For beginners

Poker books for your training

Many players begin their poker career with special books. So, how can they help a player to achieve success? Now it's time to talk about all pluses and minuses of such self-education.
Poker books for your training

How to choose poker room?

In this article you can learn about positive and negative sides of the poker rooms and figure out which one is more suitable for you.
How to choose poker room

Pluses and minuses of online poker

Here you can read about the difference between online poker room and real poker club.
Pluses and minuses of online poker

Poker advice

This selection of poker advices and tips was made by Mike Sexton — the owner of partypoker and Linda Johnson — poker world celebrity.
Advices for beginners

Betting rules

General betting rules which are applied in most poker rooms and for almost all poker game varieties.
Poker betting rules

Poker etiquette for beginners

In the professional poker world there are two things common for all players — skill and all-time etiquette. Good manners create a pleasant atmosphere at the table and even help a player to win.
Rules of poker etiquette

Small stakes — big profit

Three rules that help to increase profit for the players who make low bets.
Small stakes — big profit

Online poker's courtesy

Every poker room aspires to create warm atmosphere at the this aspiration appears in producing courtesy rules; breach of these regulations can lead to an account closing or entering the black list. But it happens very seldom it can be limited to giving a notice.
Online poker's courtesy

Mid stack strategy

This strategy was developed for Successful No-Limit Holdem play at the cash tables. Especially, this strategy is good for beginners, as they have lower risk in losing their bankroll. Besides, it is easy enough to play MSS. Applying this strategy, a player begins the game with the sum which is less than sum that allowed for that table. By using this strategy a player has lower risk, but his chips using is more effective.
Mid stack strategy

All-in. Courage as arm

All-in. What is it? This term means that player bets on his entire stack. If a player wins, it will double his pot, but if he loses it can lead to an exclusion. This article helps to understand conditions of this bet and learn the rules of it.
All-in. Courage as arm

Choose the poker style

Commonly, poker playing can be realized in a different way. If a beginner will dedicate to the play enough time, he will acquire his own style. The best way to improve it is to correct the mistakes. Probably, beginner's style can be changed somehow, but most of all only experienced players can introduce some developments.
Choose the poker style

How to arrange time in poker?

The majority of poker players don't think about such an important aspect in the game as time. Many of them play online poker at all hours, from time to time. Such players don't control the duration of their sessions and its quality. Meanwhile, right time selection influences player's state, it also reflects on the game's quality. The main reason of playing poker is winning, that's 'why a competitor should play with full pack. In this article 3 main aspects would be considered for choosing right time for poker playing.
How to arrange time in poker?

If a player meets a maniac

As it is known, maniacs could be met not only in movies, but in poker too. These players always play out their hands aggressively and senselessly. Although sometimes fortune comes to them, they have no logic in the actions. Besides, if a player meets with such opponent it can cause some difficulties. So, how to play if a maniac is at the table? First of all, if a participant wants to win and earn money, he should work out a kind of strategy against him.
If a player meets a maniac

Intellection and online poker

Commonly, chess, one of the most ancient play outlived influence and progress of intellection. Computer progress and intellection tried to prove that chess is out of date now. Despite all these tries, chess is still popular nowadays and continues its developing.
Intellection and online poker

10 mistakes in Holdem

10 mistakes, which a player makes in Holdem.
10 mistakes in Holdem

The fear of bad beat

Bad beat frightens not only beginners, but also experienced poker pros. Here is an example for a bad-beat understanding. In order to make it out a reader should imagine a player who loses even having a deal. He is sure that he managed to break the pot, but in the end of the play an opponent had gathered better hand.
The fear of bad beat