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Poker Variations: Texas Hold ‘Em

Lyndsie — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:23:32 +0000

You know, there are so many variations of poker that it’s kind of hard to keep up with them. Bearing that in mind, it occurred to me that some of you guys might not be aware of all of the most popular games. So, I figured it would be worth it to discuss them, at least a little bit. There are some pretty helpful tutorials associated with a lot of them, and who knows, that could help you improve your game a pretty fair amount.

Right now, probably partly in thanks to the many televised poker shows and celebrity games, Texas Hold ‘Em is one of the most well known poker variations. That’s all well and good, it’s definitely a ton of fun to play once you learn the basics. Fortunately, they are not hard to figure out at all. This is actually a fairly easy game to learn.

There’s a reason this is probably the most popular variation of poker in the whole world. During the game, all of the players get two cards before the first voluntary round of betting. Eventually, five cards will be dealt, all of them face up. This is the flop, and all the players can use it. They use it to make up the best combination of five cards from their two cards and the five in the flop.

If that’s still confusing, check out this tutorial, found at PokerNews:

Eli vs. Barry, High Stakes Poker

Jesse — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:29:04 +0000

Both Eli Elezra and Barry Greenstein go into this first hand of a High Stakes Poker session hoping for a good flop – but Barry had decided to come out firing whatever landed. Barry did not connect – but Eli couldn’t call the all-in bluff on the turn…

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Vanessa Rousso at the WSOP ’07

Jesse — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:21:42 +0000

A great interview with the ever so sexy Vanessa Rousso at the 2007 World Series of Poker. She looks confident, happy and optimistic. I’m sure she’s going to be BIG in poker in the next decade as she’s got it all: the looks, the skill and the boyfriend.

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More Vanessa on IblogPoker soon, I promise!

Howard Lederer and Tuan Lee bump boats

Jesse — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:31:09 +0000

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I hate the table behavior by Daniel Negreanu and Erick Lindgren in this one (and I love Gus Hansen‘s comment). Tuan Lee thought about his decision for a long time, and made the decision I’m sure Daniel and Erick would have made too.

Thinking back of Daniel’s horrible river calls on High Stakes Poker, I can’t even believe he’s berating Tuan for his call. Bah!