When getting ready to host a home poker game, there are a few things that need to be taken care of first. First off, you will need to check out your local laws to see what is legal in your area. There are lots of great websites that can help you deduce the legality of [...]
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How to host a home poker game
January 26th, 2009 
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No Comments »Home poker tournaments – shuffling and dealing
January 22nd, 2009 Admin If you are hosting a home poker game, than one thing you are going to need to decide on is whether there is going to be a designated dealer like in a casino, or if the players will just take turns dealing. It can be fun to have a designated dealer, but in home poker [...]
Posted in Poker Tags: dealing, home poker tournaments, Poker, poker tournaments, shuffling No Comments »Playing marginal hands
January 15th, 2009 Admin There are many reasons why you should limit the number of hands you play to only the good ones. If you only play the hands that start out good, than you will probably lose less. Of course, sometimes you have to take chances, but don’t keep throwing money in just because you are trying to [...]
Texas Holdem – Bluffing
January 2nd, 2009 Admin Bluffing in poker is probably the most misused, most misunderstood aspect of the game. The concept behind bluffing is trying to lead your opponent/opponents into thinking you have a better hand than you actually do. As most new players to the game love to think that they could do this, they employ it at the [...]
Texas Holdem strategy – calculating your odds
January 1st, 2009 Admin As Texas Holdem is all about math and numbers, probability is what you need to look for. Probability will tell you how much chance there is of you getting the cards you need, and this is where you derive your odds of winning. This is how good poker players know how to stay, fold, bet, [...]
Posted in Poker Tags: calculating odds, fold, odds, Poker, poker strategy, texas holdem No Comments »Top 5 things not to do at the poker table
December 30th, 2008 Admin Here are some examples of things not to do at the poker table. We all know that the game can get stressful, and there are things that annoy us all, but here are five absolutely uncalled for things that you should never stoop to the level of a bottom feeder to do. 1. Do not [...]
Texas Holdem tips – Pre-flop strategy
December 30th, 2008 Admin Here are some things you might want to know about pre-flop strategy when playing Texas holdem. Most players don’t realize it, but a key to being successful at Texas holdem is knowing what to do before the flop. Here are some tips to think about next time you go head to head in the poker [...]
How to play poker – Hand rankings
December 28th, 2008 Admin Learning how to play poker can be a lot of fun, but it can also be confusing. Half of learning how to play poker, though, is learning all of the hand rankings. If you can learn these, than the rest of the rules will simply fall into place. Here is a list and brief description [...]
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