Archive for the 'Enjoyment' Category

Avoiding Trouble with Suited Aces

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Suited aces, where an ace and a card of lower value are held of the same suit in the hole, are probably one of the most overrated hands in all of online poker. Essentially a weak ace in disguise (unless your kicker is large enough that you would play it unsuited too), suited aces are […]

Counterfeiting

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Has this ever happened to you? I had a 9-8 in my hand, and the flop came out 7-10-J. Flopping a straight is usually a pretty solid deal, but I was on the lower end of things, so I checked. Checking went around, and the next card on the poker table was a King. Hoping […]

Poker: Crossing the Cultural Divide

Friday, November 6th, 2009

If you have traveled in life, you have probably realized that things can be very different far from home. When you are in a foreign city where nothing seems the same, at least you know that you can reach for your trusty deck of playing cards to see you through. Due […]

When to Chase

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Chasing a hand is can be the demise of many a skilled online poker player. “Chasing” occurs when you have a draw hand, and you continue playing in hopes of making your hand. Sometimes a casino online player will hope beyond hope that their cards will come, or will “go with […]

Thoughts on Pot and Implied Odds

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

‘Pot odds’ is one of the most common factors a poker player takes into consideration when considered on whether to enter the pot with a marginal hand. This feature, in which one considers the odds of the money they have to invest in relation to the size of the pot already […]

The Difference between Margarine and Butter

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Most brands of margarine today contain minimal amounts of cholesterol unlike before. In the past, most margarines undergo a process called hydrogenation, wherein hydrogen is added to keep fat from becoming rancid as well as making it more spreadable. This process forms trans-fats that increase blood cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease. The […]