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A touch of deception can help your game
2007-02-25 21:37:01
The key to becoming a winning poker player is to learn the fundamentals that will make your game consistently strong. Once you do that, and become a winning player in smaller games, you'll need to add some deception to your game in order to compete at higher levels.A straightforward ABC strategy works against average players. However, against more perceptive opponents, you'll need deception to keep them from easily getting a read on your play.OK, let's look at a few methods.? Slowplaying acesYou can slowplay aces several ways, making this an effective ploy from time to time. One method is to limp in by just calling the opening bet rather than raising. Limping in usually signifies a weaker hand like small suited connectors or small pairs.By limping in with aces you might entice another player to raise before the flop. He may figure you for a weaker hand. At that point, you can reraise before the flop, or you can continue slowplaying the hand until the flop hits.But what if there'...
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Chad Brown Named Bluff Magazine?s Poker Player of The Year
2007-02-24 21:36:01
Chad Brown has been honoured with the Title of Bluff Magazine ?s Play er of the Year 2006. Brown, a professional poker player who has been playing poker since boyhood, considers this one of his greatest achievements. In an upcoming interview with Bluff Magazine, Brown commented on his title: ?This is an enormous accomplishment to be very proud of. To put this in context, if I was acting, it would be like I won an Oscar at the Academy Awards.?But Brown is no stranger to winning. His tournament history is, after all, what gained him this title. But Brown draws a distinction between being player of the year and being the winner of a major tournament. ?It?s not like winning a tournament. Anyone can get lucky one day and win a tournament. But all the best players in the world play all the big main events and the Player of the Year award is defined by (your achievements) in all the major tournaments.?Bluff?s proprietary ranking system awards points to players who finish in the money in Nort...
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OKUSA POKER
2007-02-21 09:33:02
OK USA Poke r is pleased to announce our ?no-fixed-expiry? 100% Initial Signup Bonus Program. Deposit money at OK USA Poker for the first time, and we will match that value into your Bonus Account. Just by having fun and playing Poker, you will be meeting the Release Criteria and be receiving deposits of $20 in to your Cash Account. How does it work? OK USA Poker will match 100% of your initial deposit and award you up to $500 Bonus Dollars. These Bonus Dollars will be automatically released to your Cash Account in increments of $20 for every 200 OK Points you collect. What makes the Bonus so special? There is no fixed expiry date. You are given 30 days to complete a $20 increment. That is: You have 30 days to clear your first $20 increment. Once you do this, the clock is reset and you again have 30 days to clear your next $20 increment, and so on. So please take your time and enjoy the site. How do I earn OK Points? 1 point is awarded for each hand you play, where the minimum ...

Tote buyout group plans online bingo and poker
2007-02-19 15:30:02
Tote buyout group plans online bingo and pokerThe consortium of racing interests and Tote staff in talks to buy the state-owned bookmaker for £400m plans to take the business into internet poker and bingo.Such new revenue streams are vital to finance an ambitious business plan, which would see the Tote take on almost £350m of debt, with a further hybrid instrument - a pay-in-kind (PIK) note of around £50m - constituting much of the rest of the financing.The consortium comprises the Racecourse Association, an owners' group, Racecourse Holdings Trust - the owner of 13 tracks, including Cheltenham, Aintree and Epsom - and the Tote management and staff, led by chief executive Trevor Beaumont.Its financing includes debt from Lloyds TSB, mezzanine funding and the PIK note, but very little ordinary equity.Racecourses and owners are being invited to subscribe for the PIK, which is said either to pay "interest in the high-teens" or to roll up. The PIK ranks above the ordinary equity - 20pc ...
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BASIC RULES FOR 7 CARD STUD
2007-02-16 03:27:03
The two forms of 7 Card Stud Poker use the same basic rules. The difference between these two games will be explained below, in the section about the goals of the game.But, before explaining the rules, I recommend downloading a poker room software CarbonPoker.com so you can get familiar with the rules of the game, while playing the game for fun. That way, you should more easily understand what I'm referring to in the explanation below.It is the goal of the game to get the best hand, using 5 of the cards you are holding. In 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, one half of the pot is won by the player with the best hand, while the other half is won by the player with the best qualifying low hand. To qualify, one has to have 5 cards in the range from Ace to 8 (Ace being the lowest). Should more than 1 player qualify for the low half of the pot, the player with the lowest high card wins the pot (3, 4, 5, 6, 7 beats A, 2, 3, 4, 8). Should nobody qualify for the low side in 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, the winner o...
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The Coolest Thing Ever Just Changed Online Poker
2007-02-16 03:27:03
The Cool est Thing Ever Just Change d Online Poker It's here! The Coolest Thing Ever has launched on the newly designed BluffMagazine website, and is changing the way online poker players track, interact, and satisfy their poker urges online.The foundation of The Coolest Thing Ever is thepokerdb, the most comprehensive online tournament database in the world. With results going back as far as 2004, thepokerdb has tracked hundreds of thousands of tournament results, which has been the catalyst for ranking almost two million players based on tournament performance, total lifetime winnings, biggest cashes, "streak" stats, and much more. There is no more accurate way to track your play or compare yourself to the rest of the poker community that with thepokerdb. It is hands-down the largest player-accessible poker database anywhere on the planet.But with a name like The Coolest Thing Ever, this tool has to be more than super-useful, it has to make poker more fun; that's what the new comm...

CARBON POKER.COM
2007-02-12 15:25:02
Come and join in the funYou may have noticed our new brand, Carb on Poke r .com being promoted on the Poker.com website and other poker portals.CarbonPoker.com is owned and operated by the same software company that designed your old poker room and will continue to provide all of the same features and services that you have come to know and trust.CarbonPoker.com is the very first brand on the new Merge Gaming Network and we envisage that this network will provide our loyal players with one of the largest and most active community orientated poker networks in the world. We aim to keep growing the number of active players online, because everybody knows that more players equals bigger prize pools!Using the carbonpoker brand with a '.net' strategy will also enable us to advertise more in mainstream media and maximize any valuable television coverage our players attract at live tournaments.From an operational perspective your player account will continue to be managed by many of the same ...

Tips for taking on the big boys
2007-02-11 03:24:02
Ideally you want to play in games where you're clearly the best player at the table. In No Limit Hold'em tournaments, however, you don't have the luxury of choosing which table you'll be playing at.Unless you truly believe that you're the absolute best poker player on the planet (you're not), here are some adjustments to make when playing against superior opponents.Make larger pre-flop raisesAs a rule, I'm a big advocate of making small raises before the flop rather than oversized ones. That being said, when you're facing tough players, you should be seeing fewer flops and be willing to risk a few more chips in order to steal the blinds. This is especially true when facing a tough player in the big blind.Tough players are notorious blind defenders who play well after the flop. So, avoid marginal situations against them by making slightly larger pre-flop raises in an attempt to get them to fold.For example, if your standard raise is about three times the big blind, increase i...
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My Poker.com review
2007-02-03 03:18:01
Poker.com opened in February of 2005.they are an independent poker room with a lot of clout for Texas Holdem They started out with the intentions of attracting low limit players with alot of free rolls as well as sending players to the WSOP.Poker.com is one of the fastest growing online poker rooms which is evolving rapidly with every upgrade.I think poker.com is one of the best poker sites for beginners due to their low limit Texas hold em tables, low limit tournaments and their attractive free rolls which are currently every three hours.They offer a variety of games which include Texas Hold em No Limit/Pot Limit/Fixed Limit and Omaha No Limit/Pot Limit/Fixed Limit and since the latest upgrade 4.0 poker.com have added some great new games available in play or real money together with some cool new features 7 Card Stud,7 Card Stud hi/lo,Omaha hi/lo,Razz,5 Card Stud,5 Card Draw,Badugi,2-7 Low ball (Triple Draw),A-5 Low ball (Triple Draw),Hand Histories Stored Locally on Hard Drive Ne...
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YOUR SUPPORT PLEASE FOR CHARITY
2007-02-03 03:18:01
Over at poker.com in association with 5Th street forum skinski and hacksaw2000 we have a monthly game of Texas hold-em poker in aid of MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION.Everyone is welcome to play and show their support to the children in need.You can join poker.com HERE.Registration is open now and the game will commence on the 1st of February at 16.00 poker.com time.The cost of the game is $2.20 of which half goes to the charity and the other half towards the prizes (which usually get donated anyway).If you so wish you can make a donation to make a wish foundation using the link to the right thank you.Please show your support by playing.Written by CERBERI
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New Yorker wins $375,100 at Borgata Winter Poker Open
2007-01-31 03:16:01
New Yorker wins $375,100 at Borgata Winter Poker Open ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey ? (PRESS RELEASE) -- The remaining twenty-seven players competing in the $5,000 event returned to the new 85-table poker room at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa to play for a champion. Within a few hours the Final Table was formed. The Grinder was the first to be bumped from the table winning, $15,730. Joey Brooks was able to withstand a short stack for much of the day before falling in 7th place winning $44,400. With six remaining players, they deliberated intently over each decision, each move. The stakes were high and the action was tense.The $5,000 event was the richest event to date at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. Newly turned pro, Matthew Casterella, of White Plains, NY, withstood the pressure of the day and the competition to win the tournament and $375,100 in prize money. Casterella who spent most of the day without much expression on his face was all smiles, while collecting nearly $400,000 in pr...
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Legislation makes poker political game
2007-01-28 03:14:01
Poker is a democratic game. Whether you are male or female, young or old, rich or poor, black or white - it makes no difference at the poker table. If you like playing for pennies, thousands, or matchsticks, you can become a student of the game and improve your skill level.A truly American pastime, it's been enjoyed by presidents, generals, Supreme Court Justices, members of Congress and average citizens for more than 150 years.Poker can be played at home, in clubs, on cruises and in casinos. And until the United States government began intruding on our right to play poker online, that was accessible also.Unfortunately, even as public support for poker grows, some over-zealous government officials have decided that, while betting on horse races and buying lottery tickets online is okay, playing poker is not. In October 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) became law. While not out rightly banning online poker, it makes criminals out of many of the entreprene...
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5TH STREET BUY IN
2007-01-25 03:13:01
Had a great weekend,won the 5th street buy in on saturday followed by the 5th street leaderboard on sunday.By CERBERI
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