Holdem Poker News

Avoiding Domination in Texas Holdem

2006-07-30T21:03:00.000-07:00

In this Expert Insight poker lesson, Phil Gordon teaches you how to recognize and avoid domination when playing Texas Hold 'em. To get the full DVD, complete with bonus features, odds charts and starting hand guides, please go to www.ExpertInsight.com.Phil Gordon is a two-time World Poker Tour Champion who has amassed over $1.7 million in tournament winnings, an author of two top-selling poker

Poker Slang Reference: Five Card, Texas Holdem, Omaha, and Flop

2006-07-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

List of slang names for poker hands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search // In poker, players may often use slang terms for particular types of hands. Though most are recent neologisms, others date to poker's

25 Foot Replica Of Las Vegas Sign Built From Cards, Chips, and Dice

2006-07-30T11:55:00.000-07:00

LAS VEGAS - Take 500 decks of playing cards, 1,800 poker chips, 800 dice and more than a few tubes of Super Glue. Add an artist who likes to stack things and mix in some Vegas glitz. "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas," or at least welcome to a life-size replica of the famous sign made out cards, dice and poker chips. ADVERTISEMENT Bryan Berg, perhaps best known for building a 25-foot castle out of

Poker Chip Tricks #5: The Johnny Chan

2006-07-18T13:47:00.000-07:00

Johnny Chan By popular request I’m happy to finally post the poker chip trick everyone calls the Johnny Chan trick. This trick was made popular from the movie Rounders, in which Johnny Chan played himself. While playing poker against Mike (Matt Damon’s character) in Atlantic City, Chan was shown doing this poker chip trick several times. Before you begin Trick Difficulty - 2 Chips

SharkScope Bites Into The Poker Industry And Tells You What Tournaments.....

2006-07-18T13:35:00.000-07:00

The Ultimate Tool For Increasing Poker Profitability SharkScope is the most complete database of online poker sit n' go tournament results available for the PokerStars, CryptoLogic, Ongame and Poker.com networks, with coverage of the FullTilt network currently in Beta test. Analyze your statistics to find out where you make all your money or use our Tournament

Online Gaming CEO Arrested on US Soil - freaking nutz

2006-07-18T10:51:00.000-07:00

Online Gaming CEO Arrested on U.S. Soil read more: War on Poker LAS VEGAS–Not specifically related to the WSOP … but super-relevant to so many people here: David Carruthers, CEO of BetonSports, was arrested today at the Miami airport while changing flights en route from England to Costa Rica. Carruthers had previously been in the U.S. to lobby against various anti-online gaming

Poker Hand offers something Usefull For The Online Holdem Players

2006-07-17T07:53:00.000-07:00

» Hand Posting Welcome to Pokerhand.org. Pokerhand is a free service that allows you to post poker hands which you can show to your friends. Currently our site supports all the big networks and sites, to post a hand simply copy the hand history provided to you by the poker operator and paste it into the submit field on the hand posting section. Click here to post a hand » Rakeback

Tony G. Takes On John Juanda

2006-07-17T07:50:00.000-07:00

John Juanda vs Tony G. Today is the $2,000 No Limit Shootout. We were hearing that they were going to lock it out at 1,000 players. So, I turned up early so I could be sure to get my seat. But, only 600 players showed up, which is a terrible turnout. I hear there is a big tournament at the Orleans, and many players went there. The management of the WSOP has been a fiasco thus far.

Team Bodog Is Looking Good In The WSOP Preliminary Event

2006-07-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

Team Bodog Pros Looking Strong in WSOP Preliminary Event Both Team Bodog pros Josh Arieh and Evelyn Ng have survived the first day of the WSOP No-Limit Hold'em Shootout as the field was reduced from 600 to 100. In a battle of the beauties Evey Baby knocked out the ever-dangerous Clonie Gowen when Gowen went all-in with a 10C while 4 clubs were

Cindy Margolis Rates The Sexiest WSOP Players

2006-07-14T21:22:00.000-07:00

Cindy Margolis Rates Sexiest World Series of Poker Players Just in time for poker's largest event, World Series of Poker (WSOP), WagerWeb.com spokesperson and Internet supermodel Cindy Margolis rates WSOP's hottest poker players. The biggest selling calendar model, who has sold more

Poker Tips: Bad Beats

2006-07-14T21:18:00.000-07:00

Poker Tip of the Week: Bad Beats Bad beats happen to the best poker players, the worst poker players, and everyone in between. There really isn't a definition of what a bad beat is. "#$%(&%#(&$)@&!!!", I said for what seemed like the 10th time. Yes, I just got sucked out again on

Establishing Your Poker Reputation.

2006-07-14T20:47:00.000-07:00

Establishing Your Poker Reputation One of the reasons a lot of people play poker is to be able to engage in conduct that isn’t acceptable in other arenas. I’m part of that group: I have a sneaky side that I love to indulge, but my beliefs about honorable dealings in business and in

Poker Chip Tricks #4: Thumb Flip

2006-07-13T23:51:00.000-07:00

Thumb Flip The idea behind the thumb chip flip is to lift a chip with your thumb and flip it over a number of chips that are lined up behind this chip. You may have seen several poker players on the World Poker Tour or World Series of Poker doing this trick. It is one of the easiest tricks to learn. Other popular names for the thumb chip flip are “front to back,” “thump chip flip,” or

Poker Chip Trick #3: Finger Flip

2006-07-13T23:47:00.000-07:00

Finger Flip Dutch Boyd made this trick popular during the 2003 World Series of Poker in a segment aired on chip tricks. The finger chip flip is similar to the thumb chip flip, so be sure to learn it first. Other names for the trick may be “index chip flip,” “index flip,” “finger chip flip,” or “front to back.” Before you begin Trick Difficulty - 1 Chips needed - 3 Tutorial Setup

Poker Chip Tricks #2: The Sweep

2006-07-13T23:44:00.000-07:00

Sweep Evelyn Ng performed this trick on a segment of “The Nuts” during the 2004 World Series of Poker. I have no idea what the name of the trick is, so I’m going with “sweep.” It’s a cool looking chip trick but extremely easy to do. Before you begin Trick Difficulty - 1 Chips needed - 10 or more Tutorial Place the chips flat on a table and in a straight line so that about half of

Poker Chip Trick #1: The Pullover - Beginner

2006-07-13T23:39:00.000-07:00

Pullover I don’t recall having seen this trick done in any of the poker episodes on TV, but I’ve seen it quite a few times at the poker table in casinos. Nothing flashy or exciting, but it’s the easiest poker chip trick you can find. Before you begin Trick Difficulty - 1 Chips needed - 2 or more Tutorial Places the chips in a single stack on the table. Places your fingers around

Holdem Pokers Five Best and Five Worst Pocket Cards

2006-07-13T01:34:00.000-07:00

5 Best and 5 Worst Hands in Texas Hold’em Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 Just getting great cards doesn’t guarantee raking in the pot. It has often been said that Texas Hold’em takes minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. Truer poker words have seldom been spoken. Knowing how to read the other players, how to bet and how to bluff are certainly important components of any Texas Hold’em player’s

How To Spot When Someone Is Bluffing.

2006-07-13T01:27:00.000-07:00

How to Spot a Poker Bluff Friday, July 7th, 2006 Haven’t we all been there? We are sitting behind a player that keeps raking in the pots left and right. After the first couple times you think to yourself, “WOW, this person must be pretty good!” After a few more pots won you’re thinking, “Man, this person must be catching some killer cards tonight.” After this continues for a while you’re

Win A Seat At The WSOP For Life!

2006-07-13T01:11:00.000-07:00

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Playing The Minimum Bet Stratagy

2006-07-12T22:33:00.000-07:00

Take Caution to Small Re-raisersThis situation is typical of small stakes poker players. Here is the scenario. You’re playing a 6 man game with the blinds $.5 and $1. The dealer sends pocket Jacks your way and you put out your normal raise which in this case would be $3. This size raise is common with this type of hand. Whathappens next that should raise your eye brow is when you get one

FHM Poker Tour Gets Ready To Hit The Road

2006-07-11T00:31:00.000-07:00

Purple Lounge/FHM Poker Tour Prepares to Hit the Road (PRWEB) July 10, 2006 -- The countdown has begun. Set to sizzle through the summer months of August and September, the qualifying tournaments for the Norwegian FHM/Purple Lounge Poker Tour started in earnest this month with sponsor Purple Lounge offering ten opportunities to win a free seat on the tour. The freeroll tournaments, held

Lowering The Buy In For The WSOP

2006-07-11T00:21:00.000-07:00

LAS VEGAS–A possibly reliable source (a WSOP assistant tourney director) tells me that there are plans to lower the buy-ins to World Series of Poker Circuit main events to $5,000. The idea behind it is supposedly to draw more people while still maintianing a super-sizable prize pool; and to keep the $10k WSOP main event semi-unique and prestigious.Pokerati — Texas hold’em blog — semi-live at the

Crazy Ladies Of Poker

2006-07-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

CRAZY LADIES LAS VEGAS–They’re down to the money in the $1,000 Ladies event. La Sengphet is sitting as an above-average stack, and though I can’t get a good look at the size of her stacks, the lovely (and recently married, I heard?) Chantel McNulty has also cashed. The celebrity still alive is Mimi Rogers. It’s after midnight here in Vegas, and they’re still at 8 tables. Yet WSOP authorities

Illegal Poker Room Operators Indicted For Taking Part In Organized Criminal Activity

2006-07-08T23:06:00.000-07:00

Illegal Poker Room Operators in Texas Indicted for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity 3 July 2006 It was recently reported that the Collin County Grand Jury in Texas indicted a group of five individuals involved in the operation of a McKinney underground poker room discovered by authorities in the beginning of 2006. According to police, the room was a for-profit facility since its

WSOP Update: Sam Farha Gets The Best Of Phil Ivey In Omaha/8 Tourny

2006-07-08T22:58:00.002-07:00

WSOP Updates: Sam Farha Bests Phil Ivey to Win $5k Omaha/8 Event July 08, 2006Stephen Noh The second of the Omaha Hi/Low 8 or better WSOP events shaped out to be a battle for the ages. Determined short-stack play, surprising early exits, and a final table featuring two huge fan favorites made the table one of the most interesting and exciting exhibitions of poker to date in this

PKR Poker Room Introduces A New Program

2006-07-08T22:41:00.002-07:00

PKR Intros New Program! TCGplayer Staff 25th JANUARY 2006 - Developed by some of the brightest stars in the video games industry, PKR (www.pkr.com) is set to revolutionize the world of online poker by offering poker players and video gamers the most complete online poker experience yet seen. Featuring stunning graphics together with a uniquely engaging and immersive

Online Poker Is Becoming A Whole New Game

2006-07-07T23:09:00.001-07:00

A New Game Alexander Ramiresonty Remember when poker forums were full of questions like: What do I play in early position? What are the Top 10 hands? A-A UTG? And "insightful responses" were basic "You're 2:1 to hit your flush and there are 10 small bets in the pot, so make the 2:1 call with 10:1 odds." This is elementary to the average poker player in this day and age.

WSOP Results! Hot Off The Press.

2006-07-07T22:58:00.002-07:00

WSOP Results! In many ways, Day Two marks the beginning of the tournament. With separate heats for Day One, it might be easier to think of those three days as qualifying rounds to get the field down so everyone can play together on one day. Nearly 1,900 players have survived their Day Ones to return for Day Two. Here are the top ten chip leaders: 1. Haakon Waerstad - $169,200 2.

Learn How To Defend Your Blinds!

2006-07-07T22:31:00.001-07:00

Defend Your Blinds! Michael Thicke The most important skill in limit hold'em is blind defense. Even players who are fairly tight from the blinds usually end up playing more hands from there than from any other position. That means that improving your play in this area will have a huge impact on your overall results. There are two conflicting factors at work when you are in the

Poker Odds Chart - Get To Know This

2006-07-06T01:44:00.001-07:00

Poker Odds Chart» Printable Version « # of Outs Hit on Turn or River Hit on River Percentage Odds to 1 Against Percentage Odds to 1 Against 1 4.3% 22.4 2.2% 44.5 2 [Pair to a set] 8.4% 10.9 4.3% 22.3 3 12.5% 7 6.5% 14.4 4 [Gutshot straight draw] 16.5% 5.1 8.7% 10.5 5 20.3% 3.9 10.9% 8.2

Learning To Play Your Position And Good Starting Hands

2006-07-06T01:33:00.000-07:00

Starting Hands and Positions» Printable Version « Early Position Hold'em is a positional game, perhaps more so thanany other form of poker. This is because the button determines theorder in which players act for all betting rounds. (The only exceptionto this are the blinds, who act last on the first betting round, butact first on all succeeding betting rounds.) Consequently, the numberof hands

Get Started Playing Online Poker

2006-07-06T01:27:00.000-07:00

Getting Started How do you get started? Online Poker Rooms typically offer their games in one of two ways: downloadable software and Java applets. Each format has pros and cons. Downloadable software takes time to download and install on your hard drive, but graphics and quality of play are typically very good. Java-based programs typically offer sound and animation, but at a poorer

2006-07-05T17:16:00.000-07:00

Poker Highlights You Have To SeeYou just have to see these great poker highlights.

Poker Hand Rankings

2006-07-05T16:30:00.000-07:00

Ranking of Poker HandsPictured below are the hands of poker, listed in order from highest to lowest.Royal FlushThe five highest cards, the 10 through the Ace, all five of the samesuit. A royal flush is actually an ace-high straight flush. Which suitit is doesn't matter in poker. Two people with royal flushes would tie.Straight FlushAny five cards of the same suit in consecutive numerical order.

Texas Holdem and Omaha Poker Rules

2006-07-04T16:52:00.000-07:00

Texas Hold 'Em Texas Hold 'Em is a seven card poker game with simple rules that a beginner can easily learn and begin to play immediately. In spite of the simplicity, it is a fast and complex game that takes skill and practice to master. No wonder it has become one of the most popular forms of poker played today. Texas Hold 'Em uses a disc called a dealer button to indicate where the cards

Some great pictures from the 2006 WSOP.

2006-07-04T01:24:00.000-07:00

2006 World Series of Poker Photos Monday 7/03photos by flipchip/lasvegasvegas.com FlipChip sees the Fremont Experience.Over here we invented baseball...and basketball, even the mother of all ball sports, the NFL! What? No? Sunday football isn't #1, I'm wrong? Yes, I'm way wrong because a distant version of good ol' NFL football is played 'over there.' The World's #1 sport is the one sport

New 3D Online Poker Rooms. This Will Be Great

2006-07-04T01:17:00.000-07:00

Launch of 3D Poker Reviews: Will the Console Loving, MTV Generation Get Hooked on the New Generation of 3D Online Poker3DPokerReviews.com has recently launched a new website that provides the latest news and reviews from the latest 3D online poker sites. Now this is what I have been waiting for. Get ready for some 3d online poker rooms. The days of staring at flat poker tables with no depth to

Russ Boyd Takes Home His First WSOP Bracelet

2006-07-04T01:05:00.000-07:00

Russ "Dutch" Boyd wins his first BraceletIn a sea full of amateurs, it’s a rare treat when two professionals go head to head for a World... This was a great grudge match between Russ Boyd and Hachem. Russ not only took home his first WSOP bracelet he pocketed $475,712. Talk about a good night of poker. These are the things that we dream of and it is nice to see a amature take it home. Check out

Stud Poker Strategy: Calling Stations

2006-07-04T00:54:00.000-07:00

Stud Poker Strategy: Calling StationsYou've played poker against players who frequently call and seldom raise or fold. They're known familiarly as 'calling stations'. It can be frustrating to play against them.... Ahh the ever so loved calling station. You cant help but get happy when one of these players sits down at your table. This article will tell you exactly how to exploit the player

Stud Poker Stratagy: Semi Bluffing

2006-07-04T00:50:00.000-07:00

Stud Poker Strategy: The Semi (Demi) BluffI have a concept to introduce that may make you laugh. I don't mean it to be funny. It's won me money. But maybe it will strike you as absurd. You be the judge..... This one is for all you stud poker lovers. This great game has been getting more popular lately and is called the poker players poker game by many poker pros. This guy gives you the down

Masnion Poker Dome Is First To Change Spectator Poker

2006-07-04T00:42:00.000-07:00

Mansion Poker Dome to Host 'Pro-Am Challenge'Mansionpoker.net's Poker Dome programming has already become a popular staple on Fox Sports Network. Pitting online qualifiers in six-handed speed tournaments with a specially-built soundproof stage... This is a great new inovation in spectator poker. It adds alot to the live spectators experience. The only thing this will cut down on is the

Welcome To Holdem Poker News

2006-07-03T22:16:00.000-07:00

Hello visitor,I would like to welcome you to Holdem Poker News. We will be bringing you the latest and greatest news in the world of Holdem Poker. If you have a passion for poker, we have your holdem poker quick fix. ThanksTerry Brazil