History Of Poker: China to Texas Hold’em
Ancient Origins of Poker
The history of poker is an interesting matter for study, and a question for debate among card game historians. Over the last thousand years poker has evolved from numerous different games which incorporated such poker specific aspects as card rankings, bluffing your opponents, and betting. Legend has it that the card [...]
Crack
Poker Help: Crack
A poker slang term for breaking or “cracking through” a tough hand. You would most likely hear this term at poker tables when a relatively strong poker hand, like pocket Kings, is broken.
Bot
Poker Help: Bot
This is a term which is poker slang for a “robot.” In the online poker world, robots are computer programs that play poker online automatically as if they were a poker player. They play poker without any help from humans. Poker robots are considered illegal by most online poker website, and their presence [...]
How Not to Get Kicked out of an Online Poker Room: Online Poker Etiquette and Poker Tips
People act differently in online poker rooms they would at a poker table. The anonymity of internet poker tables, and the fact that people are more comfortable writing than speaking, leads people to act in ways they would never act in the “real” world. Online poker is often the scene of conduct you won’t find [...]
How to play Texas Hold’em Poker Online
Success and popularity of online poker
Online poker has become increasingly popular and highly successful.
In recent years Online poker, especially online versions of Texas Hold’em, has exponentially increased in popularity and success. Millions of dollars are made (and lost) in digital poker rooms around the world every day. The convenience of playing poker and making money [...]