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The Telling Flop

Friday, February 26th, 2010

In Texas Hold ‘Em poker, the flop changes everything. Big hands, like pocket Aces, can be reduced to nothing when a paired or flushed board shapes up. After making the decision to play a hand – and some, like pocket faces, are no-brainers – the next most important decision to make is how to play [...]

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Quad Queens

Monday, February 1st, 2010

I was playing an online poker game the other day and was dealt Ace-Queen of Spades in the big blind position. I bet five times the big blind before the flop and got four callers-not quite what I wanted, because if I didn’t hit my Ace or Queen I would be in a tough spot. [...]

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Poker Sharks Know the System

Friday, January 8th, 2010

One of the most prominent features of a poker shark is their unique ability to know the game inside and out. They achieve this level of intimate knowledge through tons of practice and studying. In a nutshell, poker online sharks know the system.
There are a couple of different ways to get the level [...]

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The Problems with Early Position Bets

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Early position is one of the worst spots to play in Texas Holdem. You are less informed, less involved, and frankly at a marked disadvantage simply because of where you sat down. One way that online poker players combat the direness of the early position is to raise right away. This has the tendency to [...]

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Poker Slang: ‘the Nuts’

Friday, September 4th, 2009

No, it’s not perverted, or at least I don’t think it was supposed to be: instead, in poker, ‘the nuts’ refers to a hand that can not be beat, or is the best possible pokerhand made given the community board of cards and the player’s hole cards. What hand exactly is [...]

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A True Bowling Heaven on Earth, a Social Bowling League

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Here at the bowling center I usually find a recreational bowler looking to approach this intricate sport with new respect. Should that be your calling, this moment is important turning point in learning the game as a dedicated student of the game. This guide to “Bowling Like a Pro” stand as essential reading. An expert [...]

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Online Shorthanded Strategies

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

online poker sites often feature short-handed games, with only six, sometimes five casino online players. Most often the game is Texas Hold ‘Em because of it’s popularity and fast pace. Playing shorthanded tables online requires a whole different approach than when playing at full tables. There are several things to keep [...]

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The Wishing Well

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Many years ago there was a small boy who lived in a tiny village in the north of England. His father was a very important man who owned most of the surrounding countryside and was always looking for new parts of the country he could buy and build on. The little boy knew what his [...]

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Using Satellites to Bigger Poker Buy-ins

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

One of the best ways to make a name for yourself in the pokern world these days is win the big tournaments, obviously. Even showing up rather frequently in the medium sized tournaments can be enough to get people talking about you on the message boards and build a reputation. Though for some, and [...]

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Terrific cars to be won at European windeprijsvraag.nl this week

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Sweepstakes are also legally different from the online game contests in Lorain Ohio. Entering cyber sweepstakes by mail is slumping in good popularity at this present. Thats absolutely fantastic to win TVs worth 398 euro and that easy. Internet sweepstakes and actions are forbidden from needing a purchase to enter. Really everybody can win great [...]

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