Texas Holdem Poker
CONNOR DRINAN EXPOSES POSSIBLE CHEATING AT THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER Connor Drinan, who reached mainstream fame last year by having his pocket aces cracked by pocket aces in the Big One for One Drop $1 million buy-in tournament, has made headlines again, this time for exposing the possible cheating ways of Valeriu Coca. The…
Online Poker Etiquette Tips A lot of online poker players believe that just because they’re sitting at a computer instead of at a table means that they can act however they please, and some of them use that feeling of freedom to act rudely. However, this is not true, and there are several things that…
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World Series of Poker Makes History with the “Colossus” The big news from this weekend’s play at the 2015 World Series of Poker has to be the record breaking achievements of Event #5, The Colossus, which recorded 22,374 entries. The previous record was set by the 2006 WSOP Main Event with 8,773 entries. The WSOP…
Improving Your Poker Game: Pre-Flop Hand Reading Understanding hand ranges helps you figure out what might be sitting in your opponent’s hand, and keeping track of hand combinations lets you calculate the various probabilities when playing poker games. Remember that you’re not playing against robots or computers like it sometimes happens when you’re in the…
The top soccer player in the world joins a growing list of sports superstars that are being used to expand the fan base of online poker. Cristiano Ronaldo, considered by many to be the best soccer player/footballer in the world, has signed a deal to promote the largest online poker site in the world, PokerStars.…
How to Deal With Tricky Poker Players Poker players come in a number of varieties, shapes and forms, but a vast majority of them are pretty simple to read. They play their hands within a particular spectrum in specific situations. Their trend is passive, aggressive, loose, tight or a hybrid of some of those characteristics.…
If you’re trying to improve your results in no limit Texas Hold ‘em, you need to adopt strategies specific to this game. However, there are a few quick lessons that you can incorporate as you sit down at the table for your next poker game. Don’t ever limp into pots. Never call preflop three-bets unless…
Committee vote marks historic milestone in California history. In the seven years since California has been considering online poker legislation, a vote has never been taken on an online poker bill. On Monday, that streak was broken as the California Assembly Governmental Organization Committee cast 19 affirmative votes to pass Chairman Adam Gray’s AB 431.…
The transition from free poker to real money poker can be hard for novice players, but perhaps the best tip I can give to a newbie is to avoid passiveness and gain control of every situation, move or hand that can help ‘em to increase their bankroll. If you think about it, you’re already in…