Its seems that gambling is in some way, shape or form always in the news albeit good or bad. So here we are again and this time it’s bad. In fact, it’s real bad. In fact there are indications that the Poker market may have been drawing the unfavorable attention of the mob. That’s not the only attention that it drew though. Read on and we’ll tell you all about it.
For all those on land video poker lovers in the state of Pennsylvania you may find it a bit of a problem finding your favorite video poker machine. This is all due to the massive seizure of in excess of fifty illegal video poker machines on September [...] Continue Reading…
Some people just can’t accept that they are a novice at anything and that includes poker. It’s not hard to tell the novice, as soon as they walk in a poker room, but when playing online poker it may take a few moments. You can get bet though as soon as this newbee types something in the chat box he is going to be spotted for what he really is, which is a rookie!
This type of player doesn’t just join in the chat by a friendly introduction. No, he’s the guy that’s got to sit there writing for ten minutes about how many games he has won and how his strategy playing is a sure thing. Right away that [...] Continue Reading…
To properly understand online poker you need to know the terms frequently used in games. The following is a list of the terms from A to B.
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Aces up: It is the hand where the player is holding two pairs and one of them is a pair of aces, being the other card of any rank.
Action: The act of betting, raising, folding, calling or checking. This is the option that the player decides to apply to a determined situation.
Ante: A fixed fee that must be paid in order to be dealt cards and play the round. The ante must be paid by all players in the table, not only by the blinds.
All blue: A flush containing all spades or clubs, [...] Continue Reading…
Nowadays there are a whole lot of games available for the player and when it comes to online world there is an even wider range, so why should you choose to play poker instead of the other million games available? There are various reasons to play poker, but the most important is that when you play online poker you not playing against the “house”, instead you are playing against a sentient, breathing and living human. The house always wins, but some players can win money to other players.
Of course the house is keeping a small amount of money of each hand or “rake”, but this is not a problem if you are better player than the rest, as this [...] Continue Reading…
