Live or Online Poker

Live or Online poker, which is best? I must admit I am biased and prefer online poker and here is why I think online is better than live poker.  

Pre Flop Play

Early Positions – The four seats to the immediate left of the dealer are considered early positions. As they have to act first, early position is a disadvantage and because they act before anyone else has it is best to be very choosy about your hand selection.

Playing Poker at Home

The traditional boy’s poker night has been around since the game was invented. So whilst they do their thing, why not organise a girls poker night.

Poker Playing Attributes

What are the attributes needed to make a good poker player? It doesn’t matter how tall or short, fat or thin or anything else physical you are. Athleticism in poker seems not to matter one bit. The important attributes which do seem common are more to do with character and temperament plus a head for figures.

Live Poker Tells and Bluffing

I wasn’t going to write about poker tells and bluffing when playing live poker as I mainly play poker online. But I decided to touch on the subject (I say touch as it is a huge subject) because as a woman I actually find this subject fascinating. Even if you don’t play live it can be so useful to learn and understand about body language. It can be a very

Online Poker Tells

Playing online you don’t obviously get the face to face interaction. Some say that this is taking some of the skill out of the game. Though this is part true, there is some tells you can get online, you just need to know where to look. The more you look, the more you see. The main three are.  

Using Your Poker Image

Whenever you play poker, whether it is online or live, you should always be aware of the way your opponents are playing. It is important to try and gather as much information as possible on the other players at the table to help you influence your decisions in later hands. Are your opponents tight or loose? Are they weak or are they aggressive? It is this sort of information that

Mathematics and Poker

A big question amongst many poker players is whether or not you need a good knowledge of poker mathematics to be a winning poker player. The simple answer is that it is by no means essential to incorporate mathematics into every situation, but by doing so you should be giving yourself more of an edge. The maths involved in poker decisions is not complex by any means, and anyone with

Poker Tips

Now you have the general idea of how to play Poker, it would be worthwhile learning these tips.

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