Does it Benefit Me to be a Specialist or Should I Learn All the Games?

28 Jul , 2009 - Posted by Dan in Poker Tips

This is a tough question to answer as it really depends on what you want to do with your poker playing.  If you are just looking to take down your local game, you are probably better off just playing hold’em and becoming an expert.  If you want to be a true player and be successful [...]

How Strong Can You Play a Small Flush?

28 Jul , 2009 - Posted by Dan in Poker Strategy

This is a hand that has killed plenty of stacks, most recently at the WSOP Main Event.  The hand in question has one player sitting on a 35d and the other sitting on QJd.  The board hit all diamonds and the smaller flush led out and ended up getting his whole stack in with the [...]

How to Beat a Maniac

16 Jul , 2009 - Posted by Dan in The Maniac

Welcome to the first edition of this series on how to beat your opponents. We will be discussing the best strategies when confronted with different playing styles. The first style we will be looking at is the Maniac. The Maniac plays exactly as the name describes. He is crazy, wild, and shows no regard for [...]

How to Deal with a Bad Player When They Beat You on a Suckout

10 Jul , 2009 - Posted by in Poker Strategy

This is something that has happened to all of us and the amount of fury that you feel when someone hits their 2 outer when you were making pot sized bets or better can get to the best of us.  Many players will let out a rant and inform the donkey of how idiotic their [...]

Ladbrokes Poker Review

03 Jul , 2009 - Posted by Dan in Online Poker Room Reviews

Ladbrokes are the oldest and the most prestigious gambling providers with a rich history that goes down to 1887, when they started off with horse race betting. With more than a century of experience the world-renowned company has opened its doors to online gambling as well.

Reading tells in online poker

24 Jun , 2009 - Posted by Dan in Poker Strategy

Reading poker tells has always been a huge part of the game. As the popularity of the online game increases, more and more people are staying at home. This means that the ability to start the player in the face and see their reaction is no longer a possibility. However, this does not mean that [...]

Virgin Poker

04 Jun , 2009 - Posted by Dan in Online Poker Room Reviews

This is another of Virgin’s great ventures, which has turned out to be the best online poker gaming sites. Its exceptional quality information on poker playing techniques along with many other benefits has made it such a frequented website.

A Mathematician Player

24 Oct , 2008 - Posted by Dan in Texas Holdem

I received tons of questions on Poker from many poker players all over the world. Some seemed so simple, but others have asked me more on strategies. And there is a bunch of poker players who have always asked me the same question. It’s more on figuring out those complex calculations when it comes to [...]

A Turtle Play

24 Oct , 2008 - Posted by Dan in Texas Holdem

A growing number of Texas Holdem poker players are confused about when to slow play in the game and when is the exact time to not slow play a big hand. Sure you always want to maximize the value when you flop a straight, a full house, or a top set. However, there’s this question [...]

Not Only Men Poker Players are Wiser

23 Oct , 2008 - Posted by Dan in Texas Holdem

WARNING: Women can always do tricks to pull you down. Let me tell you a story about a woman whom I’ve seen last year when I got to join the 2007 Pot Limit holdem tournament. She’s in between 30’s and 40’s. So most probably she looks very attractive to men who were all at first [...]