Posts Tagged ‘poker players’
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
 There are many strategies to help you win at online Texas Holdﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢em poker, but the key to success in Texas Holdﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢em poker is discipline. ﾃつDiscipline is a must-have attribute for any poker player, and it is worth taking serious and improving on if you are to stand a chance at poker. ﾃつIt is easy to get excited when playing poker, especially if you land a killer first hand. ﾃつYou can get over-excited at the possibility that you have a chance and are so close to winning the jackpot. ﾃつThese are the times that you have to maintain discipline.
The reason why many people go on to lose when they have landed a good first hand is because of a lack of discipline. ﾃつThe excitement becomes too much and results in poor decision-making, which will result in losing hands.
Both professional and amateur players get excited from time to time and end up making irrational moves and poor decisions. ﾃつUndisciplined poker is not only due to excitement, it can result from losses also. ﾃつAfter a couple losses, a player can go into tilt, change their game plan, and begin making moves they would not normally make.
Discipline at poker is all about making decisions and game plans and sticking to them. ﾃつThat means that even if you land a good first hand the game plan does not change. ﾃつIf you lose a couple games, you still stick to the game plan. ﾃつYou need to decide beforehand which hands you are going to play and have the discipline not to wavier from that decision, no matter how tempting another option looks.
You need to know when to fold them, even when you have a monster hand because, if you call it, you might be disappointed when itﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢s beaten by a better hand. ﾃつSome of the tempting first hands that cause poker players to become undisciplined and want to change their game plan are an A-10, A-9, and a Q-j, K-10. ﾃつIf you get these at the start of betting, then you should fold them, because there are many hands that can still beat you.
Poker discipline is what separates the men from the boys. ﾃつIt is very hard to master poker, and the best teachers are time and practice, so try out some of the free online poker games where you can practice. ﾃつThis way you can master it.
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
The game of poker demands you to guess/estimate the possible outcome of an event, and then follows your decision to bet, call, or fold. ﾃつWinning in the game of poker is not a matter of chance, it involves calculations/probability.
In poker, you first place your bet. ﾃつThe amount you bet depends on the limit of the game. ﾃつAs the game proceeds, all the bets will be made into the pot that is in the middle of the table. ﾃつA round is won by the player that has a hand that is not folded when everyone else has folded, or the guy with the best combination.
Betting in poker is done systematically. ﾃつFor instance, it can be done in a clockwise manner. ﾃつWhen it is your turn to bet, you have four options, bet, call, raise, or fold. ﾃつThe four options can be further explained as follows:
Betting
Players bet an amount that is set by the type of poker game they are playing. ﾃつThe amount that is bet goes into the pot, in the middle of the table.
Call
A call in poker means that you simply match the amount that has been bet by a player before/adjacent to you. ﾃつThis means that if the player before you bet five dollars you will bet five dollars as well, which is put into the pot. ﾃつIf another player then raises your bet, you will have to match what he asked for. ﾃつFor instance, if you bet five dollars and a player raised your bet by betting eight dollars, you will owe three dollars.
Raise
In poker, when a player before you places their bet, you will be required to first match their bet, and then you raise the poker bet by an amount that you wish. ﾃつThere are no guidelines or restrictions as to how much you can raise a playerﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢s bet, it solely depends on you. ﾃつIf you wish to raise in poker when the player before you bet five dollars, you will first have to place a bet of five dollars, and then, if you wish, you can raise the bet by three dollars, taking the total bet to eight dollars.
Fold
In poker, when a player folds, this means that this player has dropped out of the current hand. ﾃつFolding will mean that you have given up all the rights of winning the pot, however, you will not be required to place any bets in that same pot.
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Poker is very popular all over the world. ﾃつIt is a game where players bet on the value of their card combinations. ﾃつThe players place their bets at the center of the table, and at the end of the game, a player who has the highest combination of cards is the winner. ﾃつThe game is a hit online and in land-based casinos. ﾃつPlayers use chips as money. ﾃつMastering this great game is difficult, but to learn how to play it is simple. ﾃつIt is hard to master, because of the many variations that the game has. ﾃつBy variations, I mean that there are many versions of the game like, Texas Holdﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢em, Seven Card Stud, and Omaha Hi. ﾃつRake Back is becoming a favorite among players of poker of late.
Playing poker is basically the same, whether you are playing online or you are playing in a land-based casino. ﾃつIt is a bit challenging to play online poker, as you do get to see the faces of your opponents. ﾃつTo win, you have to play your highest hand at first. ﾃつYou have to remember the saying ﾃ｢竄ｬﾅ徒now when to holdﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢em and know when to foldﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢emﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ. ﾃつBefore joining a room, you have to check out the stakes. ﾃつDo not go for a room that has higher stakes than you want to lose. ﾃつYou have to know your opponents and how to bet.ﾃつ You have to know how to bluff your opponents; this is one skill that is required in poker.
The best site for one to play online poker is Poker Stars. ﾃつThis site has the winners of the 2003 and 2004 World Poker Series, so, if you want to play with the best, then this is the site for you. ﾃつYou get a start-up bonus of one hundred percent of your deposit. ﾃつThe site offers all of the games that you have come to expect and love. ﾃつThe software that is used by the site is superb, as it has never broken down and it is not affected by the large volumes of players that play simultaneously.ﾃつ The Titan Poker site is new to the online poker industry, but nonetheless, it is good and is becoming popular. ﾃつIt has a 50 percent bonus on a deposit of $200. ﾃつThe software is by Playtech. ﾃつThe problem with the software is that it becomes slow when too many players play simultaneously.
I had the most fun playing on the Tilt Poker site. ﾃつThis is where you can find Patrik Antonius, one of the best in the world. ﾃつThe start-up bonuses are incredible. ﾃつYou can get a 100 percent bonus on deposits up to $600. ﾃつThe software that they have is great, and the cartoon images on the site are great, as they are a welcome relief from the images that are in the majority of other rooms.ﾃつ Not many people will love the carton sand and that is understandable. ﾃつParty Poker is another site that you can go to that is the best place to play at. ﾃつIt is the oldest of them, all meaning that it has been around the block.
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
Card games have long been associated with casinoﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢s. ﾃつCasinos offer games that have been around for some time, and a few new addition that have been introduced into the lineup. ﾃつBaccarat is a game that intimidates most people because of its name, and most people do not want to give the game a chance. ﾃつThe game is played with a large pool of players, which can number from 12 to 14. ﾃつThe seats are also numbered, but the number 13 does not appear. ﾃつThere is a smaller version of the game called Mini-Baccarat, and it is played on a blackjack table
The number of choices that a person can make is limited to three, and they are betting on the player, banker, or tie. ﾃつThe game starts with placing a bet on the cubes on the table that say player, tie, and banker. ﾃつIt does not matter how many players are playing, only two hands can be dealt, and these hands are for the player and the banker. ﾃつThe aim of the game is to place a bet on the hand that comes as close to nine as possible. ﾃつThe totals on the cards are just like ﾃつpoker; the numbered cards are their number, an ace is one, and the face cards ﾃつare counted as zero. ﾃつThe banker will turn over his cards, and the player turns over his. ﾃつFor the player to win, his first two cards have to add up to eight or nine. ﾃつ(A 10 is always subtracted from the first two cards, so that the player is able to get to a single digit.) ﾃつThis is called a natural, and if the banker can not tie it, then the player wins. ﾃつIn some instances, the banker may have a nine to beat the players eight, and the player loses.
The game is simply about pure luck, but some people like to check the past outcomes of the game. ﾃつMany will find out that the banker will win the majority of the time, and that is why most people place their bets on the banker, but there is a commission that has to be paid when doing that.
Another table game is Caribbean Stud. ﾃつThe lure for most people with this game is that they can make a side bet, to put themselves in line to win the progressive jackpot. ﾃつThis has brought people to this game in droves, even though the odds are against them wining the jackpot.ﾃつ The game is an offspring of poker, thus it is played on a blackjack table. ﾃつIndividuals play against the dealer. ﾃつEveryone has to make a table minimum bet, and the player places the bet in the ante. ﾃつThis is when a player can make a bet for the jackpot in front of him. ﾃつThe dealer gets five cards, like the rest of the players, but one of his cards will be facing upward. ﾃつThe players can either hold their bets or they can raise them. ﾃつIf a player chooses to raise his bet, then he has to double his initial bet. ﾃつTo end the round, the dealers hand is revealed. ﾃつThe dealerﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢s hand has to contain an ace, king, or better, and if it does not then the players are paid more for their initial bet. ﾃつThe second bet is neither a loss nor a win, it is called a push. ﾃつIf you manage to get a hand that beats the dealer, then you are paid more for you initial bet and for the second bet, according to the hand that you hold
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