Daytona Beach Poker Room: Is It Worth Your Rake?

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Located on the beautiful coast of northern Florida, Daytona Beach Kennel Club offers some of the best poker games in the area.  The massive room includes 55 tables and 24/7 play from Friday through Sunday. The room is open from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Monday through Thursday. The card room is 18+, so…

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Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs: Is It Worth Your Rake?

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Silks Poker Room at the Tampa Bay Downs race track is one of the Florida panhandle’s most popular card rooms for poker players. It’s proximity to the city and coast allow easy access for both local residents and travelers. The Silks Poker Room features 23 tables that are used for both cash games and daily…

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Poker Professor Reviews Doug Polk’s Advanced Heads-Up Mastery Course

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Editor’s Note Poker strategy is ever-evolving. If one wants to maintain a competitive edge and compete as “the best-of-the-best” they must embrace progression and criticism. Indeed, even the game’s greatest understand the value in an objective evaluation of their work. For this reason, it is important to call upon fellow poker experts to review and…

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Casino Del Sol Poker Room Review

Casino Del Sol Poker Room

Photo: Hospitality Online Casino Del Sol is a small but well-run poker room in Tucson, Arizona. Despite its small size, it is considered one of Arizona’s best poker rooms. The room features just 13 tables but is open 24/7. Casino Del Sol offers a wide variety of cash games at both small and mid-stakes. In…

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How to Find a Live Poker Tournament

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Poker tournaments are still the most popular way to play poker. You have many tools at your disposal when you’re looking for information on live poker tournaments in your area. Whether you’re looking for a local tournament, on vacation, or searching for opportunity to travel and live the poker dream, here are some of the…

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Starting Hands in Texas Hold’em Poker (The Ultimate Guide)

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Success in Texas Hold’em starts with good preflop hand selection. If you’re playing a winning strategy, you’ll be folding preflop more than 70 percent of the time. It’s critical to have a solid understanding of poker hand rankings, what hands are worth playing, and how those hands change based on your position at the table.…

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What is a Play and Explain? | Free 15 Minute Strategy Preview

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Imagine being able to sit behind an elite player like Doug Polk while he plays an online session and explains the strategy and reasoning behind his every move. The Upswing Poker Lab offers you that opportunity with the ‘Play and Explain’ series. This collection of videos featuring Upswing’s world-class coaches playing sessions and going through…

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The Three Best Ways to Get Poker Coaching in 2022

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It’s never been tougher to consistently win at poker. At the same time, it’s never been easier to improve your skills with free and premium information online. If you want to see great results this year, it might be time to look into poker coaching.  Let’s take a look at the best ways to improve…

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How to Range Your Opponents Accurately Using Database Software

One of the more difficult assessments for experienced poker players is assigning accurate ranges to their opponents. Good poker players have honest disagreements all of the time about someone’s check/calling range, bluffing range, and value range, as examples. Taking the time to evaluate your opponent’s range in your post-session analysis is one the absolute best…

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How to Deal Texas Hold’em

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Knowing how to deal a game of Texas Hold’em poker is a valuable skill. Play in enough home games and you’ll eventually find yourself in a situation where poker dealer duties rotate around the table with the dealer button. You’ll definitely want to know what you’re doing when it comes your turn. It’s also good…

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Best Poker Odds and Equity Calculators

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Understanding poker odds and equity is crucial to a winning poker strategy in 2019. Luckily for us, poker players have access to a number of poker odds calculators that help us calculate and understand how equity works. These tools range from simple, free, no-download software, to advanced programs that break down ranges, board textures and…

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Commerce Poker Room: A Player’s Guide and More

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Opened in 1983, the privately-owned Commerce Casino and Resort sits a mere five miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles in the city of Commerce. The Commerce poker room is the largest— based on number of tables—in the world. With 243 tables—and plans for 100 more in the near future—the Commerce is internationally renowned, largely due…

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Venetian Poker Room: Boycott and Sheldon Adelson

Venetian Poker Room

Since the whole Black Friday debacle, debate over the future of online poker has occupied many poker discussions across the U.S. The Venetian Poker Room has landed right in the middle of the debate as numerous poker pros are boycotting this well known property. Why the boycott? Despite growing support for legalizing online poker domestically,…

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Mandalay Bay Poker Room: Small but Chock Full of Action

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Located at the far south end of the Las Vegas Strip is the MGM-owned Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Opened in 1999, the Mandalay Bay Poker Room is a nice little room . Adjacent to the sportsbook in its own elevated area stands the Mandalay Bay Poker room. With Roman-style pillars and ornate railings this…

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Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Poker Room: Is it Out of This World?

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For a casual, fun poker room on the Strip that offers numerous promotions and tournaments look no further than the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas poker room. Overview Planet Hollywood Las Vegas sits atop the space formerly occupied by the Aladdin Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip. It officially opened in April 2017 and  has…

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Bicycle Casino Poker Room Review

Bicycle Casino Poker Room

The world-famous Bicycle Casino—lovingly nicknamed “the Bike”—is a Los Angeles staple. At first glance, the 100,000-square-foot Bicycle Casino poker room is, indeed, the gold standard when it comes to poker rooms. However, when you read some reviews, people either love the Bike or truly despise it. Located in Bell Gardens, this world-renowned and popular casino offers…

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