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Here are the basic rules of how to play Texas Holdem:1. A white disk, known as the button, designates the dealer for the specific hand.2. The dealer button rotates clockwise after each hand.3.

Below is a list of winning Poker hands, and how they rank, including an example for each type.This hand ranking applies to all kinds of poker games, including Texas Holdem.

Here are some Texas Holdem terms:Deck of cards – a standard deck of 52 cards, 13 cards of each suit: spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs. Pocket cards - The two faced down cards dealt to a player at the beginning of a each hand.Connected cards -...

How to Play Texas Holdem Here are the basic rules of how to play Texas Holdem:  A white disk, known as the button, designates the dealer for the specific hand. The dealer button rotates clockwise after each hand. In every...

What does it take to be a winner at the poker table? My grandfather, Nels, God rest his Norwegian soul, told me in clear terms that winning is just one hell of a lot better than losing.

Why does it happen so often? Soon after I sit down, I catch good cards in good position and get them beat. Right off, I lose. And I lose the second hand I play. And the third. Ouch. Gosh darn it. I get up and walk around my chair.

In the course of years, I have had several professions, or ways of earning my living. I grew up on a farm in Minnesota and have worked as a carpenter, lumberjack, and banker, among other things.

What does it take to be a winner at the poker table? My grandfather, Nels, God rest his Norwegian soul, told me in clear terms that winning is just one hell of a lot better than losing.

In the spring of 1997, I came across a good dollar pay schedule for Joker Wild at the Tropicana. It was a 100.65% game very high for dollars. The Trop’s slot club was hard to figure out (a perfect example of what Jeffrey Compton calls a...

As old Benny Binion used to boast, you could bet any amount you wanted in his casino. Since the Horseshoe had ten-thousand-dollar chips, I envisioned hiding three of them under five one-dollar casino chips on a number at the bottom of the layout,...