Archive for September 21st, 2015

Four of Poker’s Nice Players

Posted in Poker on 09/21/2015 10:21 am by Marley

Literally millions and millions of individuals are trying to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more famous "charming guys" of the game. Even though "nice" is associated with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings amounted to more than 4.4 million dollars and he came away with two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February Two Thousand and Six he was appointed Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He still has the humility to talk to his admirers about how they will be able to improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker professional Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an instructional poker video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between 2000 and 2004 he placed in the money in well over 100 tournaments. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost 6 million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with 2 of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Has the alias "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, and is able to throw cards fast enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.

 

The value of Poker Position

Posted in Poker on 09/21/2015 02:21 am by Marley

Texas Hold’em is simply about players and seating. All experienced Holdem enthusiasts agree that seating in no limit Texas Holdem is critically important. Playing your hole cards in late position could be a whole lot more profitable than in early poker position. This is seeing that a whole lot more information is amassed before acting.

i.e., I played in a $1-$2 no limit cash match at a local spot. I came in with 2, 9 unsuited on the croupier marker, just to see some fun. Flop came down A-A-4. A person in starting position laid a fifteen dollar bet. 2 players fold and it was now my turn. I should have folded, but his action appear to be a tiny bit off. I labeled this guy as a weak-tight person, and regularly if he held the biggest hand he would just check, so I called.

The turn arrived with a 7, making it A-A-4-7. My challenger laid another bet of $20. I hesitated a tiny bit, but took a chance to re-raise another $30thirty dollars over and above his $20. He folds and I won the money.

Sitting at last position allows you an idea where you are positioned by studying how individuals carry oneself and bet. On the other hand, individuals at early position might use their poker spot to check-raise the late seated antagonists and corner them afterwords at the end. In Holdem, each ends, late and early should be played cautiously.

 

Amateurs Strategy for Double-Hand Poker

Posted in Poker on 09/21/2015 12:21 am by Marley

Pai Gow Poker is a cutting-edge game with old ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the east with the wild west in an excellent game for beginning level gamblers.

Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler vs. the dealer, not like the majority of other poker games that gamblers bet against other gamblers. By betting against the dealer, new players don’t have to fret about other, more skillful individuals taking their mulla.

An additional Pai Gow advantage is the fairly leisurely game play, newcomers can take their time and scheme without having to make quick selections.

It is also simpler to enjoy for a long time with only a little amount of cash seeing as, to not win, each of your hands needs to be under both of the houses hands.

Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the customary 52-card common deck and a single joker. The player is given seven cards face up and the dealer receives seven cards faces hidden.

A 5 card hand and a 2 card hand have to be put together from the seven cards, the 5 card hand has to be stronger than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand values to be better than the houses.