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Poker Hand Win Rates
1 October 2009When you are playing Texas Holdem Poker, whether it is at your home poker game, or at a casino, it is extremely important to know which poker hands are strong, and which are weak. Of course, any one who has watched the World Series Of Poker on ESPN knows that pocket aces are the best starting hand, and that 7-2 off-suit is one of the worst starting hands. However, one of the things that you might not have seen before is how often any starting hand beats any other random hand that your opponent could be holding.
How To Clean A Home Poker Table
29 September 2009If you allow people to eat and drink at your home poker table, sooner or later you are going to ask yourself the question, how do you clean a poker table? Spills are an inevitable part of food. If people drink at your table, someone is going to spill and you are going to have to clean it. If you are reading this, you most likely have a felt poker table. The other material of choice, speed-cloth, is nearly invincible to a table full of sloppy drinkers.
Exposing Cards In A Home Poker Game
29 September 2009Live poker is different from online poker. If you play poker online, the site (Hopefully!) makes sure you can never see another players cards until the hand is over. But if you are playing in a casino, or a home poker game, what should you do when another poker player keeps showing you his hand?
Mucking A Winning Poker Hand
29 September 2009Home poker games are generally friendlier than poker games at a brick and mortar casino. There is more chatting, laughing, and often more drinking. Sometimes rules that are enforced at the casino are let to slide at a home poker game. The result of that is often anger when a broken rule leads to a disagreement as to who should win a pot.
Cards Speak At The Poker Table
29 September 2009One problem that often arises at home poker games is different interpretation of poker rules by different players. Although all players at your poker game are likely to know the basic rules, i.e. what hand beats what, some of the more obscure rules are not considered until the need arises, and then they are hotly debated.
Home Poker Game Bonuses
28 September 2009After a while, playing tournament poker can be a little bit repetitive. If you are playing tournaments night after night, other poker players can start to get bored with the game, and that can put your home poker game in jeopardy. One way to spice up your home poker game is to play a cash game, another is to play for props, and another is to offer bonuses during your poker tournament.
Playing A Home Poker Cash Game
27 September 2009Many home poker games exclusively play poker tournaments. Although poker tournaments are fun and are often well suited to home poker games, there are disadvantages. If a player busts in a tournament, they are often done for the night. If they are running late, then the tournament has to wait for them or they can’t play poker that night. Playing a cash game can solve some of these problems. Although some poker tournament regulars might be wary of a cash game, and resistant to change, it can be worth while to try and make the switch.
Angle Shooting At A Home Poker Game
26 September 2009Angle shooting in poker is when on player tries to trick another player by doing something that is technically within the rules, but is unethical. The trick is not a bluff or a good poker move, but some action which is generally intended to confuse your opponent, and get them to do something which causes them to forfeit the hand.
How To Liven Up A Home Poker Game
26 September 2009Do you have a home poker game going that seems to be losing its edge? One way to increase the interest in your game is to increase the stakes. However, you might not want to increase the stakes at your home poker game, so here are some other ways to get more money involved.
Missing Money At Home Poker Games
25 September 2009Money missing from a home poker game is terrible. As the host you have to foot the bill, it comes out of your pocket. These steps can minimize the amount of theft or mistakes that can take place when you host a poker game.