Posts Tagged ‘poker’

Superstitious Poker Players

February 27, 2010 by malcolm

Although Poker is skill based (we will accept that argument for the duration of this article) the game is interlaced with random acts of luck that decide your short term results. Luck is the saviour and scourge of Poker players who live and die by the random acts of it.  ...  Click to read more

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First Deposit Made, Now What?

February 17, 2010 by malcolm

You have made some important poker decisions to make it this far. You have successfully chosen your poker room, rakeback or VIP program, your amazing new poker username and you have downloaded the software and made your first $200 deposit into your poker account. Now that you are ready to  ...  Click to read more

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Adjusting to Micro Stakes PLO

February 6, 2010 by malcolm

PLO (Pot Limit Omaha) has become almost as popular as Holdem for poker fans. Because there are certain adjustments you must make to enjoy success at the game opportunities arise from players moving from Holdem who do not put in the necessary effort to learn PLO. They may simply want  ...  Click to read more

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Hand Analysis of Sam Trickett v Barry Greenstein at WSOP

January 21, 2010 by malcolm

Recently I entered a hand reading competition through one of the leading monthly poker magazines in the UK (it is highly possible that I read every single one of them) and I thought the hand interesting enough to describe my reading of the hand to you. Please comment if you  ...  Click to read more

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Top 5 Casino Bets – Are You Aware Of Them?

January 19, 2010 by Card Room

The best casino games are the ones that have the lowest house edge or those where the player has an advantage. If you are new to casino games and don’t know where to place your bets, here is some help at hand. Some Casino Bets Poker: This is a game of skill  ...  Click to read more

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The Difference between Serious and Recreational Poker Players

January 15, 2010 by malcolm

Just because you have a talent for poker and a stomach for the swings involved does not mean you take poker very seriously. Just because you have a series of excellent results in poker tournaments does not mean you can classify yourself as a serious poker player. How serious or  ...  Click to read more

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About Seven Card Stud

January 5, 2010 by malcolm

For a long time I believed that Stud was the game for me. They say that everyone has a variation of poker that is best suited to their ability, approach and natural feel for the game and I thought that Stud was that game. It looks easy enough as you  ...  Click to read more

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Get Respected as a Poker Authority

December 17, 2009 by malcolm

Poker players are not known for their ability to share their ideas or their inclination in wanting to do so. Texas Hold’em poker requires opponents to seek advantages over you and many players never discuss their approach, level of knowledge or strategies to avoid such information being available to people  ...  Click to read more

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Would You Rather Be Lucky or Good?

December 16, 2009 by malcolm

Poker has a lot of luck in it. There is never a good time to suffer a piece of bad luck and we all hope for the poker gods to smile on us in key situations. New players trying to learn poker need to take time to understand lucks role  ...  Click to read more

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Essential Poker Odds

December 11, 2009 by malcolm

New players interested in learning how to play poker not only need to know the poker rules regarding how to bet and how to raise, but they must quickly pick up a knowledge of poker odds and how these impact on the various decisions you make whilst playing poker. Online  ...  Click to read more

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