by Simon Dexter Friday, November 16th, 2007
“Poison Paws” has always been used as a slightly derogatory phrase to describe dealers who continue to deal you lousy hands all night – or at least until you’ve realised it’s time to leave the table and try your luck elsewhere.
However, according to a US television report on Monday, the phrase is in danger of becoming a euphemism for poker players trying their luck in Arizona after the station, KNXV-TV, reported that poker chips manufactured by Paulson, one of the biggest names in casino chip manufacture, may contain high levels of lead.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, May 28th, 2007
The question of how to play pocket pairs comes up time and again on poker forums and strategy sites.
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by Simon Dexter Saturday, April 28th, 2007
When is A5 better than KQ? This may sound a strange question but there are times in a Texas Hold ‘Em game when this combination can give you an edge over your opponents.
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by Simon Dexter Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Why is it that politicians of every persuasion are often referred to as knaves or jokers, but rarely as aces? And isn’t it a peculiar fact of life that every negative card-playing connotation, from being guilty of sharp practice to behaving in an underhand manner seem to be associated as much with elected members of Parliament as they are with the dirtiest of poker tables?
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by Simon Dexter Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Bluffing is an essential part of poker playing and it is a recognised fact that a poker strategy without bluffing is doomed to failure.
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by Simon Dexter Monday, January 1st, 2007
Littlewoodspoker.com offers tremendous excitement and the site has plenty of helpful hints to help get the best out of online poker.
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