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Types of Poker

The History of Texas Hold’em Texas Hold’em is without a doubt the most popular form of poker played in the United States, today. The World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour, and countless poker tournaments across the country every day use Texas Hold’em to decide their ultimate champion. Doyle Brunson, aka “Texas Dolly,” calls... [Read more of this review]

The History of Poker

The History of Poker There seem to be differences of opinion on the origin of Poker. Moreover, there seems to be no clear or direct early ancestor of the game. It is more likely that Poker derived its present day form from elements of many different games. The consensus is that because of it’s basic principal, its birth is a very old one. Jonathan... [Read more of this review]

Recommended Etiquette for Online Poker Players

In the same way that live, brick-and-mortar style poker games have their own set of unspoken etiquette rules to assist the game run smoothly and be made an enjoyable experience for all players at the table; the same is true for online poker as over the years it has developed its own unique set of online etiquette rules to help foster a more pleasant... [Read more of this review]

Trapping Your Poker Opponents for Maximum Value

Trapping Your Opponents and Maximising Your Winnings Many players seek to employ a technique known as trapping when they flop a monster hand. While this strategy seems simple enough, the truth of the matter is that to get maximum value for a trap, a player needs to take into account a slew of variables. Here we discuss a few of those variables and exactly... [Read more of this review]

Online Game Selection: Spotting the Online Fishes playing at the Tables

Best Time to Play at the Tables When players are learning the many strategies of playing poker, they will particularly need to pay attention to which games they select. The concept of game selection is very important to whether or not you win often or whether or not you lose often. Game selection is quite possibly one of the most critical of all poker... [Read more of this review]

What is Fold-Equity? How to use it in your Poker Tournament Strategy!

A Simple Guide to Understanding How And When To Use Fold-Equity In Tournament Poker. In its most simple form ‘Fold-Equity’ in poker describes your ability to get an opponent to fold their hand. The usual reason for folding is a big bet, however correctly assessing when you do and (importantly) do not have fold equity is a skill that many beginning... [Read more of this review]

Learning About Poker Tilt – Different Forms of Poker Tilt

Did you know that Being on Tilt Is The #1 Reason for Poker Bankroll Damages? Learn More About Poker Tilt Most people associate Poker Tilt with the angry and frustrated reaction to a bad beat (or perhaps an annoying opponent), causing them to ‘steam off’ piles of chips and therefore money. While this does of course happen, the more experienced poker... [Read more of this review]

Top 10 Tips for Newbie Poker Players

When starting out in playing Poker, you will find that there is a very steep learning curve at the beginning. At the start a little information and every bit of additional knowledge you gain will take you a long way; whereas when you become a more advanced player, the incremental new information that you will learn won’t add as much to your game... [Read more of this review]

Poker Glossary of Terms

POKER GLOSSARY / DICTIONARY OF POKER TERMS Below we have a glossary of poker terms. It is impossible to have a comprehensive list due to the thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms in use across different parts of the world. Therefore, this is not intended to be a complete dictionary of poker terms. In the interest of conciseness, exact... [Read more of this review]

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