Cash Game Poker
When poker began, there were no tournaments. The idea of a poker tournament was effectively unheard of well into the 20th century. When the World Series of Poker came into existence in the 70s, tournaments were still the province of only a select few professionals.
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
- Date posted Oct 12, 2008
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Online Texas Hold'em: Timing Your Sessions
An important question to ask yourself when playing online poker is how long should your sessions be? Live poker room play often has automatic time restrictions placed on it. Sooner or later, you have to go home. When you're playing online however, you already are home, so you could conceivably play indefinitely. How do you know when to end a session?
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Clark Jensen
Strategy
- Date posted Sep 30, 2008
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Finding A Good Poker Table
If you're setting up a regular home poker game with your friends, you're going to need a table to play on. Sure, you could all crowd around the kitchen table, but having to reach across the table to deal or pick up cards and watching card flip over upon contact with a high friction surface is likely to detract from your enjoyment of the game. If you want the complete poker experience, you'll want a real poker table.
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
- Date posted Sep 17, 2008
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Favorite Texas Hold'em Hands of Famous Players
Many online poker sites are sponsored by famous players. The most players are sponsored by FullTiltPoker, who sponsor players like Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow, Allen Cunningham and many more. However, well-known players are also sponsored by PokerStars, UltimateBet and others. If you're playing on one of these sites, it may be useful to know the favorite hands of some of your opponents in case you encounter them at the tables.
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Alex McCay
The world of poker
- Date posted Sep 4, 2008
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Poker: Using His Prejudice against Him
Poker is a game of forming impressions. Since everyone gets roughly the same number of good and bad hands over the long run, the way poker players get an edge is by learning to figure out when their hands are beaten and when they are strong. One way to do this is by forming impressions of their opponents. Some of these impressions are formed as soon as their opponents sit down at the table. While these prejudices may make some sense, they can also be turned against an unwary opponent.
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Clark Jensen
Strategy
- Date posted Aug 14, 2008
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Hypothesis Testing in Poker
A hypothesis is a statement that you are trying to prove. It is a scientific term, usually dealing with numbers or correlations. Every player sitting around the poker table has different beliefs about the cards they are holding as well as the people they are playing against. One of the greatest ways to test poker hypotheses is to put them into action at the table while you are playing. Any time you are testing a hypothesis, you must be thorough. This means one study is most likely not enough to give you enough evidence to prove anything.
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Clark Jensen
Strategy
- Date posted Aug 4, 2008
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Online Poker: Screen Names and Icons
One of the first steps to getting started playing online poker is to create a screen name. Coming up with a screen name is not always as simple as it seems. While some people pride themselves on being clever, others just do not care enough to think that long on it. While some names are witty and use poker jargon word play, other names are simply silly or . Your screen name can ideally be anything, but it is best if your name cannot be taken offensively by anyone. You should try to refrain from using vulgar, obscene or hateful language when choosing your name. Some sites will warn you about their rules for creating screen names; other sites will simply block your account.
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Clark Jensen
Strategy
- Date posted Jul 21, 2008
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Using Table Talk In Live Poker
Using table talk in poker is more than simple conversation. Table talk could and should be one of the tools in your poker arsenal, especially in live poker where table image can have an effect on how people play against you.
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Clark Jensen
Strategy
- Date posted Jun 3, 2008
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Study to Become A Poker Pro
Becoming a poker professional is a lot harder than it looks. It's not enough to have a few winning sessions. You need to win consistently enough so that your bankroll will grow even as you take money out of it for personal expenses such as rent, food and providing for a family. You need to play even on days when you don't feel like playing, and you need to keep your composure and play the same level of poker no matter how badly the cards are running or how bad you feel.
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
- Date posted May 26, 2008
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Sitting Down With the Big Guys
There is a famous scene in the poker movie "Rounders" where Mike McDermott, played by Matt Damon, gets to sit down at a poker table with Johnny Chan, 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker Champion. McDermott bluffs Chan out of a pot, and this experience inspires him to take a shot at being a professional poker player.
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
- Date posted May 21, 2008
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Getting Ready as the 2008 WSOP Approaches
The 2008 WSOP is coming up, and it's time to get excited. As the 2008 WSOP approaches, there are a few ways to prepare to make sure that you can get the most out of the World Series of Poker experience.
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
- Date posted May 19, 2008
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Train Your Poker Intuition
As a poker player you need every edge you can get. Anything that helps you figure out when to fold, call or raise for an advantage gives you that added chance you need to bring home the money. Many pros say that they can often just sense when an opponent has a strong hand or is weak. This sense has served them well and in some cases made them millions. That being the case, poker intuition is something all of us should strive for. But how can we train our poker intuition?
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Alex McCay
The world of poker
- Date posted May 15, 2008
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Tricks Of A Professional Poker Dealer
Most professional poker dealers at a casino are on the level. There is really nothing to gain by cheating unless they are in collusion with another player at the table. If they are cheating and get caught, there can be serious consequences. Furthermore, casino shuffling and dealing techniques are standardized in such a way as to inhibit cheating.
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
- Date posted May 13, 2008
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Preparing for a Poker Tournament
If you're playing a poker tournament to win, it pays to be prepared. Just as with a sporting event, the player who is most physically and mentally ready going in often has a better chance than his less prepared counterparts do. Of course, this doesn't mean you need to do an hour of bench presses before a tournament, but there are some less drastic things you can do to put yourself in a position to go far.
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Clark Jensen
Tournaments
- Date posted May 11, 2008
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Playing Aggressive Poker with Friends
Students of the game of poker know that aggressive poker is winning poker. The players who go after the chips aggressively and who don't back down tend to win the most. However, what happens when you are playing at a home game with friends? Or when you and a friend sit at the same table at a casino or in an online poker game? Is it ethical to play aggressively?
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
- Date posted May 7, 2008
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Top 5 Poker Rooms
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