Archive for the 'Cash Games' Category
From Daniel Negreanu at Chron.com:
The best players in the world rely on small ball poker when playing in No Limit Hold’em tournaments. And though it is the optimal strategy, it’s not meant for players of all skill levels. You must have superior hand-reading and people-reading skills for it to be effective.
You’ll play a lot of […]
Here’s a nice quick preview of the upcoming 2008 World Series of Poker from GamingAlerts.co.uk:
The WSOP represents the largest and most prestigious land based poker tournament in the world. The final 9 players will be desperate to get their hands on the huge jackpot prize of $9.1 million.
The event will be history in the making […]
Nice one buddy… you’re parents might murder you.
A 16 year old boy from Granada has generated a debt of 48,000 € using his parents credit cards on an internet virtual casino.
The Spanish Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers, FEJAR, spokesman, Jorge Barroso, says that the boy ran up the debt on the parents credit card, and such […]
What’s going on here?? From Reuters:
Ireland’s biggest bookmaker said on Thursday it would pay out more than 1 million euros ($1.35 million) on bets that Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president, three weeks before the election.
Dublin-based bookmaker Paddy Power said it made the “unprecedented decision” to pay on bets taken so far, following […]
Here’s a quick look at the origins of everyone’s favorite card game according to Linda Mabry at CasinoCityTimes.com:
Ever wonder where poker got started? Well, no one knows for sure, but most of the stories I’ve read refer to both a 16th-century Persian card game called As Nas and the European card game of Primero, which […]
Here is a great article outlining some tips and strategies for winning at Internet poker from Highroller-Rakeback.com:
Online poker playing has become a favorite past time for many people around the world. The game of online poker is rapidly gaining popularity, and there are thousands of players on most of the major websites at any given […]
Learn how to read your opponents when they’re bluffing… from PlayWinningPoker.com:
1. Watch the Eyes
This is why many pros wear sunglasses or visors/caps when playing, they know that the eyes rarely lie. For example, many players can’t help but stare at big hole cards, so their length of time peeking is longer. Conversely, if a player […]
From Mlive.com professional poker player Daniel Negreanu weighs in on the differences in playing in a cash game versus a tournament:
There is plenty of discussion on Internet poker forums about the differences between tournament and cash game players.
The general consensus is that cash game players are superior.
While I believe there is some truth to that […]