How to Organize a Good Home Poker Game

One of the best things about the game of poker is its versatility. If a person prefers, they can play alone on their home computer or at a casino on a video poker machine. Those individuals that are more social might prefer to play poker with other people. Again, this can be done online or…

Common Traps Every Poker Player Faces

Though a healthy amount of skill and an effective strategy will keep you competitive on the poker felts, there are always hidden dangers or traps, lurking and waiting to trip you up and take you under. Because the game of poker has been around for so long, many of the most common traps have been…

Is Poker A Game of Skill or Chance?

Whether or not poker is a game of skill has been an ongoing debate. Proponents for legalizing online gambling contend that it is skill, while opponents of such legalization like to claim that it isn’t. This debate has become more then a private or in-house one. Court cases have hinged on whether or…

Poker Player Profile: Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong will be competing in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event finals, as one of the November Nine. He will be entering the finals with 23,525,000 chips. Cheong was born in Seoul, Korea. He lived there for six years until he and his family made their way to the United States. Tod…

Poker Player Profile: John Dolan

John Dolan is one of this year’s November Nine. As a part of this elite group, he is one of 9 players still in the hunt for the title of World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, an outstanding honor and great accomplishment for the person able to best the field. When play begins again…

Poker Player Profile: Jonathan Duhamel

Jonathan Duhamel will be fighting it out for the World Series of Poker Main Event championships as one of this year’s November Nine. When play picks back up in November, Duhamel will be the chip leader, a pretty impressive feat considering the competition and the fact that he was able to accomplish…