Archive for the ‘Playing Poker’ Category

Playing poker online and playing live in the real world is very different but very similar!

The obvious difference being that when playing poker online, you are in front of a computer screen and you are not able to see your opponents (sometimes just as well, lol). Whilst they’re hiding behind their screens, you won’t be able to see your opponent’s facial expressions, there hand movements etc. If you are an experienced live, real world poker player, the transition to not seeing these expressions might be a struggle. With that in mind we are going to cover some tips that can help in the transition to online poker. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are new to the game of poker, the first thing you have to learn is the different poker hands and their value. These hands and their ranking will become second nature to you, however it is necessary that you know these before playing. If you have to think about what hand beats what while you’re playing poker, it will take your concentration away from the important stuff, like your poker strategy, who’s bluffing, who’s fishing, who’s on tilt etc. Read the rest of this entry »

The Aussie Millions tournament has been taking place every year since 1997. Due to its huge pay out, this poker tournament draws hundreds of the world’s elite player who compete for the grand prize.

So the tourney is an hour and a half in, what’s the bloke to the left of you got left? What are the blinds at now? Is he on tilt opposite you from that bad beat? Oh, he’s only got five big blinds left to my right, he’ll be shoving soon. What, antes next already! Wow, this is getting close to the bubble. Then two hands later and it could have changed again. Read the rest of this entry »

Here we go over some of the mistakes commonly played in poker. Read the rest of this entry »