiful game of Poker is lost… or is it?  You would be surprised about how much focus the “professional” online players put into what we call virtual or online tells.  Indeed, if you want to keep winning those pots (or start!) the following is essential learning… Because the players aren’t physically in front...