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How to play Poker

If you are just starting out as a poker player then you are in for a treat. Poker is swiftly becoming the most talked about game across the globe, and new players are picking up it up in droves. Gathered below are the best articles to get your feet wet; there is enough here to get you familiar with the rules, train you in basic strategy, and then provide some real depth when you are ready to move on. Enjoy your lessons, and welcome to the game of poker!

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Online Poker Action for This Weekend
28-Aug-2008
Welcome to Guidetopoker.com's weekly guide to where best to play online this weekend. And With Labor Day in America happening on Monday the chances are that there will be an extra load of players online from state side this weekend making the guaranteed tournaments have a load more money on them. 
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Guaranteed Tournament Action for Aug 1-3
31-Jul-2008
The weekend is approaching and don't let the occasional unseasonable weather get in your way. Stay in the comfort of your own home and try to earn some big bucks! As ever guidetopoker.com brings you the best places and tournaments to get involved with this weekend. 
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Polish Your Game with Poker Smash
02-Feb-2008
Granted most people who have played poker for a while may not see a whole lot of value in the next Xbox Live Arcade game coming down the pike (outside of a little harmless fun) but crafty gamers can find a use for Poker Smash besides whiling away an hour or two – getting the spouse into the game.
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Logo for the WSOP 2008 Battle For The Bracelets Battle for the Bracelets WSOP Mini Game
05-Oct-2007
Let's face it, part of the reason we love poker these days is the spectacle, and there are few things as spectacular as a Mike Matusow blow up, or a Phil Hellmuth melt down. The poker personalities out there are part and parcel of the poker world, and is a big reason video games that put players virtually in that world are so popular. Enter WSOP 2008 : Battle for the Bracelets, where you can Beat the Brat.
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The PokerRoomSchool Play Guide
28-Sep-2007
It's nice to have a map. When you are going somewhere new and are perhaps a little unsure, having a well drawn, easy to understand map is a great comfort. The same is true for clear instructions that accurately tell you what to expect. That's exactly what the PokerRoomSchool Play Guide does for you- show you the way; perfect for first time online poker players!
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PokerRoomSchool.com offers Poker Odds Calculator
20-Sep-2007
When you look at your pre flop cards do you know your odds of winning the hand against one opponent? How about four? Ten? If you need a little help, no worries- PokerRoomSchool has a nifty Poker Odds Calculator to help you out.
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Home Game- Poker Peek Cards
04-Sep-2007
These were the cards that almost broke the 2007 World Series of Poker. Once the rumors came out that they were planning on implementing the new Poker Peek cards the buzz got started.
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Home Game – The Dealer Button
02-Sep-2007
Beer? Check. Cards? Check. Chips? Check. Table? Check. Okay, looks like you've got the essentials to get your home poker game off and running, but what about a Dealer Button? If you are playing poker, especially if you are playing Texas Hold'em Poker, you really should use a dealer button to help keep the game flowing. So what kind of dealer button should you use?
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Mobil Gaming Offers WSOP Pro Challenge
17-May-2007
Glu Mobile follows poker offerings with WSOP Pro Challenge. Shannon Elizabeth, Annie Duke and Johnny Chan featured in mobile game.
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Danielle Lloyd becomes the new face of Ladbrokespoker
15-Apr-2007
Danielle Lloyd, ex-Miss Great Britian, former lover of former footballer Teddy Sherigham and former contestant of Celebrity Big Brother where she was involved in a race row with winner Shilpa Shetty, is the new face of Ladbrokes Poker.
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Poker Room's Daily Cannonballs
26-Jan-2007
Ca-nnon-baaaaall! It might be too cold in your neck of the woods to cannonball into the lake, but Poker Room has just the thing to put some heat in ya- their daily Cannonball Tournaments.
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Becoming a member of the Supernova Elite at Pokerstars
19-Jan-2007
Ok so you have your American Express Centurion Card - now what?  What about the PokerStars Supernova Elite card?
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NETeller quits US market - AbsolutePoker statement
18-Jan-2007
Absolute Poker has released a statement regarding Neteller's decision to stop serving US customers.
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VCpoker student poker tourney
18-Jan-2007
The VCpoker student poker tourney has just passed the halfway point. Over 50 online qualifiers have run since October and over 50 more are scheduled through March, leading to an online semi-final in April and an 18-player televised final still to be announced.
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Poker on TV Poker TV Today
22-Jun-2006
Poker TV.  Without it, there's no telling what were the poker industry would be today; it certainly would not be as huge a success as it is.  If you doubt that just ask the next hundred poker players you run into how they got involved in the game and the odds are pretty good that most of them will bring up the World Poker Tour or the World Series of Poker on ESPN.  For many of them there came a time when they watched the players pushing chips around at the televised table or peaking at their whole cards and said to themselves, "wait -- this is poker?"
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Seven Card Stud Poker Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Seven Card Stud Low (Razz) Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Seven Card Stud Hi-Low (8 or Better) Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Chinese (13 Card) Poker Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Crazy Pineapple Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Crazy Pineapple Hi-Low Split Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Draw Poker Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Draw Poker Jacks or Better Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Draw Poker Jacks Back Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Lowball (Ace-to-Five) California Lowball Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Lowball (Kansas City Lowball) Rules
02-Jan-2006
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Omaha Rules
02-Jan-2006

Omaha is a community card poker game that is played with a standard 52-card deck. The game starts to the left of the dealer button. The blind bet(s) are made from the position(s) left of the dealer button and are forced bets which must be made before the cards are dealt.

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Omaha Hi-Low Split Rules
02-Jan-2006

Omaha Hi-Low Split is a community card poker game that is played with a standard 52-card deck. In order for a hand to qualify for the low hand, it must contain an 8 or Better (lower) at showdown. The game starts to the left of the dealer button. The blind bet(s) are made from the position(s) left of the dealer button and are forced bets which must be made before the cards are dealt.

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Panguingue ("Pan") Poker Rules
02-Jan-2006
Panguingue is a rummy-type game played with eight standard 52-card decks with the 8's, 9's, and 10's removed, for a total of 320 cards. No jokers are used. Cards in each suit rank king (high), queen, jack, seven, six, etc. with aces being low. The cards are dealt counterclockwise
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Texas Hold-em Rules
02-Jan-2006
Texas Hold-em is a community card poker game that is played with a standard 52-card deck. The game starts to the left of the dealer button. The blind bet(s) are made from the position(s) left of the dealer button and are forced bets which must be made before the cards are dealt. Two cards (hole cards) are dealt to each player, one at a time, face down, in rotation. This is followed by the first round of betting. A player may check, bet, call, raise or fold.
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Texas Hold-em Hi-Lo Split Rules
02-Jan-2006

Texas Hold-em is a community card poker game that is played with a standard 52-card deck. The game starts to the left of the dealer button. The blind bet(s) are made from the position(s) left of the dealer button and are forced bets which must be made before the cards are dealt.

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Pai Gow Poker Rules
02-Jan-2006
Pai Gow Poker is played with a standard 52-card deck plus one joker. The joker can be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, or a straight flush. Pai Gow Poker can be played by up to seven players.
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Super Pan Nine Rules
02-Jan-2006
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10-Nov-2005
Badugi is a new game taking the live poker world by storm. It is an action packed game combining the most exciting elements of poker with a new spin on hand values and psychology. Badugi is a triple draw four card low-hand wins game! The best low hand is comprised of four cards, with none of the same suit, and none of the same rank: i.e. ace, two, three, four all of different suits is the best possible hand!! When you find yourself holding 4 cards of different rank and suit then you are holding a…..BADUGI.  You can play Baduge Poker at PokerStars.com
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Bankroll management
02-Nov-2005
Every poker player, no matter how good, goes through a Bad Run. In this article we discuss the significance of bank roll management.
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Table Selection: Why you need to know
02-Nov-2005
This section will cover the importance of table selection. Choosing the wrong table can lead to hours of anguish if you stick it out. If you choose the right table and get in a good game you are bound to have a slightly higher edge making you a more profitable player. Utilizing every edge you can is a very important part of poker. 
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Bluffing/Semi-Bluffing
02-Nov-2005
By now I am sure you know what Bluffing is. If you don’t bluffing is when you bet into a pot hoping your opponent folds their hand even if you have no hand at all or a very weak hand. Semi-Bluffing is slightly different. When you are Semi-Bluffing you have a drawing hand that you could hit to win the pot but you would rather bet out and force them to fold. I’ll give an example of both.
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Hi-Low games: what are they?
24-Oct-2005

In this article I will be going over only the bare basics of how Hi-Low games work, focusing mainly on the low portion. In order to be a good Hi-Low player you absolutely must understand the Hi only version of the game first. There is no way around this. This article is written with the understanding that you already have an understanding for how the Hi portion of a pot is won.

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Texas Hold'em Basics
23-Oct-2005

This section discusses the basics of playing Texas Holdem Poker. If you have never played a hand of poker before this is where you want to start. If you have already played before and understand the betting process and hand strengths you can skip this entire portion and go to the next page.

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How to play 7 card Stud
23-Oct-2005
This section will go over the basics of playing 7 Card Stud. If you have never played a hand of 7 Card Stud before this is where you want to start. If you have already played before and understand the betting process and hand strengths you can skip this entire portion and go to the next page.
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How to play Omaha Poker
23-Oct-2005
This section will go over the basics of playing Omaha. If you have never played a hand of Omaha before this is where you want to start. If you have already played before and understand the betting process, hand strengths, and how your final Omaha hand is determined you can skip this entire portion and go to the next page.
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