January 26th, 2008

Advertising Plays In No Limit Texas Holdem

An advanced skill in No-Limit Texas Holdem is the advertising play. An advertising play is one in which you give information to your opponents, but the information you give is misleading, so that you can use it against your opponents later. The most common type of advertising is to turn over a big bluff right before you decide to switch gears and play tight for a while. You can also advertise if you’ve had a run of strong hands by showing that you were betting from strength in order to set up bluffs down the road.

January 18th, 2008

How To Play Online Poker At Multiple Tables

There are several ways to play multiple tables. You can play two tables
simultaneously at the same poker site. Most poker sites allow this, although there
are a few exceptions. The other way is to play one table at two different poker sites.

Some sites are more difficult to play when playing a game at another site. For
example. Paradise Poker software usually overrides the other site by automatically
popping up the Paradise Poker table when it is your turn to act. This sometimes can
be a distraction when trying to play a hand at another site. For example. I find it
difficult to play at Paradise Poker and Planet Poker at the same time. At True
Poker, you have to click on your cards to be able to see them. This requires more
action from your part to play the game, and makes it more difficult to go back and
forth between sites.

December 6th, 2007

Constitution Challenge To Online Gaming Ban

Online gaming has been incredibly popular, particularly the various forms of poker. That all changed in 2006 when the federal government effectively banned a majority of online gaming. The gaming industry is finally fighting back.

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 was a shock too much of the gaming industry. Although it had been slowly moving through Congress, there was no indication that it would be passed into law without a significant amount of debate and lobbying. In a typically congressional move, all of the uproar about a ban was bypassed when the Act was attached as a rider to legislation detailing how to protect our ports from terrorist attacks! Terrorist and online poker – a natural mix if ever there was one!


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