Poker Articles

Heads–Up Poker
In heads-up play, there are 2 people playing one against the other. Players can play this type of game in traditional free style games as well as tournament style. The rules of the game remain the same although there are a few things that occur in heads-up poker that do not occur as often in a game with more people.  [...]

Best Video Poker Games at Casino Tropez
Every player who enters a casino has a favorite among all casino games.  It is natural for players to select the casino games that they enjoy the most and have the most success with.  Since Casino Tropez has more consumer traffic than any other online casino, it follows that players have particular favorites when they enter through its virtual front doors. [...]

Poker Play at Titan Poker
Titan Poker is the top rated room where people gather to play poker, and it has remained on top for several years.  By giving customers what they are looking for, Titan Poker has widened the gap between itself and all other poker play sites. [...]

Video Poker Machines Rock at Europa Casino
The top UK casino online is now the top online casino throughout Europe. Yes, Europa Casino sits atop the casino online gambling charts as the highest rated online casino serving Europe. There are many reasons for this popularity. However, you just need to look at the Europa Casino package as a whole to appreciate its value to regular players as well as the newcomers. [...]

Playing With a Deep Stack
In no limit hold’em, certain occasions arise when there is a big pot to play. These are the most crucial points in a no limit Texas hold’em game. If you know when to build a big pot, when to play a big pot and when to get out of the way, it makes a huge difference in your poker results. [...]

Texas Hold'em
Texas hold’em is the most popular poker game in casinos and in big poker tournaments these days . It is often just known as ‘Hold em’. It is theoretically possible to have between 2 and 23 players, but the normally number is eight to eleven. [...]

Multi Table Tournament Strategy
If you know how the size of the forced bets (blinds or antes) in relation to the size of an average future bet influences the pot odds you get and implicitly your decision making process, you’ll find optimal Multi Table Tournament (MTT) strategy quite logical and obvious. [...]

Heads-up Strategy
Heads-up is basically an extreme version of short handed play, and therefore everything that makes short-handed tables different from full-handed ones is valid in its case two times over. The luck factor exerts an increased influence in heads-up situations, and because of that, despite the fact that there is an optimal way to approach this situation, the luck factor will also have one hell of a word to say in the outcome. [...]

Short Stack Strategy for NL Tournaments
Playing with a short stack is as inevitable as any other undesirable poker situation. Just like bad beats and busts on the bubble, you're going to find yourself in this situation more often than not. Therefore in order to truly learn how to play poker you also need to learn not only how to survive being short-stacked, but how to turn this to your advantage. [...]

Going All In - is that a good poker strategy?
Going all-in is a strategy often used in no limit poker. It is a good way to quickly double up your chips in case you win, but this kind of play is a double edged weapon since in case you lose, it can also kick you out of the game instantly. This strategy is adopted many times by aggressive players who use it to put pressure on their opponents. [...]

How to Play Table Position
Table position is one of the most important factors of the poker table. Once you have begun developing your poker mindset and developed strict starting hand requirements it’s time to organize your starting hand requirements based on table position. [...]

How to Deal With a Maniac
The maniac is certainly capable of breaking his opponent with a combination of good hands and reckless aggression. However, in the long run, the maniac always meets his doom when confronted with the appropriate counter-strategy - specifically designed to neutralise the maniac's hyper-aggressive tendencies. In fact, crafting a counter-strategy to deal with maniacs is the intent of this article. [...]

A Simple Six Step Guide to Big Profits
Not everyone can become a great poker player; life is simply not like that. However, we believe ANYONE can become a good poker player, i.e. win more money than they lose, but this is dependent on having an individual strategy for profit that reflects you. [...]

Getting it all in ahead
The phrase “getting it all in ahead” has been used by many pros in their articles and comments which are meant to be used as valuable lessons to players learning the game or building their bankroll. However, getting it all in ahead is used far too often as a strategy in tournaments when given certain circumstances, it actually should be avoided. [...]

Advance Strategy - Table Selection
You want to play in a poker game where you have an advantage over your opponents. It doesn’t matter how skillful you are, if you play in a game dwell with sharks, it is practically harder to make any money. The profits would be tinier in the long run cause by the rake and luck the factor. [...]

Backgammon Tactics for Beginners
Along the backgammon history the main objective of this game is to rescue all your chips. Although it may seem simple enough, it is more complicated to calculate what it will take to rescue them. You can not win unless you try to get some intermediate goals along the line, to occupy some key peaks. [...]