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		<title>The Original Real Money Poker Room is Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>james</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PokerRoom.com has returned in the limelight after a month of anticipation from players, fans the poker professionals. As one of the first online poker rooms to offer players the chance to play for real money games, the popular online poker website closed its doors two years ago to online play thanks partially in part to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PokerRoom.com has returned in the limelight after a month of anticipation from players, fans the poker professionals. As one of the first online poker rooms to offer players the chance to play for real money games, the popular online poker website closed its doors two years ago to online play thanks partially in part to its withdrawal as a <a href="http://www.pokerroom.com/">US poker room</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_680" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 305px"><a href="http://www.championofpoker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PokerRoom-Logo.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-680" title="PokerRoom Logo" src="http://www.championofpoker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PokerRoom-Logo.jpg" alt="" width="295" height="113" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">PokerRoom once again offers online poker action</p></div>
<p>Hints began to arise about a month ago with news revealed through Twitter that PokerRoom.com was going to be coming back to allow players to deposit money into the online casino and play popular poker games. With no confirmation, players were unaware whether the site was indeed going to be back up and running or whether the announcement was a mistake.</p>
<p>Now, a little more than a month later, the original online real money poker website is back up and running to take its place in the ranking of the top poker websites. As of today, players are able to log on to PokerRoom.com and create an account to play real money games online and take advantage of the exciting promotions that are taking place over at PokerRoom.</p>
<p>Players signing up to the website and making a deposit to play online real money <a href="http://www.pokerroom.com/poker/">poker games</a> can take advantage of the deposit bonus, allowing players to earn one hundred percent on deposits that are made of $100, $500 and $1,000. Players using the deposit bonuses can play games and earn points to clear the bonuses, turning the bonuses into cash that can be withdrawn from the online casino as winnings.</p>
<p>PokerRoom.com is one of the most anticipated reveal of the year. A premier poker community is being developed with access to a poker forum, online poker games, poker lessons and of course the high quality online poker experience that PokerRoom.com has been associated with.</p>
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		<title>Free Poker at Bwin: Tutorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Texas Holdem FAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Online Poker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free Texas Holdem Poker Nobody starts their career as a champion. Sure there are those rare competitors that start out as a winner after becoming professional but that is the result of years of years of hard work as a child, a teen, and sometimes as a young adult. Michael Jordan didn&#8217;t win Olympic Gold [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Free Texas Holdem Poker</h2>
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<p>Nobody starts their career as a champion.  Sure there are those rare competitors that start out as a winner after becoming professional but that is the result of years of years of hard work as a child, a teen, and sometimes as a young adult.  Michael Jordan didn&#8217;t win Olympic Gold Medals, NBA Championships, and NCAA titles without overcoming tremendous odds as a basketball player.  Even the greatest athlete of all time had to deal with the set back of not making his high school team.  Even prodigies have to work hard.</p>
<p><strong>Texas Hold em</strong> poker is no different.  You have to start somewhere.  Sure in poker some people have the luxury and the bank rolls to start against the very best, but soon they and that money are soon parted.  While there are no youth poker leagues like there are in basketball or soccer there are opportunities available for novices.  If you are new to the game you can start playing for small amounts or even for free to learn the game.  Which of course is the best way to begin.</p>
<p>If you were a beginner at chess would you sit down with a grand-master or would you like to play with somebody you can compete with and learn from.  The best way to improve is to play against somebody that pushes you.  The worst way is to get over matched and be dejected.  Another important variable is being able to risk little to win a lot.  Little kids don&#8217;t have to pay a lot to learn the game of soccer usually they play for free in their backyards or in a park.  Poker is the same way.  You need the freedom to learn about the game and play <a href="https://www.bwin.com/texas-holdem-poker">Free Texas Holdem Poker</a> with out the pressure of financial obligations.</p>
<p>Some of the world&#8217;s best poker players got starting by playing poker for free?  How is that possible?  Well quite simply there are <em>Texas Hold em online</em> games that have no buy-in and reward the players with real cash if they win or go deep enough.  A handful of players claim to have never deposited a dime into poker and just built their bankrolls from playing free rolls online.  Former World Series of Poker European Main Event Champion Anette Obrestad won the event her first year legally able to play.</p>
<p>While it might have appeared to outsiders she simply came in a champion she actually had grind-ed thousands and maybe millions and millions of hands online.  Obrestad got her start playing <strong>Free online poker</strong>.  She built a bankroll out of those winnings and then turned those winnings into more winnings.  She&#8217;s one millionaire that can say she turned no money into millions.  Her hard work on the online felts propelled her to success.  She claims she played more hands online as a teenager then many live pros have ever seen.  </p>
<h2>How to play free poker at bwin</h2>
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<p>Of course there is a reason there is only one Michael Jordan and likely only one Anette Obrestad because even with hard work true greatness is elusive to capture.  That doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t get your start in online poker today to be a very good player tomorrow.  However, just like Jordan started with free &#8220;pick-up&#8221; basketball games at the park and Obrestad grinded free-rolls, you too should get started slowly.  It won&#8217;t happen over  night but you&#8217;d be surprised at how quickly you can improve in poker with hard work.   If you want to play <a href="https://www.bwin.com/free-online-poker">Free Online Poker</a> you should head over to bwin.com and register an account.</p>
<p>Next, enter as many free-rolls as they offer and start learning about the game by playing.   Your goal isn&#8217;t just to win money it&#8217;s to also improve so that when you are ready to play for real money you&#8217;ll have success there too.  Bwin has plenty of <em>Free poker games</em> and freebies like their poker school to get you started.  While you may wind up as good as Anette Obrestad you can still win your first freeroll and be a champion of poker.</p>
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		<title>Texas Hold’em: a classic game of poker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Champion of Poker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular versions of poker is Texas Poker (Texas Hold’em). The reasons are quite simple: it is easy to learn and interesting to play. In short, each player is dealt two cards (hole cards), that only they can see and use. After that, the talon is exposed to five common cards (community [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most popular versions of poker is Texas Poker (Texas Hold’em).  The reasons are quite simple:  it is easy to learn and interesting to play.</p>
<p>In short, each player is dealt two cards (hole cards), that only they can see and use.  After that, the talon is exposed to five common cards (community cards), which all players can see.  The combination of two cards that are dealt to them at the beginning of the party.  So, for their five cards, which comprise the classic poker hand, each player can use any of the cards in his hand (hole) in the combined maps of talon (community).</p>
<p>One party consists of four rounds of betting, which take place clockwise.  Betting starts from the first player who sits to the left of the player who shared in the round (dealer).  In the online versions, a person who is identified by a dealer button-OM, which also moves clockwise after each completed party (hand).</p>
<p>In the event that two or more players have equally strong winning ticket, the total bid (pot) is divided into equal parts and distributed to the winners.  In the event that after the division one chip remains, that chip is awarded to the player sitting closest to the dealer button, to the left.<br />
The role of &#8220;blind&#8221; (The blinds)</p>
<p>To ensure a bid before the start of each Party, two players who sit left of the dealer button invest chips, blind (blind bets).  These bids have this name, because they invest the players before they see their cards.  The first player left of the dealer button is called place the Small Blind, and the next player to the left makes the big blind.</p>
<p><strong>Before the Flop</strong><br />
Each player receives two cards that only he can see.  These cards are called hole or pocket cards.  The game begins with the player who sits left of the player who has put in a big blind bet.  The player has three options: raise, follow (call) or fold (fold).</p>
<p>* Call (Track)-the player makes as much as the big blind.<br />
* Raise (raise up)-the player increases the amount bid above the big blind.<br />
* Fold (give up)-a player withdraws from the party</p>
<p>The process of betting continues clockwise until all the players cannot stand.  If one player raises, all players who wish to remain in the party must accompany the bid (call) or to continue to raise.<br />
The player who was at the beginning of the party is forced to contribute a big blind bet, and has the opportunity to continue the party without any additional role (check), but only if none of the other players raised the bid .  If so, then the big blind player must decide among one of three options: to follow (call), raise, or fold.</p>
<p>The moment when all players are equal, or withdraw their bids, the talon is on the first three community cards (the flop).</p>
<p><strong>The Flop </strong><br />
At this stage of the game, the dealer puts the three community cards face up, so that each player can see them.  Players can use these cards in conjunction with their cards to make their poker hand (poker hand contains five cards).  Then the second round of betting begins.</p>
<p><strong>The Turn </strong><br />
The fourth community card is placed face up.  Here&#8217;s the third round of betting.</p>
<p><strong>The River </strong><br />
The fifth, and final, card is placed on the counterfoil and begins the last round of betting.</p>
<p><strong>Showing cards (the showdown) </strong><br />
If more than one player remains in the game, they show their cards.  The player with the strongest hand wins the bid.  If two or more players have hands of identical volume, the bid is divided into equal parts among them.</p>
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		<title>When Looking for a New Online Poker Home &#8211; Try PokerRoom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Champion of Poker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent months, tens of thousands of poker players lost their poker home due to two of the larger online poker sites shutting down.  Fortunately, PokerRoom has once opened its doors to those wanting a safe and secure place to play poker online.  Check out what PokerRoom has to offer. First, you may ask how [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In recent months, tens of thousands of poker players lost their poker home due to two of the larger online poker sites shutting down.  Fortunately, PokerRoom has once opened its doors to those wanting a safe and secure place to <a href="http://www.pokerroom.com/">play poker online</a>.  Check out what PokerRoom has to offer.</p>
<p>First, you may ask how do you know that PokerRoom is safe.  PokerRoom has achieved the eCogra seal of approval for online gaming, the industry standard for e-gaming security.  Next, PokerRoom is licensed fully in both Gibraltar and Canada.  One major problem with a couple of the sites shut down recently was that they did not segregate player accounts.  PokerRoom is required to do so by their license agreement with Gibraltar, so player can rest assured that their money is available to them when they need it.</p>
<p>Next, PokerRoom has a spread of games that is unmatched by most online poker sites.  All poker sites offer No-Limit Hold&#8217;em.  However, do they also offer fixed limit and pot-limit games?  Many do not, but PokerRoom does.  Also, both Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo are spread for all of you action junkies out there.  Next, old school Seven Card Stud players will find great stud action on the site.  Stud 8 or Better specialists as well as Five Card Draw diehards will also find games on PokerRoom.</p>
<p>Do you like poker tournaments?  If so, you will love PokerRoom.  Tournaments are available in all the games spread on the site, and at buy-ins starting around $1.  In addition, if you like specialty tournaments such as bounty tournaments, six-handed tournaments, heads-up tournaments, and deep stack events, PokerRoom is the place to play.</p>
<p>If you have every has aspirations on playing on the World Poker Tour or at the World Series of Poker Main Event, then PokerRoom should be your poker home.  Each year, PokerRoom offers satellites to evens on the WPT and to the <a href="http://www.wsop.com/">WSOP Main Event</a>.  You could potentially win your $10,000 entry for just a few bucks and against competition a lot softer than you will find in the big events.</p>
<p>To wrap up the PokerRoom package in a nice bow, top tier customer support is available whenever you need it.  Going far beyond mere email support, PokerRoom has support options available to your via telephone and even live client chat.  Also, you can check out the frequently asked questions section of the website for common problems.</p>
<p>For those looking for a new home for <a href="http://www.pokerroom.com/poker/texas-holdem.html">online Texas Hold&#8217;em</a>, consider PokerRoom.  With great games, top notch support, and software certified safe, you will not find a better combination on the web.  Signup today for your free online account and make PokerRoom your new online home.</p>
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		<title>Become part of PokerRooms Resurgence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Champion of Poker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PokerRoom.com was one of the first sites to offer poker online for real money.  Until 2009, it was one of the best sites to play online.  When the site closed, it seemed an end of an era.  However, PokerRoom.com is now back and better than ever. Whether your game is Texas Hold&#8217;em, Omaha, Stud, or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PokerRoom.com was one of the first sites to offer <a href="http://www.pokerroom.com/">poker online</a> for real money.  Until 2009, it was one of the best sites to play online.  When the site closed, it seemed an end of an era.  However, PokerRoom.com is now back and better than ever.</p>
<p>Whether your game is Texas Hold&#8217;em, Omaha, Stud, or even draw, there is a game on the site for each player and at most bankroll levels.  Cash game players will find games regularly spread from micro limits all the way to high roller tables.</p>
<p>Tournament players will find plenty of options on PokerRoom.  For those just starting out, <a href="http://www.learn-texas-holdem.com/">freeroll tournaments</a> allow you the option to build a bankroll from nothing.  Sit and Go tournaments allow you to have all the thrills and excitement of a tournament, but without having to play for hours on end.  Regularly scheduled multi-table events are also offered on PokerRoom at various buy-ins.  Whether you want to play regular, deep stacked, turbo, or bounty tournaments, there are plenty of games available.</p>
<p>Also, if you are a player with aspirations of playing in the world&#8217;s biggest poker tournaments, PokerRoom can get you there as well.  Satellites for major events such as the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour are to be held, allowing players a chance to play for Millions for next to nothing.</p>
<p>When PokerRoom returned, they came back in a big way.  They aligned themselves with one of the largest online poker networks in the world and as many as 40,000 players are currently playing at games on PokerRoom&#8217;s network.  What that means is that regardless of your game, you will have plenty of opponents to play against.</p>
<p>If you are brand new to <a href="http://www.pokerroom.com/poker/cash-games.html">cash poker games</a>, no problem.  PokerRoom&#8217;s website has all the rules to the games offered on their site.  In addition, you can pick up strategy tips and articles at PokerRoom&#8217;s community forum.  Talk with other players from around the world and improve your game while making new friends.</p>
<p>Also, if you ever need help with any matters, PokerRoom support is available around the clock.  Support options include email, phone, lobby chat, or you can access their handy FAQ section for routine questions and answers such as how to make a deposit or find your hand history.</p>
<p>Signing up for a PokerRoom.com account is easy.  First, go to the website and register for an account and then download the software.  From there, you can either test out the room in their play money games or you can make your deposit and play in real money cash games and tournaments.  Register for your account today and become part of PokerRoom.com&#8217;s resurgence.</p>
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		<title>Playing Low Stake Poker For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Champion of Poker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you start to play poker with real money you have to know a lot about poker. That means you have to know the rules and regulations of the game. You have to know about the strategies associated with the game. You have to read some articles about playing poker. Also you have to have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before you start to play poker with real money you have to know a lot about poker. That means you have to know the rules and regulations of the game. You have to know about the strategies associated with the game. You have to read some articles about playing poker. Also you have to have some stock money to start playing. You must play a lot of poker with so called play money to create the base of the game. You have to adopt the game.</p>
<p>What you need to play poker in low stake is to know the rules and regulations. That refers to the order of the winning hands, some terms associated with poker, some myths that really help to get the right decision etc. after that you should sign up to a good poker client. Then you should practice your playing on the free money tables. But do not waste much time here because people do not play for real. Before you start playing for real money you have to deposit some money as a stock. Then start to play the low stoke tables.</p>
<p>Initially you must try to learn the way of playing here. You may lose when you start. But do not get nervous for that. Concentrate deeply to know about the strategies. Start to read a beginners book to poker. Apply the techniques seriously when you play for real. Keep playing on low stake tables. You also have to keep notes about the players you meet on the table. Read your beginners book again and try to make some own strategies. Get help from your notes to defeat the players you meet before.</p>
<p>Try all types of game like fixed limit, pot limit and no limit poker. That will help you a lot to understand the techniques of playing. Most of all, you have keep playing. Remember that nothing could help you more than your experience. With practising all of these, you have to learn the basic strategies of playing poker. You must concentrate on the playing in order to shoot the chance. Patience is the most valuable characteristics for win in a poker game. You have to wait till your best chance come. Never make any kind of expression that helps other to read you. As soon as you got your chance, try to get the maximum output from it.</p>
<p>Really, these are the all for a beginner. But it is true that there is a lot of thing can be associated while you play poker. You have to keep reading and learning from books and real life also. A valuable quotation can be placed here to emphasize the main theme of the writing. This is,” Practice makes men perfect.” So, you have to practice and observe the players you meet every time. That will help you in near future to win a game of poker.</p>
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		<title>Poker edge is profiling software used by hardcore players</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Champion of Poker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poker edge is profiling software used by hardcore players. This software was designed by two students of Carnegie Mellon University. This profiling software is entirely different from poker calculator. It is connected to a large database containing more than one and half million players. In a profiling calculator you have to play against an opponent [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mypokerdiary.com/" title="Poker online">Poker</a> edge is profiling software used by hardcore players. This software was designed by two students of Carnegie Mellon University. This profiling software is entirely different from poker calculator. It is connected to a large database containing more than one and half million players. In a profiling calculator you have to play against an opponent to know his poker style but in this profiling software you will get whole information about the opponent without playing with him. This software will help you in finding the tables where a majority of players are weak. This software gives you a perfect edge for winning the game.</p>
<p><strong>Is Poker Office 2 software useful?</strong><br />
Poker office 2 is an excellent resource tool. It helps a player in improving his game and makes him a professional for competing with a seasonal player. Poker office consists of a special feature called live tracker.  This tracker gives vital stats for players and helps them in taking decisions during the game. These stats provide information about the opponent; they show the performance analysis of the opponent and his previous wins. Based on that analysis a player can move his hands in the game. Poker office also shows a hole card rank for the player. This rank reminds a player of the true strength of his situation.</p>
<p><strong>Is Poker Sharpener Software Useful?</strong><br />
Poker is a typical casino game of cards. It involves many pros and cons. If you wish to win this game use good software. Poker Sharpener software will help you in winning more money. It shows you real time statistics and provides you with tools for analyzing the <a href="http://pokerhurry.com/" title="Poker">Texas Hold’em</a> game. It has a built in heads up display (HUD) which allows you to view the real time opponents muck cards, statistics and profiles on the poker screen. In order to get the additional details of this game you should click on the poker table. For calculation of outs you can use odds calculator provided in this software. This software allows you to review the opponents by showing the hands they played recently.</p>
<p><strong>Poker Prospector- An In-depth Stats Analysis Software</strong><br />
poker prospector is designed by poker academy. This is an analysis package which helps you in understanding minute details of poker game. It is fully equipped with stats, performance reports, hand re-player, advanced stats filtering and multi storage capacity. This software provides a graphical user interface which represents your bank roll over all or selected sections. Bank roll is calculated based on your hands imported from online poker sites. It has the ability to view your performance reports. With a simple click you will be able to know the part of game which is maximizing your profits.</p>
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		<title>Phil Hellmuth: The Poker Brat Who Plays And Writes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Champion of Poker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Phil Hellmuth is around you can expect action – both the Poker and the non-Poker kind. Hellmuth is known as a flamboyant player who has his tantrums and antics that make him as great a Poker entertainer as he is a player. Born in 1964, Phil has been nicknamed &#8216;The Poker Brat&#8217; by his [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If Phil Hellmuth is around you can expect action – both the Poker and the non-Poker kind. Hellmuth is known as a flamboyant player who has his tantrums and antics that make him as great a Poker entertainer as he is a player.</p>
<p>Born in 1964, Phil has been nicknamed &#8216;The Poker Brat&#8217; by his fans and peers. He currently lives in Palo Alto, California. Hellmuth made his way into Poker history in 2006 by becoming only the third player after Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson to win 10 World Series of Poker bracelets! However, Hellmuth is a Texas Hold Em specialist and all his bracelets have come from these Poker tournaments. Phil got his next record-breaking bracelet at the No-Limit Hold Em event in 2007.</p>
<p>In 1989, Hellmuth also became the youngest to win a WSOP main event beating Johnny Chan. Hellmuth was 24 at that time. But his antics and tantrums have often made the press compare him with tennis star John McEnroe. Hellmuth is known for his ego ballasts both on the table and off it but then it makes him the hot favorite of television producers around the world. He can be counted on to bring excitement to the dullest of shows – if a Poker show can be dull that is.</p>
<p>Hellmuth is also known for making all sorts of boastful comments to the media including that he could win every pot if luck was not a factor! Once when beaten, Hellmuth chided another player of not being able to spell Poker! Hellmuth always tries to insist that he is an extremely sober person but when rivals make mistakes at the Poker table and escape just because luck favors them, he cannot control himself. </p>
<p>This Madison, Wisconsin <a href="http://bigpimppoker.com/" title="Poker">Poker</a> player played several board games and felt an urge to take up a more competitive game as a youngster. Hellmuth has claimed that he was inspired by his mother to follow his heart. As a university student in Wisconsin, Hellmuth learned Poker and decided to follow it up with tournament play when he started winning cash from senior students and professors.</p>
<p>He dropped out and after winning the 1989 World Series of Poker event he notched up more tournament wins than any other professional player in 10 years. Along with his ten WSOP bracelets, Hellmuth has won 50 other tournaments plus finishes in the top-10 at at least five other World <a href="http://6cardpoker.com/" title="Online poker">Poker Tour</a> events with an overall earning of over $8.8 million. </p>
<p>Hellmuth&#8217;s father had a PhD and have none of his son&#8217;s gambling career but he promises to gift his dad a Mercedes if he won the 1989 WSOP Main Event. Hellmuth did win and his father was converted. But Hellmuth is always quick to claim that he kept up his father&#8217;s hopes nevertheless by marrying an M.D. And a graduate of the University of Chicago – his dad&#8217;s alma mater!</p>
<p>Hellmuth has written several best-sellers on Poker and writes for Poker magazines as well. He plays online and has recorded for several Poker videos too. He has several endorsement deals and personal business plans up his sleeve as well.</p>
<p>But above all, Hellmuth prefers to spend time with his psychiatrist wife and two sons and is says he admires those who can balance a Poker and family life.</p>
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		<title>Playing High Stake Poker</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[High stake poker is a serious type of poker where lots of money associated with the game. This is the place for the professional players and the peoples who have a lot of money to lose. It is not like the everyday game we play with our friends with a limited amount. Millions of dollars [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>High stake poker is a serious type of poker where lots of money associated with the game. This is the place for the professional players and the peoples who have a lot of money to lose. It is not like the everyday game we play with our friends with a limited amount. Millions of dollars are transect in every game. Winner of the game will be a millionaire while you can lose a huge amount of money by playing this type of game. It is also a very nerve taking game. Playing high stake game is very much tough for the new comers. Obviously it is a suggestion not to play high stake game unless you played poker for a long time. To play high stake game, it ain&#8217;t a <a href="http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/free/" target="_blank">free poker game</a>, you must have a huge back up of money. That means losing a million dollar will not make you harm. When you start a high stake game, the first job is to watch the other players.</p>
<p>It is true that not only you do this but also everybody watches all the players playing the game. So, you have to concentrate over the players in such a way that you will be able to find their weakness. But be careful about your own weakness. Never express any kind of emotion in front of others. That will make you lose the game. Some people only make their call when they got a real positive set of card. In this case, watch their activities for two or three calls and make your decision. Always make a clear concept about your hand and about the cards on board. You have to calculate the possible odds that may occur while playing high stake game. Because it is a game of uncertainty, anything could happen. You must have the capabilities of calculate the risks. If it allows you to go on, never hesitate, do whatever it takes. Always try to catch the bluffer. If you can catch the bluff, you can surely win the game. There are lots of places to play high stake games. Anyone can join there who has the required amount of money. There is also some places where you can play online high stakes game such as: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Party Poker, Titan Poker, Ultimate Bet etc.</p>
<p>The most popular high stake poker game held in Las Vegas named ‘High Stakes Poker.’ This is the most popular game in the poker world. It also broadcast by some TV channels and can be found as a recorded video. High stake poker is seriously a game of unique entertainment. It is really a matter of ultimate fun to watch these type of game live. This will give you a fun you can not attain from watching any other game, and learning the poker rules.</p>
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		<title>Thinking Equity in no-limit hold’em</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you play no-limit Texas Hold em poker then you must always be thinking about equity in your hand. This should either be the equity that you have in your hand or fold equity but either way it is equity that should be one of the first things that you think about in a poker [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you play no-limit <a title="Play Texas Hold‘em poker online at bwin.com!" href="https://www.bwin.com/texas-holdem-poker">Texas Hold em poker</a> then you must always be thinking about equity in your hand. This should either be the equity that you have in your hand or fold equity but either way it is equity that should be one of the first things that you think about in a <strong>poker</strong> hand. There are many reasons for this and it is one of the key factors that you need to pick up as you learn poker.</p>
<p>Whether you play <a title="Play online poker tournaments at bwin.com" href="https://poker.bwin.com/poker.aspx?view=tournaments">poker tournaments</a> or cash game poker then it makes no difference, equity is still one of the first things that you think about when you play poker of any description. Let us look at an example to see what I mean here when I talk about equity in a hand. Let us say that it has been folded around to the cut-off and they raised to $12 in a NL400 <strong>cash game</strong>. You are on the button and you want to three bet this player. Which hand would you rather have to three bet them with…..Jc-10c or 8d-4s? The answer should be fairly obvious and it should be the J-10s.</p>
<p>You simply do not know how your opponent is going to react to your three bet. If you could look into a crystal ball and see that this player would fold to your re-raise then you would be fine to re-raise with either hand. But the fact of the matter is that you cannot possibly know whether or not your opponent will fold. They could easily four bet you and if this happens then you may have to fold the hand as your opponent is representing so much strength in that instance.</p>
<p>But they may call your three bet and if that happens then you want your hand to have as good a chance as possible of winning the pot. A hand like J-10s can make straights and flushes as well as big two pair hands and decent sized pairs. Also your re-raise can help you to represent hands as well and so the play gives you the initiative. So this is why you are better off three betting with a hand that has equity if called. <strong>Tournament poker </strong>isn’t like this for several reasons and the main one is that you are under time pressure to get chips. Also a three bet in that form of poker is threatening people with tournament extinction and so the re-raise carries with it far more weight.</p>
<p>This is what confuses certain players when they switch to cash games because they see players on <strong>tournament poker</strong> television shows making some weird and wacky plays. This is little realising that these shows are not only heavily edited but they are also full of players who are chasing chips constantly to try and ward off the ever increasing blind pressure. But in cash games without that same level of urgency then the player is far better off only getting involved in deep stacked situations when their hand has decent equity when called.</p>
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