Poker Hand Rankings

Poker Hand Rankings

If you want to learn poker, then the first thing you need to learn is what the best hands are. Does a flush beat a straight? What is a full house? This video will share with you the different poker hands possible in a poker game, as well as the hand rankings.
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Some Things Not to Do While Playing Low Stakes Poker

Some Things Not to Do While Playing Low Stakes Poker

Low stakes poker is where many people break into the game or where they go to blow off some steam. While there are some players that take low stakes game seriously, many do not. With that being said, there are a few things that you probably really should not be doing at low …

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Do you really need cards in poker?

Do you really need cards in poker?

The title may sound somewhat misleading, of course you need cards in poker otherwise how could you ever play the game? This is not what I am talking about of course and what I actually mean is, do you really need strong hands to play? It all depends on the situation and it would be …

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Poker Question Time: Part 2

Poker Question Time: Part 2

Q……I play live poker…..which environment is easier to make money…..live or online? – Lee Mercer
A…..You can play in some pretty tough live games no matter where you go but I would say without a doubt that online games …

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Playing with Mr. Store Keeper

Playing with Mr. Store Keeper

The other week, I was in Atlantic City playing some low stakes Limit Holdem. The table that I was at had a pretty standard lineup for the lower limits. There really was only one player that played with any type of aggression, but he tended to get scared on the turn if someone …

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Playing Rush Poker

Playing Rush Poker

Recently, Full Tilt Poker introduced a new concept into poker known as Rush Poker. With Rush Poker, when you fold a hand, you are instantly moved to another table and dealt another hand. In addition, when you are dealt a hand, you do not have to wait to fold. You can click …

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Costs Associated With Playing Live Poker Tournaments

So you want to play live tournament poker. You have been playing online for a while and have had some reasonable scores and think that you are ready for the big time. Before you jump head first into playing live events, there are a few things that you need to consider in addition to the …

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A Phenom Goes Busto and Two Big Names Walk Away from Poker

A lot of volatility has been going on in online poker lately.  A couple of players have decided to walk away for a while and another player has risen to great heights only to crash shortly thereafter.
First, lets talk about the train wreck known as Isildur1.  Isildur1 came onto Full Tilt back in November to …

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