Arena Of Poker

The PokerPro tables that are run by a computer AI have been making a splash in a number of casinos around the world, but this February 12th the first real test of the system had the curious keeping a close eye out. At the Casino de Montréal the first ever fully automated multi-table poker tournament was held. The event, which hosted 240 players, was run with a staff of four…

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The name might not be really big comparing to some of the other players on the online poker scene, but the guarantees rival the best, according to a recent press release. The online poker room known as Chili Poker, which has as its pro spokesperson Liz Lieu, will be hosting a $2 million guaranteed prize pool poker tournament. This event will begin on March 2nd, and will have $100,000 just for the final table finishers…

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A Marion County poker game that erupted in gunfire last week resulted in the deaths of three men. The man arrested and accused with pulling the trigger is one Duane Demaris Crittenden II, 28, who claims he was cheated. According to the Sheriff’s office the four men were involved in the poker game from Friday night to late Saturday morning, where Crittenden lost thousands of dollars…

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Poker continues to grow as a game and a sport, and women everywhere are getting more into the game. With the advent of the Ladies Tour portion of the World Poker Tour and other similar events, it is no wonder that women are getting more attention than ever in the game. Players like Clonie Gown, Jennifer Harman and Annie Duke have been joined by fresh faces like Isabelle Mercier, Erica Schoenberg and Evelyn Ng…

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This book goes so far as to proclaim that it will be the only poker book you’ll ever need. The author, John Wenzel, is certainly a skilled writer - as editor-in-chief for south Florida based “Poker Pro Magazine” he knows how to make a point about poker. He also knows how to win - having spent the last 25 years bringing home a profit playing the sport.

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Major live poker tournaments typically are filled to the brim with No Limit Texas Holdem freeze outs. But even these major events are adding in more unique formats than the traditional freeze out, in addition to offering games like Omaha, Razz and mixed games like HORSE. One new addition is Super Speed Poker, and it is a game you can play at home.

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Poker is unique in many ways. Unlike reporting taxes to the IRS or anything having to do with the opposite sex, lying is actually encouraged in poker. They use the cute little term “bluffing” but it is the same thing. Bluffing against a field of players is one thing, but it is completely different when you are in a heads up game and you’re the sole focus of your opponent.

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When you are figuring out your pot odds leading up to a decision in a poker hand, how do you do it? Do you figure out what your odds of winning the hand are by counting outs, then figure out how much money is in the pot and how much you are being asked to call, and then compare the two calculations? If you are, you are doing it right, but if you add a third step of factoring in what you have already invested, you are heading down the wrong path.

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Doyle Brunson won the WSOP Championship two times - and both times he did so with the same starting hand, a Ten and a Deuce. It is well known that this is called the “Doyle Brunson” hand, and he loves to play it when he can.

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Anybody who is an aficionado of Ron Jeremy’s work knows that how you play with a group is a whole lot different than how you deal with somebody one on one. This is also true in the game of poker. While most of us are used to playing against 6-10 opponents, your approach to the game must change when you are playing heads up against a single opponent.

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