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• Has the curse of Torres finally been lifted?

  by Poker Andy April 10
  Fernando Torres has had such a rough start to his Chelsea career that the Financial Times ran a piece in February titled ‘The tragedy of Fernando Torres’. Torres’ spectacular failure transcended football and became common knowledge. Simply put, the man was a laughing stock, with no...

• Limit Hold’em

  by Poker Andy April 8
  There can be no doubting that no limit hold’em is wiping the floor with all other variations of the game at the moment, but there is no good reason to discount the other forms of poker, limit hold’em included.   Limit poker is an easier game for beginners because it relies more on...

• Bodog domain name seized by US government

  by Poker Andy March 5
  Having already seized the domains AbsolutePoker.com, FullTiltPoker.com and PokerStars.com last year on Black Friday, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seized Bodog.com this week, further adding to the tension between the US government and the online poker industry.   As well as shutti...
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• World Poker Tour Foundation revealed

  by Poker Andy February 29
  The World Poker Tour has launched the WPT Foundation, a body that will strive to make the world a better place by using its influence to campaign for positive change.   Those over at poker net note how the emphasis will start on human rights organisations which try to alleviate problems ...
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• The Dangers of Slow-Playing Big Pots

  by Poker Andy February 1
  The aim of slow-playing a hand is to entrap your opponent, so when you have a great hand in front of you, the temptation is to lure your opponent into a trap. Sometimes this can backfire.   Those over at CasinosOnline.com note how slow-playing allows you to act weaker than you are a...

• UK Super Casino Opens

  by Poker Andy December 9, 2011
  The largest ever UK Casino opened earlier this week in London, leaving many people excited about what the future holds for Casinos in Britain.   The new complex, which is being considered as the first ever ‘Supercasino’ in the UK facility will be open 24 hours a day and have a var...

• Playing the Fish

  by Poker Andy November 3, 2011
  It is of vital importance that you profit from playing against bad online players because if you don’t make the most of the ‘fish’, you won’ A fish is a player who will see more flops than he should, call more bets than he should, and basically pay off more players than he ...
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• Facing Tough Opposition

  by Poker Andy August 9, 2011
  Online poker attracts all kinds of player. Sometimes you will be able to chip away at players who are much weaker than you. But what about when you come up against an advanced player with a top game? As Blur put it brilliantly in their hit Parklife, ‘confidence is a preference’. Advance...

• Playing Against the Short Stack

  by Poker Andy June 6, 2011
  Playing against a short stack in cash poker can be dangerous because they are likely to be a loose canon. In tournament play short stacks represent another sort of opponent, but again one that can be dangerous.   A player enters a cash game with a very small stack, let’s say 25BB. This ...

• Blocking Bets

  by Poker Andy April 15, 2011
   A blocking bet is typically a bet made on the river out of position that attempts to block the player in position from making a bigger bet. It is a strategy which should be understood by all no limit players because it can save you money. The idea behind a blocking bet is to minimise your los...