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Blockbet in Texas Holdem poker

December 02, 2009

Today we are going to talk about blockbet in Texas Holdem poker. Have you ever heard about this Texas Holdem term? Let me tell you about it.

Blockbet can be used if you have the first word at the Texas Holdem table. This bet is rather small in comparison with the size of a pot. The main purpose of Texas Holdem blockbet is to prevent bets of your opponents. Sometimes you do not want your opponent to place big bet which will be too expensive for you. And in such cases blockbet is the best option!

It is fine to use Blockbet at different Texas Holdem tournaments and cash-games. As you can notice, this is a universal Texas Holdem tool. Read the rest of this entry »

Poker Rules

September 23, 2007

Getting to know the basic poker rules is the first thing you need to do if you want to play poker. Poker is easy to learn and difficult to master and because of that, Absolute Poker gives you the basic poker rules you need to understand and use and practice to become a good poker player.

While there are many different types and styles of poker, when you know the poker rules, you are referring to a standard set of rules, guidelines and commonalities between variations of poker. Read the rest of this entry »