Tips for Online Poker Success
February 9, 2009
I have enjoyed playing poker online successfully for a few years now, and so I have decided to share some tips with you that will hopefully help you in turn to share some of my successes.
You need to ask yourself a simple question before you begin to play poker online for money – do you enjoy it? Could you realistically see yourself playing it for several hours every day and not getting bored? If this is not the case, you should stop reading right now; poker is not the game for you. I personally feel it is great to meet people from such a vast variety of cultures and walks of life, people who I would never have even dreamed of meeting had I not played poker. However, some arrogant players will take any opportunity they can to be rude and impolite to those around them. Try to ignore these comments as best you can. Read more
Poker Odds Calculator
October 20, 2008
The Poker Odds Calculator is simple to use, just enter in your cards, and your opponents suspected cards, and hit calculate. The calculator will give you your odds of winning and the odds of a Tie.
Hit calculate again after you have entered the flop and again after the turn to show you how your hand holds up
Poker: Picking the right time to gamble is important
May 30, 2008
Ideally, you want to get your money in the pot in a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament when you have an opponent dominated, but that isn’t always possible.
Sometimes your stack will be below average, you will draw a nice hand, even if it isn’t the best, and you will see a big pot brewing. You have to gamble.
It happens to the top players all the time. They don’t always like it, but one part of their strategy is to pick a smaller stack to gamble with so they can’t bust out, as Josh Arieh showed at the $15,000-buy-in Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Las Vegas’ Bellagio in 2007.
With blinds at $500-$1,000 plus a $100 ante, the player under the gun limped, as did pro Marcel Luske and two other players.
Arieh, who finished third in the 2004 World Series of Poker main event, found ace-queen offsuit on the button. He also found a chance to make a move to improve his below-average stack of about $24,000.
Poker: Know how to read your opponent’s bet
May 16, 2008
How you interpret the size of an opponent’s bet, especially in relation to his stack at certain points in a tournament, can give you the chance to take down a pot or tell you to get away from a loser.
Marcel Luske read it right at the $15,000-buy-in Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Las Vegas’ Bellagio in 2007.
With blinds at $2,000-$4,000 plus a $500 ante, players neared the money bubble, the point where those remaining in the event finish in the money, allowing aggressive players to take advantage of those who fear risk.
After a player in middle position raised to $12,000, Luske looked down to find 10-9 offsuit in the big blind. Owning a considerably bigger stack, Luske called the additional $8,000.
“The guy is not strong enough in chips to make a move,” Luske said. “In the bubble position, it’s very hard for people to play hands when they’re not that strong in chips.”
Oracle Poker Consulting Launched!
May 15, 2008
Professional poker players Roy Winston and Michael Binger, together, announce the formation of Oracle Poker Consulting, which will focus on player education through a vast array of workshops and private training courses.
The roll out of individual player service will be unveiled at this year’s World Series of Poker. In addition to individual training, Binger and Winston are opening poker learning centers which will be available for teaching all levels of poker; from beginner through advanced, tournament play, and cash games play. During the WSOP, the emphasis will be on final table services and will culminate with Michael Binger and Roy Winston offering to work with one of the World Series of Poker Main Event final table players intensely for three months thanks to the break before final table play is resumed.
Ladies World Series of Poker Academy Reconvenes June 6 and 7
May 13, 2008
The second annual World Series of Poker Academy for Ladies will be held June 6 and 7 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with experienced poker instructors Annie Duke and Alex “The Insider” Outhred grooming participants to dominate Event#15- $1,000 WSOP Ladies - No Limit Hold’em World Championship event being held the next day, Sunday June 8.
Also, FBI “tells expert” Joe Navarro, insightful author of Read ‘Em and Reap, will be unveiling a brand new seminar focusing on female specific non verbal behavior, to give participants an extra ammunition in their arsenal at the table.
The Academy is limited to 100 players, and promises to teach poker skills, strategies and applications through live hand demonstrations, seminars with Q and A, and tournaments.
Private WSOP Academy tournament is included in the course, and according to their official website, the top five finishers will be awarded $1000 entries to the WSOP Ladies World Championship event in Las Vegas the following day.
For more information, or to register, visit http://www.wsopacademy.com
www.poker-lessons.net Gives you the Extra Edge
March 14, 2008
Poker Lessons.net offers you the best in online poker instruction. If you are a beginner then Poker Lessons.net can teach you to be a competitive poker player in just a short time. The lessons start at basic poker and move all the way to advanced poker playing. The site has easy to read information and some very helpful video tutorials. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or all the way to an advanced poker player Poker Lesson.net can help give you the extra edge to become an excellent and threating player at the tables. This is your one stop site for learning every thing you need to know about playing poker.
WSOP Academy offers advanced Hold’em class
January 18, 2008
You’ve spent thousands of hours playing hands, keeping track of your play and your bankroll, and honing your observation skills to keep track of the players at the table - now you’re ready to take your game to the next level.
The World Series of Poker Academy announced it has added another class for poker players that can take them to that level. The Academy will host its first-ever poker camp focused exclusively on advanced No-Limit Texas Hold’em theory and strategy April 18-19 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
According to the Academy, the two-day poker camp will cover “next-level” topics such as winning cash game strategy, advanced tournament stage strategy, heads-up strategy, advanced mathematics of poker and more.
“If you’ve ever attended a poker camp before, or you’re a serious student of the game, now is the time to graduate to the next level,” said Jeff Goldenberg of Post Oak Productions, the producer of the WSOP Academy.
