That is the question. When playing any type of poker game you will have to make a decision based off of your knowledge of the cards, the players, and off of luck. With online poker this decision is even harder to make because you have to use the way they have been playing their game versus the body language of the other players.
Body language during a regular poker game can tell you a lot of things. You may be able to tell if somebody is bluffing, or if they have pocket aces by the way they act. In a game of online poker, you have to go by the way they play. You can [...] Continue Reading…
Every sport, every entertainment venue and practically every industry that you can think of all have their “greats”. Those few individuals who were found in each of these that just went above the norm and excelled to the point of fame within its category.
Poker has its share of “greats” as well. Some of them are not just known to avid poker players but to non players as well. Just because someone doesn’t play poker doesn’t mean that they don’t know how to appreciate fine performance and excellent skills.
Every online poker site there is today would certainly show their respect to each and every one of the top notch Poker players that have made this game what it is today. [...] Continue Reading…
It is a must for a player to know the terms used by other players at an online poker table; this is a list of the terms from U to Z.
U
Under the gun: The under the gun player is the player immediately next to the big blinds player. It is called like that because he is the first to act. When you are talking about the game position of a player, the under the gun (UTG) is used as a reference. For example being in the UTG+3 position means to be three positions to the left to the UTG player.
Underdog: A hand or person holding a hand who is not the most favored to win a pot or is [...] Continue Reading…
If you are planning to play online poker you must know the terms used by players. This is a list of the terms starting with T.
T
Table: The table or board is where the game takes place. This can be real or virtual if you are playing at an online poker room. Also called to the set of 5 cards dealt face up, same as board.
Table blinds: The blinds which must be posted by the players on it. Usually this number also states the maximum and minimum money to sit at the table. This may vary a lot from site to site, but usually the minimum is 20x the big blinds and the maximum 100x the big blinds. Obviously the [...] Continue Reading…
