Professional World Poker Players

In the spotlight: Howard Lederer

Howard H. Lederer (born October 30, 1964 in Concord, New Hampshire), is a professional poker player and brother of poker professional... 

In the spotlight: Brandon Cantu

Brandon Cantu (born May 10, 1981 in Vancouver, Washington) is an American professional poker player. Upon winning a World Series of... 

In the spotlight: Patrik Antonius

Patrik Antonius (born December 13, 1980 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional poker player, former tennis player and coach,... 

Poker News

Joan Rivers Calls Poker Players Trash

The confrontation between Joan Rivers and Annie Duke was taken to a new level on this week’s episode of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice.... 

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The PokerNews Profile: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
On the biggest night of his young life, Yevgeniy Timoshenko dressed like he knew victory was his. Clad in a charcoal pinstripe suit...
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The mental side of poker is the overlooked aspect of the game, and getting one?s self into mental shape can spell the difference between...

How to Play Poker

Implied Odds

Introduction Implied odds in poker is a concept that is one that you will get better at as you become a more experienced player. When... 

Rules of Omaha

Omaha is played exactly like Texas Holdem, except that you get four hole cards instead of just two. But, contrary to Holdem, when you... 

Top 10 Texas Holdem Starting Hands

To become a good Texas Hold ‘Em Poker player, you have to know which hands you should play and which hands you should fold. You can... 

Hot Poker Tip Number: 100

Experience is the best teacher
If you want to improve your poker game, you have to practice and play. Studying what the best hands are is great. So is reading about strategy, but you eventually need to apply that knowledge. The only way you will really ever improve is to play.