Well, one more poker week came to its end. All satisfied and tired left for week end. In spite of prizes, bad bits and other poker amenities in on-line poker life some important events happened.

First one is problem with Bodog domain registration. Though, all juridical works get stuck to patent dispute, which unfortunately could last for a years, the situation is extremely strange itself.

A lot of players, while playing poker on-line, use the program named as «Poker Calculators». Some of these programs work only by hand mode. But some read given directly from poker clients. Exactly they are named online poker calculators.

The majority of Calculators are designed for Texas Holdem. What is no strange, because the big part of online poker play is Texas Holdem.
Does this legally to use Texas Holdem On-line Calculator?

You when did not reflect, why professional players in poker appear in poker rooms where there is an opportunity to receive rakeback is more often? And I reflected. I even communicated with some such players. And here is that they have told to me.

Win rate the majority of professional players on greater limits not such high. And all of that on greater limits is not a lot of a fish. And one fish on all does not suffice. And if to a table sit down to play about equal players in the long-term plan they will remain at the minus rake.

Serious Texas Holdem online playing needs a rather serious preparation. And isn’t only theoretical. You will have to use your computer to the maximum.

You will need the data bases of hands history, few poker calculators, programs that enable to quickly open and locate poker tables on the screen. As well as a number of minor utilities those facilitate the life of the poker player.

One of the most fatal faux-pas that an online player can make is poor table selection.

Too often, we'll be bitten by the poker bug, boot up the lappie, and just dive in to the nearest cash game, regardless of the many factors that can effect your level of success.

Firstly, is this the game for you? Don't play above your comfort zone. If the $2/4 game strikes fear in your very soul, then drop down to the $1/2. There's no shame in moving down a level, or even two. The real shame is in demolishing your bankroll in a game that you know you shouldn't have been playing in the first place.

Secondly, take a look at the players on the table. Do you recognise them? Are they fish? Sharks? Rocks? ... and so on. If you can't answer any of these questions, then perhaps you should consider taking notes on your opponents. Simply identifying someone as a strong player could save you many a dollar.

Have you been wondering what Phil Gordon has been doing since leaving Celebrity Poker Showdown? And where has he been since The Little Green Book became a best selling poker book that provided juicy tournament strategy and a lot of poker-love between its cute little covers? Ok, maybe not, but when Phil Gordon isn't writing, it really is our collective loss, so I do tend to keep track.

As if we didn't know, Phil Gordon has been playing poker. Only in preparation for Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book, Phil was kind enough to take notes. The result of those notes is a compilation of lessons and hand scrutiny specifically played out in No Limit Hold'em games where Phil was the key player, usually faced with a major decision.

When playing poker, many players are prone to making the same fatal mistakes. Below, I have attempted to outline these problems in the hopes that the reader may identify any negative tendencies in their game and make the necessary changes.

Mistake 1 - Playing Short-Handed with Little Experience - First of all, short-handed play requires more skill. You don't have the luxury of simply being patient, which forces you to play weaker hands. You'll be playing more hands per game, and this will put you at a distinct disadvantage when competing against more experienced players. Beginning players also may not have the bankroll needed to weather the high fluctuations of such a game. These fluctuations can lead players to go on tilt, which is always a huge mistake. Playing short-handed requires a whole different mindset. Start by playing in regular games and gain experience. Only then should you start branching out into the deeper water of short-handed games.

Most poker players are very enthusiastic about playing poker. This is why most poker players would love gifts related to playing poker, but getting them the right gift is important.

Shopping for a poker player is fairly simple. Most large malls will have a gaming supply store. In this store you can usually buy gamming tables like pool, poker and ping pong, and the supplies needed for these games.

These stores will usually carry the higher end accessories and these are what you want to look at.

Try to avoid the cheap gifts like an electric card shuffler or red white and blue plastic poker chips.

One of the most elusive tasks for an ordinary poker player to undertake is making his or her game profitable.

Let's take being profitable as making a return- no matter how much

it may be whether a million dollars or a single penny. Over years of poker playing if you fall under this category you are profitable.

Sounds easy. Just quit when you're ahead, limit your losses and stay on top of your game. Despite the obvious logic, sounding easy and being easy are completely different things. Most poker players are actually long term losers and only a small percentage are winners.

Why is being profitable so hard?

A group as enthusiastic and even as fiery as the wide group of online poker players is expected - in the most authentic, commonsensical manner - to sooner or later start sharing their poker experiences. What better way to do it than through the largely accessible poker blogs? Poker players are not just expected to communicate their performances by means of poker blogs, they are wholeheartedly asked for their valuable poker blogs.

The significance of poker blogs lies primarily in the comprehensive insight they offer: poker blogs are similar to inspiring openings into the territory of some other poker player. This one is a player who is willing to place in a public display his private thoughts on various successful or unsuccessful poker experiences.