Absolute Poker is a top poker room that operates on the CEREUS poker network. The Absolute Poker room is very popular as they offer many tournaments and poker games on a regular basis. Players enjoy all the Absolute Poker has to offer including their guaranteed weekly tournament. This past weekend their tournament had a great turnout which increased the prize pool.
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March 29th, 2010PKR Announces Tournament and new Team PKR Pro
March 29th, 2010PKR is a popular 3D online poker site that offers players a large selection of online games as well as live events. The site recently started their online tournament called Springfest festival and they have also announced a new member to their Team PKR Pro.
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Poker home game: Shapeshifter
March 25th, 2010It’s been so long since I’ve played or talked about baseball poker games or variations, that you can imagine my excitement when I learned this great and strategic variation last weekend. It brings in the fundamentals of midnight baseball and throws in a little follow the queen inspired twist. They called it shapeshifter. Now, even with new rules, I don’t need much adjusting time to a baseball variation, but this one wiped me out. I just wasn’t getting the cards, and it admittedly did take a while to get the hang of when I should fold or take a chance.
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How do you increase the blinds?
March 25th, 2010When you play in a home game atmosphere, is raising the blinds often a topic of conversation? If you play in a regular group, it’s probably not, but if you’re new to a group or playing at someone else’s house (and thus their rules), a different method to increasing the blinds can throw you off your game worse than a 102 degree fever. Let’s take a look at a few of the different ways the blinds can jump and the benefits and detriments to each one.
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PartyPoker Weekly Guaranteed Tournament sees Massive Increase in Prize Pool
March 22nd, 2010Online poker rooms host weekly tournaments each week for their players to enjoy. These tournaments usually have low numbers when it comes to competitors and they offer smaller prize pools and buy-ins. The tournaments are great ways for players to earn a little extra cash and play time during the week. But sometimes the weekly tournaments have good turnouts and the prize pools are upped considerably. This is exactly what happened this past week at Party Poker.
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Poker terms
March 19th, 2010A little while ago, on another Web site, I broke down some beginner and advanced craps terms for new players to help them feel more comfortable at the craps table. I found it to be an extremely helpful exercise and would like to bring that to poker over the course of a few articles.
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Changing the way you play
March 19th, 2010One of the most difficult things to do in poker is changing the way you play the game. The reasons for such are infinite, but usually a shift in tactics comes from falling into a losing slump, and needing some kind of a spark to get you back on the right path. At least that’s what we tell ourselves. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it forces us deeper into the hole, closer to a self-imposed retirement.
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888 Poker Offering Eight Ways to the 2010 WSOP
March 15th, 2010The 2010 World Series of Poker is quickly approaching and 888 Poker is offering players eight ways to earn a seat at the anticipated event. Each month until the WSOP begins, 888 Poker will be offering up seats to the event. All total, they are currently offering 88 seats to the event.
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Draw hands vs. premium hands
March 12th, 2010Draw hands are so much fun, aren’t they? You have so many options and so many fears rolled into one little pair of cards. But how valuable are these through the course of a Texas Hold ‘Em hand compared to a higher value hand that’s already made? What’s the best way to play these while walking that line between scaring off lower value made hands or overextending yourself vs. better hands that at the early stages have a higher percentage of victory?
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Jacks and queens: Deceptively strong pre-flop?
March 12th, 2010Certain situations can be frustrating in poker. You know you’re playing your hand right, you’re betting correctly, yet you still go up against that stronger hand that drops you quickly out of the hand, and sometimes out of the game altogether.
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