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Why all the excitement over Poker?
Poker's new upsurge in popularity is due to televised
showings of championship poker tournaments, such as The World
Poker Tour and The World Series of Poker. This has resulted in
millions of people all over the world playing either online or
at land based casinos. Even movie stars and professional
athletes are getting into tournament action. This really became
evident when actor Ben Affleck won $356,400 and a tournament
title at Commerce Casino's California State Poker Championship
in June 2004.
And big business likes poker too. Bear Stearns estimated that
annual revenue from poker was $4.5 billion in 2003. Another
analyst group feels 2005 revenue will exceed $10 billion.
PokerPulse.com stated that $200,463,154 .00 was wagered at online
poker rooms in a 24 hour period on March 13, 2005.
People see the excitement and money that is involved in poker
tournaments by watching poker on TV, which is one reason the
perception of poker gambling went from being played in dark
rooms to a preferred status. The seasoned professional players
are excited about this as well. They are not winning as many
tournaments as they have in the past due to the influx of
many new players, but they are winning more than ever because
of their...
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Poker Strategy - Easy Proven Strategy To Win You Money!
If you just started playing online poker or your just new to the game you may believe this is a game of luck or chance. If this is the case you are sadly mistaken. Poker is a game of strategy, skill and the most important ODDS.
If you want to become a winning poker player you must realize and become familiar with the importance of knowing all the different types of odds involved in a typical hand. Figuring out pot odds, win odds, chance of hitting, ect.
This takes a lot of precise mathematics and you need to know how to do it quick. Fortunately at the end of the article I'm going to let you in on a little secret that will calculate all these odds instantly.
What can I use poker odds for and what are they? To keep it simple, the are used to determine the "value" of a poker player hand. Also, it is simply referred to as the win:loss ratio. Typically poker odds are referred to as a percentage or a ratio.
Once familiar with poker odds they will affect every action you take such as a check, fold, call,...
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