Archive for December, 2005

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

In case you’ve never played poker before, you might like to take a look at our Poker Hands page, also peep in our Poker Tips section. To dive deeper into the rules of the various poker game check out these pages: Texas Holdem poker, Omaha High/Low Poker, 5-7 Card Stud poker. This short poker rules […]

PartyGaming looks to fuel poker explosion

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

(Reuters) - Thanks to the Internet and television, poker exploded
outside its U.S. homeland in 2005, and PartyGaming Chief Executive
Richard Segal sees technology boosting that boom further in 2006.

Internet poker took a firm hold in 2005, sparking three big London
stock market flotations, generating revenues […]

Alamo Poker Tour Has First Winner

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

AlamoPoker.com is setting the standards for land based poker tournaments with the conclusion of the first event on the Alamo Poker Tour.
More than 100 entrants including professional poker players such as Marcel Luske “The Flying Dutchman,” professional athletes Dan “Hollywood” Henderson of UFC fame and Carlos Polk of the San Diego Chargers along with […]

Five People Killed in a Game of Poker

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

A innocent game of poker in a mechanic’s garage in Mexico sent everyone running for cover on Monday night when a gunman stormed the garage and started firing away at everyone killing five people.
Police investigating say residents are not talking to police about what happened for some reason and therefore no arrests have been made […]

Playing Poker: What Motivates the Top Poker Players

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Why do we play poker? But especially why do you play poker? This might strike you as an odd question but it is very important for your future success in the world of poker. The reason why you play poker is at least as important as the way you play poker.
We can categorize somehow the […]

The Poker Weblog new look

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Welcome to our new look at the Poker Weblog, a lot better than out last template. Let us know what you think. We’ve got some great new stuff lined up for the new year and we hope you’ll stick around for the ride.

Bridge to be more popular than Poker?

Monday, December 19th, 2005

Interesting article over at USA Today on Bridge.
“Poker may be all the rage with junior high school kids, but the two richest men in the country are betting a million dollars they have a better card game to offer young people: bridge.”
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Winning Video Poker Machine Tips

Monday, December 19th, 2005

Everyone has seen her, and most of us, at one time or another, have been lured to her by her bright colors and flashing images. The flash of neon and the alluringly undulating “Win! Win! Win!” which pulses across her screen. It’s the video game which gives the player just a hint of the chance […]

SuperModel Cindy Margolis Becomes the Official Spokesperson for Chipleaders.com, an Online Social Network Dedicated to Poker

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Internet pioneer, Cindy Margolis lends her fabulous face and personna to promote and raise awareness to what’s destined to be the largest dedicated online Poker community in the world.
The site will host an interactive global network of poker players and enthusiasts, combining the latest social networking technology with unique poker-related features. The site enables users […]

Poker Betting Methods

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

You must have developed a great betting strategy playing the regular limit, no-limit and pot-limit games. Now let’s see some other methods of betting involved mainly in private games. I will just cover a few for example Set limit, Straddle method, Freeze out and Running out of money. So let’s discuss each of them. These […]