Mad World of Poker

Small pocket pairs are the 2-2 thru 6-6 that you will be dealt with on the poker table. Anything higher will be your medium pocket pairs or the high pocket pairs. Most beginners will think that these are very low cards to play but these small pocket pairs are deceptively strong. Remember that these small [...]

Poker chips are different. Duh, right? Well, come on. I didn’t really know that there was any difference at first myself. But there are all kinds of different chips: clay poker chips, metal poker chips, and plastic poker chips. Clay chips are considered the best of the best. They are pretty hefty. Metal chips also [...]

Poker is unquestionably fun but it requires a lot of concentration. So you need to be in the right frame of mind to play it and the following questions will help you make sure that you are. First and foremost, you need to be honest about why you are playing. If it is to win [...]

Poker – oh, poker how we love you but how expensive you are.  To be honest, if you are a regular poker player, you know exactly how expensive this particular game truly is, but that does not mean that you have to spend a lot of money in order to start to see a return [...]

Now that you have researched the rules, the next step in learning to win poker in general.  One thing that you do not want to do is play above your limit.  What that means is that if you are playing in poker tournaments, most of the times – there are many different limits out there.  [...]

Although you know that poker is not exactly a culture or anything like that, playing poker is almost like entering a different world with a different language.  There are so many different terms out there that if you are going to get serious about playing poker, you are going to want to learn them. The [...]

To many, the rules and nuances of poker seem self explanatory. You know the suits — diamonds and clubs and hearts and spades, oh my! Most people know the value and the ranks as well — but, you know, some people are not really clear on all of them. So let’s begin at the beginning: [...]

While most of the time, I will be the first person in the world to tell you that having an ego is not something that you want to do – however, in poker, it is definitely the best thing for you to have.  Having an ego in poker is something that all poker players have [...]

If you are an avid poker player, you already know exactly who Dan Harrington – but for all of those people that don’t, I have to say that Dan Harrington is the best poker player out there.  He is a former bankruptcy lawyer that has actually held a lot of different positions over the years [...]

There has been too many fights over which one is better … traditional card-game poker or online poker.  To me, I think that both of them are fantastic; however there are quite a few differences between the two of them.  If you are looking to break away from the original way of playing and get [...]