Games of Knowledge

knowledge | July 19, 2010

The PokerStars “Big Game” debuted on the FOX television network earlier this week in what was considered a very successful first episode.

Probably one of the main reasons for the success was due to the fact that a great deal of the world’s best live and internet poker contestants attended the Big Game. Those who sat down at the Big Game poker table included Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Tony G, Phil Laak, Daniel Negreanu, and amateur player Ernest Wiggins.

Wiggins, who hails from Washington D.C., was especially interesting since he qualified for the show through a “Loose Cannon” poker tournament at PokerStars. And Wiggins certainly didn’t look like an amateur since he played his poker hands just as good as any of the pros; he even took down a big pot against Phil Hellmuth! The win by Wiggins had the Ultimate Bet pro Hellmuth visibly upset as the other pros joked around about the loss.

Tony G had the biggest afternoon out of any of the players as he made 95,000 US Dollars after playing just 32 holdem poker hands. For Doyle Brunson it was a tough start to his day as he somehow managed to loose his entire stack by the end of Episode 1.

With the Big Game’s first episode being such a huge success, you can be sure that a lot more people will be tuning in to see how these pros do in any future episodes. There will be a whole heap more people who will be hoping to quality for the show through the Loose Cannon poker games. Anybody who manages to qualify for the show will have their buy-in paid along with a guaranteed seat in the nationally televised poker show.

Even if you don’t win the Loose Cannon event and earn a spot on the Big Game, you can still earn lots through the VIP program at PokerStars.

Whatever you choose to do, you can enjoy plenty of games of Online Poker including perhaps a game of Party Poker, or maybe PKR Poker – you decide.

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knowledge | March 10, 2010

You can actually make money by being a professional poker player rather than simply use it to pass time. And poker books are especially helpful for those who want to beat the game in long term. To teach newly interested poker player or to improve an average players game ,plenty of poker books are available. It is not surprising that a majority of poker players coming up now-a-days say that they were introduced to the game through televised poker tournaments. if you want to know about those rare pot limit hold’em games as well as the no limit poker games then “Championship No limit and Pot limit Hold’em “written excellently by Tom McEvoy and TJ Cloutie is the one.r.

To play excellent poker ,poker books can definitely help. If you are looking for a perfect advice, then pick up one of the best poker books which will tell you how to become an unbeatable poker player in your town. Some of the best poker books written by some of the best authors are:

‘Harrington on Hold’em: Expert Strategy for No Limits Tournament’: The book has been written by Dan Harrington and is considered to be one of the best books for no limit Texas Hold’em tournaments. The book is excellent as it will start from teaching you the basics to helping you device strategies to switching them to play against different styles.

if you want to know about those rare pot limit hold’em games as well as the no limit poker games then “Championship No limit and Pot limit Hold’em “written excellently by Tom McEvoy and TJ Cloutier is the one for you. The book is so helpful mainly because it looks at the game from the point of view of both the players. To learn to develop different strategies for diffrent scenarios,with diffrent hands and stages this book is the best. This book also has personal anecdotes from the writer which makes it an interesting and useful read.

David Sklansky ,the great poker player and author has written the book called ‘Tournament Players for Advanced Players’which essentially deals with live poker games. This book also details the transition from beginning of the game to the real tournament game. To develop a wining strategy the book will help you to develop and refine your strategy for the game.

if you really want to win the game these books are few of the best in the market to learn from. Find more info at poker books and best poker books.

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