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  • One of the most famous Texas Holdem players joined professional team Full Tilt Poker
  • Texas Holdem fans have been expecting durrrr to join a pro team for a while. And it is not surprising. Tom durrrr Dwan is one of the most successful and charismatic poker players of the present.

  • Hall of Fame 2009 candidates: favorites
  • We started to talk with you about poker Hall of Fame. I introduced you 6 candidates to join this poker society. You know already about outsiders and middle-class favorites. And now it is time to talk about favorites. These guys have very good chances to become members of poker Hall of Fame.

  • Daniel Negreanu tells about WSOPE, his titles and erotic photo-session
  • Famous Texas Holdem poker player Daniel Negreanu had a conversation with a journalist Steven Murphy. They talked about WSOPE (Negreanu finished on the second place), famous naked photo session and Phil Ivey.

  • WSOP November Nine: James Akenhead
  • This guy is not famous in the USA yet. But James Akenhead proved his skills in the United Kingdom and he has got a lot of admirers there. Poker fans from the UK had a big celebration when James Akenhead promoted to the ME WSOP final.

  • Hall of Fame 2009 candidates: middle-class
  • One of my notes was about poker Hall of Fame arranged by Benny Binion. And as I mentioned there are 9 candidates to join this highly-respected society. Today I wish to describe these guys.

  • Hall of Fame 2009 candidates: outsiders
  • One of my notes was about poker Hall of Fame arranged by Benny Binion. And as I mentioned there are 9 candidates to join this highly-respected society. Today I wish to describe these guys.

  • The priest becomes a poker champion on Fox
  • The first Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge was on air on Fox last Sunday. Priest John Trapp was the first contender to win $1 million. He applied all possible efforts to win and Trapp made an important step to reach the top prize.

  • Most painful bids of the last week
  • Another week ended and it is time to sum up its results. You definitely have heard already about new cash-champions and title-winners. Therefore I will not tell you abouth them again and I would better make a small presentation of most painful bids of the last week.

  • Aaron Gustavson becomes best at Poker Stars EPT in London
  • Poker Stars EPT finished in London today. Eight best players came to the final table to fight for a big pot. They were sitting in cozy chairs inside of London Hilton Metropol and the players did not really care about heavy rain which stroke London on Thursday.

  • Aaron Gustavson’s captures lead after Day 4 at ME Poker Stars European Poker Tour
  • Main Event Poker Stars European Poker Tour takes places in London these days. There is a small review of Day 4
    Aaron Gustavson finished Day 4 as a tournament leader.

  • Shulman defeats Negranu in ME WSOPE 2009
  • The owner of a journalistic empire Cardplayer Media and WSOP bracelet holder Barry Shulman won 10 000 Main Event WSOPE 2009 (biggest event of European poker). The final game at a table started with aggressive actions of Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu who had the smallest amount of chips at the table – around 430 000. [...]

  • Charity Poker Tournament Attracts Pros
  • Chicago’s authorities have made many attempts to run various legitimate card games, including Texas Holdem poker tournaments for charity purposes.

  • Norwegian Student wins Latin American Poker Tour
  • The most popular poker tournament on the South American Continent, the Latin American Poker Tour was won by a 20-year-old Scandinavian student. The tournament has therefore expanded its international champions collection, which from now on includes Karl Hevroy, who won the poker tournament’s Main Event in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
    Karl Hevroy from Bergen, Norway [...]

  • Poker After Dark features Dream Table III
  • This week, for the upcoming five nights, you can become a witness of one of the most exciting televised poker events – Arnold Thimins, the 44-year-old poker player will be living the dream. Having won at a FullTilt Poker freeroll poker tournament, he built his way to NBC’s Poker After dark.
    Timins had to choose [...]

  • Challenging Obama Bluefire tries to change Texas Holdem perception
  • No matter whether $1 million challenge of Bluefire Poker is accepted by President Barack Obama or any other representative of the U.S. Congress or not, the site seems to have reached the effect which they were expected to do with it.

  • Carter “ckingusc” King wins again
  • Carter “ckingusc” King wins another PokerStars Sunday Million tournament. It seems that this guy just can’t stay out of the spotlight! Only few weeks after facing a trial and drug charges after Michael Phelps bong scandal, Carter was back right there, where most keen Texas Holdem fans expected to see him more often than in [...]

  • Defeat for poker prosecutors
  • The recent state’s raid of $20 Texas Holdem Poker tournament ended with a defeat for prosecutors during trial. In fact, this could lead to a complete, or at least partial rewrite of major Colorado’s gambling laws. This particular incident can ultimately be used by local lawyers to challenge the Colorado’s Supreme Court 20-year ruling that [...]

  • Bad Beat Jackpot goes over $500,000
  • Plenty of Bad Beat Jackpot tables have been recently opened at two leading US poker rooms, where the jackpot has overtopped $500,000. The next Texas Holdem player to lose a hand with either four 8s or any better hand is eligible to win at least $162,000.
    UltimateBet and Absolute Poker have prepared something special [...]

  • A prove of being Texas Holdem a game of skill costs $1m
  • Bluefire Poker challenges Barack Obama to Texas Holdem game. $1 million is on the pot. The web site is ready to pay off this amount of money in order to prove that the game is skill-based rather than a game of chance.
    Professional poker players of Bluefire poker are willing to play with Obama or [...]

  • Carbon Poker Review
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    Established 2007

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    Deposit bonus 200% up to $500

    Web site www.carbonpoker.com

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    Carbon Poker is a comparatively new poker room based on the newly created Merge Gaming network, which is [...]

  • Absolute Poker Review
  • Absolute Poker short description

    Established 2003

    Rating 9,87/10

    US players accept

    Deposit bonus 200% up to $600

    Web site www.absolutepoker.com

    Support support@AbsolutePoker.com

    Size 9.2 MB

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    Summary
    Absolute Poker has recently become one of the leading poker rooms in the world right after their merge with [...]

  • Brain doping for Texas Holdem champions, musicians and academics
  • Everybody knows about sports doping which is used by athletes to act on the edge of their psychical possibilities. However, there are pills which can do the same for a brain.

  • S.C. judge rules Holdem is a game of skill
  • COLUMBIA, S.C. – Even after a judge from the South Carolina court ruled yesterday that Texas Holdem is in fact a game of skill, the players still cannot be sure …

  • How Texas Holdem Helps To Be a Good Businessman
  • How do I evaluate market opportunities using my Texas Holdem skills?
    • If you’ve mastered the table selection concept, while playing Texas Holdem poker, then you definitely remember that table selection is probably one of the most important decisions you make during the game. This is the way how you look at the market [...]

  • Doyles Room Review
  • Doyles Room short description

    Established 2004

    Rating 9,87/10

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    Deposit bonus 110% up to $550

    Web site www.doylesroom.com

    Support support@dbpn.com

    Size 13.8 MB

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    Summary
    Doyles Room is the poker room of Doyle Brunson, one of the world-famous poker players. The room [...]

  • UltimateBet Review
  • UltimateBet short description

    Established 2001

    Rating 9,88/10

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    Deposit bonus 111% up to $1100

    Web site www.ultimatebet.com

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    Size 6.5 MB

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    Summary
    In late 2008 UltimateBet completed its merge with Absolute Poker forming the new Cereus poker network. At present, UltimateBet [...]

  • Duplicate Poker Review
  • This poker room is no more available on internet!
    Summary
    Duplicate Poker is a completely new gaming concept in the market. Unlike the rest of online poker rooms, offering games that involve an aspect of luck (at least a bit of it), Duplicate Poker is a room that claims to offer a totally skill-based set [...]

  • PlayersOnly poker review
  • PlayersOnly short description

    Established 2006

    Rating 9,85/10

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    Deposit bonus 100% up to $650

    Web site www.playersonly.com/poker/

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    The PlayersOnly online poker room has the look and feel of a decent place to enjoy your favorite game. The overall [...]

  • PartyPoker.com review
  • PartyPoker short description

    Established 2001

    Rating 9,85/10

    Deposit bonus 100% up to $500

    Web site www.PartyPoker.com

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    Size 13,5 MB

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    Summary
    PartyPoker is probably the most remarkable poker room in the industry, not just because of its exceptional size, but also because of long and interesting history, unique development ideas and [...]

  • Another Opportunity to Gather Information
  • If you have a pocket pair, and you aren’t sure if you have the best poker hand, you’ll often be in a position to try to gather information through a flop bet. Say the preflop betting has led you to the conclusion that your holdem opponent likely has a pocket pair with you, but you [...]

  • Paying for Information in Texas Holdem
  • Most information at a no limit Texas Holdem poker table won’t be as easily quantifiable, at least not on the spot. But the criteria for value — accuracy and specificity, and allowing for better decisions — are always important. If you are thinking about taking an extra risk to get information, ask yourself how accurate [...]

  • Quantifying the Value of Information
  • Sometimes you can put a specific price tag on what information is worth. For instance, say, instead of pocket aces in the big blind, you have pocket kings. Now it’s worth something if your holdem opponent shows before you call, as you can fold if you see aces.
    Say your holdem opponent has raised $100 [...]

  • An Example of the Play (Bluff on the Turn and River)
  • You are playing a $10-$20 Texas Holdem game with $2,500 stacks. A strong holdem player in middle position opens for $80. You call on the button with

    and the blinds fold, so the pot is $190. The flop comes

    giving you a double-gutshot straight draw. Your holdem opponent bets $150, and you call ($490 in [...]

  • When Bigger Bluff Sizes Will Fold More Hands
  • You usually won’t be able to read your holdem opponent’s hand accurately enough to know exactly what two cards you’re up against. You’ll have a general idea: "I think she’s probably got a pair of queens, but she also might be slowplaying a set or have a straight draw."
    Different strength poker hands will require [...]

  • Sportsbook poker Review
  • Sportsbook poker short description

    Established 1997

    Rating 9,88/10

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    Sportsbook Poker Review
    Summary:
    One of the greatest advantages of Sportsbook Poker is the fact that this poker room [...]

  • An Exception to the Basic Rule
  • You may want to bet more than it takes to get the job done if you plan a follow-up bluff on the next betting round. That is, if you plan to bluff the turn, and, if called, also bluff the river, you don’t necessarily want to make your turn bet as small as possible.
    A [...]

  • A Little More About Getting the Job Done
  • Perhaps this is obvious, but it’s worth saying anyway. The amount needed to get the job done is not always easy to figure out. Furthermore, it’s not necessarily linear either. That is, you can’t think of it like:

    "Well, $20 will get him to fold a pair of deuces. $25 will fold treys. $50 will [...]

  • Play Poker Information
  • Poker is the most popular card game, which has many derivatives also known as poker variants. They are: Texas Holdem (and derivatives), Omaha Holdem (and derivatives), Seven Card Stud, Five Card Draw, Razz, etc. In other words, poker is a large family of card games that usually have identical betting rules and, in most [...]

  • You Might Not Have the Best Poker Hand
  • Our analyses thus far have assumed that you always have had the best poker hand, and your holdem opponent always has been drawing (or second-best). In Texas Holdem practice, unless you hold the nuts, you will never be certain that you hold the best hand.

    The more likely your holdem opponent is to have you [...]

  • Your Opponent Thinks He May Have the Best Hand
  • In the preceding discussion of general Texas Holdem strategy we have been focusing on poker hands where your holdem opponent thinks he has to improve to win. In those cases your bet is highly related to the number of "outs" you think he has. But that is a minor consideration when you think he has [...]

  • Don’t Take Away Their Rope
  • In the first example of the section, you had A♥ A♠ on a Q♦ 7♦ 2♣ 4♠ board, the pot was $100, you and your holdem opponent each had $400 behind, and your holdem opponent was on a diamond flush draw. Our conclusion was that you should have bet at least $40 because he was [...]

  • Expectation and Multiple Possible Hands
  • In the previous example, you maximized your expectation against a single, known poker hand. If your holdem opponent can have one of several draws, you should maximize your expectation against the range as a whole. Sometimes doing this will mean allowing your holdem opponent to draw profitably with the strongest of his possible draws.
    Put [...]

  • How Big Do You Want Their Mistake to Be?
  • We’ve limited your bet sizes to a range: Bet more than they can call profitably, but bet less than what would almost certainly blow them off their poker hand. Now we need to figure out what the right size is within that range.
    You want to choose the size that will maximize your expectation. Roughly [...]

  • Don’t Bet Too Much
  • Once you observe the basic betting rule in Texas Holdem poker and bet more than your holdem opponent can call profitably, you should now root for him to call. That’s because calling would be a mistake (if your opponent knew what you had), and you want your opponents to make mistakes even if they sometimes [...]

  • When Your Opponent Could Have One of Several Draws
  • In the last example, we knew exactly what our holdem opponent’s draw was. In Texas Holdem practice, you rarely will. You may know that he’s likely to be drawing, but you won’t know whether he has a straight draw, a flush draw, bottom pair, etc.
    Say you again have A♥ A♠ on the turn in [...]

  • Don’t justify your Texas Holdem opponents’ optimistic calls either
  • What is "justifying your opponents’ optimistic calls in Texas Holdem?" Well, say you bet one-fifteenth of your stack with a good poker hand. Your opponent calls with a gutshot, because she figures that she’ll hit it one-eleventh of the time, and that she’ll stack you if she does and make fourteen times her investment.
    If [...]

  • Imperfect Information and Implied Odds in Holdem
  • Implied Odds in Holdem
    Real Texas Holdem is played with hands facedown, though. If you have pocket jacks and all you know from your opponent’s reraise is that he has a "good" poker hand, but not necessarily pocket aces, then your situation is weaker.
    For instance, we said before that about one-ninth of the time you’ll [...]

  • The Importance of Implied Odds in Texas Holdem
  • Say you have $500 in a $2-$5 blind Texas Holdem game. In middle position, you make it $20 to go with

     
    Everyone folds to the big blind, who has you covered. He says, "raise." As he goes to his stack to cut off enough chips for his raise, he accidentally shows you his poker hand [...]

  • The Pot Size Philosophy in Texas Holdem
  • Say you are playing $2-$5 no limit Texas Holdem with $500 stacks. You are in the big blind with

    Someone opens from middle position for $20. You call. The flop is so you flopped a set.

     

    Obviously, you want a big pot. Your goal should be to get the remaining $480 into the [...]

  • Manipulating Opponents into Playing Badly in Holdem
  • This skill is similar to, but separate from, winning the battle of mistakes in Texas Holdem. Your opponents’ states of mind will shape their thought processes. If they’ve been winning a lot, they might be more prone to play one style. If they’ve been losing, they might play another. You can make certain noteworthy plays [...]

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