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Know Your Poker Chips
Poker chips are different. Duh, right? Well, come on. I didn’t really know that there was any difference at first myself. But there are all kinds of different chips: clay poker chips, metal poker chips, and plastic poker chips. Clay chips are considered the best of the best. They are pretty hefty. Metal chips also [...]
Keeping Your Strategies Safer
Facebook. Twitter. MySpace. Endless others. What do they all have in common? They make us accessible to everyone. They broadcast what we say and what we do. And a lot of poker players are saying and doing something they should not without fully considering their privacy. They are sharing their poker strategies on these social [...]
What to Ask before Playing
Poker is fun to play, particular Texas Hold ‘Em. However it also requires a lot of concentration and the right frame of mind, which you need to make sure you meet. Before playing, there are questions you need to ask and things to consider. For example, if someone playing aggressive poker is at your table, [...]
How You Can Stay on a Budget & Play Poker!
One of the things that you will notice about poker is the fact that it can get very, very expensive very, very fast. Not only do you have to deal with putting money up for bidding, but you have to make sure that you have enough money to stay in the game. That can get [...]
Poker Tips — You Can Win: 2
Now that we have talked about drinking before playing, let’s move onto another topic that is very important when it comes to poker – that is not playing above your limit. Playing above your limit is definitely something that will cause you to lose a lot of money in the long run. Most poker tournaments [...]
Poker Tips — You Can Win: 1
One thing that most people who are first starting out in the poker arena do not remember is that concentration is key to everything in the game of poker. You always want to make sure that you are extremely sharp and that your mind is working in the right order. The reason for this is [...]
Poker Jargon — The Easy Way To Get It!
Poker is a game that is filled not only with skill but also with mystery – the reason? Because poker players have their very own language and unless you play the game, it is very difficult to pick up all of the terms they have. Poker jargon for me was something that was very hard [...]
Poker Phone Apps: What Are They?
When it comes to playing poker, I can honestly say that there are tons of different ways that you can do it. Nowadays, they even have phone apps that you can purchase and play poker right on your phone. Mainly, this means that if you have an iPhone, you will be able to get your [...]
How Can Fake Money Help You be a Better Player?
There are play money games, in which people “fake play” but use real money. However, there are also fake money games, wherein the players use — you guessed it — fake money, but play real game. Why? Well, people believe that the primary reason both of these types of game exist is simply to be [...]
What to Do with Pocket Aces
Ah, pocket rockets. It is one of the greatest starting hands you can get in a game of poker. However, you cannot get cocky and assume that lucking out with two aces during the pre flop will guarantee you a win. There is some strategy to playing this enviable hand. See, it can be torture [...]
