Saturday, July 15, 2006

Master The Poker Mind Game

Everyone knows that Hold’em is a combination of skill, instinct and luck. How you rank those three is up to you. The real key to consistently playing good poker is to keep your head in the game. But how do you do that?...

Master The Poker Mind Game (AskMen)

Everyone knows that Hold’em is a combination of skill, instinct and luck. How you rank those three is up to you. The real key to consistently playing good poker is to keep your head in the game. But how do you do that?

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Friday, July 14, 2006

This May Help

Poker Strategy XXVI – Beware the Min Raise - casinos.ch

I found this article and it may help you...

Poker Strategy XXVI – Beware the Min Raise
casinos.ch, Switzerland - 12 Jul 2006
... see a min raise. Your opponent probably has a big hand and you need to proceed accordingly. By Phil Gordon Full Tilt Poker Tips.

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Monday, July 10, 2006

Top 10 Tips

Here is an article with the top ten tips to help you have more profitable sessions...

Top 10 tips for recreational gamblers (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

Want to have more fun on your casino outings? Better yet, would you like to increase your chances of having profitable sessions? Here are 10 simple rules to follow:

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Sunday, July 09, 2006

Card counting in blackjack!

Not strictly poker but interesting all the same....

Where in other casino games such as roulette, craps there is no absolute effect of result of one play on any future deal, the blackjack always remain some risks regarding that. That means in blackjack it is possible that some events of any future play can be affected by its previous performance. Whenever if it is found that the remaining cards of the player have a high proportion than normal, in that case it is quite obvious that it goes to player’s benefits but in adverse the player will dealt a bad hand of cards. But in many cases it has been found that it is very tough for the player to remember exactly which cards have already been dealt in the previous play. Especially it becomes difficult when it comes from a multiple deck shoe. For that reason card counting always denotes some positive, negative or zero point value to the each and every remaining card in the deck.

Generally it is seen that the cards carrying low value such as 2, 3 are of positive value and the cards carrying higher value are at the negative value. But the different card counting method assigns different value of each card to be dealt. The card counter can make a tally of the point values in his mind although it is better to make a count on counter’s own estimation regarding dealt cards and undealt cards as well. That will definitely present an accurate value or proportion or percentage of the cards which have been left in the deck shoe. Keep in mind that a larger range of point values always make the counting process complicated. Counting process of the card valued the smaller value such as 1, -1, 0 is level one count that denote the most easiest task of performance while multilevel count is what assign the higher point values, increase much difficulty.

In the process of card counting in blackjack the main complication remain in the treatment of aces which is much valuable when it comes for having a blackjack. Generally aces are not advantageous for the card players but it is beneficial when it is in the field of blackjack and remains in the deck. It should have a positive count.

The main advantage that a player can get through this card counting formality is that the player can make more betting of larger portion when his deck of card allows him and in adverse the deck itself give signal to make smaller amount in betting and accordingly can modify its situation by taking other various strategies. The player can also get information

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Easy Method Card Counting

Card Counting Poker - PokerMag.com

Card counting Poker is an excellent skill, and is not as difficult as one might imagine. Once mastered, you will not be able to state exactly what the next card is in the pack, however you will have an idea of the most likely value of card to come next, and indeed whether the odds are in your favour to bet high. Read On...

Card Counting Poker
PokerMag.com - 26 Jun 2006
... When using the Poker Tips "Easy Method" you should wait until the cards are shuffled to begin with a "clean" pack prior to starting. ...

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Friday, July 07, 2006

Online Poker tips - Aggression In Poker Is Key

Online Poker tips - Aggression In Poker Is Key - TheOnlinewire

When is a great opening poker hand a bad hand? The answer is pretty simple. A great opening poker hand is a bad hand when you play it poorly, and I recently saw a shining example of that.

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TheOnlinewire
Online Poker tips - Aggression In Poker Is Key
TheOnlinewire,?FL?- 27 Jun 2006
When is a great opening poker hand a bad hand? The answer is pretty simple. A great opening poker hand is a bad hand when you play ...

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Thursday, July 06, 2006

The Other Danger in Slow Playing

Poker Strategy XXIV – The Other Danger in Slow Playing - casinos.ch

You've probably heard the standard reason to avoid slow playing: It's dangerous, because when you slow play, you give an opponent a chance to make a bigger hand at a minimal cost. This is absolutely true. But there's another reason to play your big hands fast, and this one isn't talked about as frequently. A slow play can give an opponent a chance to get away from a hand more cheaply than he would have had you played it fast from the start. Read on...

Poker Strategy XXIV – The Other Danger in Slow Playing
casinos.ch, Switzerland - 3 Jul 2006
... is to play fast on the flop. It may be your only chance to win a big pot with a big hand. By Howard Lederer Full Tilt Poker Tips.

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