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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Andy Machin
Do you have the discipline to fold pocket aces before the flop?
Imagine the scenario. You’re playing Texas hold’em poker in a single table sit-and-go tournament. It’s getting towards the latter stages, five players are left and you can smell an in-the-money finish. But you need to get in to the top three and […]