Although it is one of the earliest forms of Stud Poker, 5-Card Stud is not played in casinos or official tournaments these days (the WSOP doesn’t feature it either). It is still fairly popular during social events, amongst friends, and in Finland where a special variant called “Soko” is played. Because it is no longer [...]
Whenever you’re reading about the differences between online and live poker, one of the main factors the author will point out is almost certain to be the abundance of available tells in live poker vs the almost complete lack of them online.
If you ever played micro or low limit Holdem I suppose I needn’t tell you that it’s one of the most frustrating games you’ll ever play in an online poker room. Texas Holdem can be an extremely frustrating luck-dependent game in which schooling runs rampant under the right circumstances. Well, in low limit Holdem, the [...]
Regardless of what you may hear or read in some poker articles, starting hand selection is a very important part of overall poker strategy. Whether it’s Holdem, Omaha or Stud we’re talking about, you should pay attention to your starting hands in order to avoid the no 1 beginners’ mistake: playing too many hands.
I’m not about to get into advanced Omaha strategy concepts in this article, I just want to analyze a few basic aspects of the game, but some of what I’m about to discuss might benefit advanced players as well.
Omaha Hi-Lo is the most popular Omaha version (although it is played Hi only too, and [...]
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