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Online Poker - The Lingo

The World Series of Poker has sprouted many followers in the last couple of years. Amateur tables are popping up all over the world and friendly cash games are everywhere come Friday night. Whether it is for thrill or profit the so called sport of poker has the attention of many onlookers year round. While Amateurs know the basics of the game they usually get lost in all the poker lingo spoken at the casino poker tables. While some is lingo is made up by experienced players to throw off ...
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New to poker ? - Limit holdem - a brief introduction.

If you want to start playing poker,you had better decide to play texas hold'em !.This game,though arguably not the best game of poker,has somehow superceded other forms of poker,particularly online. Within texas holdem there are still decisions to be made.Do you want to play limit poker,no limit poker or poker tournaments? This introduction only concerns LIMIT TEXAS HOLDEM. Why ?.Well the tactics you use in no limit poker,and tournament poker will be completely different to those used in limit ...
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Online Poker and Shorthanded Tables

One of the many benefits of poker's infiltration of the online world is the ability to create new ways to play the game that just wouldn't be feasible offline. Some examples include Sit 'n Go tournaments and micro-limit games. These tables are simply unprofitable to land-based cardrooms because they generate too little revenue for them. Another online poker phenomenon is the shorthanded ring game, which typically seats 6 or less players. These games are quickly taking over full ring games in ...
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Poker Mind Tricks

One thing you must always remember is that the cards in front of you are only one part of the game. The other part of the game is the people around you and of course you are a big part of the game. This is even more so in live games where you come face to face with the people whose money you are trying to take. There are many ways to play the game and there are many techniques you can use to get an edge on the opponents. Playing correct hole cards, knowing pot odds and position betting ...
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