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How Penny Auctions Work

Penny auctions are one of the hottest new crazes on the internet today. They are a great way to buy items that you desire for a sometimes absurdly low price. However, before you begin bidding you need to have a firm grasp on how these auctions work. For one, you need to buy bids before [...]

Worthwhile Bidding

Regardless of your bidding strategy, it is important that the item you are bidding upon is worthwhile. There are a multitude of different items you can bid upon, but you need to make sure that the savings that you will hopefully be enjoying meets at least one of a couple criteria. First, you want to [...]

Calculating an Edge

In blackjack, there are a number of different factors that go into whether you have the advantage or if the dealer does. The more decks being used, the smaller your edge will be—this is why most online casinos use an infinite amount of decks. Another thing that goes into determining who has an edge is [...]

Playing the WSOP

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is held each year in Las Vegas. The popularity of this event has grown remarkably since the online poker boom. In 2011, there will be an estimated 70,000 entries and $180 million in prize money. If that doesn’t get your attention, then no poker tournament will including the games [...]

Raising the Stakes

Playing at an inappropriate stakes level is one of the most disastrous things you can do to your poker career. If you play at a level too high, you will be scared to make the big bets you need to in no limit poker, and if you play at levels too small, you will be [...]

Passive Plays in Poker

You have probably heard that aggressive play is the best way to play poker. This makes sense; by being aggressive, you are eliminating the chance of being bluffed while increasing the opportunity for you to win pots immediately unchallenged. But, as strong of a technique that playing aggressive can be, sometimes it is even better [...]

The Check Raise

Check raising is sometimes viewed as a below the belt jab at your opponents. With a move this powerful, you can understand why the people who fall victim to this think of it as an unfair move. However, there is nothing illegal about the check raise—it is well within the rules of the game. Adding [...]

Playing Against a Wild Player

You’ve probably competed against these players; they’re brash, flashy, and they will raise you regardless of what they have. These players pose a threat every hand, simply because they are in every hand and will not back down. Although intimidating, these players are exactly the people you want to be playing against because of their [...]

Aggression with Marginal Hands

If you have a hand that you would call a small raise with, it is important for you to be the aggressor in this situation. It is vital that you make the raise here for two big reasons. For starters, you will know exactly where you stand should someone reraise you. A reraise means that [...]