Gambling Psychology 

  by Brian Osborne

Gambling psychology for most people conjures up images of stony faced poker players and their habits and actions (tells) that suggest the value of the cards they are holding.

I contend that there is much more to gambling psychology. When we look at successful gamblers, they all have a sound money management strategy, a sound game strategy, a high level of game skills, distinctive presentation and when appropriate, the ability to psyche their opponents.

You may contend that that some of these aspects of gambling do not involve psychology. I disagree.

The sound money management strategy allows the successful gambler to recover from a number of consecutive loosing gambling sessions. Especially in poker, opponents notice these things and the ability to bounce back has a subtle psychological effect on opponents. This also allows you to approach the next session in a better frame of mind than what you would otherwise be in because you know that if you should loose again, you still have adequate reserves to try again multiple times.

Without a sound game strategy you will be taken to the cleaners regardless of the game you play or where you play it. A sound strategy simply requires you to play the game to take advantage of all the favorable bets and to avoid those bets where the house has an unreasonable advantage.

This allows you to play with confidence because once your strategy has been tested and proven, you know that when you win, your winnings will be reasonable to quite good and on those occasions when you loose, your losses will be relatively modest.

Your game skills give you the confidence to adhere to your strategies when under pressure so that you maximize your winnings and minimize your losses. If your game stresses you unduly, either find a game with lower limits or a different game that you find less stressful. If that is not possible, then it is time to find another past time.

Your distinctive presentation sends a message to your opponents. That message is dependant on where and with whom you play. Many years ago, I worked as a ringer (cowboy) and long wearing western shirts, jeans and polished riding boots have been both my preferred work and casual wear ever since. In the city, that gives me the image of a hay seed (hillbilly). At the poker tables, that's great because most of those who do not know me personally will tend to assess me as an inexperienced and poor player.

To me these are the unnoticed aspects of gambling psychology that all combine to build your personal confidence and allow you to exude confidence during your gambling session.

Virtually everyone has heard about poker "tells" even if they do not really know what they are. Tells are the subtle signs that others pick up on that give them a good idea as to the strength of our poker hand. Hiding these tells from your opponents, requires a great deal of acting skills and practice especially when you suddenly find yourself sitting on a good full house or a royal flush.

I recall playing against this stony faced guy who hardly moved or spoke for hours when suddenly the artery on the side of his neck started jumping like he had just run a marathon. He obviously had a hand that he found very exciting. Whilst he could control his voluntary actions, he could not control his involuntary actions. All those who could see that side of his neck folded in turn. If he had come dressed as 'dandy' complete with a cravat, no one may have noticed his obvious excitement and his pot would have been much bigger.

This incident vividly illustrates the visible aspects of gambling psychology.

Lastly, I thought I should do some research to see what the experts have to say about gambling psychology. After a few hours, of reading those papers, the overwhelming thrust was that we were all exhibiting the early signs of abnormal behavioral patterns and if caught early, the problem could respond to treatment. Unfortunately, there are some in our midst where gambling has become a problem.

I make a point of never gambling when cash is short because it has been my sad experience that whenever I have gambled in those situations, I have almost always lost and such losses are doubly painful. I have always won most whenever I could well and truly have afforded the loss. Being cashed up removes the stress and reduces the mistakes one makes when playing overly cautiously.

To the intelligent gamblers in our midst who have sound strategies in place and who never bet more than they can afford to loose, I say work on the psychological aspects of your game to improbe your edge and Good Luck at the Tables!

About the Author

Brian Osborne is the webmaster at http://wwww.winnersrun.com a website focusing on Gambling Strategy

Posted by metula at 11:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

 Best Online Poker Rooms Reviewed: Free Tips For Players

by J Finney 
  
 
Finding a good place to play poker is a must. If one is to play online for large stakes then they are going to want to find a poker room that's going to deal them decent hands when it counts. Some poker sites constantly deal crappy hands that can keep a player down on his luck.

Paradise Poker is a great online poker room. Some people know this site as the "World's Premier Online card room", On this site there are constantly tournaments going on and a player will always find some high stakes game to enter. People have mentioned that this game has the most pleasing graphics and yet it is not crowded with all sorts of unnecessary icons. For those players worried about the security of their money, Paradise Poker has shuffle card reviews from a highly recommended company, Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Poker Stars never have a time where there is not a large tournament going on that anyone can enter. Popular with most of the free roll players, the site offers some enjoyable aspects to the programming. Although the site, itself can appear rather chaotic with the extensive graphics that people can use as their icons.

Ultimate Bet may not have the financial status to back it up, but it certainly has a few well-known players such as Annie Duke, Russ Hamilton and Phil Hellmuth. One great aspect about this room is that it includes a rather nice feature where players can minimize their gaming table on the screen, allowing them to play multiple tables easier.

Most of the time, Ladbrokes has encounters worth watching, and for added reliability they are connected with the Hilton Group. Sponsoring a huge tournament in Europe where they don't accept US players is an annual competition known as the Ladbrokes Poker Tournament. Although the software is nothing extraordinary, it can still provide one with hours of poker entertainment.

Poker Room has a variety of options. Of those include multi-table tournaments, as well as Texas Hold'em, 7 Card Stud, Omaha, Hold ‘em as well as a host of other casino games. For those players worried about viruses, don't be, there isn't a download is needed to game on Poker Room. With the addition of a good links section, players are allowed to play a free roll with play money, which includes tournaments.

Prima Poker is more of a group of poker sites rather than a single room and boasts a minimal wait time before a game is available. With twenty-one sites from which they use to collect players for a game, it doesn't matter where you connected to the site from, there will be a game started.

Full Tilt is another great online poker site. Although the graphics may appear slightly childish, Full Tilt's interface can be a lot of fun, especially if the cards aren't flopping your way. With Team Full Tilt, this site boasts some of the best players in the game, including Erik Seidel, Jennifer Harman, Howard Lederer, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Phil Ivey this site has earned its bragging rights.

Relatively new to the scene is Hollywood Poker. Unlike any other site, Hollywood Poker allows players to game along side some of their favorite actors including James Woods, the official spokesperson. The graphics aren't anything special; however, they do offer a cornucopia of options allowing players to maximize their experience.

About The Author:
Visit http://www.poker-reviews-online.com/ for online poker room reviews and http://www.poker-weblog.com/ for poker tournament news.

Copyright J Finney - http://www.poker-weblog.com/
 

Posted by metula at 11:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

5 Texas Holdem Tips!  

 by James Obrian

Texas hold Em tips!

Texas Holdem Tip #1

Don't Fall In Love With Your Start

Another very hard lesson to learn. Who doesn't find it nearly impossible to fold two queens, or AKs? Or even a pair of tens? Who doesn't hate the idea of folding on the turn after flopping two pair? Or a set? Everyone wants to see these great starts to the river. Problem is, there are other people in the game. Though it may make your eyes light up when you get top pocket cards, or have three of a kind after the flop, these hands are no guarantee of winning. Failing to re-evaluate the strength of your hand at every step of the way is a sure way to lose a lot of money.

Texas Holdem Tip #2

Stop To Think

Too often players act without thinking, getting carried away by emotion instead of considering a bet calmly and rationally. This happens especially in live poker, where you may feel vaguely defined urges not to "be a coward," "take a shot," or "to go big." These urges often are setting you up to lose. Texas holdem tip always, when confronted with a big decision, pause to review your reaction, your instinct. Very often our natural instincts need to be rerouted into poker instincts. For the beginner, this process involves a full stop, and an open-minded consideration of the situation. Good players feed on the "natural reactions" of the less skilled. So don't react. Think.

Texas Holdem Tip #3

Consider The Pot

Something I often see, but will never understand, is players using all-in bluffs to win tiny pots. This, to me, is the height of bad poker playing. Pot odds are a huge part of the game. When you're taking a risk, you want to be entirely sure you'll be justly rewarded for it. That's why some players can make a living at holdem. They know the odds, and know consistently staying in on gigantic pots, and quickly giving up small pots, will pay off in the end. This concept is closely tied to expected value (EV). These good players may lose the big pot nine out of ten times, but the tenth time more than pays for the other losses. Factor the current and potential size of the pot into every decision you make.

Texas Holdem Tip #4

Strong Players Bet Big On BIG Hands

This is why they're strong players. If you've made your hand, and are up against a tight player who's raising you big, take a good look at the board. Possible flush, straight, full house? Chances are she's hit something. The best players bet big when chances are very slim that they can be beat. This means you should very often take their implicit advice and get out--especially as a beginner. Unless you've got the nuts, or near it, yourself, that is. In that case, raise the hell out of them.

Texas Holdem Tip #5

Be A Rock, Except...

This is the best texas holdem tip I can give you. Being a rock is a very good way to start out. Though it may seem unexciting to some, who long for the high-stakes stack-pushing (highly edited) drama of the TV-poker world, poker is a game of inches. A waiting game. Throwing 80% of your hands, at least, is the only way to win in multi-player games. Bet only on the best hands, semi-bluff very occasionally, and bluff almost never. This is a winning recipe against 90% of the poker players you'll meet at low-limit tables. As a beginner, consider yourself a hunter sitting calmly in a blind, waiting hours for prey to fly overhead. If you go the other way, take your shotgun and go walking around in the jungle, very often you'll get eaten by a lion.

About the Author

James O'Brian is a writer and a avid texas holdem player. He owns Texas Holdem Advisor located at: http://www.TexasHoldemAdvisor.com and has launched an unbelievable offer for a free 105 page in-depth ebook on Poker Strategy, absolutely Free. Free Holdem Poker eBook

Posted by metula at 12:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Winning At Video Poker - The Only 4 Tips You Need to Win Big!   by sacha tarkovsky

Video Poker is a slot machine which involves a level of skill and you can get the odds in your favor, if you know how to play correctly.

The odds of you winning at Video poker are determined by following 4 simple tips, that are easy to learn.

If you apply them, you will dramatically enhance your chances of success.

How to Play

Firstly, let's look at how the game is played.

Video Poker has the same rules as draw poker, except that you play a machine rather than other players.

The machine deals five cards on the screen. The player can, take up to five new cards or keep any he has.

The player keeps the cards they want to keep by hitting the "hold" button that corresponds to the individual card shown.

When the choice is made the player presses the "play" button, and the cards discarded are replaced by new ones.

The result of the game is determined by the outcome after the final hand is dealt.

4 simple to tips to win big!

Here are only four tips for winning at video poker and then you're all set, to have fun and have the odds in your favor

Tip 1 - Get the best odds of success from the start

Video poker machines are based upon a 52 card deck and there are 2,598,960 possible hands combinations.

The programme in a video poker machine is programmed to simulate the probabilities of drawing any combination from the deck.

Because this is a set probability, casinos adjust the pay tables to produce the house edge. The payouts for all video poker machines are the same except for the payout on the flush, full house or royal flush.

This means playing the highest paying machines as this puts the odds in your favor

Here are comparisons of payouts on a jacks-or-better machine. Payout Payout with Strategy 9 for a full house 6 for a flush 99.5% 8 for a full house 5 for a flush 97.4% 7 for a full house 5 for a flush 96.3% etc

A 9 / 6 machine will hit a royal flush around once every 40,000 hands. The 8 / 5 odds are once every 45,000 hands so you need to play machines with best payout

Tip 2 - Play maximum coins.

If you bet five coins, all winning hands are paid out by a factor of five, except for the royal flush. This is a bonus amount designed as an incentive to play five coins. If a player plays less than maximum coins then they won't win a Royal Flush and can't win at video poker longer term.

Tip 3 - You need to play for a long time

A player, on the 9 / 6 machine, has odds of 1:40,000 of getting a Royal Flush, or equivalent to around 100 hours of play. You need to play any Video poker machine until you win a Royal Flush to emerge ahead

Your bankroll comes from your own resources, or by collecting money from the intermediate hands that give you income along the way.

Winning at video poker does not mean playing for the odd hour! You need to play for a long time and be patient.

Tip 4 - playing with a strategy.

If you want to increase your chances of winning at video poker, play with a strategy. There are slight differences between games and different strategy cards need to be used, but their all easy to learn.

There are plenty of free strategy cards on the internet. Simply, print one and keep it for reference and refer to if you need to.

So, there are the 4 tips, use them and good luck in your quest for consistent jackpots.

About the Author

Further casino game tips and strategies

For further information on winning at video poker, as well as tips and strategies, on all major casino games visit:

http://www.net-planet.org/gaming.html

Posted by metula at 12:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

In poker, players may often use slang terms for particular types of hands. Though most are recent neologisms, others date to poker's antiquity. All such slang terms typically connect a common concept (from life experience or storytelling) to the hand, in order to more easily characterize its general status relative to other hands.

Dead Man's Hand: Two pair, aces and eights. This is the hand held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was shot and killed, and plays a relatively wide cultural role.
Pink, All Pink: Flush of Hearts or Diamonds
Blue, All Blue: Flush of Clubs or Spades
Puppy Feet, Pups: Flush of Clubs
One Jack Off: JJJxx
Four Pips: AAAAx. (Each ace has one pip.)
Harlem Night: Spades with clubs (from the racist term of spade for African-Americans and Harlem’s reputation for violence).

Motown: JJ55x (Jacks and Fives, Jackson Five)
Devil's hand: 666xx (refering to the Number of the Beast in the Book of Revelation)
Wheel: Ace to five low straight, also known as a Bicycle, or "The Name of the Game" in Bicycle.
Steel wheel: Ace-to-five straight flush. So called because it's one of the strongest hands in the game (only beaten by higher straight flushes).
Big Bobtail: An open ended 4 card straight flush.
Boat: Short for Full Boat which means Full House, shorthanded as XXXs full of YYs, such as "Aces full of Jacks" where the hand is AAAJJ.

Klan Rally: Three Kings (KKKxx). Also known as Alabama Night Riders and Three Wise Men
Trips,Set: Three of a kind. The term "set" is usually used with the rank in question: "a set of Xs". In hold 'em games, the term set is used to refer to the situation when the player has three of a kind with a pair in the hole, but not when there is a pair or three of a kind on the board.
Quads,Quartet: Four of a kind. When spoken, either "quad Xs" or "a quartet of Xs" (less common) would be used.

Sometimes, four-of-a-kind is jokingly refered to as "two pair". If the quads are of low rank, they're often called "two small pair." This description is almost always followed by "a pair of red Xs and a pair of black Xs," where X is the rank of the four-of-a-kind.
Two pair is commonly shorthanded as Xs up or Xs over Ys, with the top pair as X and the bottom pair as Y. For example, KK998 would be "kings up" or "kings over nines".
Full house is commonly referred to as Xs full of Ys where X is the three of a kind and Y is the pair. For example, 555KK would be "fives full of kings".

Texas Hold 'Em Slang

The following refer to hole (pocket) cards:

A-A: Pocket Rockets, American Airlines, Bullets, Two Pips
A-K: Big Slick, Machine Gun (AK-47), Anna Kournikova ("looks great, never wins")
A-Q: Little Slick, Mrs. Slick, Catch of the Day, Doyle Brunson (see note at bottom)
A-J: Blackjack, Ajax, Apple Jacks, Jack Ass, Apple Juice,Pheonomanal
A-10: Johnny Moss, Corners
A-8: Dead Man's Hand (by analogy with Wild Bill's aces and eights)
A-3: Baskin-Robbins (plays off the number 31: 31 Flavors)
A-2: Michael Jackson (Big hand touching little hand), Hunting Season (bullet and duck)
K-K: Cowboys, Penn and Teller, Elvis Presley, King Kong, [Brokeback Mountain] (two red kings = two bleeding cowboys)
K-Q: Marriage, Royalty
K-Q suited: Royal Marriage
K-Q offsuit: Mixed Marriage,Fork and Spoon
K-J: Kojak, King John
K-J offsuit: Bachelor's Hand (play on words: "Jack-King, off"), Bill Fillmaff
K-9: The Animal, Canine, Sawmill
K-8: The NY Heart Attack (a NYC player died holding this hand, April, 2005), Kokomo
K-7: Columbia River
K-3: [[Seafood] hand (King Crab)
K-2: Steep Climb, Dr. Shakeoff
Q-Q: Ladies, Siegfried & Roy, Snowshoes, The Hilton Sisters, Dykes
Q-J: Oedipus, Maverick
Q♠ J♦: Pinochle
Q-10: Q-Tip,Varkonyi (named after Robert Varkonyi, 2002 World Series of Poker main event champion, who rather liked this hand)
Q-9: Quinine
Q-7: Computer Hand (according to a computer simulation, the median hand between generally profitable versus generally unprofitable Hold'em starting hands)
Q-3: Gay Waiter, San Francisco Busboy ("Queen with a trey|tray")
Q-3 suited: Posh Gay Waiter
J-J: Fishhooks, Hooks, Jokers, Kid Dynomite (after J. J. Evans), Jay Birds
J-T: Cloutier (play on name: T. J. Cloutier)
J-7: Jack Daniel's
J-6: Railroad hand
J-5: Jackson Five, Motown, Redmond Special
J-4: Flat tire (play on words: "What's a jack for?")
10-10: Rin Tin Tin
10-8: Rosary (a Buddhist and Catholic rosary have 108 beads), Hail Mary
10-7 offsuit: Negreanu (offsuit only) (Negreanu has said that this hand is his favourite hand as "it can make two flushes")
10-5: Five and Dime, Woolworth (deprecated)
10-4: Good Buddy, Over and Out and Roger That (play on radio code 10-4)
10-2: Doyle Brunson (see note at bottom)
9-9: Barbara Feldon, Wayne Gretzky, German Virgin ("nein, nein" means "no, no" in German)
9-8: Oldsmobile
9-6: Big Lick, Porno, Dinner for Two, Good Position, Sit On My Face (play on number 69)
9-6 suited: Prom Night ("Sixty-nine suited")
9-5: Dolly Parton (she sang Workin' 9 to 5)
9-4: Gold Rush, San Francisco (play off the number 49)
9-3: Jack Benny (deprecated: Jack Benny always claimed to be 39 years old)
8-8: Little Oldsmobile, Snowmen, Infinities , Dogs Balls
7-7: Walking Sticks, Sunset Strip, Hockey Sticks
7-6: Philadelphia, Union Oil
7-5: Pickle Man, Heinz, ketchup (play on number 57 found on bottles)
7-4: Double Down, Blackjack hand
7-3: Hachem (named for Joseph Hachem, winner of World Series of Poker, 2005 who won the $7.5 million prize with this hand when he flopped a straight)
7-2: Beer Hand
7-2 offsuit: The Hammer!, Teddy Lee, Jamaican Air, The Spanish Inquisition
7-2 suited: Prom Night Teddy Lee
6-6: Route 66, Pocket Buddies, England (Football World Cup winners in 1966)
6-5: Retirement, Jägermeister
5-5: Presto, Speed Limit
It is traditional to exclaim "Presto!" while revealing the pocket fives if the hand wins.
5-4: Jesse James, Colt 45 (both play off the number 45), Moneymaker (winning hand of Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion)
4-4: Sailboats, Midlife Crisis
4-3: George W. Bush (the 43rd President of the United States)
4-2: Lumberman's hand, Bill Clinton (the 42nd President of the United States), Garcia, Jr. (supposedly favored by General Garcia)
3-3: Crabs, Larry Bird
3-2: Michael Jordan (he wore number 23), Can of Corn, Hooter Hand, Mississippi Slick
2-2: Ducks, Swans, Sleepers
A-Q is called the "Doyle Brunson" because Brunson rarely plays this hand. 10-2 is also called the Doyle Brunson because he won the World Series of Poker with it twice in a row (1976 and 1977).

In addition, two types of hands are called "blackjack hands":

Hands which are naturals in blackjack: any ace with any face or ten.
Hands whose numeric total is 11: 9-2, 8-3, 7-4, 6-5. (In blackjack, such hands are very good for players.)

Posted by metula at 03:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Depositing Funds to Your Online Casino & Poker Room Account
 by: Andrew Denton

Ways To Deposit

When I first wanted to start playing in online casinos and poker rooms, I thought it would be as easy as 123 to start playing – surely all you need to do is to download the software enter your credit card details and away you go?

Well yes kind of, but you may already have seen there are a multitude of different payment and deposit methods available ranging from credit and debit cards right the way through to the good old snail mail check!

There are a range of options but it is vitally important that you choose the right one otherwise your casino and poker play may not be as rewarding as you first think.

Credit Cards

Historically credit cards have always been the first thing people think of when looking to deposit money – and why not – these days most of the major banks offer internet fraud protection and depositing via credit card is pretty instantaneous – so what is the problem – well there could be a few.

1, A lot of US credit card issuers now will not allow you to use their cards for gambling transactions, this is also now starting to hit the rest of the world with other big issuers.

2, Mastercard now prohibit winnings from being re deposited back onto cards bearing their logo.

3, Some banks both in the US and UK who do allow their credit cards to be used to deposit money, account for these transactions slightly differently and as a result charge interest differently usually with no interest free period and certainly in the UK with interest rates in excess of 21% AER.

4, There may also be limits with some online casinos and online poker rooms on the amount of money you can deposit and have re deposited back onto your card so if you win big you may not get it all back!

Debit Cards

Now becoming more standardised around the world but used heavily in the UK and Europe, don’t tend to suffer the same restrictions as credit cards and of course because the money is coming directly out of your bank account – unless you have an overdraft facility you are not exposed to the excessive interest rates associated with credit cards.

Bank Transfers

Still used a lot to make payments for bills etc, one of the biggest issues with bank transfers is the time – funds are not moved immediately so you often have to wait before you can use your gaming account for anything upto five days – during which lets be honest the banks will be earning some interest off your money, and at the same time the banks will charge you for the privilege of transferring your money this way.

Online Payment Services

I guess Paypal may well have started this trend off but now there are a whole host of online payment services to choose from (Paypal incidentally not being one of them as when they were took over by Ebay they stopped allowing Paypal to be used for casino transactions)

The best known ones are Neteller, Moneybookers, Western Union & Stormpay but there are others such as Citadel.

All pretty much offer a similar service in that you open an account with them – for free and you can then deposit money into them using either a credit or debit card or by wire transfer etc, once you have deposited money into them you can then use this account to deposit and withdraw funds from your online casino or poker room account – in most cases immediately.

All have a range of different services attached to them and, obviously they have to make there money somewhere, a range of different charges – as an example I deposited £25 into my Neteller account from my UK credit card and was charged a 98p handling fee by Neteller – which was taken directly off the credit card – approx 4% charge which is quite a lot especially if you are depositing large amounts into the account.

However one of the main advantages of using services such as this is that you can accept money and deposit money in different currencies – all converted at the payment services conversion rates and you can use one account to fund a range of different casino and poker accounts – and of course one account to receive all of your winnings!

One final word of caution on this though – when using your credit card to deposit funds into your payment service account just check with your card issuer that they do not treat these deposits in the same way as they would treat a deposit to a casino and sting you with high rates of interest on the transaction.

Snail Mail Methods

Need I say anything – if you really don’t want to use any of the above or you are scared about leaving your details on the internet then you can always send a good old cheque (check!) and wait for it to clear – some (not all) online casinos and poker rooms accept this method.

Conclusion

There are a myriad of different ways for you to enjoy your online gaming and deposit and withdraw money safely, if you do struggle to use your credit card then one piece of advice which the banks would kill me for saying is to balance transfer the money off your credit card into your bank account then use your debit card to deposit the funds (thus avoiding the hefty interest charges) – be careful though for balance transfer fees but this is a whole different article!

About The Author

Andy Denton runs a number of websites including one specifically on poker strategy and poker site reviews - http://www.haveaflutter.com and has extensive experience in the financial services industry.

This article may only be reproduced if a link is retained back to haveaflutter.com
 

Posted by metula at 02:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Online Poker Room Raises Stakes By Launching Europe's Most Exclusive Poker Tournament
 by: Simon Prodger

All eyes will be on London this July as Europe’s newest and most exclusive poker tournament hits town. A collaboration between Britain’s largest independent bookmaker Victor Chandler, and leading casino operator London Clubs International, The Victor Poker Cup will offer a half million prize pool and a first prize of £250,000.

Taking place between 21-23 July in the historic elegance and luxury of Six Hamilton Place off London’s Park Lane, The Victor Poker Cup will be contested by an eclectic mix of one hundred celebrities, poker professionals, internet qualifiers and high-stakes gamblers. Following three days of competition, one player will walk away with one of the most coveted titles in poker and a cheque for a quarter of a million pounds.

The tournament will be filmed and distributed globally to millions, ensuring that The Victor Poker Cup is one of the most watched poker events in history. The TV production will also debut many new features and innovations to take televised poker to a new level and provide the most engaging and rewarding viewer experience yet.

The Victor Poker Cup will, according to Chairman, Victor Chandler, “be a truly ground-breaking event that will give European poker an event to rank alongside anything seen in the United States.” Mr Chandler goes on to add “We’re proud to be sponsoring a tournament that will become synonymous with the glamour and excitement of high-stakes poker. At every step we’ll be ensuring that The Victor Poker Cup is the Rolls Royce of poker tournaments.”

Costing £5,000 to enter, The Victor Poker Cup is open to anyone. Players can register online at www.victorpokercup.com, directly over the phone on 020 7862 0045 or via email on victorpoker@octagon.com. Alternatively, a range of online qualifying satellites are running at Victor Chandler Poker (www.vcpoker.com) where at least 14 lucky internet players will find themselves with a ticket to the biggest game in town.

About The Author

Simon Prodger is the Product Marketing Manager of Europe's fastest growing online poker room, Victor Chandler Poker (www.vcpoker.com).
simon.prodger@vc-bs.com
 

Posted by metula at 02:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Posted by metula at 09:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Posted by metula at 07:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Trophy Strip Poker   by Tim Mack

"Wake up Cathy. Two great looking guys just boarded the train," Sue said.

"Oh, okay Sue, I wouldn't mind seeing them naked." Cathy sighed.

"How bout them seeing us stark naked Cathy. That's what will hapen if we lose. Can you deal with that?"

"I don't know Sue, but I really want to get into that sororiety and if getting their underpants from them will do it then that's what we will have to do."

"Why don't we just go out to a store and buy two pairs of mens underpants Cathy?"

We can't Sue, we pledged on our honor that we would win our trophy mens underpants by playing strip poker.

"But what if they don't want to give us their underpants Cathy?"

"That wont happen Sue because were just going to tell them right up front that if they win they see us naked and get to keep our panties and if we win we get to see them naked and keep their underpants."

Posted by metula at 06:53 PM | Permalink

Guide to poker  

 by Mansi gupta

Poker is considered as the favorite pass time of the Americans there is something about the game that has taken it to the distant corners of the world. The game seems to have started in Persia. In the beginning it was termed as "As Nas" by the Persians. The card game had a different form back then and now it has gained so much popularity that the jargon of the game has become a part of the commonplace colloquial speech. Bluffing for example is a poker term. The name of the game was also different at different times and in different countries. Poker, is considered, is of a German touch. It was played in Germany with certain different rules and was called as pochspiel. It has since then been traveling and reached American in the present day form. Today the game is found in almost every nook and corner of the world and people enjoy the different version in different countries.

The casino houses are the basic places where poker can be played at all times. But one mode that has made the game global and all the more popular is the advent of computers. The online poker has a great impact on making the game a favorite across the globe. The game today has many websites dedicated to it. Form training sessions to tricks of the game they tell the visitors every aspect of the game. Some of them also give mathematical formula to understand the probability of the game. The game is base don a high degree of probability and unlike other games is too intriguing in this aspect. The prospective gamers can access these sites very easily and can learn the basic terminology of the game. These websites also offer online deals and hands for the customers.

The popularity of the game has reached such an extent that various clubs and casinos organize annual tournaments across the country. On the green tables the professional players spends hours on the rounds of poker as the world watches them live. The game also has gained popularity as status symbol. In the upper echelons of the society has seen the game as an integral part of the parties and some of then are exclusively dedicated to it. Apart from these the game is very simple to play and understand. The youth of all ages can be seen over a round of poker in almost every region and at almost every time of the day.

As every game has poker too is played with certain amount of decorum and rules. The action is said to be on a player when it is his turn to bet. Some do it fast ad some take time. The shorter the time the better it is. Game maintains a pace that way and the apprehensive players don't have to wait too long. Secondly the bet should be placed in the 'pot' very cleanly so that the others can count the bet. Splashing the pot is considered to be indecent.

Poker has been very successful and popular in the past and with is growing following it is bound to remain so for times to come. People enjoy he simplicity of the game and an occasional winning hand is always welcome. Table is open and sky is the limit its up to you how far u want to go.

About the Author

Mansi gupta writes about poker.

Posted by metula at 02:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)