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Texas Hold ’em is a popular poker game because it is easy to learn, exciting to play, and fun to watch (if that’s yer style). Old salts have been playing this game fer years. Now lads and lassies from all over are playing on TV and on the net. Before ye weigh anchor in search of yer share of the booty, best learn the rules of the game first, swabbie…

The game starts as two players are forced to make a mandatory ante.  These players rotate clockwise after each hand so that every player gets a turn to have to ante.  The first player to ante is called the Small Blind and must put in a fixed amount.  The second player is called the big blind and must put in double the amount of the small blind.  This is the starting point of each hand.  This mandatory amount will increase during tournament action and stay the same during cash games. visitez le site

To begin play, each player is dealt two hole cards. These are the only cards ye get fer yerself. All other cards are community cards and will be dealt face-up. After each players get their hole cards, the first round of betting begins. Here, and in subsequent rounds, ye will be given the option to check (if no one else has bet), raise or fold.  Ye must bet a minimum of the small blind if ye are attempting to raise.

After all bets are secured, it is time fer the flop. This is  the point when the dealer turns over the first three cards that will be shared by all players. After the flop has been dealt, players have the option to bet again. Next is the turn. This is when the …

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As I said earlier I’ve decided to move back into limit as my cash game of choice and so far, so good. I four table the 6-handed $1/$2 limit games at Pokerstars and I’m usually up big in one game, down a little in another, and up a little in the other two. Not sure how long that will keep up though, but back to consistently making money.

I like to buyin for 25 big bets, or $50 in the $1/$2 game. For one, it’s really easy to see how much I am up or down at a certain table, and it’s plenty of money to take some bad beats with. A major factor in my limit play is my pre-flop position, and more pointedly, when and with what I raise preflop. A lot of people like to call these lower limit “No Foldem Holdem,” so one of the most important abilities is being able to thin the field, and that’s what I’ll discuss in this post.

Under the gun is the best position to raise to thin the field. It forces the other players to cold call two bets with a small amount of pot odds. I like to raise under the gun with any pocket pair, any Ax suited, and often times K9s and better. I fold crap hands under the gun, but I like to limp in with hands like 5♠6♠, because I can usually be assured to get great pot odds with all the limpers, and if there is a late position raise it usually isn’t respected by anyone and I’m still getting the odds to call.

If it has folded to me and I’m in middle position I play it like I’m under the gun with the exception of hands …

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There’s no secret that poker is taking the world by storm. Businessmen, college students and even grandparents are taking up the game at astronomical rates. But what about the rich and famous? They too are catching the poker bug.

According to Vanity Fair magazine, Leonardo Di Caprio and Tobey Maguire spread a monthly $10,000 buy-in “Billionaire Boys Game.” The game is held at professional poker player Reagan Silber’s Bel Air, CA mansion and includes actors Ben Affleck, James Woods and Mimi Rogers in the group of regulars.

Rogers, the ex-wife of actor Tom Cruise, plays online poker for hours at a time, netting $4,000 since last March alone.

James Woods helped establish www.HollywoodPoker.com with the intentions of providing a place for fellow actors to play head-to-head online visitez le site .

Maguire, star of the movie Spiderman, hosts a game at his Hollywood Hills estate requiring a minimum $2,000 buy-in. Recent celebrities to his home game include Brad Pitt, Ed Norton and Robert De Niro.

Affleck and singer Robbie Williams, amongst other celebrities, are taking part in the European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo this coming March.

As the world of poker continues to grow, it should be no surprise that even the rich and famous need their share of action at the tables.

HollywoodPoker is now offering a 40% first time deposit bonus up to $200 using the bonus code pokernews.

At the end of the day, JC Tran did not have much luck, and it really came down to Amir vs. Bashar. Amir showed his experience, and added a little luck by coming from behind to capture the championship. Not Amir’s first title, and certainly not his last, but it was nice to see Amir where he belongsholding …

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