http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/blog.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:54:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:23:43 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/cash-game-poker http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/online-texas-holdem-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? PokerListings.com Articles Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:01:34 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/online-texas-holdem-timing-your-sessions http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:49:59 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/finding-a-good-poker-table http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/favorite-texas-holdem-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. PokerListings.com Articles Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:42:55 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/favorite-texas-holdem-hands-of-famous-players http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:18:47 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/poker-using-his-prejudice-against-him http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:06:04 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/hypothesis-testing-in-poker http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:14:01 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/online-poker-screen-names-and-icons http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:34:38 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/using-table-talk-in-live-poker http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Mon, 26 May 2008 04:10:55 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/study-to-become-a-poker-pro http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Tue, 20 May 2008 20:16:33 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/sitting-down-with-the-big-guys http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Sun, 18 May 2008 21:59:08 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/getting-ready-as-the-2008-wsop-approaches http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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? PokerListings.com Articles Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:48 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/train-your-poker-intuition http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Tue, 13 May 2008 02:52:47 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/tricks-of-a-professional-poker-dealer http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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. PokerListings.com Articles Sun, 11 May 2008 00:51:40 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/preparing-for-a-poker-tournament http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/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? PokerListings.com Articles Wed, 07 May 2008 04:42:02 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/playing-aggressive-poker-with-friends http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/positive-visualization-in-poker Positive visualization is the art of imagining what you want in order to achieve it. Visualization is used all walks of life. In business, you might visualize what it would look like if you had that perfect job, how your office would look and how you would look in it. In sports, you might imagine the basketball hoop is twice as wide, or the baseball is three times as big. The idea is it is easier to grab what you can see, even if what you "see" is only a mental image. PokerListings.com Articles Sun, 04 May 2008 04:44:35 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/positive-visualization-in-poker http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/the-art-of-the-deal-in-tournament-poker When you make it to the final stages of a poker tournament, things get very volatile. Short-handed poker requires skilled play and lots of luck. If you have a chip lead, you can use your stack to dominate your opponents. If you're short stacked, you have to find ways to make your final table appearances more profitable. If the end of the tourney is starting to lag, you should consider making a deal. PokerListings.com Articles Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:30:27 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/the-art-of-the-deal-in-tournament-poker http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/expectations-for-the-2008-wsop It seems like the dust just cleared on the 2007 World Series of Poker, but hard as it is to believe, the 2008 WSOP is right around the corner. The first event starts at the end of May, and the main event will begin on the third of July. You can bet that ESPN's coverage will begin soon after, so that we can all tune in to the action. When we do, here are some things to watch for at the 2008 WSOP. PokerListings.com Articles Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:22:46 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/expectations-for-the-2008-wsop http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/tipping-in-no-limit-holdem-games Tipping in no-limit hold'em games can be tricky, especially if you don't know what you're doing. Here are some common tipping situations to consider. PokerListings.com Articles Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:23:25 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/tipping-in-no-limit-holdem-games http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/stop-whining Many poker players understand that Texas Hold'em is a mental game. Not only do you have to be skilled at playing the cards and reading your opponents, but also you have to have the focus, discipline and emotional fortitude to handle the swings of the game. Psychology is as big an element of poker as anything else, especially in a game like no-limit Texas hold'em, where a mental mistake can cost you your entire chip stack. One element of poker psychology that any player who wants to succeed should try to master is to stop that whining! PokerListings.com Articles Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:58:17 +0100 http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/stop-whining