Tag: poker
Poker Expected Value (EV): A Guide for Beginners During your time at the poker tables, after you have been playing long enough, you will eventually hear someone mention EV. But what is this “EV” and why should it matter to you? Simply stated, EV, or Expected Value, is a term used in poker to refer […]
All-In or Fold Sit & Go – A Beginners Strategy Guide Today we will review some beginner strategies for the All-in or Fold Sit & Go (AOF SNG) poker tournaments, one of the many online poker tournament variants offered through the GGPoker client. AOF SNG poker is different from regular poker tournaments and regular SNG’s […]
Poker Tells Live and Online Despite the technical aspects of game theory optimal (GTO) poker getting much of the spotlight over the last couple of years, poker is still a game between people. Being aware of poker tells and how to interpret them is an important skill, while being oblivious to them is akin to […]
What is the BATTLE ROYALE Today we will discuss some beginner strategies for the “Battle Royale” tournaments, one of the many online poker tournament variants offered through the GGPoker client. Battle Royale tournaments, which are limited to 30 players, work a bit different than a regular tournament. A Battle Royale is split into 3 parts […]
My Introduction to Poker I was introduced to poker much the same way many people my age did back in the early 2000s, the same combination of things that led to the poker boom at the time: TV, movies, and Moneymaker. The 1998 movie Rounders with it’s fantastic storytelling and characters introduced us to the […]
Part 24 – November 11th, 2021 through December 31st, 2021 Originally posted: Sept. 13th, 2021 GGPoker’s Omaholic Series To Launch November 14 At least $5,000,000 to be won across entire Omaha poker tournament series GGPoker today announces that its popular Omaholic Series, made up exclusively of Omaha poker tournaments, will launch November 14 and run […]
Part 20 – January 1st, 2021 through April 15th, 2021 Originally posted: January 4th, 2021 GGPoker’s GGCare Takes The Sting Out Of Bad Luck Daily $30,000 tournaments reward players that experience bad beats, coolers or suckouts GGPoker today unveils the poker room’s newest signature promotion: GGCare. The daily promotion rewards players that suffer bad beats, […]
Part 18 – August 1st, 2020 through October 15th, 2020 Originally posted: August 21st, 2020 The Good Pro, The Regular Pro, and The Bad Pro Poker is a zero-sum game. There will always be winners and losers. A majority of consistent winners will eventually turn into poker pros. This natural emergence of professional poker players […]
Part 13 – August 1st, 2019 through March 31st, 2020 Originally posted: August 15th, 2019 Dead Man’s Hand in Poker The Macabre Tale of the Dead Man’s Hand, or How to Play Eights & Aces When You’re Dead With wits as oxygen tanks and imagination our sole anchor to the now, we’re back for another […]
Part 11 – June 16th, 2019 through June 30th, 2019 Originally posted: June 19th, 2019 A Brief History of Poker Unlike a history of poker in briefs, thoroughly covered in our strip poker dressdown, this will be a compendium as concise as the facts and tugged strands permit. Regular readers will have already noted my penchant […]
Part 9 – April 1st, 2019 through May 31st, 2019 Originally posted: April 10th, 2019 Fast Fold Poker Strategy Planning isn’t easy at walking pace, doubly at triple speed (doubly at triple sounds like racing parlance), but there’s grace in quickness. Like Bruce Lee said, we must be like water. Having recently introduced Rush&Cash, our […]
Part 8 – February 1st, 2019 through March 31st, 2019 Originally posted: February 20th, 2019 Video Poker evolution; from cam to Twitch RIP Radio Video killed the radio star, but empowered the Twitch idol. Welcome to TwitchWorld, where anyone can be famous for anything at any given time. There’s all sorts of reasons fans flock […]
