Four Quick Live Game Tips For Online Players

Many players who play primarily online occasionally go in for a live game or two in a cardroom. While ostensibly the games are the same, online players need to learn some live game Four Quick Live Game Tips For Online Players|385|3.95|USD|| “street smarts” to avoid getting taken advantage of. (This works in reverse [...]

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Archive Review: Greatest Hits

I know there are a lot of new readers out there, so I figured I’d share some of NPA’s all-time most popular articles with you. Here are some of the greatest hits.

Bots, Cheating, and Online Poker is a quick debrief on some of the main threats you face when …Login/Register for more.

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Neteller Claims US Funds Soon To Be Released

For those US customers (still) waiting to withdraw their money from Neteller, the company claims they are coming up with a deal to release the funds. [Emphasis added.]
NETELLER is continuing to cooperate with the investigation being conducted by the United States Attorney’s …Login/Register for more.

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Archive Review: Taxes, the IRS, and Online Poker Legality

Welcome to this week’s archive review, the legal edition. It’s a topic that’s obviously on many people’s minds lately, so I figured it was worth spending some time on in the archives.

The Audits are Coming is a warning to Americans that I think the IRS will increasingly target online …Login/Register for more.

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6 Must-Have and Mostly Free Poker Tools You May Not Know About

There’s some excellent software out there to help you with your poker game. Probably the most popular tool is PokerTracker, a full-featured database for your online poker hands. You probably already knew about PokerTracker. (If you didn’t, visit that link now!) Here 6 Must-Have and Mostly Free Poker Tools You May Not Know About|217|3.95|USD|| [...]

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Q&A #65: Limit Hold’em - Folding on the River in a Big Pot

Don’t fold for one bet on the river in a big pot. That’s one of the best pieces of advice any limit hold ‘em player can get. Much money is lost by wanna-be pros when they fold good hands that “just have to be beaten” on the river (getting 15-to-1), Q&A #65: Limit Hold’em - [...]

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More From Greg “Fossilman” Raymer About Account Hacking

Greg Raymer said something else interesting this morning about account hacking. (Read the initial episode about Raymer.)
There are two major types of hackers, referred to by PS security as malicious and joy-rider. The malicious types do what this jerk did, they try to get all of your …Login/Register for more.

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Greg “Fossilman” Raymer’s PokerStars Account Hacked?

I just read a thread on 2+2 where it looks like Greg Raymer’s Stars account got hacked. Here’s two hands the suspicious FossilMan played in a 2k headsup tournament.
FossilMan: calls 10
Ikeyrson: raises 1380 to 1400
FossilMan: calls 1380
*** FLOP *** [8h 7d Th]
Ikeyrson: checks
FossilMan: folds
Ikeyrson collected 2800 from …Login/Register for more.

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Alfonse D’Amato and Online Poker in the New York Times

I don’t have much to say about this article, but nevertheless I figured it was worth linking. Check it out.
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Q&A #56: A Set on the Turn in Limit Hold ‘em

I’m still on my Mardi Gras vacation, so I’ll do a quickie today. Sets in limit hold ‘em are strong hands, and you should generally play them strongly even if a scare card or two comes. Here’s Sean’s question,
Ed, this might be worth some discussion on your blog …
$1/$2 …Login/Register for more.

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