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Poker Table Position Strategies
Experienced students of poker strategy will be fully aware of the disciplines required to take advantage of good positions at the poker table. However it is an area that not many beginners are familiar with and many terms may be alien to them, leaving them at a disadvantage in both ring and tournament play. This is something that it is crucial that novices learn and also seek to take advantage of if they see poor positional play from other players.

The Five Best Casino Wagers - Part One
Casinos offer a wide variety of games and bets, regardless of whether we’re talking about a real, bricks and mortar building or an online casino, such as Bet365. All of the games found on the casino floor will have the odds stacked against the player, but some bets will be less damaging to your bankroll than others. In this series, we take a look at the five casino bets with the lowest house edge.

How To Play The Hand - Pocket Fives In Small Blind
You are in the latter stages of an online Single Table Tournament, with four of the original ten players remaining. The blinds are currently 50 / 100 and you are in the small blind. After posting your blind, your stack is 1,200. The top three finishers in the tournament are paid.

Rebuy Tournament Advice
Rebuy tournaments are those in which you can add to your chips by paying another entrance fee to top up your stack. Some games have different rules about when you can rebuy – it may only be available as an option when you have exhausted your chips, or some events may permit you to purchase more at any time.

How To Play The Hand - NL Hold'em and Low Pocket Pair
You’re playing a $0.5 / $1 No Limit Hold’em ring game at your regular pokerroom and there are seven opponents. The standard of play is nothing out of the ordinary; not too aggressive, not too tight and there is one other player at the table who you feel is as good as yourself, seated in the small blind. You are dealt two 8c – 8s on the button.

Stepping Up Your Poker Game
So you’ve learned the rules of your favourite poker game, you’ve splashed around in a few games at the local casino and now you fancy a crack at making some money out of the game. Here are three key pieces of advice that are absolutely essential when it comes to developing your skills and making the step up from a novice playing for fun, to a serious poker player.

Finding Football Betting Value
Millions are staked every week on football betting coupons up and down the country. The bulk of this money will be placed on high profile, Premier League matches, but does better value lie in other markets?
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