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Hey Everyone,

Hope you are doing OK. Not got much for you today, no articles or anything but I have got an interesting poker summary for you.

Played a game at the weekend, 6 players all friends but we had a great night and some really tough hands, a few are below let me know if you think you would have played any differently.

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Smith posts the small blind of $100
Frank (me) posts the big blind of $200
---Hole Cards---
Emily raises to $300
Matt calls $300
Rob calls $300
Smith calls $300
Frank (me) raises to $500
Emily folds
Matt folds
Rob raises to $800

Smith calls $800
Frank (me) calls $800

--Pot Limit Hit at this Point ($800)---

Rob shows 3♣ 5♦
Smith shows 5♠ 4♦
Frank (me) shows A♣ A♦
---Flop--- T♥ K♣ 4♠
---Turn--- T♥ K♣ 4♠ 6♣
---River--- T♥ K♣ 4♠ 6♣ 2♠
Rob shows a straight, Six high
Smith shows a pair of Fours
Frank (me) shows a pair of Aces
Rob wins the pot with a straight, Six high

Later On

Frank (me) posts the small blind of $50
Phil posts the big blind of $100
---Hole Cards---
Frank (me) raises to $300
Smith calls $200
Phil calls $200
Matt folds
Rob folds
Emily folds
---Flop--- A♦ 3♦ 4♣
Smith checks
Frank (me) checks
Phil checks
---Turn--- A♦ 3♦ 4♣ 7♦
Smith bets $400
Frank (me) raises to $1200
Smith calls $800
Phil Folds

---River--- A♦ 3♦ 4♣ 7♦ 9♥
Smith checks
Frank (me) bets $1400
Smith calls $1400
Final Show Down
Frank (me) shows 5♦ J♦ a flush, Ace high
Smith folds
Frank (me) wins the pot with a flush, Ace high

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Online Poker Bonuses

Hey Bloggers,

How are you all today?

I am busy busy busy in this new year and the good old English weather is making it as uncomfortable as possible. I shouldn't complain though, I for one *touch wood* am avoiding the floods at the moment and my heart goes out to those who have had to leave their homes again.

Today's post is the last one fo the mini articles I had prepared for you! Hard to believe I have completed a series of ten already. Hope you have been enjoying them and this last one looks at online poker bonuses.

There is a massive range of online poker bonuses and hopefully this information will help you narrow it all down and make sense of it so you can choose the best room available. If you want to find more about online poker be sure to check out me favorite poker forum, the people there are pro's and many will have the most up to date advice on where to and where not to play online poker.

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Almost every casino offers bonuses, incentives and comps to players so that they keep coming back, but unfortunately, these are offered only to the so called high rollers. However, it is not the same now because there are sites offering online poker bonuses to players who play good cards. Players can start to receive such bonuses the moment they sign up to become a member of any such website. For instance, the very first online poker bonus for the players would be a cash amount that will be an addition to their initial deposit made on the account on that site. This means that there is more cash to start playing with. Once a player starts gambling on that site, he or she can enjoy more bonuses for online poker. This includes special prizes that are given every day along with free entries to tournaments, with more money or other special tournament opportunities.

Online poker bonus is one of the most important reasons why so many people are indulging in the online poker rooms. Internet poker rooms provide the convenience to play from the comfort of the house and players have secured accounts, with winnings paid to the players promptly. As far as games are concerned there are a lot of gaming options available for the players and they can enter any tournament they want to. They can either play for low stakes or high stakes. Online poker room offers convenience, exciting games, tournaments and great bonuses.

If you want to become eligible for online poker bonus, first you need to sign up with a poker website. Different websites offer different bonuses. Before you become a member of any site make sure that the bonus offered is beneficial. Follow the rules of the site so that you can receive your bonus.

Poker Freerolls

Welcome back everyone,

Hope you are all OK. I have had an interesting first few weeks of 2008 with working extensively on my house, a big pain and a lot of hard work as I have to work in the fay then go home and work on the house at night. I'm pretty tired atm and I will be just be happy to move in and get it over with.

Not managed to play any poker on account of being swamped with work to do but when the house is done I will be in a much better position for poker playing and will likely have my mates around again for a few poker tournaments.

I have another mini-article for you today, the series is actually drawing ti a close now so I will be going back to writing full length articles for you all. Todays subject is poker free rolls, they are a special kind of tournament hosted by online casinos and poker rooms where there is a cash prize but no entry fee.

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Poker freerolls can be the best method of experiencing online poker without losing money. It is like a tournament where no entry fee is required. It is a free Texas Hold’em poker tournament that offers cash prizes. For participation some freerolls have a requirement of “player points”, while some require the player to make a deposit with that specific poker room. As far as winning free money is concerned, freeroll poker tournament has become very popular among the online poker players.

It is not necessary to invest money to play this tournament. The best thing about such tournaments is that the moment a player signs up in order to become a member; he or she can start playing the game even before any deposit is made. Players can choose from plenty of poker freerolls. Daily poker freerolls are provided by most of the major poker sites on the Internet, so that the players can enjoy several poker games on a daily basis.

There is a lot of variation in the standard of competition that is found among the freerolls. Good players can be found in some of the big freerolls and such games are not easy to win. Mostly the top players do not get attracted by the online poker freerolls because the money as prize is not enough to make them sit for three hours and play.

Freerolls are hosted by most of the poker sites and players can easily win cash prizes without making any sort of investment. Prize is put up for the top finishers and anyone can join these tournaments. The range of such cash prizes can be from 50 dollars to 5000 dollars. Freeroll is the solution for all the players who are not comfortable playing for real money and do not have the financial backing to cover any sort of loss.

Poker Freerolls

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are well. I am still in the in between stage of having a cold and being healthy and getting pretty fed up of it all. Far too many headaches and sleepless nights recently and i'm struggling to catchup up. Never mind though you have to walk through these things. Some good news out of the gambling field to start with, it seems that Germanies aggressive move against online gambling is being largely ignored by the EU and it's fellow members. This means the countrys citizens may only need to hang on a few weeks longer before they can so what they want again.

I am crossing my fingers for you guys!

Today's article is one of the last parts of the mini-article series and is about poker freerolls, it discusses what they are and why they are useful as well as some tips for winning.

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Poker freerolls can be the best method of experiencing online poker without losing money. It is like a tournament where no entry fee is required. It is a free Texas Hold’em poker tournament that offers cash prizes. For participation some freerolls have a requirement of “player points”, while some require the player to make a deposit with that specific poker room.

As far as winning free money is concerned, freeroll poker tournament has become very popular among the online poker players. It is not necessary to invest money to play this tournament. The best thing about such tournaments is that the moment a player signs up in order to become a member; he or she can start playing the game even before any deposit is made. Players can choose from plenty of poker freerolls. Daily poker freerolls are provided by most of the major poker sites on the Internet, so that the players can enjoy several poker games on a daily basis.

There is a lot of variation in the standard of competition that is found among the freerolls. Good players can be found in some of the big freerolls and such games are not easy to win. Mostly the top players do not get attracted by the online poker freerolls because the money as prize is not enough to make them sit for three hours and play.

Freerolls are hosted by most of the poker sites and players can easily win cash prizes without making any sort of investment. Prize is put up for the top finishers and anyone can join these tournaments. The range of such cash prizes can be from 50 dollars to 5000 dollars. Freeroll is the solution for all the players who are not comfortable playing for real money and do not have the financial backing to cover any sort of loss.

Poker Table Selection

Hey Everyone!

Hope you had a good new year. Mine was a lot of fun and I was glad of some time off work, a good drink and some fun company. Saw the new year in with a house party, lots of fun and definitely better than cramming into a pub. We also got a few game sof poker going although it wasn't one of my better nights. We didn't finish completely but at the end we counted chips and I was 3rd. I had a lot of pocket pairs that turned intro nothing that night :(

Got another mini-article update ready for you all, this one is about the fine skill of choosing a poker table in a casino. It's only short so you should be able to read it now :) If you want more advice about playing poker for real in casinos then visit wassonline.com and check out their poker forum.

Poker is a very popular game in the U.S. that calls for skill and good luck, along with special tact to deal with both wins and loses. Poker became popular in the last two years. You can play poker by hiding the cards, either partially or completely, which are then gambled into a main pot. Ultimately, the player who gets the best cards or makes an uncalled bet is awarded that pot. It is one of the most fun-filled games where the thrill of bluffing makes the game all the more interesting.

It is believed that the world’s tenth best poker player is likely to lose money if he would play only with the nine better players. Selecting a poker table is one of the most difficult tasks, which is considered to be as important as selecting hands to play. Moreover, profits in poker usually come when opponents make mistakes. So, it really helps to select the tables with the weakest opponents, no matter what game and limits you plan to play. Some of the tips that can help you to select the right poker tables are as follows:

• Almost every online poker websites display statistics on the percentage of players who can see every flop in the main lobby area. Try to find for the tables that have the highest percentage. 35% and above is considered to be good. It is observed that strong players face considerably less flops.
• Online poker rooms display an average pot size. Try to search for a considerably larger pot size, to get paid off as soon as you hit a big hand. Large pots along with a large percentage of players seeing the flop is considered to be ideal.
• As soon as you identify certain target tables, try to look at the stack sizes of opponents who are already seated. In case there are over 2 short stacks, it may be essential to search for another table. Short stacks are often known to make playing post-flop very difficult.