Top 100 Best Online Poker Sites & Top Poker Events
"Poker may be a branch of psychological warfare, an art form or indeed a way of life – but it is also merely a game, in which money is simply the means of keeping score." - Anthony Holden.
"Life is like a game of poker: If you don't put any in the pot, there won't be any to take out." - Anonymous.
"People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker." - Mary Austin.
"He liked it that everything was one's own fault. There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not a master. Luck had to be accepted with a shrug or taken advantage of up to the hilt. But it had to be understood and recognized for what it was and not confused with a faulty appreciation of the odds, for, at gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck." - James Bond on gambling in Casino Royale (1953), Chapter 7, by Ian Fleming.
POKER is a sport from the family of card games that share betting rules and usually (but not always) hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown (in some games, the pot is split between the high and low hands), limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed. In most modern poker games, the first round of betting begins with some form of forced bet. The action then proceeds to the left. Each player in turn must either match the maximum previous bet or fold, losing all further interest in the hand. A player who matches a bet may also raise, increasing the bet. The betting round ends when all players have either matched the last bet or folded. If all but one player fold on any round, the remaining player collects the pot without showing his hand. If more than one player remains in contention after the final betting round, the hands are shown and the winning hand takes the pot.
Players feel that this betting system distinguishes poker from gambling games. With the minor exception of initial forced bets, money is only placed into the pot voluntarily by a player who, at least in theory, rationally believes the bet has positive expected value. Thus while the outcome of any particular hand is determined mostly by chance, the long-run expectations of the players are determined mostly by their actions chosen based on probability and psychology.
Poker News, Reviews & Resources
- 8 GAME - "A mixed game variant made of the following 8 games 1. 2-7 triple draw 2. Limit Holdem 3. Limit Omaha high low 4. Razz 5. 7 card stud 6. 7 card stud 8 or better 7. No limit Holdem 8. Pot Limit Omaha Games are played in rotation with a specific time or specific number of hands for each game."
- A Poker Pro Accused of Cheating Wants $330M in Damages - "Mike Postle claims he was the victim of an elaborate online campaign to tar him as a fraud - and he’s suing a dozen defendants."
- A women’s poker tournament first at the Casino de Monte-Carlo - "The Casino de Monte-Carlo held its first Ladies Poker Power charity tournament on Saturday, January 14, in which 20 women from Monaco competed."
- Ace of spades - traditionally the highest card in the deck of playing cards, at least in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. In legend and folklore, it is also known as the 'death card'.
- ADVANTAGE PLAYER - definition & explanation.
- After chess, cheating rows rock poker & fishing - "First it was chess - now top-level US poker and match fishing have been dogged by their own claims of cheating."
- ALFRED DUNHILL POKER SET - Bourbon Poker Set: US$1,500.
- Amaya - "Amaya provides a full suite of gaming products and services including casino, poker, sportsbook, platform, lotteries and slot machines. Some of the world’s largest and best known gaming operators and casinos are powered by Amaya’s online, mobile, and land-based products."
- An Artificial Intelligence Program Just Beat 5 Poker Professionals In a Texas Hold'em Tournament - TIME Magazine.
- Anna Kournikova - the pocket cards A-K, either suited or offsuit. The hand's nickname has roots in an analogy between the tennis pro and the poker hand: They are both said to "look better than they play."
- ASPREY - "British Luxury Goods Since 1781." Playing cards.
- Binion's World Famous Poker Room - Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, 128 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101, U.S.A.
- BOBBY'S POKER ROOM - at Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A. Hosts the Highest Limit Poker Action in the world: US$20,000 Minimum Buy-in.
- BURN CARD - definition & explanation.
 - Byblos DOUBLE PLAYING CARD SET - since 1967. "A playing card holder (for 2 decks of cards) made from coated orange canvas, created exclusively for our collection. The holder contains two decks of 52 cards, a notepad and a pencil. Heritage monogram coated cotton canvas. Suede lining. Silver metal features. Width: 10.5 cm, Depth: 3.5cm, Height: 15.5cm. Made in Italy."
- Card Sharp - definition & explanation.
- CARTAMUNDI PLAYING CARDS - "A heart for cards."
- CASINOS.NET - online casinos directory, best poker sites, slots, blackjack, roulette, video poker with high rollers.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - is a two-pair poker hand, namely "aces and eights".
- DIAMOND FLUSH POKER - "Independent poker industry news."
- FLOPTURNRIVER.COM - poker strategy forum, online Texas holdem strategies, tools & bonus guide.
- FREE POKER ODDS CALCULATOR
- Gambling executive's $281 million salary deemed not ‘sensible or proportionate’ - "Denise Coates, the joint-chief executive and majority shareholder of Bet365, also earned at least 50% of the company's $127 million in dividends on top of her $281 million salary, company accounts published on Sunday show."
 - Ghurka - "Fine Handcrafted Leather Gear Made in Norwalk, Connecticut Since 1975."
- GREEN TUBE - turnkey gaming and gambling solutions.
- GUS HANSEN - Danish poker professional & author.
- HERMÈS - Poker playing cards in Couvertures Nouvelles print. Set includes two 55-card decks: US$120.
- 'How a $10k poker win changed how I think' - "When amateur player Alex O'Brien unexpectedly won an online poker tournament, little did she know that she'd be pitted against one of the game's most controversial players. A stellar team of poker pros offered to train her, and she discovered how poker can transform how you see the world."
- How an AI took down four world-class poker pros - engadget.
- Inside Libratus, the Poker AI That Out-Bluffed the Best Humans - Wired.
- JACKPOT - definition & explanation.
- JaxCasinos.com - the Internet’s premier online casino and sports betting resource site. Comprehensive list of online casinos, casino reviews, casino information, deposit options, high roller casinos, online casino games guides.
- John Cynn claims World Series of Poker title, wins $8.8M - 680 News.
- Kelly criterion - formula used to determine the optimal size of a series of bets. In most gambling scenarios, and some investing scenarios under some simplifying assumptions, the Kelly strategy will do better than any essentially different strategy in the long run.
- KUHN POKER - simplified form of poker developed by Dr. Harold W. Kuhn. It is a zero sum two player game.
- LEARN POKER - "Take your poker game to the beast level with our free in-depth articles on different areas of poker. Our team has created for you all the necessary tools for improving as a player, whether your looking to boost your raw technical skills, mental game aspects, using poker software, game selecting, managing your bankroll better or other areas needed for peak performance at the tables. If there is some tactics that increase your edge, you can bet we have it covered."
- LINLEY - since 1985. "The LINLEY Poker Box is a stylish and witty gift for your favourite player, the lid features a marquetry motif inspired by poker chips and opens up to reveal 200 un-numbered clay chips branded with the LINLEY logo, a dealer button and two sets of playing cards."
 - LINLEY VICE BOX - since 1985. "Drinking, Smoking and Gambling - Specially designed for the individual who enjoys combining a casual drink with a game of poker whilst indulging in a fine cigar, the Vice Box has been carefully crafted in walnut by a skilled LINLEY craftsmen."
- LIST OF PLAYING CARD NICKNAMES - Wikipedia.
- MARLOW POKER CHIPS - "The Casino Royal plaques, made by Matsui, are the highest quality available, and are close reproductions of those used in the James Bond Casino Royale movie. The $500k plaque is 85×65mm & the $1m is 95×66mm. The Casino Royale chips, made by Carta Mundi, are the exact same chips that were used in the movie. These are high quality 14g chips."
- Mike Sexton, World Poker Tour legend, dies at 72 - "Beloved poker commentator and champion Mike Sexton, nicknamed the 'Ambassador of Poker' for his lifelong promotion of the game, has died at 72."
- OFFICIAL POKER RANKINGS - "Official Poker Rankings (OPR) is the free poker ratings site with online poker tournament results, poker site ratings, poker player rankings, free poker players statistics and poker sites rankings for online poker players." Lookup your own poker results, poker ratings, poker rankings, poker standings, summaries and poker statistics with all information including prizes, profit, ROI, ITM and exact finish. The Official Poker Rankings (OPR) poker database includes poker results, poker stats and poker player rankings from multi table poker tournaments (MTT), selected satellite tourneys and large multi table sit-and-go (SNG) tournaments.
- ONLINE POKER - Wikipedia.
- Online Poker for Real Money - "Online poker rooms in the United Kingdom are among the biggest and most frequented card rooms in the world. On this website, we'll reveal the best real money poker rooms, as well as the most popular UK land based gaming establishments."
- POKER - Wikipedia.
- Poker & the Psychology of Uncertainty - "The game has plenty to teach about making decisions with the card we've been dealt - on and off the table."
- POKER FACE - definition & explanation.
- POKER Hand Ranking - "Official Poker Hand Ranking from Best to Worst."
- Poker not a gamble, judge rules - Daily News.
- POKER UPDATE - "PokerUpdate is your information headquarters for all things poker. We cover all aspects of both the live and online poker industry, bringing you relevant poker news as it happens. We don’t stop at merely reporting news."
- POKERSTARS BLOG - news and live poker tournament coverage.
- POKERSTRATEGY.COM - "Learn to win." Learn the best strategy and play poker for free.
- RAKE REBATE - the world's largest rakeback provider.
- Ralph Lauren - Bond poker set.
- Sleight of Hand - John Scarne "Exposé of Sleight of Hand": YouTube 8:57.
- Solaire Poker Room - "Home to the biggest cash games in Manila, and is now also home to the biggest poker tour in the world - the World Poker Tour!"
- The game that boosts your mind - "'How a $10k poker win changed how I think'. When amateur player Alex O'Brien unexpectedly won an online poker tournament, little did she know that she'd be pitted against one of the game's most controversial players. A stellar team of poker pros offered to train her, and she discovered how poker can transform how you see the world."
- The Offshore Game of Online Sports Betting - The New York Times.
- The Incredible Rise Of PokerStars Cofounder Isai Scheinberg - And His Surrender To Federal Agents - Forbes.
 - Tiffany & Co. Travel Poker Set - since 1837. 100 porcelain poker chips in white, gray, Tiffany Blue and black with metallic rings. Includes a leather box with functional lock and two keys and a sterling silver dealer button.
Poker Events
 - A women’s poker tournament first at the Casino de Monte-Carlo - "The Casino de Monte-Carlo held its first Ladies Poker Power charity tournament on Saturday, January 14, in which 20 women from Monaco competed."
- Binion's Poker Classic tournaments - Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, 128 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101, U.S.A.
- EPT | EUROPEAN POKER TOUR
- POKER STARS MACAU - tournament schedule.
- Solaire Poker Room - "Home to the biggest cash games in Manila, and is now also home to the biggest poker tour in the world - the World Poker Tour!"
- The Big One for One Drop - event with the largest buy-in in poker history, a US$1 million tournament benefiting the One Drop Foundation.
 - THE MONTE-CARLO ONE DROP EXTRAVAGANZA October 13-17, 2016 (Casino de Monte-Carlo, Place du Casino, MC 98000 Monaco).
- WCOOP | World Championship of Online Poker - PokerStars.
- WPT | WORLD POKER TOUR HOME
- WSOP | Live & Upcoming Events - official World Series of Poker online.
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