Sometimes going 'all-in' might be your best bet
One of the things viewers like most about watching No Limit Texas Hold'em on television is the all or nothing nature of a game. It's a battle where the player, at any point, can decide to risk it all on the turn of a card. The all-in bet is certainly exciting, and it's also a very deadly weapon, especially in tournament poker where the blinds escalate rapidly. When used properly, all-in betting can have a neutralizing effect on even the world's greatest players. In fact, if you found yourself ...
Online Poker Tourneys Are No Risk, Lots Of Rewards
CBS) NEW YORK A Sunday night game of Texas Hold 'Em poker. It's a familiar scene for the college set, but Chad Flood and his friends aren't only playing for fun, they're practicing to win tournaments."I think I'm one of the better players," Flood said.He isn't bluffing. Flood is so good that last year he won $41,000 in an online tournament. The cash wasnt just spending money; it was to pay for class. "I was just kind of shocked. It took a while for it to actually set in,"
Flood said....
Make a stand or lose it all
While playing in the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship event recently, I chose a key occasion to stand firm. Making a stand is important. There are times when you need to say, "I think I have my opponent beat, and nows the time to make a crucial call, or a perfectly timed raise." On Day 3, I started play with a pathetically low $40,000 in chips, at a time when the average stack in the tournament was more than $200,000. Now, one hour into Day 3, I was up to around $100,000...
Women take on the men at poker - and come up with aces
The talents required of a poker player are traditionally male traits: aggression, the ability to lie and hide your emotions. And, of course, staying up late smoking cigars.But women are finally breaking into the world of poker and some are beating the men at their own game. Britain's first live all-women poker championship is being held this summer with an estimated prize of 100,000 and a promise of "celebrity status in the poker world." Poker has emerged from smoky back rooms and has exploded ...
New Poker Book, Practical Low and No Limit Texas Hold'em
West Hills, CA ( PRWEB ) May 9, 2006 -- New poker book, "Practical Low and No Limit Texas Hold'em Ring Games" by Kim Isaac Greenblatt, comes out to help poker players remember some of the basics of low limit poker. "A lot of low limit Texas Hold'em players get lazy after awhile and they get hurt in their purses or wallets," states the author, Kim Isaac Greenblatt. "The book serves as a reminder of the things that they know and should be doing but aren't. I know because I am human and tend to make...
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