Paddy Murphy
The popularity of poker has increased hugely in the last few years, mainly to the fact that it is so convenient to play on-line day or night, even in your pyjamas. The ever-increasing number of poker shows and tournaments on television has made even just watching others play poker so much more accessible too.
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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 […]

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 […]

Tournament play is much different from table play in poker , and even the specific type and set up of the tournament will dictate what kind of a strategy a player should take. While every tournament and every table demands a different specific strategy, one of the few tournament strategies that can generally consistently […]

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 […]

In the first installment of this two part article we talked about how Pocket Kings stand up against other hands (pre-flop) and gave you a single rule for playing them. Now here are some guidelines…
The Guidelines: After the flop, if no aces appear then you should keep raising and re-raising. Keep […]

Value Betting | Texas Hold’em
In Hold’em one of the more misunderstood concepts is that of the value bet . One reason for the confusion is that the definition of what it actually means to place a value bet in is often up for debate. In his book “Phil Hellmuth’s Texas Hold’em”, Phil Hellmuth defines value […]

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 […]