Archive for September 22nd, 2009

High Risk Poker on the Internet

Posted in Poker on 09/22/2009 02:21 pm by Izaiah
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If you have excellent poker knowledge and a competitive spirit you may like to take a whirl at playing high risk poker online. At top rated poker sites on the net, you can participate in high stakes poker games whenever you want while not having to go through the time and cost of traveling to a distant brick and mortar casino. You will find that each of your favorite variations are available from Texas Hold’em to omaha hi-low. It is free to sign up and there are many incentives and bonuses offered to players. You can rest assured that your information is safe and your confidentiality is protected.

You can also pick the format you like for playing high risk poker online. If you simply wish to sit down at a regular table for a few hands you can do so. That aside, if you prefer tournament play you can choose from an assortment of individual table and multi-table tournaments. The entry fees to play in these tournaments are acceptable, and some of the prizes are extremely big. You can even compete in high stakes poker tournaments in which you can come away with a seat to an even bigger tournament.

When you participate in high stakes poker on the net you have an opportunity to pit your techniques against other skilled individuals and get better and better at the variations of your choice. You’ll notice the games are just as exhilarating and entertaining as in a land based casino. In fact, most of the poker big-shots you see winning tournaments on tv started gambling on the net. Why not start and give it a try today?

 

A Couple of of Poker’s Nice Players

Posted in Poker on 09/22/2009 09:21 am by Izaiah
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Beyond a doubt countless of people strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short rundown on 4 of the more well known "nice pros" of the game. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are sitting accross the table from them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the competition!

Daniel Negreanu

In 2004, his competition earnings amounted to more than four and a half million dollars and he captured two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Competition Player of the Year. In Feb Two Thousand and Six he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk with his fans about how they can improve their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional poker video named "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life time earnings exceed $2.7 million.

Scotty Nguyen

Scott is 1 of the most active players in professional poker and between 2000 and 2004 he ranked in the money in well over one hundred tournaments. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also credited with the term "that’s poker baby" when referring to a especially bad loss. As of Two Thousand and Six, his career earnings are almost six million dollars.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has captured 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the alias "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to slice through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.