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Poker in the Dark returns to London
The poker community of the United Kingdom is starting to become excited as one of the highlights of the year draws closer… Poker in the Dark will be hitting the streets of London later this year in September; the event will be held from September 2nd to September 3rd, although this year will see the [...]
Paddy Power Poker release Green Card
‘Green is the new black’ according to Paddy Power Poker, who celebrate the launch of their latest promotion – the Green Card… The leading irish poker room is renowned for offering customers innovative and incredibly popular promotions; among these superb offers was a deal that saw the Paddy Power sportsbook refunding their customers, for bets [...]
American 9/11 Hero gives legal online poker his backing
The fate of online poker in the United States looks to be extremely uncertain, thanks to the events of the past few months; however, there are American citizens who are in favour of making online poker illegal, such as Mike Kosowski… Kosowski has had a fascinating life to say the least: he is a former [...]
Poker Myths Exposed
When thinking of casino games, there’s no doubt that many conjure up images of the game of poker. This strategic game has long been a favourite of online casinos. Given its long history, there have been many myths that have arisen surrounding the game of poker. One myth that many people hold regarding the game [...]
Full Tilt Poker to be sold to European Investors?
There has been a great deal of speculation concerning the future of Full Tilt Poker; now it appears the struggling company could be in for a change of ownership… Full Tilt Poker is looking to be in bad shape following the events of the now infamous ‘Black Friday’ in the United States, where the US [...]
The Ace effect.
In most poker games the Ace card is the ultimate for a player to hold, the same apply’s to Hold’em poker, if you have an ace you are in good sted to win. But whilst playing online I notice that people seem to value Jacks, Kings and Queens with the same zest, even if paired [...]
What kind of poker player are you?
If you have ever visited an online poker forum, you will be greeted with discussion of various styles of player, described using terms like loose passive, tight aggressive etc But what do these terms mean? And what do they mean for your playing style? Basically, players can be grouped into four categories: Tight aggressive (TAG), [...]
It’s all in the basics, you can tell.
To the uninitiated the world of poker may seem like a sprawling entanglement of jargon and people with ‘dark’, ‘mysterious’ powers who are endowed with the ability to take the novice player’s money. However, there is light at the end of this daunting tunnel, even a novice player’s performance can be improved ten-fold by the [...]
Can third-party poker software be beat?
Poker Office and Poker Manager are softwares which allow an online poker player to quickly and easily become a much better online poker player. Different players have different preferences to specific software, but essentially they are a means of providing real-time feedback on both you and your opponent’s performance in a game. From only a [...]
Forced to play the waiting game?
You take your seat and hunker down for a session of Texas hold ‘em and you are feeling good, your chip stack looks nice and tall. you start playing what you think are good hands queen king or jack queen, but some guys always got the ace, or the pair, and of course there is [...]
