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Welcome back guys,

Here as promised with the start of a new article series all about poker players themselves.

The series will look at a lot of different aspects of people who play the game instead of the game itself, knowing your opponant is the key to victory in any game and by reading through this series of five article you will definitely have a much better understanding of how people behave at the tables as well as how to conduct yourself for the best results.

The first article in the series looks at an increasingly important question considering the recent increase in quality female players into the more professional regions of our favorite game. Do Men and Women Play Differently?

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In general I do believe there is a difference between male and female poker players.  I believe however the difference is more pronounced at lower levels of play.  If you are a truly good poker player your gender is not much of a factor.  The skills that are required at a poker table are not gender specific; both genders have the same ability to play well. Poker is a mental and personality type game.  A man’s built in advantages of physical size and strength do not offer any advantages at the poker table as they do other form of sport.

The main difference if how the other player react to a woman sitting at the table.  This is especially true if the woman sitting down is young and attractive.  A truly good male player would not let this affect his play.  In reality though this does not often happen.  When an attractive woman plays at a table many changes instantly occur.  Male players generally become much more aggressive when in a hand against other males.  You often will have a situation where several players attempt to become the “alpha dog” at the table.  You will notice more bluffing; the pots will certainly be much larger.  More often than not however the play against the female will not be as aggressive. Rightly or wrongly most male players will instantly regard the female as lesser competition and act accordingly.

What does all of this mean to you the poker player?  It means you need to adjust your play accordingly.  If you are a man sitting at a table in the situation above you need to change gears and play a tight aggressive brand of poker.  You need to be patient and wait for the right hand.  Remember when you make a good hand there is a good chance opponents will be thinking with something other than their brains.

The other thing you need to do is consider all players equally.  Whether it is an elderly man or a young attractive female you need to regard them equal.  Over the course of a poker session you have very limited chance to rake a huge pot.  If one of these chances happens in a heads up showdown with a female you cannot allow chivalry to alter your sense of proper play.  Trust me when the tables are reversed she will not afford any kindness your way.

Hey Everyone!

Hope you had a nice Easter, I just got back to work today (even though I know a bunch of you have today off ) but I did enjoy my Easter break. Some friends came over and we played a few games and chilled out, nice to have a few days of downtime to be honest.

I did pretty well out of the poker I have to say this item around we played two mini tournaments and I came first in the first one and third in the second out of 8 players then 5 players.

My best hand of the night way a straight flush (Q High) which was enough to knock two people out at once who went in against me with it. My funniest lose of the night was me going all in with two pair because I was sure my mate was bluffing and he had……two pair, better than mine. Damn.

New article will be coming tomorrow, I am just putting some details into it now tbh so look out for that one.

Hey Guys,

Here is the first update after the “big break” as I am naming it. It is carrying on the “Poker Basics” series and looking at the basic rules and differences of five and seven card stud poker.

Stud is an excellent version of poker and one of the best for playing with friends, it is also rising in popularity in the online poker scene when Texas Hold’em is loosing ground to various forms of poker as people get more experimental and broad minded with their games. The game is much more fun in some respects as people can’t just “fold” out of every single hand until they get pocket aces.

Any comments or questions are appreciated, for more advice why not visit a poker forum where friendly members are sure to help you out.

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Five and Seven Card Stud poker are great games that have been played for many years. The movie “The Cincinnati Kid” starring Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson was based on a high stakes Five Card Stud game. While neither game achieves the level of popularity as Texas Hold’em they are both popular and challenging in their own right.

Five Card Stud poker begins with each player putting an ante into the pot. Unlike Texas Hold’em you cannot play a hand of stud poker without placing some money into the pot. All the players are then dealt one card face down and one card face up. There are no community cards in stud poker; each player has their own cards. At this point here is a round of betting. The first person to act in each betting round is the person with the highest visible hand. If two hands are the same the first person to be dealt the hands starts the betting. Like any other poker game the order of betting moves clockwise until everyone has had their chance to bet. In stud poker you must bet a predetermine amount set by the table stakes. You can also raise a bet by this predetermined amount. In most cases a cap of four bets is allowed in any one round. If the stakes are $1 in a particular round of betting the betting will stop when it reaches $4 for the round. This rule prevents players with large amounts of money from steamrolling players with lesser available funds.

The game continues with the dealer dealing three more face up cards to each of the players. After each face up card is dealt another betting round occurs. Each time the board is examined to determine the highest visible hand. Unlike Texas Hold’em the same player does not start the betting during each round. After the last round of betting any players remaining in the hand show their hold card and the highest hand takes the pot. Five Card Stud is a bluffer’s game, quite often players win without a very good hand.

Seven Card Stud differs from five card stud only in how the cards are dealt; the other rules are the same. In this game you start with two face down cards and one face up card. A round of betting then occurs. As the game progresses the players are dealt a fourth, fifth and sixth card face up. A round of betting takes place after each card is dealt. Finally a seventh card is dealt face down, leaving each player with three face down cards and four face up cards. The final round of betting then occurs and if more than one player remain they show their cards, highest hand wins.

Well guys, what can I say?

Just a big SORRY.

The site has been down for a good week and a half and while it totally wasn’t my fault it means no-one could read or click anything here. Hopefully the problem is no completely sorted and we won’t be seeing anymore white screens of nothing.

I will be posting a content update in a second and we then continue to post them once a week along with regular post and news more often which is what was supposed to happen from the start.

One again i’m really sorry everyone, pleae give this blog another chance

-Frank Woodford