As poker is all about winning as much money as possible it is important that you always look for ways to increase your hourly rate. Some people, wrongly, judge a player's ability on their win-rate not by their hourly rate but if you play for a living or your time is limited then hourly rate is the figure to increase.

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There are literally dozens of poker magazines available to buy or download, and most of them are of good quality. All offer some sort strategy from a well-known professional player, poker related news and also the chance to play in free poker events through the various promotions they offer.

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One of the most appealing factors of poker is there is no correct or incorrect way to play, although when you are learning how to play texas hold'em poker I, like many, would advocate attempting to play a tight-aggressive style. The term tight-aggressive means you will be playing mainly premium holdings and when you do enter a pot, you will be attempting to win it by being aggressive, by betting...

One of the most fun, and sometimes profitable, games you will play in is with groups of friends at your home or in your local pub. The atmosphere is generally relaxed, the beer is often flowing and you are seated with friends so all is good.

The best format to play when not in a casino is a tournament, mainly because if you play cash games at home each of the players need to have plenty of change with them and playing cash games in a public house is actually not allowed by law once...