Archive for June, 2007
by Simon Dexter Thursday, June 28th, 2007
While the bluff is possibly the most talked about feature in Texas Hold’em, it is the semi-bluff which is the most commonly used and the ability to develop this type of bluff can greatly enhance a player’s game.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, June 28th, 2007
One of the easiest way to lose money at poker is to become predictable. The easiest way is to become predictable in your calling and be labelled as a ‘calling station’.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Las Vegas, self-styled ‘entertainment capital of the world’, boasts so much more than gaudy wedding chapels, indoor skydiving and an Elvis museum.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, June 28th, 2007
It is only when ambitious sportsmen and women feel ready to reach for their game’s highest echelons that they consider an attempt to win their chosen sport’s greatest accolade. Events designed to accommodate such aspiring participants invariably have a rich history and a trophy which, whatever its physical stature, carries with it a unique resonance, often significantly in excess of its actual size.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Regular players soon discover that poker is more than just a game of cards. Part of the game’s skill lies in understanding that every time you make a decision to play or respond to what another player does, you are taking or laying odds.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, June 25th, 2007
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by Simon Dexter Monday, June 4th, 2007
A few things caught my eye in the world of poker his week with the first being the development of poker software that could have the ability to bluff.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, June 4th, 2007
Sports clothing and accessories have long been popular with spectators and players of a particular sport poker is no different. Here we travel around the World Wide Web to see what is on offer for poker enthusiasts (and freaks).
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by Simon Dexter Monday, June 4th, 2007
The entrepreneurial spirit has always been alive and well in the United States but one Iowa student may have taken things too far and could face up to 24 years in jail for running an illegal poker club in his own house.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, June 4th, 2007
Barry Greenstein is unique amongst poker players – he gives away all his winnings to charity.
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