Archive for January, 2010

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission
You have probably noticed the icon of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) featured at a vast selection of online poker destinations you typically visit. Have you ever asked yourself what this organization is in charge of and why it is so popular. Well
let us answer these questions. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission is a Canadian regulatory body dedicated to monitoring online gaming businesses operated within or from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake. Basically
the Commission is there to make sure that online poker and casino websites comply with regulations created to protect online gamers.  read more

Poker At Home – Games to Play with Friends
So you wanna play poker at home? There are indeed many variations to the game of poker
from the more popular variations
such as Texas Holdem
Omaha and 7 Card Stud
to the less frequently played ones
such as Razz and 5 Card Stud . These are widely practiced all across land-based as well as online poker venues. However
there are also less official variations of which are alayed by poker aficionados in their homes. There is nothing more enjoyable than having your buddies over and playing poker at home.   read more

Whats a Poker Rake?
The scaled commission fee taken by a card room is what is known as poker rake. The house does not bet against the gamers
since poker is a player-versus-player game
so this charge is the main instrument to create revenue. It is mostly levied by businesses that provide the required services for the game to occur. The player must beat not only rivals
but also the financial drain of the rake in order to make money when playing in poker games where the house takes a cut. read more

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The November Niners

The November Niners
The November Niners Now that the last remaining players to compete on one of the most famous, one of the most prestigious and definitely the one of the richest sporting event in the world, are completed, its time to learn a bit of them and have a taste of what could happen in the poker table [...]

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From the Big Screen to the Final Table: Year in Review, Part 1

From the Big Screen to the Final Table: Year in Review, Part 1
To help poker players with their games, PokerNews has been using quotes from movies to explain key concepts. Although we featured a number of flicks in the process of helping our readers develop, there are ten quotes that stick out from…

888day: The BIG payday!
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Win Your Way to Kandy Vegas
Play your poker cards right at Absolute Poker and you could be heading to Las-Vegas for a lip-smacking weekend of candy-coated bliss beginning July 24th. Read the full story at http://www.classicasinos.com/Poker_Promotions/Win_Your_Way_to_Kandy_Vegas.html

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Game Tweaks For Online Poker.

Game Tweaks For Online Poker.
You might be to annoyed and too exhausted to read tips for winning poker. For all you know, they may not even be true. But these hints are just some of the tips that you certainly should follow as these are not just any kind of poker tip, but they are hints specifically tailored for online poker. [...]

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Home-Style Poker versus Pro Poker: What Works

Home-Style Poker versus Pro Poker: What Works
Home-Style Poker versus Pro Poker: What Works If you have been very good at playing poker with your buddies at home, this does not guarantee that you will be very good when you play with the pros in a casino. Home-style poker and pro poker have significant differences and a different strategy is called for in [...]

Know Thy Enemy
Know Thy Enemy Professional poker players can be considered accurate judges of character especially in the poker arena. They can read you in a single glance and know how you will play the game by just playing with you or observing you for a few minutes. Reading other people is so important to playing poker that [...]

The Development of Seven-Card Stud
The development of Seven-Card Stud has been well-documented. It is richly concentrated in the pages of the history books on poker. The rich history of Seven-Card Stud, however, is underappreciated by most poker players as many amateur poker players immediately turn to Texas Holdem as their choice of poker variant. Appreciating even a part of [...]

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