MY POKER BLOG

In poker each player gets a number of cards where after it is time to convince the other players that you have or will have the best combination of cards. The convincing is made by putting your money where your mouth is.

Not Just A Game
Nor One Game

Poker isn’t just a game. Perhaps you have encountered poker players that are so passionate about poker that it becomes unfair labeling it as “just a game”. Anyway poker is distinguished from many other games for reasons implied in the first paragraph. The aim of the game is not solely getting the best hand. If that would be the case then poker would be a game of chance. As it is now skill will win you money.

Neither is poker one game. Rather
poker is a group of related games with a number of elements in common such as hand rankings
betting
bluffing and a few other things too. Poker has been described as a game of money played with cards. Although this saying might be a bit bold
it does capture the fact that: poker is wagering
with the cards constituting the odds.

The Most Distinguishing Characteristic of Poker

Poker is different than all other casino games because you are playing against the other players
not the house. The casino does not make their money based on what you lose. Instead the casino/poker room takes a fee for supplying you with the game. All other casino games have rules that ensure the casino a mathematical advantage over the player. In poker
all is fair and square. You are competing against the other players and you are all governed by the same basic conditions.

Poker in the Bigger Picture

Playing against other people requires knowledge about people. With this latest addition it has been
so far
suggested that poker is a game of people as well as a game of odds
courage
and deceitfulness. This means that a diversity of people with many different personalities can enjoy and be successful at poker.

Poker is many things. This article conveys the contour of poker but still it only touches the surface. Best wishes exploring further
poker has many levels and it is rewarding finding out more about them.

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Be a Winner with WINNER’S 2 Billionth Hand


Winner Poker is giving away an extraordinary range of prizes in true poker spirit. Read the full story at http://www.classicasinos.com/Poker_Promotions/Two_Billionth_Hand.html

The PokerNews Profile: David Benyamine (source: Pokernews.com)
David Benyamine is one of those rare individuals who
perhaps by sheer will and drive
have found success in every professional endeavor he’s attempted. Born in Paris
Benyamine was a highly ranked tennis player in his youth. Though he was… (source: Pokernews.com) – RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Aussie Millions 2010 – Qualify at Ladbrokes Poker


Join some of the biggest names in poker by qualifying with Ladbrokes for as little as 4. Read the full story at http://www.classicasinos.com/Poker_Promotions/Aussie_Millions_2010_Qualify_at_Ladbrokes_Poker.html

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New rooms at PokerStrategy

PokerStrategy has added two new poker rooms for their members to receive their $50 free bankroll in; Mansion Poker and Pacific Poker. This brings the choice of poker rooms up to six. The PokerStrategy deal gives their members a $50 starting bankroll in any one of the six available rooms
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Deep Stack Poker Payout Quadruples Guarantee (source: launchpoker.com)
When the recent Deep Stack Tournament at the Borgata Hotel and casino in Atlantic City announced a guaranteed prize pool of $500
000
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Poker Players Alliance to Raid the DNC (source: launchpoker.com)
When the Democratic National Convention for 2008 takes place around August 25th
the grassroots organization known as the Poker Players Alliance plans on being there. The PPA will hit the DNC on August 26th
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Poker Chip Sets – Where did it all start?

Keeping a straight flush or better yet
a royal flush in your hand is indeed a sign of a good hand. You can play all you can
stack poker chips over and over again
but did it ever strike you how this game of poker started? It has always been stated by philosophers all over the world how important it is to know your historical roots. One poet even cryptically said that he who cannot draw over three thousand years is living from hand to mouth
whatever that means.

To save you from the trouble of understanding that line
it simply means that you have to know your historical roots in order to become a human being
or a true poker player for this matter. In a game of poker
you surely don’t want to look like a sore loser right? Yes
it is understandable that studying history can become so boring. It must be so tedious that you must have slept your history classes way back in school
unless you are a history aficionado. In any case
poker chips and threrefore poker chip sets also have a history of their own
which is quite interesting to say the least. So why not take a little break from the games and know a thing or two on how poker chip sets came to be.

Poker Chip Sets – A History of Poker

First
it is a good idea to start the lesson with poker itself. There would not be any poker chip sets if there was not any game to play with them
right? Anyway
the history of poker is arbitrary
just as a heated game of it with drunken friends who are trying to cheat each other. Truth is that the game does not seem to have an origin
so how can you learn about the history of poker chip sets? Do not be saddened
because that just shows how old poker is today. Anyway
the first reference to the game in history was through a book of rules written by Jonathan H. Green back in 1834
where the game was an addiction among Mississippi natives.

It was even called the cheating game
no wonder. At least you now know that the game did not start in Las Vegas and that the game has involved a bit of cheating ever since it came into being. To continue
the game was first played with only 20 cards
using only the top five highest cards
namely the aces
the kings
the queens
the jacks
and the tens. During the time that Green was writing about the cheating game
poker was the number one game along the Mississippi River.

Poker Chip Sets – The Evolution of Poker

The game has evolved a lot of times since
starting from 20 cards
then going to 32
and finally reaching 52
plus 2 additional jokers. Still
the origin of the word poker remains a subject of debate. Some say that it came from the French poque
others claim that it must be the German pochspiel
while another group thinks that it is the Hindi pukka. Whatever it is
there is still an element of poker in it
all of the words starting with the letter P
perhaps? It does not end there yet
because there are some explanations that trace it to the English slang poke
which is no less used to describe the activities of a pickpocket.

The pickpockets added an R to disguise themselves. A more occult and magical point of view is believing that the word came from hocus-pocus. Now there are so many ruckuses as to how poker came around to be called poker
but it is still interesting to know that there are actually people who would flush each other just for the sake of naming things
not to mention the handful of foreign terms that you now have for your own use. Now how about the poker chip sets?

Poker Chip Sets – What came before poker chips?

In the early beginnings of the game
different gamblers had different currencies. Coins and gold nuggets were first used a long
long time ago. Widespread gambling had begun around the 18th century
and at that point
the differences in coins became a problem. To come up with a solution
gamblin
g places
but not necessarily casinos
gave the gamblers an alternative. They used bone
clay
ivory
paper
shellac
and wood as substitutes. Yet another problem was created because of this. The cheating gamblers turned to forgery
which forced gambling establishments to brand their own substitutes in some way to make them unique in some way.

Come to think of it
poker chip sets were
in a sense
created to keep those cheaters away. But it doesn’t change the fact that even when casinos become popular
chip forgery was still an activity not unknown to gamblers and establishments alike. Now that is the reason why each casino has its own specially designed chip that are extremely hard to copy. Indeed
it has become a challenging but exciting task to have their own brand of poker chips. It is also worth mentioning that by this time
the poker chip sets are now of various sizes and materials
depending on the value of a certain chip.

Poker Chip Sets – Technology

With the progression of technology
there are now many manufacturers of poker chip sets which serve many casinos. The chips also had a standard size and weight
which is 39 millimeters in diameter and 8.5 grams to 20.5 grams. Now the chips also come in various quality materials and beautiful designs. Some even have microchips implanted on them
just to put a stop to forgery. These chips are not only available in casinos
but they have also become available to the public. It was because of the seemingly endless frenzy with poker that poker chip sets can now be seen at dining tables in many homes.

Now you know how the poker chip came into light. It is not actually the game itself that brought it into this world
but it is the means of substituting the money waged in poker that made poker chips the way they are. It is an invention out of practicality and convenience
you might say.

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New Bill May Legalise Online Poker In The USA


Senator Menendez introduces the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act which if passed into law will legitimise and regulate online poker. Read the full story at http://www.classicasinos.com/PokerNews/ns_02102008_47.html

Poker Skill Debate Goes Mainstream


The debate around whether poker is a game of skill or chance breaks into the mainstream press. Read the full story at http://www.classicasinos.com/PokerNews/ns_08042009_198.html

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The latest rage by poker aficionados and programmers is to create and use a poker bot that will automatically play online poker with little or no human interaction
with the ultimate goal of winning money. This recent craze has alarmed both online poker sites and players as the fear of a computer program with the capacity to win online poker will essentially be able to outsmart live thinking players of their hard-earned money and eventually rob the poker sites of quality players afraid to play against so many poker bots.

A recent industry study concluded that 12% of online poker players were apprehensive about or had completely stopped playing online poker in light of the recent poker bot craze. That essentially sends players offline rather than risk their money against these new computer-generated poker bots.

However
there are several ways to beat a poker bot in online poker
and knowing these methods will certainly give the human player back the edge against poker bots. One fact that makes a poker bot a better player is that they lack the human emotion or power of reasoning that a human must use when playing online poker. A poker bot is not apt to go on ’tilt’ or get angry when they are the victims of a bad beat.

In playing online poker
human players are up against two major advantages. One is the computer generated code created by the poker sites to determine shuffles
deals and outcomes of a hand
while the other disadvantage
just as dangerous to your bankroll
is the poker bot
that is pre-programmed with all the statistics and probabilities of the game.

Nevertheless
you can use the computer-generated codes of the poker sites and poker bots against them if you understand how they work. A poker bot is confined to making decisions based solely on the play of the game with regard to its statistical analysis of poker. In other words
a poker bot will only make decisions based on known patterns in the game.

Moreover
the online poker sites
which actively attempt to detect and thwart the efforts of poker bot programmers and users
have implemented a counter-measure to the poker bots
using the same known patterns. By implementing a counter measure to the poker bots
a poker site is able to ensure that a poker bot will not win since the poker bots actions are predictable and confined to a skill-set directly related to statistical odds and probability.

This
as confusing as it may seem
actually works to the advantage of the human player. While the poker site’s software is actively seeking the poker bot patterns and attempting to detect who is a human and who is a computer generated bot script
they also inadvertently implemented a flaw which allows a human player to take advantage of the online poker sites weakness.

In reality
this has resulted in a human player having the ability to not only beat the poker bot
but beat human opponents as well. By following a set pattern that the online poker sites are using
an advantage is created for anyone who is aware of that pattern. This pattern is known as a sequential algorithm and that algorithm dramatically has changed the poker game online to force wins and losses in a set
specific and predictable pattern.

It is not only plausible to beat a poker bot; it is easily accomplished by recognizing the patterns used by online poker sites. These patterns are simple to learn and require little skill by a human player. So the next time you think about playing poker online
consider using the codes and algorithms created by the poker site to your advantage. They are there to prevent the poker bots from winning
but not you!

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French Pro Fabrice Soulier Joins Everest Poker


Everest Poker have signed on Fabrice Soulier
a French poker pro. This move will help increase Everest Poker’s support for the French poker industry. Read the full
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