The weekend is here, and many of you get 48 hours from the daily work grind and plan to spend it playing some poker and, hopefully, padding your bankroll with some substantial scores. The online poker world is jam-packed with stellar tournaments right now, thanks to several online poker sites hosting prestigious festivals and series. …
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While there is some leeway in the number of cards in a deck, the three most common poker decks all employ 52 cards. The deck has 36 playing cards, with nine of each suit ranging in value from 6 to Ace. Due to the mathematical differences between this deck and the “standard” 52-card deck, the …
In poker, a four-of-a-kind hand, often known as quads, is a five-card combination made up of four cards of the same rank. Consider the following: you have four Kings, or three Kings and a Joker (wild card). Although four kings is considered an unstoppable hand in most poker variants, it is still possible to lose …
Cards counting is a well-known and useful tactic that has gained notoriety as a result of several poker-related films and publications. On occasion, it is shown how a player wins enormous sums of money with solely card counting. Another widely held belief is that card counting is mostly utilized in the game of blackjack. In …
Pablo Silva went into the final day of the $10,300 Super MILLION$ as the chip leader and he emerged two and a half hours later with the $260,765 top prize in tow. Silva had navigated his way to the final table on seven other occasions but always came up short. July 19 was the Brazilian’s time to shine. …
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With good reason, the flush royal is regarded as the strongest hand-possible combination of cards. This only applies to traditional poker varieties, where the best hand wins.The stronger hand is referred to be “high.” This hand is known as a flush royal in variants of poker like Texas Holdem or Omaha. On the other hand, …
Much of the talk in the poker world over the last couple months has been about online poker cheating and the possible carry-over into the live tournament world. Several well-known poker players have levied cheating accusations at several other well-known poker players, prompting an elevated discussion of how online cheaters should be handled in live …
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The Joker card is special. The figure shown on the card—a clown in most decks—created a complete cultural phenomena around it. However, we shall solely discuss the card’s intended use in a game in this paragraph. In different poker games, there are two major methods to utilize a joker: as a Wild Card and as …
Online gaming has been a part of the lexicon for the past 25 years. The American Gaming Association (AGA), the lobbying group for the American casino market, has had several different stances regarding online gaming over that time span. In a letter to the U. S. Department of Justice last week, the AGA has once …
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When you play poker, you might run into different kinds of people. One of these types is the tight player. They are very picky about the cards they hold and always try to play only the best hands.It’s pretty easy to play tight. If you have a strong hand, you bet, and if you don’t, …