WSOP Online Qualifying
July 17, 2008
If you’re looking to earn yourself a seat at the main event of the WSOP but your bankroll is on the low side, Full Tilt Poker may well be the place for you. Their 2008 WSOP Main Event Mania offers a number of ways to get that seat and a shot at the World Championship of Poker. 150 Seat WSOP Main Event Guarantee Most poker game sites running WSOP satellites require you finish first, or at least that you make the final table in order to get a seat in the main event. Full Tilt Poker’s revolutionary...
Origin of Poker
June 17, 2008
Nobody knows exactly how the game of poker originated, or how the word poker even came to be associated with the game. Even the game’s most respected historians think the game probably evolved from several different games. The word poker probably comes from an eighteenth century French game, Poque. The Germans may also be involved with their game Pochspiel. There are still others who think it may have came from the Hindu word, pukka. Of course there is also the slang word, “poke,”...
Texas Hold em Lingo
June 4, 2008
With poker becoming more and more prominent on TV there are a lot of people catching on to the game for the first time. There are some terms out there that the poker commentators casually throw around thinking that everyone watching knows them like they do. Well we know that isn’t the case as we have fielded a couple questions on what certain terms mean, so let’s clear up the confusion starting with the button. In front of one of the players at the table you will notice what is usually...
Poker Players Calling
June 2, 2008
The definition of calling in poker is matching the current wager. As an example, if there is a bet of $2 then a raise of $2 then it would cost $4 to call. Calling a bet is the cheapest and most passive form of staying in the hand and the pot. A calling station is a player who seems to call almost every single hand. Most players find calling stations frustrating, but they are very beatable. You will do your best to prevail against these players if you make hands and raise bets, and know that...
Calculating Rakeback
May 29, 2008
Rakeback is typically determined based on your monthly rake total for the site with which you have rakeback. If you have a 30 percent rakeback deal with a given site and you pay $500 in rake in a given month, you will get $150 refunded into your poker account the following month. How the Monthly Rakeback Total is Calculated – Dealt or Contributed Dealt Rakeback Although you do not collect every pot from which rake is removed, if you’re dealt cards, you are considered to have contributed rake...
CoffeeHousing
May 21, 2008
There have been some questions about whether it is acceptable to talk about or try to mislead the other players at the table when playing a poker hand. Mark Pilarski weighs in on what his thoughts are on this topic. If you are personally involved in the hand, and you are intending to mislead or manipulate the other players then it’s not called table-talk, but coffeehousing. Some people think this is just part of the game while there are a good share of other people out there who think this...
Full House Rankings
May 21, 2008
There have been some questions as to who wins in a situation when two players have a Full House. Some of the people out there think it depends on the highest pair, others know that that factor is the highest three-of-a-kind making up the hand. Mark Pilarski breaks it down for our readers. Let’s start with breaking down the Full House: it’s a three-of-a-kind hand that also has a pair. Three-of-a-kind is three cards of the same rank, such as a trio of queens. The higher-ranking three...
Phil Gordon
May 21, 2008
Phil Gordon was born on July 6th, 1970. and currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated in 1991 from Georgia Tech, where he earned a degree in computer science. He then went to work for Santa Cruz Operation before moving on to Lockheed, and finally joining a small start-up called Netsys Technologies. When Netsys was acquired by Cisco Systems, Gordon became a millionaire and decided to retire from the technology industry to do some travelling, and play poker. Gordon entered his first World...
Texas Hold Em Positions
May 20, 2008
What position in Texas Hold ‘em is NOT is you warming up the seat you were assigned to in the game. Position refers to your place at the table relative to other players who are active in a particular pot. The early positions in an eight-handed game like Texas Hold’em are the first three players to act on their hands; the middle positions would be the next three, and the late positions are the last two. Late position is the superior position for you, since you have the advantage of knowing...
BetFirms Poker Bash!
April 30, 2008
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 will be adding an extra $150 to the pot for our $5 buy-in, and $5 rebuy poker tournament. There will be a limited number of players, so this is a great...
