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In any type of game, strategy is an important part of winning. Adapting to the differences in each game, understanding the importance of position and realizing that knowledge is essential are three main parts of Texas Holdem strategy. There are many different approaches to strategy, but if a player uses these three key parts, then they should discover they have a winning strategic approach.

Adapting to the differences in the game is an important part of strategy. Not every...

In any type of game, strategy is an important part of winning. Adapting to the differences in each game, understanding the importance of position and realizing that knowledge is essential are three main parts of Texas Holdem strategy. There are many different approaches to strategy, but if a player uses these three key parts, then they should discover they have a winning strategic approach.

Adapting to the differences in the game is an important part of strategy. Not every approach works in every situation. A player that finds, during the course of the game, that another player is picking up on their strategy may need to change their style a little to throw the other player off. Being able to make quick decisions and being flexible with game play is also part of adapting. Adapting is relevant in every game, every time Texas Holdem is played. A player who does not adapt will find keeping up a winning strategy is difficult.

Understanding the importance of position is most relevant to the game of Texas Holdem than any other poker game. Texas Holdem is based on the fact that the position a player is in has great influence over that player’s game. Position is based on literally where a player sets during the game. The ideal position is to have a player on the right side that bets often and high. On the left side a player wants someone who does not win often. This ideal position sets the player up to win big more often. It is also a good position to be the last player to act. This allows the player an advantage of seeing the other players’ actions and the ability to get basic information about their hands. Position can often times mean the difference between a bad game and a good game.

The biggest advantage to a winning strategy is information. A player who keeps themselves informed throughout the game will have the best odds of winning. A strategy that includes observation and the gathering of information sets a player up to be able to determine other players’ actions and bet accordingly. Texas Holdem is all about information and how a player uses it. A player should aim to get as much information as possible while giving little information to other players.

Strategies differ from player to player and from game to game. The idea behind a winning strategy is to be able to make it work in any game. This means being able to adapt it to the situation of the game, having a good position and gathering information. A strategy may change or be altered throughout a game of Texas Holdem. The basic structure of a winning strategy, though, is made up of the three key parts regardless of its implementation.

Almost any activity you can think of has an online forum dedicated solely for the discussion and exchange of information on that particular topic. Forums have been around in the form the dial-up bulletin boards and internet newsgroups that were popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The internet forum has since evolved into one of the most used tools the internet has to offer. Any topic you can imagine more than likely has numerous forums with regular participants. Poker is absolute...

Almost any activity you can think of has an online forum dedicated solely for the discussion and exchange of information on that particular topic. Forums have been around in the form the dial-up bulletin boards and internet newsgroups that were popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The internet forum has since evolved into one of the most used tools the internet has to offer. Any topic you can imagine more than likely has numerous forums with regular participants. Poker is absolutely no exception, as there are thousands of poker websites which offer their visitors a forum to join in on the discussions.

Poker forums are a magnet for the novice as well as the seasoned poker professional. These forums feed the avid poker player the much needed information in all aspects of poker play, types of poker and the latest news. Some poker forums are solely for announcing the big poker tournaments which run throughout the year. The reader gets filled in on where the tournament is to be played as well as the particulars on play qualifications.

Poker related forums can also be game type specific. Sites are popping up everyday based solely on one game in particular, Texas Hold’em. Do a web search for that topic and you’ll be amazed at the number of sites which have devoted themselves to this one game. Seven Card Stud and Omaha Poker are also very popular forum topics as well. These card games have enough of a loyal following that the site owners receive thousands of visitors each and every day. Site owners offset the cost of running there forums with advertising related to the niche.

There are certainly some very good reasons why poker players would want to search out and become a member of these forums. One of which is the fact that a player can improve his game by frequenting high quality poker forums. By high quality, the forum should be well maintained with fresh news and happenings in the world of poker. If the last entry is more than a few days old, then the forum is a slow one. A slow forum is not necessarily a bad forum, but if you’re looking for updated content then you can do better.

The benefits a player gets from poker forums are:

Staying Updated: The world of poker has a lot of tournaments being held all year round. Poker players can be advised of local tournaments in their area and who will be there as well as the fees and prizes involved.

Game Improvement: More experienced players trading game stories and past experiences of how they handled a situation can help the novice player when faced with the same circumstances.

Tips and Tricks: Talk to a veteran poker player who’s willing to mentor and I’ll bet you’ll learn more from them than you will any of the poker books you’ll find for sale. A smart poker player never takes the time to think he can’t learn a new trick or two, and neither should you. Learning the game of poker is easy, but to master it takes a lifetime. Take advantage of the free advice those who have played many years have to offer.

Poker forums are a tool which any poker player can use to brush up on their game, catch up on the news in poker, or find out how last Friday night’s garage game went with Fred and the gang. Visit just a few of these gems, and you’ll become a card carrying member of the poker forum club.

A brief overview of the sport, poker. From hand strengths to different types of poker games.

The difference between poker and every other casino game is that poker is not played against the house – it is played against other players.  

Although the basics of the game are simple – examining your hand and guessing what the other players may have – playing the game well (winning) can involve complex strategies and psychological ploys.

There are myriad versions of poker but the basic hierarchy of winning hands is the same:

<ul> <li>Royal Flush:  A, K, Q, J and 10 of the same suit. <li>Straight Flush:  Five cards, all of the same suit and in sequence.  For example, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 of hearts. <li>Four of a Kind:  Four cards of the same rank.  For example, four tens, four aces, etc.  The other card or cards do not count. <li>Full House:  Three cards of the same rank and two cards of another rank.  For example, three jacks and two fives or three sevens and two threes, etc. <li>Flush:  Five cards of the same suit in no particular order.  For example, five hearts, five clubs, five spades, five diamonds.   <li>Straight:  Five cards in sequence regardless of suit.  For example, 7, 8, 9, 10 and Jack or 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. <li>Three of a Kind:  Any three cards of the same rank.  For example, three fives, three jacks, three aces, etc. <li>Two Pair:  Two cards of one rank and two cards of another rank with one remaining card.  For example, 8-8, 5-5 and 9 or J-J, 6-6 and A, etc. <li>One Pair:  Two cards of the sane rank and three remaining unmatched cards.  For example, K-K, 3, 9, Q or 7-7, 5, 10, A, etc.</li></ul>

<b>Some Poker Games:</b>

Five card draw or traditional poker:  Each player is dealt five cards and depending upon the rules of a particular game, can exchange up to four of the originally dealt cards for new ones.  After that, the player must stick with the new hand for the rest of the game, either betting, calling or folding.

In seven card stud, players are each dealt three cards down and one card face up, followed by the first round of betting, the “bring in”.  The first bet is placed by the player with either the highest or lowest face up card, depending on the rules of that particular game.  After the first bet, following bets are always made by the player with the highest showing hand.

The fifth and sixth cards are dealt face up and the player with the highest showing hand makes a bet after the fifth card.  Again, the player with the highest showing hand after the sixth face up card is dealt has the option to bet.  If that player decides to call, the next highest hand player can take up the option to bet or call – and so on down the line.  Each time a bet is placed, any player in turn has the option to call, raise or fold.

The seventh and final card is dealt face down and initiates another round of calling, betting, raising or folding.  Dealing and betting, calling, etc. is done clockwise around the table.  

Once all best have been called, the hand is over.  Players turn over the face down cards and the best hand wins the bet.

If you are anything like me, as soon as websites start going on about anything that they refer to in abbreviation, for example RNG, I switch off and hope it's not important.

If you are anything like me, as soon as websites start going on about anything that they refer to in abbreviation, for example RNG, I switch off and hope it's not important. After all, if it was really important, or indeed understandable, they wouldn't talk about it in code, right? Well, I got a bit of a shock when someone actually explained to me what RNG was - it's really quite interesting, and useful: listen up!

RNG stands for Random Number Generation and it's a technology that is used to imitate any other form of creating randomness like a shuffle or a dice throw. So, when a website tells you that they're RNG is the best, they mean that they're numbers are the most like a naturally randomly generated result, like me shuffling a deck. RNG, because it's entirely computer reliant is also very safe as it isn't susceptible to human corruption such as not being a good shuffler, or not giving a strong spin.

Now, in terms of slots this is really interesting. In the good old days there would be wheels inside the machine that would spin and give us a randomly generated result in the shape of images that lined up. Today however, our slot machines don't have wheels, of course they don't; apart from anything else they're on line! So how do they create the results?

Most of our modern slots are categorized as '3 reel', '5 reel', or '7 reel', but we've already said that there aren't actually any reels, so what is this referring to. The modern slots have instead of physical reels, a sequence of images that may be displayed on virtual wheel. These sequences of images are far more numerous than was ever possible on slots with physical reels because there simply wasn't enough space. On a video slot for instance, there may be a sequence of let's say 147 possible positions which correspond to the symbols that appear on your screen. A computer using the RNG technology will spit out combination after combination of numbers. Each of these numbers will tell the virtual reel to go to the corresponding position on the virtual reel sequence. So, for example, on a 3 reel slot there will be 3 sets of sequences; each sequence will consist of 147 positions which in turn will be represented by a symbol on your screen. The RNG will spit out numbers, maybe 45, 98, and 138. The computer then knows to send the first reel to position 45 in its sequence, the second to 98 in its sequence, and the third to 138 in its sequence. This then gets represented on your screen with the spinning of a reel.

So now you now you know what RNG is and how they managed to fit all of those cherries into such a small space!

The good thing about wagering on sports this time of year is that with a plethora of activity, you may fine a soft line here or there if you probe hard enough. Two teams who are beginning to get healthy and make some noise are the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Philadelphia Phillies seek to push their winning streak to 10 games for the first time in nearly 15 years when they wrap up a three-game series against resurgent Tom Glavine and the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday.

With a 5-4 win in the middle game of the series on Tuesday, Philadelphia (18-14) has won nine in a row for the first time since a 13-game streak from July 30-Aug. 12, 1991.

The streak also has allowed the Phillies to move within two games of the Mets, who sit atop the NL East and are trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak of 2006.

The City of Brotherly Love is beginning to embrace the Phil’s as both the 76ers and Flyers have been banished from their respective sports and the players are brimming with confidence. Having won 9 in a row and facing a pitcher (Glavine), you would think the Phil’s would be rock solid favorites, but the morning line has the game a pick-em!

The lefty’s last two outing have been superb however and there should be some Mets money to keep the odds attractive if you are a Cory Liddle fan. The right-hander will try to put together consecutive wins for the first time this season. Against Atlanta on Friday, he gave up three runs and five hits with a season-high three walks over six innings in a 6-3 victory that lifted the Phillies to .500 for the first time this year.

He's had success against his former team, going 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA in five outings, striking out 26 and walking just five.

Glavine (4-2, 1.94) will make the start for New York looking for his 280th career win, but also looking to beat the Phillies for the first time in 10 starts. Since last defeating Philadelphia on Sept. 19, 2002, Glavine is 0-7 with a 5.82 ERA and opponents have hit .298 against him. He has dropped his last five starts versus them, allowing 24 runs and 35 hits in 29 innings.

Overall, Glavine is 24-16 with a 3.77 ERA in his career against Philadelphia. At 40, Glavine is pitching recently like the two-time Cy Young Award winner he is. In wins April 29 over Atlanta and Thursday against Pittsburgh, the left-hander has given up just seven hits with 11 strikeouts and just three walks in 14 innings.

Take the Phillies to extend their streak!

In the other game you have two teams passing each other in the express elevator. The Dodgers are on their way to the penthouse, while Houston is freefalling to the outhouse. LA winner of 4 in a row is beginning to get production from their big name players Garciaparra, Drew and as always Jeff Kent.

On the other hand you have Astro’s slugger Lance Berkman in a terrible funk hitless in five at-bats and is 4-for-20 with no RBIs on the road trip. Only 14 of his 36 RBIs have come on the road. Tonight momentum is in the Dodger’s favorite.

Brett Tomko (3-1, 3.41 ERA) has been outstanding in his last three outings for Los Angeles, going 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in that stretch. He did not win his last outing despite allowing five hits over seven scoreless innings in a 3-0 loss to San Diego on Thursday.

"I tweaked a couple of things in the bullpen this week, and it worked. I felt more comfortable with my off-speed stuff," Tomko said. "It would have been a lot nicer if we would have come out with the win."

The veteran right-hander is 4-5 with a 4.90 ERA in 13 career starts against Houston.

Impressive Houston rookie Taylor Buchholz (2-1, 2.16) will oppose Tomko in his fifth career start. Buchholz is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA since joining the rotation on April 17.

The right-hander failed to record a decision his last time out after allowing three runs and six hits over seven innings in a 5-4 loss at Colorado last Friday.

You have to grab LA at -110!

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Maybe you recently caught a glimpse of the show Celebrity Poker and all it took was one episode and you found yourself hooked. Or maybe, all your friends have been raving about how addictive the game is and how much money they’ve won. Now you know you're getting a little bit interested, no matter even if you think taht curiosity has indeed started to kill the cat.

But don’t worry, with poker, there shall be no senseless animal killing and anyone and anything can examine i...

Maybe you recently caught a glimpse of the show Celebrity Poker and all it took was one episode and you found yourself hooked. Or maybe, all your friends have been raving about how addictive the game is and how much money they’ve won. Now you know you're getting a little bit interested, no matter even if you think taht curiosity has indeed started to kill the cat.

But don’t worry, with poker, there shall be no senseless animal killing and anyone and anything can examine it to his heart’s content. And so, if you’re interested in playing poker, here’s what you can expect.

Poker Is No Ordinary Game – Most people think that poker is one of the easiest – or maybe even the silliest – card games because you’re only holding two cards in your hand so how hard can it be? And it seems silly because with just two cards, people actually expect you to be able to deduce whether you’ve got a good poker hand or not – and isn’t that silly?

We’re not all born with ESP here! But ladies and gentlemen, those are misassumptions – although the general rules for poker are quite easy to understand, to be able to win not just once but consecutively, you need to have a variety of mental strategies to see you through. Michael Jordan said that basketball is more of a mental rather than a physical game, didn’t he? Well, I’m here to tell you that poker is more of a mental game, too – rather than one that simply deals with random luck.

You Can Earn Money Playing Poker – Another erroneous belief most people have is that since poker is above all, a card game. Since it's mostly played in casinos, it’s very much a vice and can be the reason why your money’s flowing out like water. Well, that’s where they’re wrong again! It’s very easy to earn money playing poker.

All you need is to improve your playing style and money management. Yes, there’s such a thing as money management in poker. Lastly, you need self-control. If you have that, then you’ll know when it’s time to stop playing poker and when it’s okay to press your luck some more.

Poker Is Fun – If you think poker is a very serious game, you’re partially right. But not all serious things are lacking in pleasure, you know. Take the game of chess, for example. It seems boring at first glance but when you learn how to play the game, it gets addictive. And that’s how it is with poker as well.