James “Flushy” Dempsey

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From Online To Live Poker
Thanks to online poker, it is not unusual to encounter players at your local card room or casino that have never played in a live poker tournament before. Many players learn the basics on the internet before dipping their toe into the murky waters of the bricks and mortar casino and they will find live poker more intimidating than the online equivalent.

Poker Etiquette
Etiquette is as much a part of poker as cards and chips. Bad manners are surprisingly common at the average card club or casino and failing to adhere to the rules of basic poker etiquette will earn you far more enemies than friends.

Limit vs Big Bet Hold'em
Texas Hold’Em can be played with betting limits, or with no restrictions whatsoever. But Hold’em is Hold’em, right? Surely a good poker player can win whether the game is Fixed Limit, Pot Limit or No Limit? Although the rules of the game remain the same, there are subtle differences between Limit and “Big Bet” Hold’em. If a poker player can grasp these subtleties, there is no reason why he or she can’t succeed at all varieties of Hold’em.

How To Play The Hand - NL Tournament, Pocket Ks-Qs
You are playing in an online No Limit Hold’em multi-table tournament and the event is somewhere in the middle stages. There are nine players in total at the poker table and for this hand, you are in middle position. The blinds are currently at 75 / 150. You have a stack of 2,200 chips and the action is folded around to you.

Innovative Betting Markets - Ladbrokes Quatro
In a time of unparalleled competition, Bookmakers continue to innovate with new bets and markets in order to keep money coming in. These choices can offer punters new opportunities to win.  

Playing the Bubble
The Bubble – a finishing position in a poker tournament which is just outside the money. If a tournament pays prizes to the top ten finishers and someone busts in 11th place, they have burst “on the bubble”.

Poker Patter 1
The language of the poker table can be thoroughly confusing. Full of jumbled jargon and vexing verbs, poker terms can leave a newcomer feeling flummoxed. Ridiculous nicknames for hands and strange, technical terminology can leave a beginner baffled. If you’re dipping your toe into the poker pond for the first time, cast a glance at our series on “Poker Patter”, the first of which covers some of the more basic, but still vitally important, poker terminology.