On this page we’ve listed summaries of the most important news events of December 2009

With the huge increase of people playing poker online and in casinos, the thought of becoming a poker professional always enters peoples minds. As appealing as becoming a poker professional might be to you, it is not easy to become a poker pro.

A level of online poker aggression that rarely gets discussed, but yet is quite prevalent and a large part of Texas Holdem poker games is fold equity. Fold equity is an advantage that the poker pro creates for himself by betting and raising, rather than just calling, with the intent of making his opponents fold their hands.

Poker played at online poker sites is the way that many professional poker players are playing poker today but it is not the only way. Professional poker players still choose to play at regular land based casinos for their poker action. Some players even do both. Is the game played the same online as it is in local cardrooms?

On this page we’ve listed summaries of the most important news events of November 2009

On this page we’ve listed summaries of the most important news events of July 2009

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Online poker has developed far more professional poker players than cardroom poker. There are a few reasons that more professional poker players come from online than land-based casinos, not the least of which is the number of hands played.

To separate yourself as one of the few true winners at Texas Holdem you need to combine the ability to read the board intelligently, read your opponents by their actions and have control of yourself and your emotions and have discipline. The good news is that if you can stick to some simple basics you can quickly, if not play like a seasoned pro, at least avoid costly and embarrassing mistakes and can build your game up gradually from a basic foundation of rock solid principles.

On this page we’ve listed summaries of the most important news events of September 2009