Title: Bet Stories

Poker Book Review: Harrington on Cash Games

Published on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:23:12

Everyone is always looking for tips and advice from the best and Dan Harrington is considered to be one of the best.  Dan Harrington has an impressive resume when it comes to poker which includes two bracelets at the World Series of Poker and one happens to be the Main Event bracelet.  Just so happens that Dan Harrington won the satellite to the Main Event the year he won event and he wanted to cash in his $10,000 buy in token for cold hard cash but he was a not aloud.  He wanted to cash out read more..

Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer is in Poker News Again

Published on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:11:55

In recent poker news you have heard about former WSOP Main Event Greg Raymer and his PokerStars account.  Raymer's account was recently hacked into by a relentless person who attempted several times to retrieve Fossilman's password and eventually became successful.  The hacker then proceeded to ‘dump' all of Raymer's money to his account but apparently he isn't as smart as he seems to be.  He did the dumping in an obvious manner and PokerStars caught on rather quickly and contacted Raymer t read more..

Texas Calculatem Review

Published on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:47:22

I recently just started working with Texas Calculatem and I immediately noticed that the software is very similar (if not identical) to Calculatem Pro.  Texas Calculatem is software designed to improve the skills and knowledge of its users so that they can become long term successful poker players.  Texas Calculatem has all the features a player could want and it will teach you the fundamentals of the game; it's almost as if there is a real life professional giving you tips and advice.  Texas read more..

Send my Chips: Easy poker chip transfer

Published on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:40:28

When playing internet poker it may be a difficult task getting chips/funds on one poker site when you are playing on a different poker site unless you are willing to deposit.  Well this difficult task is made easier with only a small fee and it's available through SendMyChips.com.  Send My Chips is a unique website unlike most and its offers a poker chip transfer service that is hard to find via internet.  Let me discuss how it works and the other perks that this site has to offer. read more..

Holdem Genius Review

Published on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:53:30

Looking for an edge while you sit down to play some online poker?  Well if that is the case then the Holdem Genius software could be what you are looking for to take your game to the next level.  Holdem Genius helps train if you will the players that use the software to become better overall poker players.  Once you download the software you must first open Holdem Genius then the software will ask you what poker site you would like to connect with and then you proceed to do so.  Right now fo read more..

Calculatem Pro Review

Published on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:56:51

Calculatem Pro is software in which it is designed to help improve the skills of the people that use it by giving them the information that is needed to succeed in poker.  Calculatem Pro tells its users whether or not to call, raise, or to simply throw the hand away.  It bases its decision on your position on the table and the hand you are holding at the time.  Along with giving you the advice on deciding what source of action to do it also contains many more important features.  Calculatem read more..

Poker Blinds and Antes

Published on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:21:59

I recently did an article of how Poker Blinds Cost Money in the Long Run and this article is really no different.  You can almost consider it as the 2nd half to my other article.  When dealing with multi table tournaments a player must pay attention to the blind structure of the tournament.  By looking at the structure a player can evaluate how he wants to play that certain tournament.  If the levels are long and the blinds/antes don't increase at a fast rate then players at the table can af read more..

Study Poker Books and Improve Your Game

Published on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:33:39

There are plenty of poker books to choose from when you are deciding which poker book to read and I mean there are PLENTY.  Obviously all the books you will read will offer tips, advice, and strategy toward the game of poker but many of the books are different.  Some books may be offering you cash game advice, some may offer you multi tournament advice or even give you tips to help you destroy the field in the sit n go world.  Though there are multiple books for the topics I just mentioned; t read more..

Pot and implied odds in poker strategy

Published on Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:44:21

One of the moves in Texas Hold'em that I try to stay away from is putting my tournament life on a draw.  More often than not I will leave the table on tilt and frustrated that my draw did not hit even though the odds will tell you that the flush will not hit the majority of the time anyway.  Yet this can all change if the right odds are available to the player and this is where pot and implied odds come into play.  I saw many cases in the past where people fold (either A they are not very goo read more..

Tips to Improve Your Poker Tournament Skills

Published on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:42:33

Tournament poker is a tricky thing to master and frankly I don't think anyone can or will truly master the game of No Limit Hold'em.  This is why the majority of us constantly look online for poker tips, read those poker books from the poker pros or whatever the source may be; were all just trying to improve our poker skills.  Well in this article I am going to give some tips that I feel will help you improve your game and hopefully have these tips help you make your way to a final table.  In read more..