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Deep Stack Open France

iPoker will run a super satellite promotion to the Deep-Stack Open France, 2010. The event will be held at the casino of Aix-en-Provence in France, from April 9 th – April 11th, 2010. On the tournament: This will be the first time that a €500+50 deep-stack tournament is held in France, as a part of [...]

Winning at poker ain’t that fancy

Being poker champion of the world might take a freak of nature, winning a large tournament demands a lot of creativity, and playing against the best of the best requires a full fledged sicko. But to simply win at limit poker has never been fancy. And it never will be. Stay off tilt. How can [...]

The Greatest Poker Hand Ever Played

The greatest poker hand ever played took place in Las Vegas in 1955. The hand was decided by a jack of diamonds on the end, the same final card that later appeared in the poker movie, “The Cincinnati Kid.” However, while the movie depicted a poker hand with a straight flush beating a full house, [...]

The Poker Game of the Week – The Price is Right

Come on down. This is the next game in our series of Poker games. PLAYERS: 3-7 INITIAL DEAL: Two cards are dealt face down to every player. Two up cards are then dealt in a row next to the deck. PLAY: Begin with the player to the dealer’s left and rotate around the table. Each [...]

Do Not Risk Texas Poker By Being A Wild Player

If you are thinking of becoming a better Texas Holdem Poker player you need to learn what is required to become a better poker player in this game. How bad it is to be staying up until the river to just see that you are losing. There are indeed a lot of people who risk [...]

The Grafter and the AceJackDeuce

We’ve all heard the famous Damon Runyon line about a man wanting to bet you that he can make the jack of diamonds jump out of a brand new deck of cards and squirt cider in your ear. “Do not bet him, for as sure as you do you will end up with an earful [...]

A Poker Game called Butcher

For thirty years I have been playing an unusual game called Butcher at my weekly card game. The rules are very simple but the game seems to compress the dynamic of bluffing to a simple game. After putting up an ante, lets say a dollar, each player receives one card down and beginning on the [...]

The Poker Game of the Week

Here’s an interesting variation of last weeks Game of the Week sent to us by “sydney”. My friends and I have always played “Guts” at our home poker games. However, we have always played it as a three card game. Everything else you described is the same–no straights/flushes. We also just hold our cards over [...]

Stud eight or better, Spending For Information

In stud eight or better for advanced players you need to be conscious that some one is going to call for the reason that they may come across for a chase or they are insecure of what you have or are expecting the pot to raise more than it actually would in the online poker [...]

The Odds Look Better For Gaming Online

What better way to participate in a poker tournament than to experience the whole thing – at home. What with your favourite chair, your bathroom, the ability to meander up and down your own hallway between hands, an online poker tournament makes perfect sense. Feeling comfortable is guaranteed to help your concentration. So why not [...]