Archive for the 'Fun For All' Category

Counterfeiting

Has this ever happened to you? I had a 9-8 in my hand, and the flop came out 7-10-J. Flopping a straight is usually a pretty solid deal, but I was on the lower end of things, so I checked. Checking went around, and the next card on the poker table was a King. Hoping […]

Paying with Plastic

We live in a day and age where we are never far from our credit cards. Speaking from a personal point of view, it is just must easier to pay for poker with plastic than to dig the cash out from the back of my wallet. But this tendency to reach […]

Investing Lessons from the Felt

Even if you’ve never invested in your life, you may be more equipped than the majority just from playing poker. Sound ludicrous? I thought so too until I read a few articles on investing and realized the similarities. […]

High Card Defined

The lowest holding in a five card online poker hand is when there are five cards all of different rank, which do not all share the same suit and do not form a 5 card sequence. In the event that no player makes a pair or better in a given poker hand, the player with […]

News from the Asian Poker Tour

The Asian Poker Tour this weel kicked off its record-breaking 12-day festival at the StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. With the main event scheduled from August 20 -23, the first eight days of the festival are dedicated to an impressive array of satellite and side events, with guaranteed prize pools […]

Chinese Lanterns USA Day

Chinese Lanterns are now gaining popularity in the United States, Independence Day, commonly recognized as the Fourth4th of July, is a federal vacation marking the acceptance of the Declaration of Independency on July four, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is usually related with fireworks, , and other various private […]

Online Profit Perils

There are online poker players who make a good living plying their trade, and then there are those who can’t eke out even a small profit. Although poker is technically the same game whether online or at a live table, online sites typically have features that enhance or harm profit potential depending on how they […]

Fundraising Is the Gentle Art of Teaching the Joy of Giving

Fund raising is a very important activity in the lives of many non-profit organizations. Every year groups try to raise funds for special activities including political campaigns, school benefits and community projects. Fundraising Ideas provides you with a host of easy to implement ideas for your fundraising […]

Poker Player Profile: Mike Sexton

online poker player Mike Sexton is easily best known as the host of the World Poker Tour along with Vince Van Patten. In the many seasons of the WPT, he has made quite a name for himself being one of the more balanced and intelligent casino commentators […]

Raise or Fold in POker

If you’re the first to act on a pot, whether you’re the first to act or it’s been folded to you, either raise or fold. If the poker hand’s not worth raising, it’s probably not worth playing. A big part of poker is getting control of the […]