POKER

Before my first ever visit to Las Vegas, one of my best friends advised me on the poker rooms that I had to check out. In his list, my buddy listed the Wynn, the Mirage, the Bellagio, and finally, the Monte Carlo.

Most people who enjoy poker have seen the movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon as the enthralling Matt McDermott and Edward Norton as the engaging best friend, Worm. In that movie, Damon's quest for poker greatness constantly revolved around getting to one place.

Much attention is given to the quality of play in Las Vegas poker rooms. These rooms, which hide in conspicuous enclaves of big time casinos, have long been home to some of the world's finest players. These days, the overall level of play has dropped dramatically.

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President George Bush signed the Safe Ports Act on September 30th, 2006. Several online poker websites and online financial institutions have turned their backs on Americans while a majority of them continue to serve U.S. customers.

Texas Hold'em has become a very popular form of poker, but can be confusing. Here are some tips to make it a little easier for the new player.

Tom McEvoy started playing poker at the age of 5 and turned to the game professionally in his 30s.

The 1973 World Series of Poker champion Puggy Pearson made a name for himself at the poker table with cigars and rowdy behavior.

Regarded as pure talent, Stu Ungar rode to the top in the world of poker, blackjack, and gin rummy. However, personal demons and drug addiction kept his life bottomed out.

For those who partake in the never-ending expansion of online poker, here are a few of the more noticeable tells regardless of a player's chip stack.

Many different types of poker have different rules and styles of play, but they all have one thing in common. The hands you can get in poker will never change, as well as which hands beat other hands, so here you can check how the hands work.

Daniel Negreanu, known as the Poker Kid, was once the youngest bracelet holder in the World Series of Poker history. Since then, Negreanu has gone on to win millions in prizes, write pieces for poker magazines, and launch his own poker website.

Phil Ivey has been gambling since he was 16, so it's no wonder he took home his first World Series of Poker bracelet when he was only 24. Phil is only 30 years old and already considered the greatest poker player of all time.