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Online Poker Software

So you’ve made a name for yourself playing poker in some of the Internet poker sites or poker rooms but you want a bigger challenge. Is there more out there than just the free online sites? Sure there is. There are casino sites that have some pretty big payouts. Part of the catch though is [...]

Playing A-x suited

When I say A-x, what I mean is Ace and Any Card of the same Suit. Example: Ace of spades – 6 of spades. I am a firm believer in some of the hands but for the most part feel that they are usually overplayed. The potential ramifications of adding this type of hand is [...]

Betting it all Before the Flop

Attention Beginners:  If you have A-A, K-K, Q-Q, or A-K before the flop, bet it all!
Ok, now that I’ve said it, let me explain it.  If you have one of these top four hands in No Limit Holdem, you can justify shoving in every chip that you have before the flop.  It’s actually a very [...]

Pocket Aces in Omaha Poker

Pocket Aces is probably one of the most played and overvalued hands in Omaha Poker. They are almost always played and everyone seems to have confidence in them. Poker players that usually play Texas Holdem seem to rely on the aces in Omaha more than they should. The best starting hand in Omaha Poker [...]

Omaha Poker Explained

At the end of the day, Omaha poker is very similar to Texas Holdem. Just as in Texas Holdem, each player must also create the best poker hand. Each player received face down, pocket cards. Also, there is a flop, a turn, and a river and up to ten players can play at [...]

Small Pairs in Texas Holdem Poker

Most poker experts would agree that you should be the first to raise with small a small pair in Texas Holdem Poker. It is much easier to make a raise, than to call a raise with this type of hand. However, when it is two bets to you in limit texas holdem or [...]

Limit Texas Holdem

This article will assume that you have at least seen a bit of limit texas holdem on television and maybe even played a game or two. This is meant strictly as an introduction to the popular poker game, Limit Texas Holdem. Just to cover the basics, limit, refers to the betting structure of [...]

Winning Poker

New players who want to be good students of the game often ask me for advice. In response, I often tell them about emotional stability, which I touched on in my last tip. The next point I’d like to make is that they need to be careful when assessing their own play. That’s because there [...]

How to Spot a Poker Bluff

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. [...]

5 Best and 5 Worst Hands in Texas Hold’em

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 [...]

Building a Bankroll

When Building a Bankroll, there are some questions that must be asked:
How much money should I invest?
This is an important question, with two simple answers.
If you are a beginner or just looking to have fun, don’t invest any more than is ‘fun’ to lose. Hence, if you’re comfortable blowing 100 bucks, put in $100 and [...]

Playing Bottom Two Pair

Original Article By: Rafe Furst
Players get excited when they flop two pair because they know they’re in a great position to take down a pot. But often, two pair is not nearly as powerful as it seems. This is especially true when holding bottom two pair or top and bottom pair. These hands may look [...]

Racking Off

Original Article from Adam Goulding at Poker Heaven.
The term “racking off” may not be overly familiar to most, but the action should ring a bell with everyone. In poker, “racking off” is the name given to the act of unnecessarily discarding your final few dollars, a crime that so many of us are guilty of.