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Poker

A Way to Approximate Odds

March 30, 2005

A Way to Approximate Odds by Clonie Gowen provides a very easy way to calculate the odds of hitting a hand in Texas Hold ‘Em.

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Legality of Home Poker in Texas

November 30, 2004

Legality of Home Poker in Texas – from a great Poker site, by a fellow Austinite: love and casino war poker blog

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How To Extend Your Stay & Play At A Casino

October 22, 2004

How To Extend Your Stay & Play At A Casino – “a few tips to extend your next gambling vacation or casino day trip”

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Poker Plugins

September 29, 2004

Three plugins for WordPress that convert simple shorthand into a visual representation of the cards or hand being discussed:

Card Converter
CardSuits
Pokerhand

I haven’t installed any of them yet, but I really like the idea!

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The Hold’em House

September 29, 2004

The Hold’em House, has put together a series of free Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments in the Austin area at local pubs. Sounds like a fun time. Hopefully I’ll find some time to head on down to one in the near future.

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Poker Chip Tricks

September 26, 2004

The skill with which you manipulate your poker chips can affect your table rep in a short time. Long time players have spent a lot of time playing with their chips as they wait for other players, or conversely, use them as part of their own thinking process. So, most people will give a bit [...]

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Hold ‘Em Tips

July 14, 2004

Jeff Croft provides some great Hold ‘Em Tips for Beginners, which for the most part mesh quite well with what I have learned from the book Doyle Brunson’s Super System. Check out Jeff’s post if, like me, you are picking up the game and trying to move beyond the stupid mistakes.
One day, I will build [...]

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University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group

July 10, 2003

A very interesting project found via Slashdot: U of A Computer Poker Research Group. An excerpt from their FAQ:
Q: What are you doing, and why?
A: The goal of the University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group is to create a computer program that plays poker better than any human being. We will have to solve [...]

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World Poker Tour Fan Site

June 19, 2003

Andy Bloch happened upon my previous post titled World Poker Tour and was kind enough to point out that my statement that the show did not follow a set schedule was wrong. I had picked up on this a while back, but hadn’t noted it on the site. I hope I didn’t lead anyone astray! [...]

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World Poker Tour

April 23, 2003

A couple of weeks back I saw a commercial for the World Poker Tour and scribbled a little note inside my cranium that I should watch it when the season started.
Apparently I need to use better markers when noting something in my head because I completely forgot about the show until I sat down one [...]

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