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Coming to Terms with Proper Poker Lingo
As any player worth his — or her — salt knows, poker has what amounts to its own secret language. There are donks and donkeys, which do not mean what they mean in day to day language. There are various disparaging terms, as well as praising ones. If all you know of poker lingo comes [...]
Common Beginner Mistakes In Poker: Watch Out For Them!
When you are just starting out – I can promise that you are going to make a heck of a lot of mistakes in poker. Honestly, I do not think that anyone who just starts out does not make some of these common mistakes. We are going to outline just a few of them, for [...]
T.J Cloutier: Who Is He?
When you think about it — T.J Cloutier what is the first thing that usually comes to mind? With me – it is grandpa, however this guy is a shark on the poker table! T.J Cloutier has been playing for quite a while and although he is married with six kids – he is certainly [...]
Online Poker Vs. Traditional Poker!
Now that you have made the decision to switch from traditional poker to online poker … there are a few things that you need to know. Poker is something that can be played the same way online or face-to-face that is the first thing that you need to remember. The rules are exactly the same; [...]
Reading Those Signs In Poker!
So you have finally decided to become a poker player and while you think that you have the game itself down pat – you have been practicing, you have no idea what else is needed. In poker, it is not just about knowing the rules of the game or even just about playing the game, [...]
Poker Pitfalls To Avoid: Watch Out!
In poker – there are things that you need to avoid. While no one plans on losing, there are a lot of things that you can do to lose and a lot of things that you can do to avoid losing. No one plans to lose in poker, however there are many things that people [...]
Poker Jargon … Terms You Should Watch Out For! Blog 2
Now that we have talked about just a few of the poker jargon terms, let’s discuss a few more! The basis of this ‘language’ is that it is universal – anywhere you go that has poker as a game, you are going to see a lot of these words and terms used, so if you [...]
Poker Jargon … Terms You Should Watch Out For!
Poker is a hard game to learn – well, it is a hard game to truly get to know and completely appreciate. If you are just starting out in the poker field, there are a few terms that you should know – otherwise, you will be very confused once you get really into the game. [...]
Learn The Rules Before You Play!
The rules in poker almost sound pretty stupid to talk about … if you play poker, you know the rules right? Wrong! Most people honestly think that they know the rules but half of the time … the poker players do not know the rules of the game and honestly, it is the very first [...]
Starting Hand Strategy: What To Do!
To be completely honest – the start of your hand is going to be a very, very important thing. If you get a crappy starting hand, you are not going to do well in the rest of the game … right? Wrong! That is not always the case. Now of course, not all of the [...]
