Jason Mercier was born on 12th November 1986, in Hollywood, Florida. The 24 year old is among a new breed of talented younger players who have taken the live tournament scene by storm since the poker boom began. Mercier has already won two World Series of Poker bracelets and a European Poker Tour title. He [...]
Badugi is a draw poker variant in which the aim is to form the best hand from four cards. The one notable difference from variants such as Texas Hold’em is the card values. For example, an A-2-3-4 low hand is considered the best, while the worst is K-K-K-K. To begin, all players are dealt four [...]
English poker pro and television director, John Duthie, founded the European Poker Tour in 2004. It has grown exponentially in the intervening seven years and is now the biggest poker tour of its kind on the continent. Duthie launched the EPT in 2004 following the huge increase in popularity of the Texas Hold’em variant. Barcelona [...]
When playing for money, there is a key choice to be made in online poker. Thanks to the huge number of players, there are both tournaments and cash games (or one-offs) to choose from, usually with ample choice of tables in both categories. A cash game is a simple game of poker where, at the [...]
When playing poker in a casino, being able to tell whether other players are likely to be bluffing can be a very useful skill. Although many people are able to maintain a so called ‘poker face’ when they are trying to mislead you there are often small signs that give the game away, so train [...]
The rules for playing poker depend, to a large extent, on the type of poker game being played. Although essentially, the winner of any particular round of poker, is the player holding the highest rank of card combination. Poker hands can be tied, with any money in the pot shared should two or more players [...]
A key aspect of high-stakes poker games is the bluffing and general deception that goes on, with players hoping to get a read on their opponents’ strategies. This is one of the more fascinating parts of poker as it manifests through body language and non-verbal communication. When a player gives something away through his or [...]
The card game of poker has grown significantly in popularity over the last 20 years. Poker is enjoyed worldwide and has a massive following online, making it an industry worth billions of pounds a year. So what is it all about? One of the reasons why poker is so popular is because of its simplicity [...]
There are many different styles a poker player can adopt; most professionals will stick to a certain style or tactic – perhaps not for their career, but certainly for a tournament. Adopting a style requires patience and high concentration. There are four generally recognised playing styles: tight-aggressive, loose-aggressive, tight-passive and loose-passive. The first word, tight [...]
So you have decided to bluff pre-flop in a bid to steal blinds, but met some calls which you did not want – not a disaster, but then the flop comes and your hand is worthless. Should you keep betting? When betting, it is essential to be consistent, so if you raised pre-flop, a continuation [...]