Archive for Texas Holdem FAQ

Issue on Betting Rules

Hi, My concern is about betting rules during a friendly game. In a certain event, blinds were $6 and $12. Eventually, four people were left after roughly 20 minutes of playing time. As I can remember, it was the first player who called the blind and went all in for another $3. Then it’s the [...]

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Luck or Playing Style?

Hello, For a while now, I’ve been watching Holdem on cable. By the way, I live in the UK. Luckily, your site has helped me a lot about playing real games. So far, I understand the rules, percentages, or the like. But of course, I have to admit, I’m not yet an expert so some [...]

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Tax Issues

Thanks for the great site, updates and all the help. Well, my question is something about share and money. I’m actually not so sure if it’s something sensible, but I can’t help it but just ask because it really bothers me. I’ve been playing poker on the internet for some time now and so far, [...]

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Blinds and Ties

Before anything, I would like first to congratulate you for doing a great job on this site. Well, I actually drop by because of some questions. My first question has something to do with me holding a tourney with 16 guys, a 250 buy in having 2 tables of 8 playing at the same time. [...]

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Keeping Records and Statistics

I’m curious if you know the easy and effective way to keep records of any play. By the way, what statistics should I keep or consider recording? Thank you. Robert Robert, How you track your stats is determined by what you are most comfortable with. If you play a lot live, you are pretty much [...]

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Is it Effective to Show Your Cards After the Hand?

Hello, I’m just thinking, what are your thoughts about showing other players your cards whenever for an instance they fold or you don’t have to show them in accordance to the rules? I heard showing your cards when you don’t have to won’t bring anything good. But I’ve also heard that if in case you [...]

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Sites to Recommend

I’m wondering if you have any idea about the best online Texas Holdem sites nowadays. How about the safest? Honest? Or just fair sites? What site would you recommend for beginners or amateurs? Thanks, Jon Jon, Depending on where you are at in the world, the three sites I would recommend are Partypoker.com, FullTiltPoker.com, and [...]

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Any Study Material to Suggest?

Hi there! Do you have any study material like for an instance a book, DVD or the like to recommend or suggest to me? Thanks! Justin Justin, If you are a tournament player, the best set of books to get is Harrington on Holdem. Dan Harrington is one of the greatest players in WSOP history [...]

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Site for Texas Holdem

Hello, I live in California and recently have started playing Texas Holdem. But before Texas Holdem, I used to play blackjack online. There were a lot of great sites I’ve encountered back then. Most of which regularly informed me of tournaments and actual locations of play as well as some stuff about denominations, rules, etc. [...]

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Best Way to Get Money Online

First of all, thanks for everything. Your recommendations and suggestions have been a great help. Well, for my question – what is the best or easiest way to get money online? By the way, I have an account at a certain site, but my credit card doesn’t support any form of internet gambling. Any advice? [...]

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