Monday 17 December 2007

The Thrill of Live Poker

Welcome back everyone!

Christmas is nearly upon us and I am definitely getting excited about the break :)

Spending some time relaxing and eating after eights sounds pretty good from where I am standing. Hope you have all done your Xmas shopping by now, I have like 3 items to go, one more trip and it will be over, thank god, I sure do hate the busy streets at Christmas.

Todays article is about the exciting side of playing poker, live poker. It tries to get across how amazing playing some real poker can be as well as different ways you can play, remember you don't need to attend a big tournament you can have lots of fun at home!

Merry Christmas everyone, hope it's a good one for you.


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For years and years, poker has been one of the most popular casino games amongst casino lovers all over the world. What with all the poker books, games, supplies, tournaments and other poker related games like video poker, there’s no wonder people love playing poker so much. But in the past decade, there has been a tremendous explosion in the number of people who have taken to playing poker. And, this is primarily because of the emergence of televised poker tournaments and online poker rooms.

Regular poker has a number of special characteristics that make it quite a thrilling past time activity:

  • The odds and statistics of the game will challenge your abilities to make decisions.
  • A large part of poker deals with psychology, like the bluffing, decoys, traps and intimidation part of it.
  • The thrill of playing live poker can keep you wanting to learn more and more and will constantly be a challenge to you no matter how many years you’ve been playing it.
  • Once the real money betting begins, the excitement and pressure of the game can keep you awake all night long.
  • Small poker tournament buy-ins can give you the opportunity to win big money stakes from smaller stakes.
  • Poker is a fun activity and can be played by people of all ages at home, at casinos or even at poker halls.

Poker is indeed an entertaining sport, and those of you who like to do things your way, you can even equip a room to handle or coordinate the weekly or monthly games. For the poker collector, there are so many opportunities out there for you, from the vintage poker chips and cards to the collector’s items poker books. Besides being just a regular Friday night event, you can take poker along with you holidays as well!

So, whether you are an avid poker fan or not, you should try your hand at poker at least sometime in your life. There are thousands of excellent poker resources that will help hone your poker skills, taking you to the next level. Once you start playing poker, you’ll never be able to stop! Especially, if you’ve mastered the game enough to compete against others in tournaments or at casinos, you’ll find that the excitement of sitting at a poker table will raise the fun to a whole new level!

When it comes to playing live poker, its important to do your homework first, be thoroughly prepared, and the game will take you on a roller coaster ride of excitement and fun!

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