Bluffing
pays off if you know when to use it
One
of the biggest mistakes I see novice players make is that
they bluff in situations when it couldn't possibly work.
I cannot tell you how many times I've heard this excuse: "Well
I had to try. I couldn't win if I didn't try to bluff. "To
that I say, "Did you ever think that maybe you couldn't
have won anyway?" Wasted, desperation bluffs will drain
your bankroll faster than Dracula would drain necks at a
blood drive.There is an easy solution to the poker problem,
anyway. You have to set up a bluff...
Online
gamblers raise the stakes of Internet poker
Guy's
night out is a little different since Jerry McBride moved
to Green Bay about nine months ago. With longtime friends
scattered throughout Philadelphia, a few clicks of the mouse
connects the familiar crew for a private online poker game.
For those few hours, McBride's new home feels like his old
one. "A couple of the guys, we go way back. So when people
get shipped here and there, it's still a way for us to hang
out," he said. "It's great to be able to go to a smaller
table, and...
Online
poker players question game fixing
While
players can get their poker fix by arranging games with their
friends, more and more people are looking to Internet to get
winning hand anytime of the day. Most students at least have
friends who play, if they do not play themselves. However,
some serious poker players call into question the validity
of these online games. Adam Friedman, IU alumnus and competitor
in the 2005 World Series of Poker, has little faith in these
internet poker sites. "I am positive these games are fixed," Friedman...
Love
your aces ... but don't marry them
When
playing Texas Hold 'em, there is nothing sweeter than looking
down at a beautiful pair of rockets, bullets, American Airlines
or whatever you want to call a pair of aces.Just be careful
with them.While they're definitely the best starting hand you
can get, they could come with significant problems if you fall
deeply in love with them, especially in No Limit Texas Hold
'em.The problem is players have a tough time believing that
pocket aces could ever lose. It happens, all right, to everybody...
Top
10: Poker Stories & Folklore
GENEVA:
A World Trade Organization arbiter on Friday gave the United
States until April 3 to comply with a ruling that
a ban on Internet gambling services offered by Antigua violates
the body's rules...
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