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Having a poker party seems to be one of the hottest trends among young males in the 18 to 24 age range. Unfortunately, not as many women are into the game and have become quite exasperated with this addiction.
 
 
Ten Things Making Online Casinos Better Than Land Based Casinos
Written by Dawn Cook   
Tuesday, 26 August 2008

 Ten Things Making Online Casinos Better Than Land Based Casinos

 

You can find a lot of cause for choosing the online casino instead of the land based casinos. Here are some reasons making gamblers prefer to play at the online casinos.

In favor of the online casinos:
1) You never have a problem with parking your car.
2) You don’t have to wear special clothes.
3) There is no possibility that you can drop your tokens on the floor and other players will take them and run away.
4) There are no small hotdog for 4 dollars. 5) You can use your toilet at home instead of a public toilet. 6) You don’t have to wait for a free seat at the table game. 7) You don’t care who was the previous player using this machine and whether he or she washed their hands before doing this. 8) You don’t have to give any tips to your wife or lover if she brings you a drink and you are sure this drink is not watered down. 9) You don’t pay for the gas to get to the casino. 10) You don’t have to go anywhere, you just log on to the casino site and it’s enough to gamble If you think that the online casinos have only advantages you are wrong, since they have also some weak points.

You will find some of them below:
In favor of the land based casinos:
1) They offer free alcohol.
2) You can always watch the dealer shuffling the cards and dealing them so you can ensure you won’t be tricked.
3) You won’t be tricked by other gamblers when playing multiplayer games. 4) No hacker will get information about your credit card or bank account. 5) You are always in a place with a clock so there is no chance you will lose track of time. 6) You have a contact with other players, you can speak with them so your behavior cannot be seen as anti social. We hope we showed you some advantages and disadvantages of playing at the online casinos comparing with the land based casinos. However, you cannot be sure about everything at the online casino, same like with your life. Nevertheless, when you gamble online you always get a lot of fun and some players really win a lot of money there.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 August 2008 )
 
Play Holdem Poker Like The Pro's
Written by Dawn Cook   
Thursday, 25 October 2007

I have found that the main WPT site has one of the most realistic game play for online poker. It's by far the closest you'll to playing in real life. A side from reading your opponents tells all other aspects of the game are true to the real deal. 

Ring games, also known as cash games, offer an exciting alternative to tournament poker play. You choose how long you stay in the game, and chips correspond with their actual value, either in real or play money.

World Poker Tour’s online offers such popular ring games as No-Limit Texas Holdem poker, Omaha Hi/Lo, and Seven Card Stud. Whichever game you prefer, you can play it in World Poker Tour’s online poker room.

 Be sure to swing by the WPT site and down load there online gaming system and give it a try and you'll see for yourself what I'm talking about.

 

Click here to visit they official site of the World Poker Tour. 

 

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 October 2007 )
 
PKR Poker Rocks In October
Written by Dawn Cook   
Monday, 01 October 2007

 



Open a PKR real money account and you'll unlock a world of excitement this October. From the big money thrills of Oktoberfest, to your chance to qualify for the EPT for just $1.28. PKR delivers incredible value. Just look at what you could be playing for this month...

Grab free cash!
At PKR we believe in rewarding our players no matter what level you play. Find out how you can claim a free $50, double your deposit up to $600 or go for even more with our generous deposit bonuses.

Oktoberfest
Ten days, $150,000 in guaranteed prizes plus loads of cool events that feature our famous mix of low buy ins and big money prizes - that's Oktoberfest on PKR. The action kicks off this Friday and you won't want to miss a minute!

EPT fever!
Every month we qualify more players to the EPT. Will you be the next PKR player to rub shoulders with the world's best? Satellite qualifiers are rolling right now and with buy ins as low as $1.28 this could be the best call you ever make!

$40K guaranteed!
Our big monthly guaranteed tournament was such a success we've raised the minimum amount that can be won - now you can play for a huge $40K guaranteed every month on PKR. Buy in direct or win your way in through satellite tournaments running right now!

Join the club!
The PKR 20K and 50K clubs reward you just for playing PKR! Find out how you can qualify for big monthly freerolls in the coolest clubs in poker.

Reach for the top
Get your game on and climb to the top of PKR's tournament rankings - we reward the top MTT and Sit and Go players every month with cash prizes and big money freerolls!

Big money - guaranteed!
With hundreds of thousands of dollars in guaranteed tournament prizes every week, plus loads of extra guarantees during Oktoberfest, PKR is the place to be for tournament action in October!

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 22 October 2007 )
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Poker Pot Odds
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 20 April 2007
Knowing the pot odds is an extremely necessary part of playing poker. Without it you have no real idea how much it will cost to keep playing the hand you re on or how much money you re likely to win if you get that card you need. When you understand the relationship between the odds against make your hand and the money you figure to win it makes the game much more enjoyable.
Last Updated ( Monday, 23 June 2008 )
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Poker Live Poker vs. Online Poker
Written by Dawn Cook   
Sunday, 11 March 2007

Playing online poker has quickly become a huge hit with poker players all over the globe. The ability to play poker from the comforts of one's home any time of the day or night has definately helped it's popularity. It does come with it's disadvanteges though, especially for those players who pride themselves on their ability to read other players.

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Poker How to host a home game
Written by Dawn Cook   
Saturday, 16 December 2006
Hosting a successful game of poker can sometimes become a tricky task. First and formost on your list should be supplies. You will need a table (of course), chips, and preferably an unopened deck of cards. Any type of table will work as long as it is large enough to seat you and your friends comfortably, and the cards can slide easily across it.
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Reviewing the Las Vegas Review journal
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006

The long history of print media as a business and a career goes back to the first printed work in the world, the Bible. The Bible contained passages and lines that uplift the soul and promotes the values of truth, justice, humility, honesty and integrity. This was written thousands of years ago by men, who in the eyes of God shared favor. They were the first chroniclers of the truth and in fact the first reporters and writers. They wrote about the good things that the Lord and all his love for mankind. But not everything they wrote was sunshine and butterflies, a lot of the things that they wrote contained the wrath of God and the guile of the Devil. And even though they were for the grace and glory of the Lord, they never took into themselves not to write about the devil. Because in their hearts they had to share what they knew so others will know when they are in the clutches of evil and how to try and avoid them. In essence they were the first generation of media men. And their legacy of upholding the truth and exposing the evil has gone on up to this day.

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Last Updated ( Friday, 24 November 2006 )
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A Las Vegas Tour
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
One of the most interesting cities in the Midwestern desert state and the most frequented places next to New York City and its five boroughs would be the City of Sin, Las Vegas and all of its bright lights and busy streets. There is study that says Las Vegas is one of those cities that immediately come to tourists mind when they are asked where in the US they would want to go, of course that is next to the Big Apple.
Last Updated ( Friday, 27 October 2006 )
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The feel and romance of Las Vegas weddings
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
In the US marriages are like days in the week, it comes and it goes. The reason for this is because of the culture that allows having unhappy marriages to be discontinued. With the liberated frame of mind that if someone's no longer happy with the married environment they are situated in then there's no reason for both parties to go on suffering. It's only for the best interest of the parties involved. And because of the majority of Americans have this frame of mind and with laws on divorces in active implementation in the American Constitution there are cities that actually take advantage of this and make it a profitable industry.
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 October 2006 )
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A Paris Las Vegas
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006

Since Las Vegas opened its doors to the gambling public of the United States years ago, it has since then evolved to what we see now. Back in the early years, Las Vegas was trying to recreate the infamy and the prestige of what used to the greatest show in all of Paris, the Moulin Rouge.

Last Updated ( Friday, 24 November 2006 )
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Holdem Poker – Gambling Responsibly
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
I think we’re all in agreement that gambling is exciting. It’s a form of entertainment that allows us to let loose and spend some of our hard earned money in a game of chance against fellow gamblers. However, if not controlled, it can turn into a horrible mess.
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 September 2006 )
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Casino Chip Collecting Hobby
Written by Chrissy S.   
Monday, 11 September 2006
Casino chip collecting is fast becoming a favorite hobby in the world. What type of chips you collect is something you alone will have to determine. There are many different types of chips you can collect. To name a few, you can collect by Casino, by city, by denomination, by state, mold type, or high end.
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 September 2006 )
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Poker Hand Rankings
Written by Dawn C.   
Monday, 21 August 2006

Interested in playing poker? Before you sit down to play you will need to learn the hand ranks and how they affect the outcome of the game. There are ten hand ranks to learn, although the actual cards in your hand may be different, the combinations remain the same.

Listed below are the rankings in order of the highest possible hand combination to the lowest.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 October 2006 )
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It's Poker Party Time!
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
Having a poker party seems to be one of the hottest trends among young males in the 18 to 24 age range. Unfortunately, not as many women are into the game and have become quite exasperated with this addiction.
Last Updated ( Monday, 21 August 2006 )
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Poker – Hand Rankings
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006

So you want to play poker? One of the very first things you need to know is the hand rankings and how they work. There are 10 common hand rankings you should know. The cards themselves will vary, but the ranks will not.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 August 2006 )
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Holdem Poker - What are your Pot Odds
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006

Knowing the pot odds is an extremely necessary part of playing poker. Without it you have no real idea how much it will cost to keep playing the hand you’re on or how much money you’re likely to win if you get that card you need. When you understand the relationship between the odds against make your hand and the money you figure to win it makes the game much more enjoyable.

 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 August 2006 )
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Casino Chip Collecting Molds
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006

The main reasons chips are given molds and inscriptions are 1. The mold defines the place in which the chip originated and 2. Molds help prevent counterfeiting. The unique rim design is called a mold. The casinos name and or logo are called an inscription.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 October 2006 )
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Learn how to become a successful poker player
Written by Dawn Cook   
Tuesday, 18 July 2006

There are three general ideas you should have to become a successful poker player.  Control your emotions, manage your money, and Know when you have the best of it. Winning at poker requires two things making a winning hand pay and make a losing hand win.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 August 2006 )
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How to host a Holdem Poker home game
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 07 July 2006
So you’ve decided you want to host a home game and battle the night out with your buddies, well how do you start? There are specific items for specific games here we will discuss the generalize needs as a basis of any game. Just pay close attention this article will help you provide a fun and successful poker game that everyone will enjoy.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 July 2006 )
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Live Poker vs. Online Poker
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
Quickly becoming a popular way of playing, online poker has its advantages and disadvantages. The reasoning behind the popularity is the ability to stay at home and still enjoy the game, rather than going out to a casino sitting a smoke filled room with all the noise that goes with it. Some like that atmosphere some don’t.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 June 2006 )
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Learn the Poker Basics
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
There are a few basics of poker that everyone seems to agree upon. Rare but true the basic guides in this article are rarely ever challenged.

Never play poker when you’re tired. This is the number one guide to playing poker. When you’re tired your thinking and reaction is impaired by cloudiness of the mind. Being less alert in the game could cause your judgment to be reduced.
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Gambling in America has reached almost epidemic proportions.
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006

Gambling in America has reached almost epidemic proportions. More and more cities and towns are turning to legalized riverboat gambling to increase tax revenues and many bars and taverns are reaping more in profits from illegal poker machines than they are from alcohol sales.

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The real score of Las Vegas real estate
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
The hardest thing to get in a city like Vegas is a property that will not cost you your whole life savings. Usually, Las Vegas real estate costs a ton of money and twice as much in documentation and legalization. Transferring Las Vegas real estate property rights and titles for starters could take about four to six weeks to process. That would just be for the request for a transfer of ownership. That still doesn’t include the legal process of transferring the right to ownership itself. Las Vegas real estate property taxes are another thing.
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The road to a Las Vegas hotel reservation
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
Las Vegas, the City of Sin the desert city that towers over the Midwestern prairies and the rest of the state Nevada. Vegas, the gambling capital of the western world. Everybody who’s anybody knows the city and the things it has to offer. That’s why a lot of people from all walks of life converge in the city to see what the city has in store for their luck. Las Vegas from the local’s points of view is the city of opportunity. In this city dreams are made and broken.
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The thrill and excitement of a Las Vegas flight
Written by Mike J.   
Friday, 09 June 2006
The hardest thing to book is a Las Vegas flight. A lot of times you’ll find yourself just begging the person behind the counter to book you in any of the earliest available Las Vegas flight if you are really in hurry. Mostly people that have important meetings or business transactions that need to be done in the city of sin find themselves caught in a melee just trying to get booked in a Las Vegas flight. For people that lived almost all their lives traveling to every major city in the United States, they are well aware of the impossibility of getting booked to a Las Vegas flight in just a moment’s notice. This phenomenon of traveling to Las Vegas started as soon as the first few casinos opened it’s doors to the gambling upper class Americans. Since then even Joe Average has his eyes set in going to the Sin City of the Midwestern frontier to have his kicks and enjoy the desert sun and the glittering lights of the casinos, strip clubs and Las Vegas as a whole.
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The city called “Las Vegas”
Written by Dawn Cook   
Friday, 09 June 2006
When you think of Las Vegas the phrase that comes in your mind is "the city of sin," "the gambling capital of the US" and/or "the city of drive-thru weddings." Las Vegas is the most famous city in the state of Nevada. But what its famous for is also what made it so infamous, casinos. Las Vegas has a legacy of money, playboy bunny girls, casinos, and most of all churches! It's quite ironic how sin and salvation come together in this city and Las Vegas has made a name for itself by doing exactly this...
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