Stud poker strategy volume 2

April 21, 2008

In the last post we found out that there is a strategy for all poker games, no matter which one you decide you want to play. The tricky part comes when you have to figure out the strategy, and it gets worse when you have to master it. We said that we will, over the next few posts, show you a bit of strategy that will help you become better at the game of stud poker. That is if you can remember everything you read when you get to the poker table. Today we will be taking a look at exercising your poker body, so here we go.

In a game of poker you always have to be on your… well… game. More so with a game of stud poker, you must have your wits about you, you must be sharp and on the lookout all of the time. So we found a way that will help you with staying sharp all the time, whether you are at the table or not. You might be thinking why you would need to be sharp away from the table, but think of the very unlikely situation where you are one day walking down the street and you are suddenly dragged into an unmarked car and forced to play a hand of poker with a very bored millionaire. You will have to be sharp then, you could win a million bucks.

In the below bit we will look at how to exercise away from the poker table. And then, in our next post, we will look at how to stay sharp at the table. Okay, we have all come across the time where we just cannot play poker, reasons for this will be your own, you might not have money, or your wife grounded you or something. You will however still need to stay on top of your game, and the best way to keep practicing, is by this great new software called Turbo Seven Card Stud, made by Wilson. This is a great tool, not only to polish up on your skills but also if you are a new player and want to get into the game. The Wilson game has a very useful tool that allows you to track through all of your completed games, so you can see where you went wrong. The software also helps you by telling you the move that it would have made and that would probably have won you the hand. The great thing about software like this is that you are able to check your mistakes, and rectify them in the next round without having to lose any money. You can change strategies and see how that fairs up against your computer opponents and even change difficulty level if you need a quick polish before a real table game.

The other exercises that you will need to do to help with concentration is almost like the game where you need to remember pictures on overturned blocks to match them up on other overturned blocks. It will help if you played this game with the cards, start with eight cards first, face down. Turn them over and see how many you can remember in order, then try it with more cards once you have the eight in a row until you eventually end up playing with the whole deck. The next thing you probably want to do, and this is something that most of the pros do, is read a lot of poker books. Books on strategy, books on playing and things like that. Finally, along with mental stamina and exercise, you want to keep in physical shape. Because as we all know, the two go hand in hand don’t they?

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Is there a stud poker strategy?

April 20, 2008

Mostly, when playing against your average stud poker player, you can make much of your money from playing in a simple and normal way. Your money will come from your opponents mistakes, because he is either not concentrating or because he is not that good of a player. The simple rule is: bet as much as you want when you see that you are the chip leader, however, when you are falling behind of the pack, then well, just simple give up, before you lose it all.

The next thing you want to do is chase when you see that you have the pot odds to make the moves. That is where you will make most of your money, well at least most of the time. Sometimes, however, you will have to get a bit tricky in your approach. This is only the first of many stud poker strategy blogs for this site. Later down the line we will cover bluffs, and we will cover semi bluffs. We will then move on to things like raising on the come, and then raising again to knock a opponent out of the game. Also we will include free card buying, and playing with the pot sizes. So if you where asking if there really is a stud poker strategy, the answer is yes, and you will learn all about it right here.

If you want to learn these and other strategies in the complex game of poker keep it locked here to Poker Bonus Time. We will be posting one strategy blog for the next few days, all linked to the game of Stud poker. So to be a Stud at the game, read on and you will surely win the next game you play in.

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The Poker Star European Tour and other news

April 19, 2008

As we all know the Poker Stars European poker tour just recently ended with the Grand Final at the Monte Carlo Casino. As we might have guessed it was a bumpy and exciting ride, with many people speculating on the winner, and if it will be an American once again. It was reported that the day had to be started early. This was due to the fact that day 4 could not come to a timely end on account of the final table of 8. The first to be sent home on the final table was Rasmussen, with only 20 minutes of game play completed.

Final game play finally saw the win going to, not an American, but to the new chip leader of the Poker Star European Poker Tour Grand Final, Glen Chorny from Canada. Glen who played a really brave and outstanding game of poker walked away with an astonishing 3 198 500 million dollars, stealing the pot from Denes Kalo.

At the European Poker tour held recently in San Remo, Jason Mercier came out victorious, after wining £869 000. And to think that he almost opted out to tag along with a few friends to Holland for a little field trip.

In other Poker Stars news

Poker Stars has recently announced that they are in beta testing of a video site that they hope to launch soon. They said that the site will be available for viewers to watch all the major events online, and that all footage will be in high quality. If you are interested in seeing the soon to launch site, you can catch it at Pokerstars.tv. So if you really want to see Chorny’s win, you will be able to find the footage on poketstars.tv. For other great news stories keep it locked on pokerbonustime.com and you will not miss any of the poker excitement.

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POKER ROOM PROMOTIONS NEWS!

April 18, 2008

We all love playing poker online, but what better thing is there than the online poker rooms promotions. There is nothing better than standing a chance to win big money really quickly. We all know that all of the poker rooms on Poker Bonus Time offer really great signup bonuses, there is no doubt about that. But are we updated as to the great promotions that are available onsite?

FULL TILT POKER

Let’s take for instance Full Tilt Poker, you get a 100 per cent deposit bonus if you sign up with up to $600. Now that is great, but that is not all. They offer challenges where you could win your share of $750 000. There are also regular Sunday games where the total of the pots can go up to 1 million dollars, and the biggest one of all? You can choose to play in an 8 million dollar weekly game. That plus a whole lot more onsite, go check it out.

POKER STARS

Poker stars hosts a Weekly Sunday Tournament where you stand a chance of winning 1 million dollars every week. That is not all this site has to offer, the Battle of the Planets Tournament is coming soon, and you will be playing for a 3 million dollars pot if you get there in time, check out the site for more details. Also, the Latin American Poker Tour kicks off with its first season this coming May, if you are interested, check the site for qualification details now, or you will miss out.

If you do not want to miss out on these and other great promotions take a look at all the promotions on site, and stand a chance to win big bucks and other great prizes. Click on the poker room reviews link above to see a list of the poker rooms.

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Team Bodog Has A Great Irish Open

April 16, 2008

The Irish Poker Open was a big event for all players and teams from all over the world, but it was Team Bodog, including Norway player Kai Paulsen who finished fifth, that really caused a stir. With the efforts of Paulsen they brought home 175,000 Euros.

Team Bodog had seven qualifiers in order to make it to the Main Event at the City West Hotel in Dublin. Neil Channing was the overall winner of the Irish Poker Open taking home a total of 800,000 Euros.

For Team Bodog, Timothy Barany from Indiana was the second best players and came in 61st place with prize money of 5,500 Euros.Alwyn Morris, CEO of Morris Mohawk Gaming Group said that Team Bodog did well at the Irish Open and that for Team Bodog 2008 is starting off to be a great year. He said that the team is expected to get even better from here on in.

All seven Team Bodog members qualified in several online games held on Bodoglife.com during January and February to get into the Irish Poker Open. The qualifying players received a $ 9,000 prize which included all their travel expenses to Dublin, the buy in for the tournament and all the branded Team Bodog Gear.There is no stopping Bodog after this good run and the next big step and getting qualifiers for the World Series of Poker for 2008. There are 4 guaranteed seats up for grabs every week at the Bodog Poker tables for April, and then during May and June the number jumps to 5 seats. The prize package for each main event includes the $10,000 buy-in for the tournament, $2,000 for all the traveling expenses, and official Team Bodog gear.

For more details on Bodog’s online qualifiers for the 2008 WSOP Main Event, visit poker.bodoglife.com/tournaments/world-series-vegas.html.

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