Move Up a Level

You can gain profit if you move up a level in online poker games. I know that you are confident in your ability to play poker and have been winning a lot in the $5 level, but have you ever wondered if you are ready to tackle a higher level? Ever felt left behind by other players who have learned their lesson and are confident that they can handle a higher level of online poker game? You do not have to play with newbies all the time. Instead, why not try the higher level of online poker game and earn a lot more than $5 if you are already feeling confident about your poker talent. Read the rest of this entry »

Playing loose is a term in poker that denotes the strategy of frequently chasing hands. A loose poker player can be one of two things: a maniac who plays a lot of hands and aggressively raises bets in the hope of scaring other players into folding, or a calling station who in poker lingo is a player who frequently calls without taking opponents’ hands into consideration. Following are some reasons why playing loose poker can hurt you. Read the rest of this entry »

In his latest video for Reason.tv, Drew Carey goes all in to report how Dallas cops carried out a paramilitary-style raid on a poker game at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1837, which has now been forced to close its doors.   

From the name of the game, it is pretty obvious that this poker variant is Chinese in origins. In particular, pai gow poker is the card game version of Chinese Dominoes. Pai gow poker currently continues to rise in popularity. Read the rest of this entry »

Chip Reese died on December 4, 2007, at his Las Vegas home. Some source state that Reese died in his sleep from the effects of pneumonia, while friends of Chip, including Barry Greenstein and Doyle Brunson, speculate that his death might have been related to an earlier gastric bypass which caused a blood clot. Read the rest of this entry »

Online poker  is all the rage right now for people who for one reason or another prefer to play poker over the internet. It is as fun and riveting as offline poker games but it is far more convenient. Read on to find more about online poker. Read the rest of this entry »

Most poker players realize that strategy plays a major part in how their game turns out. This knowledge, however, does not prevent them from committing errors in judgment that cost them their games. It is commonly the novice players that commit the following mistakes, but some seasoned players still do these from time to time. Read the rest of this entry »