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At a poker table, all seats appear to be the same. However, you will very frequently see players asking the dealer to “lock up” a seat that has recently been vacated so that they can move to that seat. Is there any real reason to change seats in a no limit hold’em poker game? There […]

Part of the fun of watching the World Series of Poker is enjoying the table talk. Many players seem to love to talk at the table. Some seem to be trying to get information, others might be looking for camera time, some want to be social, and others just can’t help saying what’s on their […]

At the 2006 WSOP, players came in a wide variety of costumes. There were cowboy outfits, hockey jerseys, even superheroes. There were plenty of t-shirts and caps emblazoned with the logos of various companies, often online poker sites. The winner of the main event, Jamie Gold, wore nothing more out of the ordinary than a […]

Should you play online poker or live brick-and-mortar poker games? It’s the ultimate debate in the poker world. Some players insist that there is no substitute for physically being at the casino. Others say the convenience of the Internet game has no parallel. The brick-and-mortar boosters talk about the presence of physical tells. They wonder […]

A live casino offers numerous options for poker play. You can play poker in a cash game, either fixed limit, pot limit, or no limit. You can play Omaha, Stud and Texas Hold em. In most poker rooms, you can also now play poker tournaments. There are usually two types of tournaments to consider at […]

Online poker games are largely responsible for the popularity of the Sit and Go tournament format, a single table event (usually) that begins as soon as the table is full. However, there are casinos that offer live Sit and Go tournaments as well. If you’re considering a live Sit and Go when you are used […]

If you are an online poker player moving to a live game, or typically play at a brick and mortar casino but are trying online poker games, there are some adjustments you will have to make. Transitioning from live to online play or vice versa is not hard, but there are some differences between the […]

Almost everyone seems to be getting into the poker craze these days, even people who may have never been to a casino before in their lives. Poker is a great game that now enjoys a credibility that it never had in the past. Far from being relegated to back rooms, poker is now broadcast on […]

It’s an interesting question isn’t it? And perhaps one that tends to be overlooked by the majority of average poker players. It is important for players to understand as well as accept that you can play a certain poker strategy against players at one table and make money, while playing the same strategy at another […]

There are several strategies that a player can use to quickly adjust to the table switching that happens in a poker tournament. The first strategy is to treat each table change as a brand new game. The first thing that you do as you sit down at your new table is size up your competition. […]