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Why Female Players Will Break Through at 2012 WSOP

Of course women remain severely disadvantaged statistically as only a small percentage of the field in each event is made up of women. That said, it seems like we’re due for a female winner. Since 20...

1 day ago

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Which Hand Wins Calculator

More articles on How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Part 1: Equipment Part 2: Hand Rankings Part 3: How to Play Part 4: How to Set Up Part 5: What to Drink Part 6: What to Eat Part 7: Who to In...

24 may 12

LAPT Peru, WSOP and Tough Games Online

SnG game selection has been more terrible than usual the last couple weeks, so in a way I am glad that SCOOP is over. I hope that regs will now be encouraged to take some time off and feel less oblig...

24 may 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Odd Rules and Exceptions

All About All-In Situations Two players all-in with different size stacks: In this situation, you take the amount of the smaller stack from the big stack into the pot, returning the difference to the...

18 may 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: More Games = More Gamble

#1 – Pineapple/Crazy Pineapple Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple are two of the easiest ways to dip your toe in the mixed-game pool. That’s because it’s played almost exactly like Hold’em. In both the sa...

17 may 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Protect Your Game from Cheaters

Former WPT Hostess Layla Kayleigh Assert Yourself as the Host Step number one for running a smooth home game is making sure the other players know who’s in charge, and it’s the number one way you can...

11 may 12

Positively Nerd Street: Mobile WSOP, Full House Poker and Pokerist

Pokerist By: KamaGames For: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Facebook Released: 2012 Pokerist is another rather standard social media-based online poker game that’s free to play but extras will cost you. It’s ...

11 may 12

Positively Nerd Street: Mobile WSOP, Full House Poker and Pokerist

Pokerist By: KamaGames For: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Facebook Released: 2012 Pokerist is another rather standard social media-based online poker game that’s free to play but extras will cost you. It’s ...

10 may 12

Top 12 Worst Poker Etiquette Mistakes (Infographic)

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09 may 12

Rise and Grind, SCOOP and Chocolate Cake for a Year

On the other hand, my average buy-in is four times higher now. From my limited experience, it seems pretty common to see SnG swings of 80 to 100 buy-ins, so I can probably look forward to regular $10...

09 may 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: How to Beat Your Friends

First-Timers, Noobs, Fish There’s an old saying that applies particularly well to poker: You can shear a sheep many times but you can skin it only once. When you identify a player as a complete newco...

09 may 12

Beating Microstakes Cash Games: HUDs and Table Selection

Beginning with HUD setup, the Coke and Pepsi of the online poker world are Hold’em Manager and Pokertracker. Both companies have recently released new versions and you can’t go wrong with either. Tri...

04 may 12

How to Run the Perfect Home Game: Etiquette

Top 9 Nitty Poker Etiquette Rules If you’ve played in many home games you know not everyone abides by a universal poker rulebook. In fact, it’s a lot like playing pool in another country. If you don’...

03 may 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Who Should I Invite?

Best buds This is your bread and butter. You want to invite your closest friends because you know they are trustworthy and good people to be around. You can call them up on short notice and fill out ...

01 may 12

Running Colder than the Moon - Courtney Gee Poker Update

April has been pretty frustrating. During the last couple of weeks I have realized that I still have endless work to do when it comes to tilt control. I have gotten a lot better at controlling myself...

27 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: What to Eat

I’m not much of a gambling man, though I did have kids, which, truth be told, must be the biggest parlay of married life (and I doubled down, becoming a parent twice over), so I guess I’m not terribl...

26 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Hame Game: What to Eat

I’m not much of a gambling man, though I did have kids, which, truth be told, must be the biggest parlay of married life (and I doubled down, becoming a parent twice over), so I guess I’m not terribl...

26 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Home Game: Lets Talk Drinks

You’ve got the cards, chips, and table all set – now what? You can toss a case of Busch tallboys in an Igloo, or you can put a little thought into what you drink. Take it from me: A bad beat goes dow...

24 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Home Game: What Drinks to Serve

You’ve got the cards, chips, and table all set – now what? You can toss a case of Busch tallboys in an Igloo, or you can put a little thought into what you drink. Take it from me: A bad beat goes...

24 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: The Set-Up

Keep it Simple It’s all about the less is more mentality when starting a home game. One of the best things you can do to keep a home game running smoothly is have one person who handles all the buyin...

21 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Basic Strategy

Common Trouble Spots Below is a quick summary of two common areas of confusion and how to actually figure out who wins the hand: Its Flush vs. Flush Always remember that if more than one player has a...

18 apr 12

Black Friday History Week: D-Day and Aftermath

Domain Names Moved to .eu, Payment Schedule Agreed to with DOJ The poker rooms immediately responded by switching their domain names to .eu and still taking players from the rest of the world. All th...

13 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Poker Hand Rankings

Poker Hand Ranking: Royal Flush A straight from a ten to an ace with all five cards of the same suit. In poker all suits are ranked equally. Straight Flush Any straight with all five cards of the sam...

13 apr 12

Black Friday History Week: Warning Signs

Following Black Friday, Full Tilt-sponsored player Brandon Adams told the Chicago Tribune, "Along with everyone else in the poker world, Im shocked." "The expectation was that there would...

12 apr 12

How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game: Basic Rules & Hand Rankings

Poker Hand Ranking: Royal Flush A straight from a ten to an ace with all five cards of the same suit. In poker all suits are ranked equally. Straight Flush Any straight with all five cards of the...

12 apr 12

Black Friday History Week: The Peak of PokerStars, Full Tilt, UB

PokerStars Gets Busy with International Poker Tours, WCOOP, Daniel Negreanu With PartyPoker gone, PokerStars was heir to the throne in the U.S. and the site certainly didn’t waste its opportunity. Po...

12 apr 12

Moving to 6-Max SNGs Plus an April Prop Bet

I started the year where I left off in 2011, playing 18 man sit-and-gos. It wasn’t very much fun, though, since I basically just broke even in both January and February. This got me thinking about my...

11 apr 12

Black Friday History Week: How the UIGEA Changed Everything

Black Friday - Five Years in the Works Bush: Signed the UIGEA into law. The indictments of the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker/UB.com (plus five payment processors) may not...

10 apr 12

Black Friday History Week: How it All Began

PokerStars: The Hero PokerStars has played the hero in the Black Friday story since day one, making a deal with the DOJ to continue operating outside of the US, and facilitating the return of player ...

10 apr 12

Texas Holdem Starting Hands Cheat Sheet (Infographic)

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04 apr 12

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