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Just a month or so ago, the European Poker Tour second Texas holdem championships was won by a nineteen year old college student from the Midwest of the United States. What was remarkable about this tournament was that it was the first held in Europe where the first prize was over $1,000,000 and the winner [...]

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Patience pays at Texas holdem poker

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Texas holdem poker is a multi faceted game, and that’s what makes it so attractive and popular to the many millions of on line players gracing the internet every day. On the face of things, Texas holdem poker looks like a very simple game, but just about anyone who has taken the game at face [...]

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Keeping your emotions under control

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Texas holdem poker is all about drama, excitement, the turn of the river card. Fortunes lost and reputations gained on the turn of a card. Outrageous bluffs carried off with panache. Players being bluffed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of chips. Without feeling or knowing a thing. That is what Texas holdem [...]

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Celebrity Texas holdem poker players

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

As Texas holdem poker has grown in popularity over the last few years, then slowly but surely, more and more celebrities have been attracted to it. If you cast your eye over the tables at some of the major televised Texas holdem poker tournaments you will see a sprinkling of media stars not just making [...]

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If you are a fan of Texas hold’em poker and have only just begun to test your newly acquired skills and strategies game online, then you should never need to feel alone.   After all the internet is supposed to be an information carrier, and the good news that there is a bush telegraph of [...]

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If you have ever watched a televised Texas hold’em poker tournament, or played a little online, then you will have probably said to yourself at some time, how these people do it. You feel envy or you may even feel pity. After all, you can see the signs of pressure and impatience for their opponents [...]

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To understand the chances of winning consistently at Texas hold’em poker you need to understand the law of probabilities and statistics. A player, who takes second, third or fourth prizes in a tournament, will win more than a player who takes first prize only once in a while. The players who consistently win prizes either [...]

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Texas hold’em poker has captured the attention and imagination of millions, since it made its first appearance through the internet just a few short years ago. Combines a mixture of skill and bravado whilst requiring the skills of a psychologist and a shrewd financial brain, Texas hold’em poker symbolizes more than any other game, and [...]

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