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Copyright 2006 Michael Heighen
Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos, are online versions of traditional (”brick and mortar”) casinos. Online casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet. Online casinos generally offer odds and payback percentages that are comparable to land-based casinos. Some online casinos claim higher payback percentages for […]

Reggie Treyvas
With the enormous boost in poker?s exposure over the past few years, many new players are introduced to no-limit hold?em through online poker tournaments. It?s a natural progression seeing as how many beginners have gone from the couch to the computer, learning tournament poker from professionals and fortunate amateurs on countless televised events. Many […]

Steve Hill
Poker is becoming increasingly popular with more and more people not only playing the game but also watching television programs like the world series of poker. In this article, I describe the order in which poker hands are ranked, starting with the highest and also the probability that players have of being dealt that […]

I received an email recently from a reader who was bragging that her Texas Hold’em game play has greatly improved, since she started playing in online sit & go tournaments. She went on to say that not only does she feel like she is a better player, she enjoys playing a lot more now that […]

Robert Tedone
Over the last four years, the popularity of poker has exploded as evidenced by the many crowded brick and mortar poker rooms world-wide, the numerous online poker rooms, the free poker, and the frequently televised WSOP tournaments.
Although a number of poker games–Holdem Poker, Omaha Poker, and 7-Card Stud Poker to name just a few–are […]

Playing online poker is fast becoming the most popular form of Internet gambling. You can play Texas holdem online, and match your gambling skills against players from all over the world, playing live poker games, with real people, right on your computer.

There are so many variables to poker , and so many different aspects to what many people first assume is just a simple card game. Texas Hold ‘Em is one of the great games because the rules are so simple, but the game itself is complex. There are players who make a successful […]

Copyright 2006 Michael Heighen
Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos, are online versions of traditional (”brick and mortar”) casinos. Online casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet. Online casinos generally offer odds and payback percentages that are comparable to land-based casinos. Some online casinos claim higher payback percentages […]

Marginal starting hands in Holdem
It’s a simple fact that in Texas Hold’em any hand can be a winner. If played correctly, with the appropriate attitude and fortitude, a marginal hand –even an absolutely terrible hand, can take down a huge pot. Play like this however, is usually better left to the pros and those of […]

Pocket kings are a hand that requires a lot of strategy to play correctly. The only starting hand that is more powerful is pocket aces, though some players, including some pros, are strong believers that A-K is just as good. Still, when you start off a round of Texas Hold ‘Em, there aren’t […]