Play in a poker re-buy tournament and you had better make sure that you have enough money on hand. I learned that lesson the hard way. Some days when I was bored I would head over to the local casino in the morning and buy in to their small no limit poker tournaments. On one particular day they were playing a re-buy tournament. Not really understanding the re-buy structure I decided to test it out. It was only 10 dollars to buy in and a sign hung stating Unlimited re-buys un…
Calculating The Odds In Poker, And Using Online Tools
Television… Has anything done more to create interest in Poker? Now, everyone knows about the big tournaments, but just a short while ago, that knowledge was contained within the small group of professional players. The biggest tournaments pulled in less than 1000 players.
Reading Poker Shorthand
Message boards and websites are filled with quality poker information, but sometimes the authors use “poker shorthand” to describe the game situations. If you’re not familiar with the terms, you can’t take full advantage of the knowledge being shared. Reading through the Poker Shorthand Primer will help you understand what people are actually saying when they say, “YMTC, playing Kxs in LP”..
Poker comes with it’s own language, slang included. While anyone who has seen an e…
Online Poker Tournaments, A Two Part Primer (Part 1)
If youve ever watched any of the number of Poker Tournaments on TV youre probably aware of the excitement these tournaments can generate. Theres really nothing like going all in when youre playing heads up, knowing that the entire prize pool is at stake. Well Tournament Poker is not just for the pros anymore. Your favorite Online Poker Room probably has a tournament going on right now. If youve never played in an online tournament heres some things you ought to know.
Online Poker Tournaments, A Two Part Primer (Part 2)
In the first part of this article we discussed in general terms how an online poker tournament works. In this article well go into detail about the different types of tournaments.
Multi-Table Tournaments
Multi-Table tournaments are big tournaments; some can have 2,000 players or more. In a multi-table tournament, you compete against the players at your table, the winner of that table moves on to another table. This keep going on until there is only one player left. As …
Online Poker Tournament Field Sizes
Which size of tournament field will be the most profitable for your style of play can sometimes be difficult to discover without a lot of varied tournament experience. The different field sizes can be placed into four general categories, and each have unique features that can help the consideration of which tournaments are best to join.
How to Spot a Poker Tell
This article deals with poker tells: How to spot them and how to collect useful information by reading them.
Limit texas holdem poker – a brief introduction
Are you new to poker? – this is a brief introduction of procedure and basic guidlines to start playing sucessfully
Home Poker Tournaments – Chip Races
Home poker tournaments are becoming more and more popular. By knowing how to deal with certain circumstances your tournaments will run more smoothly, and be more fun for everyone. This article deals with removing low value chips from the tables by means of a chip race.
When a poker tournament begins, each player usually starts with a healthy stack of chips that are the lowest denomination. After all, you’ll need them to pay the blinds, and probably for all of the betting d…
A Little History on the World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is the most anticipated and crowning event in the world of poker. Its been around for so long and its history has been clouded by its popularity that people tend to forget just how great the WSOP was when it first started.