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BetFirms Poker Bash!
Participate in the BetFirms Poker Bash!
When: Sunday May 4th, 2008 at 3:05 EST.
Where: BodogLife Poker Room
Who: Anyone and everyone who reads this, plus invite your friends!
Use the password: betfirm
Pretty simple guys, BodogLife and the guys are BetFirms are teaming up to throw a poker tournament in appreciation for all of their visitors. They […]
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Good Books for Learning Poker
If you are a newbie to poker and want to learn the rules and some general strategies then you should check out the book for dummies, called Poker for Dummies. Because one of its authors is Lou Kreiger (I am a longtime fan of his witticism and knowledge), I give it an enthusiastic thumb’s […]
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What is a String Raise?
At our newly formed Thursday night poker club, I was informed that I couldn’t call a bet, and then raise. I used these words; “I’ll call your $20, and raise you another $20.” Someone objected and said that I couldn’t do that. I have seen this form of betting many times before, so enlighten me, […]
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Difference Between Bluffing & Semi-Bluffing
I’m sure if you have ever watched any poker on television then you have heard the terms bluff and semi-bluff. A lot of beginners do not know the difference and I’ve even hear them make the mistake of thinking that a semi-bluff is just a bluff for less money.
In reality bluff and a semi-bluff are […]
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Odds on Catching a Straight
What are the odds on a catching a straight? There are a few of the players out there who think that it is tough to catch an open-ended straight, let alone and inside one and you happen to be right. Mark Pilarski takes a look and fills us in on the numbers.
The proven […]
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Is Video Poker Draw Poker?
If you think draw poker is the same as video poker, then there are purists out there that would look at you and scoff. However, if you look at it this way, video poker is just you playing against the machine. The machine displays the cards as graphic images on the screen and […]
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Max Number of Players in Texas Hold Em
In Texas Hold’em, you do not discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing a round. So Texas Hold’em could be played by up to 22 players (44 player cards, 3 burn cards, and 5 community cards) sitting at the same table (you better have a big table).
Since Hold’em is generally played among […]
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Odds of Catching Four of a Kind on the Flop
If you are holding a pocket pair then you are already in fairly exclusive company at 72.7 to 1 odds.
When you catch two more of the same on the flop, not only are you almost guaranteed to win the hand, but you are also catching 407 to 1 odds. This doesn’t seem to happen […]
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When to Leave the Poker Table
Every sessions brings the inevitable question of when to leave the poker table, whether you are online […]
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Todd Brunson
If Todd Brunson can have anywhere near the same success as his father Doyle, then he’ll be in for a great […]
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