Archive for January, 2006

A Different Animal: Texas Holdem Tournaments

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Texas holdem tournaments are a different animal. Here, every pays an entrance fee, then gets a number of chips (which don’t correspond to money in the way they do in “ring games”). For instance, a buy-in for a texas holdem tournament may be only $50, but a player might get $5,000 in chips. This is […]

Kevin Connolly and Nicky Hilton join Doylesroom.com

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

DoylesRoom.com today announced the participation of A-list celebrities Kevin Connolly and Nicky Hilton in the DoylesRoom.com Celebrity Bounty Poker Tournament.
Kevin Connolly stars in the Golden Globe nominated HBO hit series “Entourage.” Nicky Hilton is the younger of the Hilton sisters and heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune. Both will compete alongside other celebrities in the […]

4 Texas Holdem Online Game Tips

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Texas Holdem Online Game Tip #1
Bet With Won Money
It’s okay to put a little money into the cosmic texas holdem online game itty every now and then, and if you can afford it, dropping a few hundred bucks here and there might not be a problem. However, the best texas holdem online game players work […]

Anna Benson to try her hand at poker

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Anna Benson could find herself getting plenty of face time on ESPN in the coming year. Not during baseball games, but more likely during one of the network’s ubiquitous poker broadcasts.
The wife of Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has been polishing her game by playing nearly every day, whether online, on her cell phone or even […]

PartyGaming signs record new players

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Online gaming company PartyGaming said on Friday it had signed a record number of new poker players in the fourth quarter and was on track to become the world‘s biggest online casino.
The operator of the PartyPoker Web site, the world‘s biggest online poker room, said group sales rose 65 percent to $320 million in the […]

Switching From Home Based Texas Holdem to Online Texas Holdem

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Online Texas Hold’em has taken the world by storm in the past few years. In case you’ve been left behind, we are going to get you caught up to speed with the world of online texas hold’em poker. I’m going to assume that you have a working knowledge of the game of texas holdem and […]

Texas Hold’em – The Importance of Folding

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Poker requires a lot of patience and you need to learn the importance of folding to win big longer term.
You need to fold more than 3 out of 4 hands to win over the longer term and the inability to do this is a common mistake made by novice players.
The adrenalin and the desire to […]

PKR Previews New 3D Poker Room Set to Revolutionize Online Poker Industry

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Developed by some of the brightest stars in the video games industry, PKR (www.pkr.com) is set to revolutionize the world of online poker by offering poker players and video gamers the most complete online poker experience yet seen.
Featuring stunning graphics together with a uniquely engaging and immersive gaming system, PKR brings an unparalleled sense of […]

Texas Holdem Rules - The Rounds

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

To learn how to play holdem, you must first learn the texas holdem rules. Here are four basic terms:
The Pocket — This term refers to the two cards dealt face-down to each player at the beginning of a hand. The pocket cards are the first ones dealt, the only ones to be hidden, and the […]

Advice For New Poker Players

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

There is no greater game than poker. It’s fun, exciting and only the best survive. While Texas Hold’em is relatively easy to understand, it is hard to become a successful player. The competition is tough, the players are ruthless and at some point you will want to throw in the towel. But hang in there. […]