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Full Tilt Poker Faces A Sea Of Troubles
George | July 2, 2011
The world has not been kind to Full Tilt Poker over the past two months. Once one of the largest online poker sites, it faced disaster on Black Friday when the United States Justice Department seized its website and charged it with money laundering, bank fraud, and illegal gambling. Player accounts were frozen, and since […]
Razz Poker Rules – Reward a Bad Hand
Andrew | June 28, 2011
Some nights in poker, you just cannot get a good hand. Everyone else around the table seems to be winning. Meanwhile, you keep getting poor hand after poor hand. Maybe it is time to switch to Razz Poker. Razz Poker rewards the poorest hand on the table. However, if your luck is against you, this […]
The Basics of 2-7 Lo-Ball
Eric | May 29, 2011
One very fun poker game that is not very well known is 2-7 Lo-Ball. This game hasn’t received as much attention as Hold’em or Stud. It’s only found on a few US online poker sites, but it is available to play. If you’re a fan of Lo-Ball games like Razz, or even O8 or Stud […]
An Introduction to the Continuation Bet
Eric | April 4, 2011
When you’re playing poker, how you bet can often be a tell of your hand. You should consider your bets carefully, as well as how much time you take to make them. Try to throw your opponents off by stalling before you fold a bad hand, then stalling before you place an opening bet. Mix […]
Introducing “Ken’s Guide To Winning Poker”
George | March 10, 2011
We’re very happy to announce that we’ve acquired the services of renowned poker coach and teacher Ken Stephens to provide us with an exclusive series of poker strategy articles called “Ken’s Guide To Winning Poker.” This series is being written just for us and will not be available anywhere else. Ken is a very accomplished […]
Pot Limit Omaha Rules You Need to Know
Andrew | January 27, 2011
Pot Limit Omaha has developed a large following in recent years and is a major staple of many online poker sites. The game is simple enough to follow, and there are similarities between this and Texas Hold’em. This can make Omaha easier to get into, but if you want to be really good at the […]
Omaha Poker Games are Not the Same as Texas Hold’em
Andrew | January 26, 2011
There are many different poker games to choose from, and although they have their own nuances and unique aspects, some elements are similar. To the casual poker player, Omaha is likely to resemble Texas Hold’em. After all, both games are played using five community cards, but this is where the similarities end. Even with two […]
Great News for US Online Poker Players
Corey Bruhn | August 1, 2010
Who doesn’t know about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) that has been hanging over tens – if not hundreds – of millions of US citizens who love to play poker online? Most of us were forced to play more or less illegally, and poker sites that still accept US players, like Full Tilt […]
How to Handle Tilt During Heads-up
Daneil Merrit | May 16, 2010
I’m sure we’ve all experienced a heads-up match where our opponent won one or two big pots, leaving us trying to jump out of the rabbit hole. In situations like this, we tend to get on tilt when attempting to rebuild our chip stack. The playable hands we need never seem to come. The real […]
Texas Hold’em Short Stack Strategy
George | April 21, 2010
Short Stack Strategy (SSS) is a term you will hear and read about a lot at the beginning of your poker career. It’s known to be one of the simplest poker strategies to play. More importantly, it’s one of the safest possible strategies to apply, making it very hard for your opponents to beat. Because […]