Online Poker Regulation in U.S. Face More Problems

September 29th, 2010

Some more obstacles for regulation and legalization of online poker in the United States crawled up this week, with very less chances that legislation will pass this year. The current session of the House ends on Oct. 8, before the congressional mid-term elections in November. First, Rep. Jim McDermott’s H.R. 2268, the Internet Gambling Regulation [...]

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Casino Jackpot Set to Break the $1,000,000 Barrier by 2018 The Average Online

August 18th, 2010

Growth in online gambling industry fuels surge in casino jackpot prizes with over 1000% increase since 1998 seen among many online casinos. Industry watchers predict that average jackpots for online casinos are set to break the $1,000,000 barrier by 2018. Exponential growth in jackpots is set to continue due to three key factors; growth in [...]

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Bluff after Reading

July 14th, 2010

I’m not sure how this myth is still so widely believed. Poker began as Limit, and bluffing has been part of poker since its inception. No matter what betting format you’re playing, whether it be Limit, Pot-Limit or No-Limit, bluffing always has been, and always will be, an integral part of the game. Believe it [...]

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Beginner Betting Secrets: Fixed-Limit

July 13th, 2010

Even though Limit poker’s not as popular as it once was, it’s still very much a force in the poker world. All poker variations can be played with a Limit betting structure, whereas not all games work well played as No-Limit. General popularity aside, Limit poker is the ideal betting structure for beginners to become [...]

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Pot Odds and Equity: Pot Odds

July 7th, 2010

True or false?: All of the decisions you make at a poker table can be made by feel, without any serious consideration for the actual numbers you face. The answer is, absolutely false. There are a select few decisions at the table which require no consideration of odds, such as calling an all-in bet while [...]

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Keeping Your Range Open

July 2nd, 2010

Ryan D’Angelo illustrated the concept of keeping your range open by discussing a hand he played during the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. For Part 2, he talks about another hand that he played at the same table in which this week’s concept also applied. Hand #2 Opponent: Jacobo Fernandez Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 200 [...]

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Bankroll Builders

June 28th, 2010

Let’s remember how this whole thing started. Why I have a job writing articles like this one and why you are reading them. Why there is a row of colorful banners to your right, each of them offering an excellent cash bonus for signing up for an online poker account. Why last July, 6,494 souls [...]

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Bluff Attempt at EPT Grand Final With Lex Veldhuis

June 23rd, 2010

Lex Veldhuis has quite a reputation at the poker table, especially after an episode of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event aired with Veldhuis pulling off ballsy bluff after ballsy bluff. On Day 1B of the 2010 European Poker Tour Grand Final, his image came into play on a bluff attempt. Veldhuis talks [...]

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Three-Handed Tournament Strategy

June 21st, 2010

The following is a hand he played while three-handed in Event No. 34, a $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Players and Stack Sizes: Jonas Klausen – 3.685 million – Button James Taylor – 2.45 million – Small Blind Eric Baldwin – 3.345 million – Big Blind Blinds and Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante First [...]

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Quick Tips for Beating

June 16th, 2010

It’s the dream of every poker player, amateur and professional alike: win the WSOP Main event, etch your name in poker history, and become a multi-millionaire almost overnight. In 2003 Chris Moneymaker did it. In 2004 Greg Raymer did it. Even better, both got their seats into the Main Event by winning a low buy-in [...]

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Ten-Minute Texas Hold’em Crash Course

June 14th, 2010

Heading to Vegas for the weekend? Looking to try your hand at the game you’ve seen so often on TV? Have no clue where to start? Here’s your 10 minute Texas Hold’em crash course. Every couple months or so I’ll have someone come up to me and tell me that they’re going to Vegas for [...]

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A Hand from the WSOP

June 10th, 2010

Amit Makhija played Event #16, a $5,000 no-limit hold’em event that started yesterday and by dinner break had one of the biggest chip stacks in the field due in large part to a hero call. He took a break from the tournament to discuss the hand with PokerNews. Fill us in on how you’d been [...]

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Adjusting Against Thinking Players

June 8th, 2010

Brett Richey is an accomplished cash-game player who frequents the live tournament circuit and was recently featured at the televised final table of the $25,000 North American Poker Tour High Roller Bounty Shootout on ESPN. With such a high buy-in, the field of players was stacked, to say the least. Richey talked to PokerNews about [...]

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Playing WSOP Event No. 3 the $1,000 NLH

June 7th, 2010

For professional tournament pros, the lower buy-in large-field no-limit hold’em tournaments can be quite the minefield, but to win, you must adjust. Vanessa Rousso talked to PokerNews about a hand in which she employed a modified strategy when playing Day 1A of Event 3 at the 2010 World Series of Poker, a $1,000 buy-in no-limit [...]

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7 Card Stud Rules and Game Play…

May 25th, 2010

Before community-card games such as Hold’em and Omaha became popular, the most widely played poker variation was Seven-Card Stud. Even now Stud is regarded as a more “pure” poker variation, as much for its historic past as its increased difficulty of play. Seven Card Stud requires more attention and card-playing prowess, along the lines of [...]

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Want To Be Good At Poker: Play Fewer Hands

May 24th, 2010

It sucks to suck at things. And Texas Hold’em can be a frustrating game for beginners. You lose to your friends in your home games. You lose the first few bucks you deposit online. Worse, you may not even understand why. Are you just unlucky? Are you making huge mistakes? Are you missing one simple [...]

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Omaha High vs. Omaha Hi-Lo

May 21st, 2010

Conveniently for those who know Omaha High, Omaha Hi-Lo is played according to almost identical rules. The only time the High and Hi-Lo differ rules-wise is at the showdown. Omaha Hi-Lo, also known as Omaha High-Low, O8 and Omaha 8-or-Better, is one of the most popular and entertaining forms of poker in the world. Because [...]

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Bankroll Builders- WSOP Satellites

May 20th, 2010

Let’s remember how this whole thing started. Why I have a job writing articles like this one and why you are reading them. Why there is a row of colorful banners to your right, each of them offering an excellent cash bonus for signing up for an online poker account. Why last July, 6,494 souls [...]

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Limit Seven-Card Stud: Basic Starting Hands

May 19th, 2010

When deciding which starting hands to play it is very important to look around and see whether or not your hand is live. Most weak pairs, straight draws, flush draws, etc., are playable when your cards are completely live. For example, you start with (T♣ 9♠) 8♦. This hand is much stronger if all sevens [...]

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Representing Hands

May 18th, 2010

Shaun Deeb is known for his incredible tournament results, as well as his ability to articulate strategy. He recently made the trip to Monaco for the European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event and also competed in a couple of the side tournaments as well. He talked to PokerNews about an interesting hand he played [...]

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