http://www.pokervariations.org Blog about all forms of poker Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:45:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is so much information coming at us every day that you have to apply the filters to get what you want.  We all suffer from information overload, but the trick is to find quality sports betting picks that will help your betting success. Professional tips on football games - English ... http://www.pokervariations.org/sports-betting Last night I dreamed that I won the Sweepstakes.  Champagne was flowing, I started planning my round the world trip and the estate I was going to buy... got quite carried away by it all... and then I got rudely awoken by the rubbish truck at 05.30 Oh well, its ... http://www.pokervariations.org/winning-the-sweepstakes We know just how popular poker is in the Scandinavian countries, with some of their players taking top honours in big poker tournaments and the WSOP.  It is interesting to see how poker has spread to other countries in Europe, with the European Poker Tour now including Kiev, Prague and ... http://www.pokervariations.org/poker-far-and-wide It doesn't matter what kind of poker variation you are playing, future planning during the hand will help your game.  Not enough players think of the possible outcomes during a hand. Think about what you will do if certain cards come on the flop, turn and river.  Set it up from ... http://www.pokervariations.org/plan-the-street Anyone who has visited or lived in the United Kingdom will know just how football crazy they all are.  Football is discussed everywhere, anything from the premiership down to local village teams taking each other on.  When you say football to me I think of the oval ball and the ... http://www.pokervariations.org/football-crazy I think I might change to playing some omaha for a change from texas holdem.  It just makes you think differently for a while.  Change is good! At the end of the day you still have to watch the same fundamentals.  Which starting hands to play and which to leave.  Reading ... http://www.pokervariations.org/a-bit-of-omaha-for-a-change There is always one kind of person or character that gets under your skin!  And when you meet them at the poker table it is really hard to control yourself.  But you have to keep check of yourself, no matter how much they get to you or irritate you. My first ... http://www.pokervariations.org/its-best-to-leave-the-ego-at-home Keep a lookout for those loose players, they're always about, especially at the lower limit tables.  Watch their betting patterns and exploit them.  A couple of losing hands and they will be getting itchy feet, wanting to try and show strength... but do they actually have anything in their hand ... http://www.pokervariations.org/look-for-the-loose-players We sometimes forget to plan ahead.. in all aspects of life.. If you have a mediocre hand but want to show strength, then plan pre-flop to show that strength and don't just call.  As soon as you check or call, your opponent is going to suspect weakness and exploit the situation. Its ... http://www.pokervariations.org/planning-ahead It still amazes me how some online poker players can multi-task and the extent to which they can multi-task.  Ask me to do more than two things in the kitchen and I am bound to mess up both of them... forgetting there is something in the oven, until a burning ... http://www.pokervariations.org/multi-tasking-at-poker-tourneys