Four of Poker’s Nice Players

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No Joke, huge amounts of players want to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "charming guys" of the game. Despite the fact that "nice" is associated with their names when you are facing them it’s "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament winnings added up to in excess of 4.4 million dollars and he won two highly admired awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to speak to his admirers about how they can boost their own game.

Howard Lederer

Known as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life winnings exceed 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and from Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in more than 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that’s poker baby" when alluding to a especially bad defeat. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career winnings are almost $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has earned 5 WSOP titles with two of his wins happening in 2003. Chris has the alias "Jesus" as a result of his trademark long hair and beard, along with his ability to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded five million dollars.

Novice Strategy for Double-Hand Poker

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Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with ancient origins. Based on the old Chinese tile game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the eastern with the wild west in an awesome game for new gamblers.

Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler versus the dealer, not like most other poker games that gamblers compete with other players. By betting against the dealer, starting players don’t have to worry about any other, more skillful individuals winning their moolla.

One more Pai Gow benefit is the generally leisurely game pace, novices are able to take their time and strategize while not needing to make quick choices.

It is also easier to bet on for a long time with basically a small amount of money since, to not win, each of your hands has to be lower than both of the houses hands.

Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card standard deck and one joker. The gambler is given seven cards face up and the dealer is given seven cards face down.

A 5 card hand and a 2 card hand must be made from the 7 cards, the five card hand has to be higher than the 2 card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be better than the casino’s.

Online Poker Tournaments

possibly the most enjoyable time you can experience on the internet is competing in poker, and one of the better ways to do this is by taking part in a net poker tournament. Regardless of what variation you favor or what stakes you gamble at, in the gambling world, there are tournaments being held any time, 24 hours a day that you can participate in.

There are many distinctive styles of poker tables to enjoy on the net. You can find an internet poker tournament to compete in on regardless if you enjoy Holdem, Omaha, Stud games, Triple Draw, or any other style. Some are single or double elimination tournaments, others are shootouts. You select the style you like best.

You can also locate a web poker tournament that offers the stakes levels you are satisfied with. Buy in at a bunch of varying levels or win your spot through a satellite tournament. Compete for a progressive grand prize or a classic pot. It’s up to you to determine how much you feel like risking and how much money you intend to win.

You can find almost any type of rules arrangement you can think of in a net poker tournament. There are rapid tournaments that permit you to get all the excitement in a fraction of the time. There are casinos that offer individual and multiple table competitions, along with rebuy competitions that offer you a second opportunity if you fritter away your cash too early in the game. Take a peak at all the options available and start having fun in a tournament right now!