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Poker In the Gutter 3

“I only play these because my son’s birthday is on the twenty fourth” That was the excuse put to me for why the large round portly lady in the red blouse sitting to my immediate right had just player the … Continue reading

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Poker in the Gutter 2

I had played poker numerous times in Nottingham but this private cash game at Steve Tangs place was something new to me. It would be a far cry to the rundown snooker club that was Dale Regan’s place that was … Continue reading

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Poker In The Gutter

Peering out through the taxi window into the dimply lit back streets, I was appalled at the sheer number of young girls that were prostituting themselves all for drugs. Is this modern England in the twenty first century? It really … Continue reading

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Deal or No Deal

With the current poker boom in full swing and the number of players that are playing the game at an all time record high, tournament poker has never been so popular. With the World Poker Tour events being shown on … Continue reading

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Watch Out – The Screen Has Ears!

Any successful pro will tell you that a large part of their game is picking up on and then exploiting tells and other bits and pieces of information that players give off around a poker table. In fact players who … Continue reading

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Here Come The Hendon Mob

As a very keen supporter of European poker, Pokersharkpool were more than happy to review one of the most successful bunch of professional poker players in Europe, if not the World…..The Hendon Mob. Consisting of Joe Beevers, Ram Vaswani and … Continue reading

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Cheating Techniques

BEST HAND PLAY Best hand play is perhaps one of the more subtle methods of cheating in the poker world today and when performed well, it is very difficult to detect even for experienced players. It involves two or more … Continue reading

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The Story Behind The Quad Aces

The Story Behind The Quad Aces On the header you will have undoubtedly noticed four aces. Rather than just having any old poker motif at the top, there is a very interesting story behind this hand. The very first game … Continue reading

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Multi-Tabling – To be or not to be

Today’s poker players bear little or no resemblance to their ancestors of yesteryear. Gone forever are the dashing river boat gamblers and the scruffy tough cowboys playing for their wages in saloons all over the wild west. Gone also are … Continue reading

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Adapt or Fail

Whether it is business, life or poker one thing is certain….you must evolve and adapt in order to survive. Imagine for a minute a businessman who has a range of clothes shops who never changes his line from season to … Continue reading

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