Most games, whether played in poker rooms, casinos or video poker and online poker, are played in three variants. They are all popular and all are based on the poker rule that the winning hand can only be made up of five cards in total. Draw poker is very often the game that newcomers use [...]
Becoming a professional poker player is not an impossible task, but you do have to be dedicated and know how to play what is one of the world’s most intriguing and exciting card games, very well indeed. Playing poker professionally is not an all-male affair either. Consider Jennifer Harman, who was born in 1964 in [...]
In the game of poker there are certain rules that must be understood by players. These are the rules that are universal to the game, but there are also rules of etiquette, which a player will need to be aware of so as not to upset the other participants. Pay Attention Poker is taken very [...]
The World Championship of Online Poker kicked off on Sept. 4 and the results have been flowing in ever since with some very familiar names topping lists and cashing deep alongside those who had not before seen in the upper end of the World Championships previously. The Brits have been doing very well so far [...]
Australian online poker players, as well as online bingo and casino enthusiasts, found themselves without their online contacts as London based online bookmaker and poker operator Bet365 this week shut down its poker site to Australian players ahead of attempts to procure an online sports book license in the country. In an email to customers [...]
He was considered to have huge talent, but Portuguese Poker Prodigy Jose “Girah” Macedo prodigy has come out and admitted one of the biggest scandals in online poker since Justin Bonomo cheated at online poker. Macedo came out on the 2+2 poker forum and admitted what he had done, stating that he had been involved [...]
The life of an online poker pro in Las Vegas is no easy ride anymore since the US federal crack down on major online poker sites on April 15, 2011, a day popularly known as the Black Friday of online poker, these people used to earn in thousands of dollars playing online poker for 10 [...]
We have known it for a long time and if in any doubt ask the online poker players that pick up huge cheques at the WSOP and other online tourneys that the game of poker is indeed one of skill. Of course you have to play the cards which you have been dealt, but that [...]
For those players who could not make this year’s WSOP, they are able to access something in September in the form of the World Championship of Online Poker. This is the biggest online poker tournament series of the year will comprise 22 glorious days on the virtual tables, with 62 events yielding a combined guaranteed [...]
Being prepared and ahead of the game is one of the reasons that 888Holdings is a successful internet gambling operation. 888 Holdings was founded in 1997. The company runs a number of different gambling websites, including a poker room, casino, sports betting, and bingo sites. From reports it would seem that 888poker is interested in [...]
From a massive field of 6,835 would be hopefuls who battled through challenges, bad beats, miracle cards and cold decks. Day by day, the field became a little smaller and a little tougher and we are now down to the final 22 and on day seven it can be reliably said that there are no [...]
There appears to be a mad scramble by online poker player who are leaving the beleaguered site Full Tilt to find new and reliable online casinos, following the licence being withdrawn from the Alderney based Full Tilt. As a result, other sites have seen an increase in numbers as players also return to their home [...]
Poker tournaments are held up and down the country and can range in size from a small gathering of approximately 20 people to hundreds of people at the larger events. The basic idea is that games are played until one person remains, with that person taking home the majority of the pot. To enter a [...]
Web designer Gareth Walker, of Jarrow, South Tyneside has told how he quit his 9-to-5 job after winning a poker tournament. Gareth has raked in winnings of around £200,000 since taking up poker semi-professionally five years ago. After winning £109,000 at the PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) event in Nottingham Gareth decided to [...]
Casinos operate on a system called the ‘house edge’, where the odds are always weighted in favour of the casino rather than the player. In some games such as poker where players compete against one another, the casino takes a commission which is known as the rake. There are three popular table games that are [...]
The crackdown by US authorities against online poker websites on April 15th stripped many of the players of their primary source of income. For reported tens of thousands of Americans, the day the government indicted the three major U.S. poker Web site operators, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker alleging charges of bank fraud [...]
There are a number of variations of poker, from 7-card Stud and Draw poker to mixed games and Pot Limit Omaha. However, by far the most popular variation of poker being played today is Texas Hold’em. A game of Texas Hold’em begins with players being dealt two cards face down, which are called the ‘hole’ [...]
Following last month’s decision by US federal authorities to close Americans’ admission to some of the biggest online poker sites, many people think that the number of entrants for this coming series of WDOP will be significantly down on last year. The close down of the three sites means that countless number of online poker [...]
Believe it or not according to rumours circulating in the poker community, the recent assassination of Osama Bin Laden by American Special Forces may have direct links to the recent clamp-down on the US online poker industry. According to the theory, top Romanian interrogator known only as ‘Radu’ Bin Laden’s most trusted aide, was also [...]
Online gambling has become very popular and it is also very tempting. Players may browse through some online casino sites and be lured in by the sounds, animations, and high jackpots. While this all seems so wonderful, players do have to be careful of where they spend their money online. One concern is that many [...]
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