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Friday, April 3rd, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Rules | 2 Comments

Submitted by Vic Porcelli, this article belongs to the Poker Rules series. So what is your reaction to a bad beat?  Is it standing up and yelling at someone for putting all their chips at risk on a draw after he hit his flush to beat your top pair, top kicker?   Or maybe you just tap the felt and say, “nice hand.”    The latter of course is the choice I hope you’ll make.  If your choice is to yell at an opponent, I’ll bet the next thing you do is to find that ear to tell your bad Read more [...]

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Calculating Bankroll Requirements

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Management, Poker Mathematics, Poker Tools | 2 Comments

Submitted by Scott McIntosh, this article belongs to the Poker Bankroll Management series In gambling games such as poker, blackjack or video poker where the player is trying to make money not only is it important to be playing with a positive expectation but also much care must be taken not to lose all of one's money. As the saying goes - "It takes money to make money". This requires winning players to maintain a certain amount of money in reserve to handle losing streaks and is commonly known Read more [...]

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