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by admin | Jul 22, 2017 | Americas Cardroom
Americas Cardroom Review
by admin | Jul 21, 2017 | Americas Cardroom
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by admin | Jul 21, 2017 | Americas Cardroom
Best Online Poker Sites US: Americas Cardroom
by admin | Jul 20, 2017 | Poker Tournament Strategy
One of the most important things to keep in mind while playing an R&A tournament is that the first hour offers a very different style of play than just about any other possible Hold ‘em table. Typically, you’ll have a fair share of opponents playing a loose/super-aggressive style (LAGs).
by admin | Jul 18, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary
Some of the most important decisions you will make during a session are made at the outset, before a single card is dealt to you. In this month’s article I am going to look at those decisions and the thought processes you should go through when making them.
by admin | Jul 18, 2017 | Poker Theory
You are dealt Ac Kc in early position and you raise your premium holding. Three players cold-call your raise, as do both the blinds.
by admin | Jul 17, 2017 | PokerStars
PokerStars has more than one bonus code. We recommend STARS600 but FREE20 is another option for players with smaller bankrolls.
by admin | Jul 16, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
An introduction As I kick off the "On the Draw" column, I suppose I should introduce myself and tell you what this column is about.
by admin | Jul 16, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
PokerStars Bonus Code STARS600 Players should use this bonus code at PokerStars for a a 100% Bonus up to $600 with signups and deposits. When you enter PokerStars' cashiering screen, you'll see a box on the bottom labeled "Bonus Code" [see image to the left].
by admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
The software at PokerStars is among the best in the online industry. Truly seamless, problem-free graphics and site architecture allow the player to concentrate on playing rather than peripheral problems that might arise at some other sites.
by admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
PokerStars Promotions PokerStars offers a large variety of promotions throughout the year.
by admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
PokerStars Bonuses Internet Texas Holdem recommends PokerStars for all of our new internet poker players.
by admin | Jul 14, 2017 | Bovada
Bovada has a 100% Welcome Bonus that is a great deal for US players. It is unlocked with poker points within the first 60 days of the deposit.
by admin | Jul 13, 2017 | Poker Psychology
We begin the journey the first time we play poker.
by admin | Jul 12, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
The bluff-raise Here are two hands that I played in heads-up post-flop confrontations against my buddy "TT" in my weekly 50¢-$1 ($100 minimum/$200 maximum) pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game on the electronic tables in the poker room at Excalibur in Las Vegas.
by admin | Jul 12, 2017 | Poker Odds & Expected Value
In most things in life, there is little danger in being optimistic. In fact studies have shown that optimists tend to be happier and more successful than pessimists.
by admin | Jul 12, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
Party Poker Cash GamesParty Poker offers a wide variety of cash game options and is well known for some of the loosest cash game poker tables on the internet. Many players who have become very good players online have gotten their start at Party Poker.
by admin | Jul 11, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
Slightly different parameters, but the same principle I spent a few days playing in Downtown Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker this year.
by admin | Jul 10, 2017 | Limit Texas Holdem
Before talking about the merits of single tabling, I should give you a brief history of my playing career. I started playing internet poker three years ago after watching it on TV.
by admin | Jul 9, 2017 | Omaha Hi-Lo
Sometimes players say that Omaha hands “run close together in value”. Others disagree with that statement and claim that they do not.
by admin | Jul 9, 2017 | Poker Tips for Beginners
Some decisions, both game and non-game, are relatively easy to make while others are more difficult. Everyone makes bad decisions from time to time, but the key to being successful is to make as few as possible.
by admin | Jul 9, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
Big-blind-versus-small-blind play, small ball, floating, and the bluff-raise - What follows is a special preview from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume II: LAG Play.
by admin | Jul 9, 2017 | BlackChip Poker
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by admin | Jul 8, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
Party Poker PromotionsParty Poker has a large variety of special promotions, many of which are not available at other online poker venues. Players can find large prize pool tournaments, satellites for huge live poker tournament events and a variety of promotions available only through Party Poker.
by admin | Jul 8, 2017 | Limit Texas Holdem
I play a lot of heads-up limit hold’em. In fact, it probably accounts for about 30% of the hands that I play on a day-to-day basis.
by admin | Jul 7, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
Win more money with our PokerStars Game Guide.
by admin | Jul 7, 2017 | Poker Tips for Beginners
As I sift through the ITH forums, it seems there is a recurring theme, whereby beginning to intermediate players make play errors due to misunderstanding certain concepts. After a long time noticing this, I thought it was time to compile an explanation for some of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in poker.
by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
Staying within your bankroll - Note: This is an edited excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | BlackChip Poker
BlackChip Poker Review
by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | Poker Psychology
I’m running badly at the moment.
by admin | Jul 5, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
Big Straight Draws - Before I discuss shorthanded play in a future column, I should first write a bit about big straight draws and the top drawing-hand structures used to flop them.
by admin | Jul 5, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary
For some reason, poker players love to debate the question of whether or not playing winning poker counts as gambling. Intuitively the answer is yes, but winning poker players often don’t see it that way.
by admin | Jul 5, 2017 | Poker Psychology
While many players will tell you that they never go on tilt, this is rarely (if ever) true. What they probably mean is they never notice they are going on tilt and/or they don’t tilt very badly.
by admin | Jul 4, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary
On the 5th of May 2006 I left my cosy office job for the last time, in order to throw my hat into the ring as a professional poker player. Long-time members of the ITH forums may remember my plea for last minute advice before I finally took the plunge.
by admin | Jul 4, 2017 | Bankroll Management
The only way to make money at poker is through your opponents’ mistakes. Consequently if you make fewer mistakes than your opponents then you will make money in the long term.
by admin | Jul 4, 2017 | Poker Tips for Beginners
If only somebody would have told me this...
by admin | Jul 2, 2017 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker Reviews
Rush Poker – The Fastest Poker Game in the World! Full Tilt Poker has launched their Rush Poker platform and to say it is intense is an understatement.
by admin | Jul 2, 2017 | Poker Theory
“Your upswing was obviously pure luck (variance) and the downswing was obviously mostly caused by terrible play... at least that's the opinion I've been reading in other threads around here.
by admin | Jul 2, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
To continuation-bet or not to continuation-bet - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Jul 2, 2017 | Poker Theory
Every player at some point has the experience of playing with a maniac. Nothing changes a poker game quite as much as a loose aggressive player sitting down and taking charge of the game.
by admin | Jul 2, 2017 | Poker Theory
I am a big advocate of reviewing hands in order to improve your poker game. In fact, as internet players, it is one of the most powerful tools we have.
by admin | Jul 2, 2017 | Bankroll Management
It is not a comfortable thought, but every poker player might one day have to deal with the possibility of losing their entire bankroll. There are a number of ways that this might happen, but essentially it will boil down to one of the following:
by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
Playing with the initiative - It’s a $2-$5 pot-limit Omaha game, and you ($2,500) are dealt the A J 10 5 in the hijack seat.
by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, William Hill
William Hill Poker does not require a Promotion Code Players from ITH are not required to use a Promotion Code when signing up at William Hill Poker. Should this change in the future, the Promotion Code box listed in your new sign-up screen [as seen at left] will be the place to put a promotion code.
by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | No Limit Holdem
After listening to Ed Miller speak at last year’s ITH convention, I made up my mind that I wanted to learn how to play no-limit cash games.
by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | Bovada
Players can get a free kindle book by signing up to play poker at Bovada!
by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
PokerStars RakePokerStars' rake structure is, for the most part, a flat industry standard 5% across the board. PokerStars gives rake breaks on the $2/$4 through $100/$200 Fixed Limit tables when the pot goes from $40 to $70.
by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
When stacks are deep, the drawing hand has all of the power Editor's note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang's recently released book Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy.
by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | Limit Texas Holdem, Poker Theory
Now, onto some thoughts about the best ways to profit from these subpar players. What are the best ways to accomplish this?
by admin | Jun 29, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
Float equity Editor's note: The following is a special preview from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol.
by admin | Jun 29, 2017 | Poker Theory
If you want to really excel at the poker tables, then the "need for action" that a lot of us have must be contained while you patiently look for a group that appears to have as many loose/poor players as possible. This reminds me of something that I read in a Doyle Brunson book (the man is such a great poker player....
by admin | Jun 29, 2017 | Bankroll Management
Statistically speaking even if you are a very good poker player, with a huge bankroll, there is a chance that you will eventually run so bad that you will go broke. Unfortunately we can’t eliminate that probability completely but we can reduce it.
by admin | Jun 29, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary
Before I go....I promised some NFL advice that so many of you were anticipating.
by admin | Jun 29, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
Playing with the initiative, making a combination-call, and value-betting the river It's a five-handed 50¢-$1 pot-limit Omaha game online (six-max).
by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary, Poker Theory
At college I played on the football team. Now this isn’t exactly a bragging right in England where football is not nearly as big as it is over in the US, but nevertheless I loved the game and was fairly good at it.
by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | Poker Psychology
Anyway, something that really stood out to me was a subject that had nothing to do with actual trading: most of these rare extremely successful traders (including the ones who had families) were completely immersed in the world of the markets. A lot of them were into currencies or foreign markets and would often be in and out of bed during the middle of the night as they glued themselves to their monitors.
by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | PartyPoker
PartyPoker has offered all kinds of gifts over the years including a Lamborghini!
by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary
The possibility of becoming a professional poker player is an alluring one for most players. Let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to sit at home playing poker all day?
by admin | Jun 27, 2017 | bwin, Online Poker Reviews
bwin Poker doesn't currently require the use of a Bonus Code Players of bwin Poker are not currently required to input a bonus code at bwin Poker. Players simply are awarded an initial deposit bonus when they open and create a new bwin Poker account.
by admin | Jun 26, 2017 | No Limit Holdem, Poker Tournament Strategy
Turbos have taken off lately due to their reputation as a quick and exciting way to play tournament poker. In this two-part article, I’ll explain how to adapt your game as you move through the blind levels of a Turbo SNG.
by admin | Jun 26, 2017 | Limit Texas Holdem
Beware the Short Stack Much has been written on the impact of stack size in no-limit hold’em, including how to play both with and against a short stack.
by admin | Jun 26, 2017 | Limit Texas Holdem
Bluffing in limit hold’em is an interesting science. In loose games it is usually inadvisable to bluff because your opponents will call down with very marginal holdings.
by admin | Jun 25, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary
What is the appeal of poker?
by admin | Jun 25, 2017 | General Concepts & Commentary
The pot-limit Omaha revolution has begun Toward the end of October, I got a call from Lou White - vice chairman, co-founder, and former CEO of PokerTek, makers of the PokerPro electronic poker table.
by admin | Jun 24, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
A low SPR situation - Excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume II: LAG Play and The Short-Handed Workbook.
by admin | Jun 24, 2017 | Pot Limit Omaha
An interesting, complex hand What follows is the first of what likely will be a series of pot-limit Omaha (PLO) practice-hand quizzes, similar to those found in my book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy.
by admin | Jun 24, 2017 | Omaha Hi-Lo, Poker Psychology
Perhaps the biggest reason why people lose money at poker is tilting. And perhaps the biggest reason for tilting is having unrealistic expectations.
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | Bankroll Management
So what is a good reason to stop playing? If you think back to your last twenty or so sessions, you have probably quit for all kinds of reasons.
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | Poker Psychology, Poker Theory
Table chat is a long-standing and accepted part of poker, both online and in live card rooms. When playing online, the amount of chatter varies greatly from table to table.
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | Poker Tournament Strategy
One of the most important things to keep in mind while playing an R&A tournament is that the first hour offers a very different style of play than just about any other possible Hold ‘em table. Typically, you’ll have a fair share of opponents playing a loose/super-aggressive style (LAGs).
