No limit poker, more specifically no limit Texas Holdem, is the most popular poker game in the world today. Millions of people play it every day for fun and for real money at both live games and at online poker sites. A big part of poker's popularity comes from the fact that anyone can make […]

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The poker industry is valued at over $ 60,000,000,000 with revenues of well over $ 300,000,000 a month. All those figures look pretty right? Well maybe that's the reason why so many poker sites have been caught up in scandals and cheating that has rocked the online poker community. Most famously is the scandal at […]

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Playing the short stack is a common issue that all poker players face in almost every tournament at some point. Small stack poker requires a lot of discipline and patience to wait for the right moment and situation to make your move to try to get the double up to get you back in the […]

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Have you ever been playing poker at home and just do not feel the adrenaline like when you're watching the final table of the WSOP on television? A group of us were playing recently and you could just tell there was not that mystic feel in the air. It was basically just another night of […]

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Playing against loose-aggressive players can be tough, they often either accumulate massive amounts of chips (or cash in ring games) or go bust very quickly. This means that if you're playing against one, he's probably got enough chips to start bullying you. There are certain changes you can make in your play-style to make this […]

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My internet poker playing friend was out of town a few weeks ago, and could not get his regular site to work well, so knowing I had extra cash in my Party Poker account he asked for a hundred bucks to play there during his visit. Sure fine. A few hours later he lets me […]

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The game of Texas Hold'em poker takes minutes to learn, but there's so much going on during an actual hand that it can take many years before a player is good enough to win consistently. It all starts with the first two cards. Knowing when to play and when to skip on a hand is […]

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The rules of online poker are identical to those of real casinos. Many people believe luck is important, but there is no doubt a thorough knowledge of the rules of poker combined with the player's personal skills will make a difference at the table. Since the player has a hand of five cards those with […]

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Many people want to know how poker got its start. Poker history is not crystal clear, but it appears that it has evolved from a Persian game called nus. Others attribute pokers roots to a French game brelan or the English game bragg, which means 'brag'. Poker historians believe the game was originally played in […]

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Like most everything else, poker has its own language and terminology, and online poker has even more in-words that make sense only to those in the know. You can play poker without knowing what most of these terms actually mean. You can, but it helps if you know at least the basics. Aside from helping […]

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