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Living the Dream: What Can You Expect as a pro?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Call me a wide-eyed idealist, but I like to believe that anyone could turn pro if they were willing to put in the time and dedication. After all, a lot of poker can be learned. You can study poker online strategy guides and read books to learn tip and tricks. [...]

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Live the Dream Pt Two

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Everest Poker is at it again with their biggest promotion to date: Live the Dream. On September 21st Everest Poker will be giving 10 lucky online poker players the chance to live the life of [...]

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The Stopping Tell

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Watch a few poker players for a while at a game you’re not playing in. See the one chewing gum? What about the one who’s all jumpy shaking his foot leg or bobbing his head to an ipod.
Now watch them stop [...]

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Acquiring a Stake

Friday, September 11th, 2009

In the poker economy, staking is a regular practice that many players engage in, both as the recipient and the lender of the stake. There are many broken deals, misunderstandings and hard feeling surrounding stakes, but by being a person of your word, and associating with people who follow similar [...]

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Bowling Right: Improve Your Equipment

Friday, July 24th, 2009

I regularly hear from a recreational bowler willing to treat this intricate sport with improved precision and consistency. Since this is the case, this moment is key cross-roads in building fundamental skills as a true student of the game. Our introduction to bowling perfection can help get you there. The guys at a nearby bowling [...]

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Are You Calling Too Much in Seven Card Stud?

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Seven card stud poker en ligne is a jeux de casino of successive betting rounds. The points of these rounds are to both raise the pot, and ensure that players can make decisions based on their hand as it grows. To be a good player at seven card stud, you [...]

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Manage Your Luck

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Poker is a game of skill and luck. The way to improve your skill is to practice playing and studying advice from pros. And though luck is a factor – it is a misconception to think that you have no control over it at all.
Luck can [...]

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Bluegrass Institute Takes up for the Citizen

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

When you go to a casino, or play online poker, you can make a 100% true bet that the odds are stacked against you.
But the odds are not the question here. Neither are the morals. And neither are the chances that one could become addicted to gambling or poker. [...]

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Set Mining in Texas Holdem Poker

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Set mining is an important concept in Texas Holdem. If a player holds any pocket pair, his odds of flopping a set are 12.5% which means that if he plays every pocket pair he is dealt he should hit a set once out of every eight times. This is important to note because you [...]

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