Posted on January 10th, 2010 by Jim in Poker News The poker world experienced a great loss yesterday as one of its more colorful personalities, professional poker player Amir Vahedi, passed away in Las Vegas due to complications from diabetes. This news came as a shock to the poker community; no previous reports had been… [more]

Cbet.  What it is? A poker continuation bet (or cbet) is a bet made by a player who bet or raised in the previous round of betting. Continuation betting  is used to infer and reinforce a strong pre-flop hand.  Should continuation betting  form a part of a poker players betting strategy? In today’s poker world,… [more]

PokerStars.com and PokerStars.net players are offering their help to the people of the Earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation of Haiti. Tens of thousands of people are feared dead and up to three million affected by the huge tremor. Players can help by donating, there are two simple ways to do this and all donations will be matched… [more]

Written by Inersha in Poker News The mobile poker landscape is crowded with big names such as the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour. Gameloft has already been this industry, bringing out their Midnight Poker series previously, but when the firm was preparing a new poker game to bring back its reputation, the… [more]

After playing all these years, it became obvious that knowing the rules of the game is not the same as the rules of playing the game.  The site that answers the tough questions and even allows membership is pokertdablog.com.  Take a look  and see, you might just want to join. The TDA is the official… [more]

Philadelphia Daily News WHEN PEOPLE talk about instincts in poker, they’re usually referring to such things as gut feelings and hunches, but that’s only part of it. “It’s not just what you feel,” world-class pro John Juanda said. “You still have to think about what’s logical in how the hand plays out. It’s instincts, but… [more]

Las Vegas, NV (OPENPRESS) January 15, 2010 — Doyle Brunson sure knows how to pick them. Each member of his team of elite pros, known as The Brunson 10, has earned the right to the legend-in-the-making title that’s been bestowed upon them by Doyle Brunson and online poker experts. A look at their performances in… [more]

Gimbel Tops a Field of 1,529 Players and Takes Home $2.2 Million Harrison Gimbel Wins the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean AdventureThe final table of the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure began today at noon EST at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The final eight players had fought their way through a massive field of 1,529 competitors… [more]

Posted By : CarbonPoker January 7th, 2010 Poker-After-DarkSeason 6 of NBC’s hit show Poker After Dark had quite a beginning as the announcers hit the tables in what was entitled “Commentators III”. High Stakes Poker hosts Gabe Kaplan and Kara Scott (who was just recently named a host), Joe Sebok, Mark Gregorich, and of course… [more]

What is Ace Rag? Pocket Cards Ace Rag, also known as a weak ace, is an ace with any card below a ten. For example an (ace 7) or an (ace 9) would fall into the category of ace rag. From The Pros For Players that make money and the pros, they will tell you… [more]