Category: Poker Ramblings
People just love to see a pair of suited cards in No Limit Hold’em (NLHE). They create excitement, drama, swollen pots, happiness and sadness in equal droves. But do they live up to the hype? When you are holding a suited hand, you are only going to flop a flush draw 10% of the time. […]
It’s important to erect little picket fences in your mind and then slap a great big sign on them that says, “Beware the Raise.’ All too often Betfair Speed Poker players don’t heed this advice often enough, and this is especially true for tournament big stacks or people who have money to burn in the […]
No-Limit Texas Hold’em (NLHE) tournament poker takes no prisoners. You can be on point, getting the rub of the green and playing your most amazing poker at one of the WSOP 2013 Qualifiers, and yet one slip-up could mean it’s all over. You are on the rail before you know it and nobody even remembers […]
On the face of it, poker looks like a very simple game, and this is partly true, hence the popularity of games like No Limit Hold’em (NLHE). But when you dig beneath the veneer you start to realise that there are a lot of questions waiting to be answered. Take bet sizing for example. When […]
At the start of every new week a HAND will be generated by the RNG. This hand will be called Hand of the Week. During this week’s period, any player that wins the pot twice with this hand will be awarded $100 prize. This promotion is only applicable for real money cash games. Players must […]
Why can’t I win money at online poker? Where am I going wrong? What do I need to do to improve my poker game? I don’t know. Those are some pretty vague questions right there. Maybe if you sent me some stats, graphs and a few hand histories then I might be able to do […]
According to ABC WTVD, 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Raymer was arrested earlier this week in a prostitution sting at a hotel in Wake Forest, N.C. ABC WTVD originally reported that Raymer was involved in a “male prostitution sting,” but later issued a clarification and removed the word “male” from the […]
The term Fantasy Sports is causing quite a stir in the United States right now. Back in 2006, when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), was rolled out, it was the start of a demise that would shake the poker world to its core just a few years later. But during the time that […]
Whoever said “sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me” never saw Twitter coming. In just a few words, tweets can wreak havoc or create a bit of healthy competition as it’s done with two poker pros. Gus “The Great Dane” Hansen tweeted regarding Daniel “Kid Poker’” Negreanu’s losing hand […]
