Author Archives: Thomas Kearns
Razz Poker: A Primer
As is often the case, when a game is featured in the World Series of Poker it is apt to gain a following, as is the case with Razz. It also doesn’t hurt its popularity when the game offers some peculiar and challenging features The nuts and bolts of Razz are that it is an ace low stud poker game with the objective of compiling the lowest possible hand of an unsuited ace through five. It is one of the games making up HORSE poker, a mixed play variant, and can be overwhelming for folks new at the game. The purpose of this basic Razz primer is to inform you of the game’s play structure and some strategies to help you become a respected and feared competitor. Continue reading
So You Want to Play Omaha 8 Poker – Here’s How
Another name for Omaha High-Low, Omaha 8 is one game where the highest and lowest hand halve the pot and if the owner of the highest and lowest hands are one and the same, the lucky player gets the entire pot. This double combo of high and low winning hands produces some unusual strategies whereby players strive for the optimum betting odds. Due to its single betting format, it is not unusual for players to go for either the highest or lowest hand or both joined by their opponents in this endeavor. The nuts (best hand) gets the gold as in the other poker variants. Continue reading
The Essentials of Poker Rakebacks and Bonuses
Observable traits of online poker players since its conception are the sudden transfer of member-players from some site and continual migration from when they perceive that the site they ate presently in do not offer profitable incentives at all. This practice of constant shifting of online sites is often dubbed as bonus whoring. Continue reading
A Brief Instruction on Playing Omaha Hold’em Poker
Omaha Hold’em is gaining in popularity undoubtedly due to the unique aspect of the game whereby four hole cards are dealt to each player at sometime in the game. Omaha Hold’em requires that players have extensive experience in order to grasp its complexities. The object of the game is not unique, the best five-card hand at showdown gets the pot. But in Omaha Hold’em the composition of this best hand must consist of an amalgamation of hole cards from their hands and any of five community cards. Limit Omaha and the more popular pot limit Omaha are the two betting structures usually found at the tables, but you may run across Omaha 8 as well. Continue reading