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Latest Texas Holdem Articles
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09-11-05
Straight on the board, flush in hand
We play poker weekly and we have a recurring question. Today the following scenario happened and we would like a ruling on the correct way to determine the winner:
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09-11-05
What happens when a card is on the floor?
In a home game, play came down to an all-in showdown with one player winning the pot, knocking the other player out and sweeping the chips to his stack. It was then noticed that there was a card face down on the floor next to the dealer who was not in the showdown.
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09-09-16
Half or full bet rule, which is correct?
Hi, This happened today at a game I was hosting and I would like to know if my decision was right:
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Top 10 Texas Holdem Poker Sites Online!
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| 1 | PlayersOnly Poker |
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8.92 | local | $1000 | Read Review |
| 2 | PokerStars |
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8.67 | local | $600 | Read Review |
| 3 | Full Tilt Poker |
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8.58 | local | $600 | Read Review |
| 4 | Bodog Poker |
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| 5 | Titan Poker |
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8.33 | $500 | Read Review | |
| 6 | Party Poker |
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8.08 | $25 | Read Review | |
| 7 | Pacific Poker |
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7.92 | $400 | Read Review | |
| 8 | Ultimate Bet |
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7.83 | local | $650 | Read Review |
| 9 | Absolute Poker |
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| 10 | Betfair Poker |
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7.58 | $1000 | Read Review |
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Featured Beginner Article:
No Limit Hold'em Beginner Advice
07-17-06 Author: LearnTexasHoldem
Like a lot of others, I bought every book I could, studied every internet site and article I could find (I believe your site is the best for pure advice) and have created numerous spreadsheets with starting hand rankings, statistics, probabilities, odds, outs, etc.
My education and work experience is mostly in business, with a heavy emphasis in computer science and accounting. I've also spent much of my life flying airplanes, jets and helicopters. Everyone's skill set and education is different. Perhaps those areas should help me more. I don't know. I have learned that a new player must be able to grasp the basic concepts of hand rankings, general statistics and probabilities of card outcomes and the like.
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Featured Advanced Article:
Texas Holdem Starting Hands - a Deeper Look
07-17-06 Author: LearnTexasHoldem
For example, would you be surprised if your pocket aces lost when 9 other people were against you? Would you prefer another hand, like a suited connector, in that situation? Why is it that K7s is not a very good hand but something like 87s is?
If you have already played holdem for sometime then these answers may pop right out; it isn't obvious though to a beginner and it is funny that many people who have been playing for decades still can't seem to get it straight. Certain hands perform better in certain situations then they would in others.
Why do hands like K7s, J4s, J7s, Q7s, T6s suck?
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