Playing Omaha Online
There are a few variations of Omaha but the most popular version is known as the acronym PLO – Pot Limit Omaha. With players having the ability to select two from four cards in their hand and three from four on the board there are many more permutations and hand combinations to choose from. If …
Katchalov Captures Caribbean Title
Professional poker player Eugene Katchalov has won the record- breaking $100,000 Super High Roller event at the PCA. His victory earned him a monumental first prize of $1.5 million. 38 people managed to find $100,000 stuffed under their mattresses making it the largest ever field for a $100,000 event. Of those 38 players, those studying the …
The Poker Gap Concept
The gap concept was first introduced by professional poker player and respected gambling author David Sklansky. It essentially states that a player needs to have a better hand to call a raise with than they would require to open the action with a raise themselves. The concept also shows that by calling a player only has …
Making The Most of Poker Talk
It seems like the latest trend is to listen to an iPod while playing live poker, but I urge you not to do this. Instead engage in some of the table talk because you never know what you are going to learn about your opponents current hand strength and how they think about poker in …
Poker Experience is Everything
One of the most appealing aspects of poker is that it seems like a relatively simple game to learn. On the surface poker is a simple game to learn, it is a game based on basic mathematics but it is also a game that you never stop learning from once you delve a little deeper …
Picking Up Poker Tells Online
Picking up tells when playing online poker is more difficult than if you are playing poker in a casino or card room mainly because you cannot physically see your opponent. However, that is not to say it is impossible to pick on on some tells that are there for all to see. Each and every player …
Gus Hansen ~ Poker Legend
Nicknamed the ‘Great Dane’ Gus Hansen is one of the most aggressive poker players on the world circuit. His reputation precedes him when it comes to pre-flop raises and reckless abandonment making him a very dangerous tournament player. Like many poker players, years of playing backgammon has contributed to his developed skill and aggressive gambling style. …
Poker Chat Terms
GG, VNH, WTF if you have no idea what these poker terms mean then I can explain! Nearly all online poker rooms have a ‘chat’ facility – Players can use this to communicate to each other during a game. As online poker action happens very quick, most players using a kind of short hand to speed …
Online Texas Hold‘em Strategies
Every player has different playing strategies. Conservative players play only the best hands and very rarely bluff – if you are a beginner it is best to stick to this type of play until you know what you’re doing and can more accurately read your opponents. Generally speaking players holding two good starting cards …
Aggressive Poker Players
If you ever find yourself playing the overly aggressive poker player then read on. Aggressors don’t understand their hand value, don’t consider yours, hardly glance at the board but instead will bet like lunatics at every given opportunity in a bid to get their opponents off the hand and steal the blinds. How many of us …