Tag Archives: Texas Hold’Em

One of the most popular online poker deals ever is the bad beat jackpot offered at Ultimate Bet Poker.  This jackpot is always worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it has grown as high as $800,000 in the past. And while it may not be big poker news to the regulars at UB, the bad beat jackpot is steadily climbing to massive amounts once again since it’s currently worth over $570,000.  The payout structure for the bad beat jackpot works like this: – The loser gets 50% – The winner gets 25% – The rest of the players dealt …

Redkings Poker is one of the fastest growing European based online poker rooms out there and is generally known to have a strong caliber of players bouncing around in its online game rooms. At most times the amount of players currently using the site falls somewhere around 17,000 and with the majority of those players being of a high quality field this online poker room has the makings to be a venue where some big stuff could go down. Redkings.com offers the option of playing online and, hopefully, winning instantly or you can also download their software and give it …

You might be able to judge the character of a man by the strength of his handshake, but can you also judge the strength of your own hand? We’re not talking about your handshake in this situation, we’re talking about a game of poker and the strength of the cards you are holding. Typically, players are well aware of the best hand they can be dealt, and the opposite spectrum that you never want to see, the worst possible hand you can be dealt. But, there are so many different combinations that one can find themselves holding, do you know …

Over the past year, the world of high stakes online poker has been dominated with talks of the Dwan Challenge.  Tom “durrrr” Dwan, who is quite possibly the most prolific high stakes player at Full Tilt Poker (if not in all of Internet poker), has been taking on Patrik Antonius in a lengthy heads-up match.  The challenge was set to last 50,000 hands, and it should be coming to an end soon; Dwan will get an extra $500k if he wins while Antonius will earn $1.5 million for the win. When the challenge does end, Dwan has stated that his …

The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) has been breaking records of attendance all over the world this season. The tournaments are held worldwide and are a series of no limit Texas Hold’em games that are played at a variety of selected casinos around the globe. The event is a run up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP). The event first began in 2005 and has been steadily growing in popularity as the years pass.  This particular tournament may still be in its infancy age wise but it certainly seems to be a healthy bouncing baby! The big event …

Asia is about to go poker crazy as a new movie has just premiered in Hong Kong that will be sure to take the cinemas by storm. Texas Hold’em Poker, which is already seeing a worldwide increase in players, is sure to get a lot of new fans through the movie release. The story is set in Asia and is the tale of two poker playing rivals that are competing in the same competition for the crown.  The movie was filmed in the world famous Asian casino capital of Macau and has already caused a stir when hundreds of players …