Real Money Poker – Play Online Poker For Money 2011

Jonathan Duhamel WSOP Bracelet Recovered

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:21:10 +0000

On the morning of December 21, 2011, World Series of Poker Champion Jonathan Duhamel was beaten and robbed at his home in Boucherville, Quebec. The robbers stole Duhamel’s 2010 WSOP bracelet, a Rolex watch and more than $160,000 in cash. Now two months later, the WSOP bracelet has been finally recovered. The bracelet was found [...]

Mohsin Charania

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:26:44 +0000

Mohsin Charania is a 26 year old American professional poker player from Des Planes, Illinois. He has been playing poker since before he was old enough to walk into a casino, amassing nearly $5 million in live and online tournament winnings in the last five years. With 186 cashes, including 12 title wins under his [...]

Bryan Piccioli

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:03:07 +0000

Bryan Piccioli is a young American poker player who has seen success both online and in live tournaments. His internet poker exploits have certainly been more lucrative, but Piccioli is only in his early twenties and appears to have a long way to go before reaching his full potential. Since 2007, Bryan’s incontestable skills on [...]

Bjorn “kleath” Kleathersson

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:45:29 +0000

The name Bjorn Kleathersson has an exotic ring to it, but he was actually born and raised in Virginia, USA. For the young poker phenom, it turned out to be less of an advantage, at least in terms of career choices. Kleathersson has achieved an outstanding $3.8 million profit in online poker tournament cashes, but [...]

Online Poker Bill HR 2366

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:36:40 +0000

Like most things of a politically officious nature, Joe Barton’s proposal for a framework that would legalize online poker in the United States has a delightfully long and somewhat mysterious name: “The Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection and Strengthening of the UIGEA Act of 2011″. It’s not an easy one to abbreviate, so instead [...]

Steve O’Dwyer Poker Player Profile

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:56:12 +0000

Steve O’Dwyer, better known as “MrTimCaum” to his online opposition, is an American poker pro residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. At 29 years of age, he has been grinding away at live and online poker tables for more than five years. Between 2007 and 2010, he earned over $1 million in combined online and live [...]

Roberto Romanello Profile

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:30:26 +0000

The story of Roberto Romanello is an unlikely one, which makes it all the more interesting when you calculate his phenomenal success on the felt. Romanello originally had no interest in poker, certainly no aspirations to play professionally, yet over the last few years, he has racked up an impressive $2.4 million in live tournament [...]

Mike Telker Profile

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:55:57 +0000

Mike “telks” Telker has been aptly referred to as the “the best poker player you’ve never heard of”. There is a good reason for this. Telker is a terrible live tournament poker player. That may seem a bit harsh, but when you compare his live tournament winnings of $66,197 (total as of 2011), to his [...]

Melanie Weisner – A Rising Poker Star

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:58:36 +0000

Melanie Weisner, or “Callisto5” as she is notoriously recognized by fellow members of PokerStars, is an impressive case study. Born in Houston, Texas, she has been playing poker professionally on the live tournament circuit since 2009, amassing just over $400k in a little more than 2 years. Interestingly enough, Weisner’s success on the tangible felt [...]

Andrey Pateychuk aka ThePateychuk

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:33:14 +0000

Andrey Pateychuk is quickly taking the poker world by storm. At only 22 years of age, this Russian card slinger made a name for himself, along with more than $2 million dollars, all in the course of a single year. In this short time, he has accumulated one EPT title, one WPT title and more [...]

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Legal Real Money Poker Coming Soon ?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:59:32 +0000

One of the largest business firms recently released a Report on Online Gambling’s outlook for 2015 . You can find the full document here. RealMoneyPoker.org extensively studied the report, researched the legal landscape in the USA and abroad, and compiled all findings into the article below (information current as of 01/23/2012) to shed light on [...]

USA Online Poker Sites That Accept Credit Card

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:05:11 +0000

The article below explores how the legal context in America is currently affecting Credit Card deposits. If you’re looking to play poker now, stick to the poker room outlined in the table below. BetOnline.com processes Credit Cards from US and worldwide poker players, and displays far above average deposit success rates. The hour was late [...]

Android Real Money Poker Sites

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:37:41 +0000

Online poker has boomed in popularity over the last decade spreading its appeal across the globe. The concept of playing real money poker on your desktop computer is ingrained in the minds of hundreds of thousands of players. While using your laptop computer with Wifi or airless card has increased the mobility of poker players, [...]

Real Money Texas Hold’em Games

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:31:03 +0000

If you ask the casual observer, all poker is the No Limit Texas Hold’em they see exclusively on TV. But part of what makes poker such an interesting game to millions of actual players around the world is the wide variety of types of poker played. Each game has its particular rules and dynamics. Some [...]

Playing Online MTTs for Real Money

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:12:02 +0000

The most popular form of poker is the No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament. It is a game where you can live and die each hand. The tournament starts with many and is played until just one remains. There is no feeling like being the last person remaining, having outlasted and defeated all the other players [...]

Real Money Poker for Ipad and Tablets

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:41:08 +0000

With recent advances in telecommunications, the ability to be more mobile with our lives has increased. Almost everyone walks around with a pocket computer they call a smartphone. You can call, text, check email, surf the net and keep current on your social network. The problem with a smartphone is its same versatility. Just because [...]

Interpretation of Wire Act

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:17:14 +0000

In late December, the United States Department of Justice made public a decision, written in September, that found the 1961 Wire Act didn’t apply to state lotteries and online poker. The Department of Justice (DOJ) authorities determined that the Act’s prohibition of wagers via telecommunications crossing state lines or international borders refers only to bets [...]

Rising Online Poker Phenoms

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:48:16 +0000

MTWC7KD8DZTJ. If you examine the poker playing world closely, it’s really a big game of king of the hill. Players look to beat their opponents so they can move further up the hill until they reach the ultimate pinnacles of the game. With the constant advancements and evolution of the game, the underlying landscape of [...]

Insights From Watching TV Poker

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:10:16 +0000

Most of us have been drawn to the game of poker over the years through the various televised poker shows. It is our introduction to the poker world. The World Poker Tour introduced the hole card camera over a decade ago and became the standard bearer for years of televised poker. We enjoy watching poker [...]

Best Online Poker Forums

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:09:15 +0000

For over a decade, Mike Sexton has proudly announced on the World Poker Tour broadcast that No Limit Texas Hold’em is a game that takes a minute to learn but a lifetime to master. Only the very dedicated individuals have the discipline to teach themselves how to be great players and master the game. The [...]

Online Poker Phenoms

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:51:55 +0000

It is natural for all poker players to look up and admire the top players in the game. Players like Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth are legendary as a result of all their success and fame. But they came up in an earlier era where live play was their platform to success. The [...]

Best Women Poker Players

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:59:38 +0000

If asked to conjure up a classic image of poker, one will typically think of a table in the back of a saloon where a group of men are playing cards. No one envisions any women at the table. Times have changed since the early days of poker and so should our image of poker. [...]

Poker Psychology

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:56:54 +0000

Everyone who catches the bug of poker wants to win and become good. They will enthusiastically watch lots of TV poker, read books or join a training site. They will focus on learning all the poker math and strategy they can find. What they don’t realize is that one of the largest predictors of long [...]

Texas Hold’em Etiquette

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:18:38 +0000

Poker is a strategic card game that gets your competitive juices flowing. Each player, no matter how good, will suffer regular losses. Dealing with losing and frustration will often define a poker player. When playing live, we are bound by social conventions and expectations of civility as we interact with casino staff and players. There [...]

Facing Fear

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:11:45 +0000

Let’s face it, no one likes to lose. Losing any game can damage your ego and frustrate your competitive spirit. We especially don’t like to lose if it involves real money; money for which we’ve worked hard to earn. In poker, the reality is there are fewer winners than losers. In a tournament usually only [...]

Stay on Top of the Poker World

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:29:30 +0000

Poker is a game where you seek an edge over your opponent in order to come out on top. There are many different types of edges you can seek. One of the major edges that doesn’t involve strategy at the table is having an informational edge over your opponent. When you remain informed, you are [...]

Ways to Make Money from Poker

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:29:59 +0000

One of the defining aspirations of most people is to turn a passion into a vocation. We would like to make a living from doing something we love to do. For many people, poker is a game about which they can become very passionate. It’s a stimulating and challenging game that has increasing levels of [...]

Online Poker Lingo

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:57:31 +0000

Whenever you play a game, there are rules and an extensive list of terms to become familiar with in order to understand the game. Poker with it’s long history and many variations has a very developed library of poker terms and acronyms that are used in the world of poker. Terms like all-in, ante, bad [...]

Best Training Websites

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:46:51 +0000

In order to survive and prosper in today’s competitive online poker playing environment, one needs to be constantly improving your game. The experiential path of just playing and learning from mistakes can be a slow and costly one. There are multiple ways to accelerate your learning beyond just playing; reading books, studying hands, visiting forums, [...]

Texas Holdem Tools

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:39:04 +0000

The list of poker software and tools used by the modern player is growing all the time. Technology is constantly improving so that now you can choose from low-tech basic help and more advanced poker software. Each of these items can help you improve facets of your game. Some of the poker tools discussed in [...]

Poker Film History

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:20:12 +0000

The depiction of poker in mainstream movies hasn’t changed much over the years, at least when it comes to the risks of playing high-stakes games against less-than-ethical individuals. In fact, modern poker movies have a great deal in common with their predecessors, but this has more to do with Hollywood’s desire for a narrative twist [...]

Common Misconceptions in Poker

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:12:02 +0000

Poker myths and common misconceptions plague the poker gaming community. Some of these false conceptions of poker and poker strategy come from disgruntled losers who don’t want to accept responsibility for their own mistakes. Others come from otherwise good poker players who have just decided to accept these falsehoods as fact. This article shines a [...]

Why You Lose at Holdem

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:50:37 +0000

“Gambling: the only sure way of getting nothing for something.” –Wilson Mizner Mizner’s quote is funny because it’s true. Those of us who have stuffed a paycheck or two into an online poker account only to see that account drop to 0 in just a few hours know the truth of Mizner’s words. Why is [...]

Texas Holdem in the Old West

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:38:32 +0000

The Wild West, sometimes called The Old West, is best defined as the years in the 19th century between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century. The Wild West is localized somewhere between Texas and California and as far north as Canada, depending on your definition and source. The United [...]

Kinetic Typography Videos

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:29:41 +0000

Kinetic Typography is an interesting merging of animation and text, synchronized to sound patterns. It aims to create a powerful medium to convey thoughts and ideas. It is relatively unused in the poker world, but widely adopted in other verticals. Since this is a Texas Hold’em site, we decided to dig up the best poker [...]

History Of Poker Until Now

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:44:47 +0000

The timeline and history of poker industry events since the “Chris Moneymaker boom” may not show the same growth it did in the early years after Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, but poker events are still larger and more lucrative than they ever were before Moneymaker’s landmark success. Chris [...]

Going Pro Considerations

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:48:21 +0000

The dream for most poker enthusiasts is to eventually accumulate enough skill and success to go pro, turning their hobby into a profitable vocation. Success at the table is addicting and the natural desire is to want to build it into a profession of playing for higher stakes and the rewards that come with continued [...]

Creating a Poker Plan for Oneself

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:19:35 +0000

One of the great undervalued skills in the poker world is developing a plan. The players who have a plan for their action, whether it be for that particular hand, that particular table, or a plan for their overall play will have an advantage over those who don’t. By the nature of preparing a plan, [...]

Is Poker A Game of Luck or Skill?

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:11:13 +0000

One of the age old questions that lingers around poker is whether it is a game predominately of skill or luck. There is no denying that both skill and luck play significant parts of the game, but which is the dominant factor? This article will delve into the inner workings of Texas Holdem, compare the [...]

Dealing with Cheating in Poker

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:26:01 +0000

One of the biggest concerns that people have in getting seriously involved in online poker is how to avoid being cheated or scammed. Unfortunately, scandal sells. So each cheating or scamming incidents get heavily reported and sensationalized on forums creating the impression that cheating and scamming are common. The reality is that cheating in online [...]

Poker and Twitter

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:37:45 +0000

Right behind the fame and success that every poker player seeks is the desire to have a voice. It is a core human desire to want to be heard and feel like what we say matters. One of the best places to develop a following where they can have an impact is the social media [...]

Most Popular Poker Blogs

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:55:37 +0000

This review of the most popular poker blogs covers as wide a range of bloggers, poker subjects, and gambling topics as possible. Some of these blogs are actually clusters of blogs maintained by one of the big online poker rooms or a gambling publication. Others are one-man (or one-woman) operations, bloggers discussing what they find [...]

USA Poker Deposit Options History

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:51:36 +0000

The history of poker deposit options in the USA can be murky, because federal and state authorities have changed gambling laws often in the past 10 years. Besides that, law enforcement agencies have changed enforcement policies on a whim during the same span. With several electronic cash payment services being targeted by United States gaming [...]

Texas Holdem Presence in Web 2.0 Media

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:49:52 +0000

Online poker’s foray into social media and social networking gives fans of Internet poker games like Texas hold’em and Omaha a chance to play for free while garnering prizes and mixing with friends. If you enjoy playing poker on your computer, but you don’t want to join an online cardroom, you have other options. You’re [...]

Texas Holdem Literature History Recap

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:53:44 +0000

The evolution of Texas hold’em literature through the years has been dramatic, as the number of books and ebooks offering tips on playing the world’s most popular form of poker has grown exponentially. Not long ago, Texas hold’em was less well known than traditional poker games like 5-card draw and 7-card stud, but the mainstream [...]

The State of Online Poker in Europe

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:50:23 +0000

The popularity of the game of poker in Europe has been rising consistently in the last decade. There are even certain experts and professionals who claim that the state of poker in Europe right now can be equated to the state of poker in the United States of America 10 years ago. What these people [...]

Online Poker for Real Money in Canada

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:37:12 +0000

Online poker players in Canada have many different options available. Texas Hold’em is soaring in popularity within Canadian borders, and online gambling is still 100% legal from an end user standpoint. Below you will find the best real money poker sites to play poker with Canadian Dollars. All of these sites are safe and offer [...]

The state of online poker in Australia

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:27:46 +0000

Poker is a game that has a very old connection with Australians. The Australians are one of the few nations in the world who have the distinction of having their very own poker game. Australia devised their own variant of poker which is now known as Manila. The game, supposedly, was born in the Snowy [...]

Online Poker for Real Money in United Kingdom

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:41:27 +0000

Poker is a game that has gradually become the most famous card game on the planet. This rise to fame has not come into being overnight, however. Instead, it is a result of a wide array of reasons ranging from the flexibility of the game to the way it is portrayed in the media. While [...]

Playing Texas Hold’em for Money in New Zealand

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:57:07 +0000

Poker’s rising popularity has taken the game outside of the USA borders, and all the way to the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand is a country that not a lot of people would expect to be a part of this list because of its size. However, NZ is perfect example of the [...]

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