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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 - A Simple Method Proven to Help you Win!
For those of you that have just started playing poker or if you have just been introduced to online poker it is imperative that you read this article! Think this is a game of chance or luck? Bzzzt, Wrong! Poker is a game of strategy, skill and most of all ODDS.
If you want to become a profitable poker player you must know all the different odds involved in a typical hand such as pot odds, win odds, chance on hitting on the flop/turn/river, ect.
Unfortunately, It usually takes a genius to figure all these out quick enough for them to be useful. Fortunately for you, you found this article. Later I am going to reveal a powerful tool that will do this 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, raise, re-raise. For example,...
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