Texas Holdem Poker

Ten months after the initial Black Friday indictment, there has been yet another online payment processor officially revealed.  However, the source of the discovery was the Federal Trade Commission and not the US Department of Justice.  In a report recently filed in Utah federal court, Jeremy Johnson has been charged with concealing $51.4 Million in …

Months ago, an announcement was made that Groupe Bernard Tapie had entered into an acquisition agreement with Full Tilt Poker pending US Department of Justice approval. In November, there was word that an agreement in principle had been made with the DOJ that would allow the company to finalize the deal. Now, it appears that …

When you are in a poker tournament you are going to get short stacked. It is inevitable. However, if you understand how to work with a short stack then you will be in decent shape. In fact, there are many your tournament pros who specialize in playing with a 20bb stack size. The important things …

Heads Up poker is sometimes said to be the ultimate form of poker. It is a match between two people and you are forced to be involved in every decision. The Heads Up format is where you will find the very best players. The skills required in other variants of poker (Full Ring, 6-Max, Short …

Winning a poker tournament requires a different skill set than winning during a cash game. This is one of the reasons that top cash game players are not the same group of people who tend to win tournaments. Below you will find a list of the worst tournament poker moves. Blinding Off This is the …

I would just like to say at this stage that one of my old favourites has just re-opened its doors again and that is Pokerroom. I was having a discussion with someone the other day about the need to switch poker sites and I felt that it was more important now than in days gone …

Black Friday related news was among the top headlines this week in the poker world. Former online poker payment processor Ira Rubin entered a plea bargain in federal court on Tuesday and later in the day, we also found out that UB’s former company Excapsa Inc. is also facing a lawsuit, but in connection with …

If you have played online poker then you have probably been at a table with a rakeback grinder. These players are hard to miss. They give no action, are not bad players, and take a long time to act. Some people say they are killing the online poker scene. What are they and why do …

Fold Equity is a concept anyone playing tournament style poker needs to be familiar with. It is less applicable in cash games, however it is still good to know because sometimes situations will arise in a cash game where it is useful. The basic concept is that you gain equity by making your opponent fold …

A straddle in poker is essentially an additional blind bet. In Texas Hold’Em the small blind and the big blind are forced bets. This creates action. A straddle is an extra blind bet. Using the straddle creates more action, a larger pot, and also changes the betting action for the first round. Straddles are used …