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PokerStars has just a few days ago sent out a letter to the highest table-playing Cash games players, announcing that the maximum number of tables will be reduced to 4 as of August 20. [...]

Rounders (1998)

One of only a handful of films that take the game of poker somewhat seriously. Made just before the poker boom of the 2000s, it quickly became a cult film and made the word "Rounder" an [...]

In previous Poker ABC articles, we discussed two simple mathematical concepts - pot odds and implied odds. These two concepts are finalised by a third one - reverse implied odds. In theory, this is the most complex concept [...]

Learning the basics of cash games using the Poker School's library of videos and articles is easy in theory. The School has over 200 Cash games videos, each lasting between 25 and 50 minutes. The [...]

In our last article on the basics of poker, we discussed a simple but very important concept - pot odds. This time, we'll discuss the continuation of the concept - implied odds. Pot odds calculations allow a player to easily [...]

Card symbols
Which is the strongest card and which is the weakest? What does a traditional deck of cards look like, or are there different decks with different interpretations in each country? Like the cards, this [...]

Interest in the origin of the cards themselves and their journey towards Europe is relatively recent. Various sources mention that they were first invented in China during the Xun-Chu dynasty around 800 [...]

History of the game of bingo
The first beginnings of the game of Bingo date back to Italy in the mid-16th century. The game began as a simple lottery in which certain numbers were drawn. Later, the game [...]

Differences between European, American and French roulette
Many casino house visitors choose to play roulette without thinking about its possible differences. In fact, there are as many as three different roulette [...]

Martingale is perhaps the best known casino and gaming betting system, and is often presented as a way to "make money from roulette". The principle of this system is quite simple - you choose an initial bet [...]

In the first article, we'll discuss a fairly simple idea in poker mathematics - pot odds. Understanding and applying this concept correctly will make decisions at the table easier and more profitable.
Pot Odds apibr [...]

The Party Poker room announced a few days ago that changes are coming. On June 17th, all players in the room will be required to change their nicknames and all tracking [...]

This time we will discuss an article on the psychology of poker written in an unexpected direction. The authors of the article aim to find out how information integration differs between profitable and unprofitable players. In poker [...]

This week in the Science of Poker series, we look at a psychology study that aims to analyse the tilt, its impact on the game and the relationship between emotions and professionalism in the game. Tilt is [...]

In the Science of Poker article series, we will discuss a relatively new mathematical paper published in 2015. The author of this article posits that preflop bluffing is a completely unprofitable activity. In order to get the [...]

This week we will analyse an article on the psychology of poker. The authors seek to answer a simple question - how, if at all, does the playing style of poker professionals change after losing or winning a big pot [...]

This time, we will discuss a slightly different paper, whose authors aim to create rules for poker using deep-learning algorithms. After the artificial intelligence game Claudico and Libratus was [...]

In the Science of Poker series, we'll discuss research published in prominent journals in psychology, mathematics and IT. The aim of these articles is to provide an understanding of the [...]

Today (21-01-2019), Winamax.fr sent a letter to all players in Lithuania regarding the closure of its operations in the country. Registration at this poker room will be [...]