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bwin Poker Online Poker Site Review

February 25th, 2009 at 11:55 am » Comments (0)

Be sure to read below to find out more about bwin Poker’s unique “Flight” poker tournament concept. If you’re looking for a new place to play poker, check out bwin Poker. They have a very active site with over 26,000 players online even early on a Monday morning. You can play by downloading their software [...]

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Littlewoods Poker Online Poker Site Review

February 11th, 2009 at 6:12 pm » Comments (0)

Be sure to read below to find out how to play for $100,000 each week at Littlewoods Poker with just Frequent Player Points! Littlewoods Poker is another great place to play free online poker or for real money. They also offer a lot of help to the new or novice player with an online poker [...]

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Pacific Poker Online Poker Site Review

January 8th, 2009 at 1:16 pm » Comments (2)

Be sure to read below to find out about Pacific Poker’s $20,000 Guaranteed poker tournament that runs six days a week. Pacific Poker is another great place to play free online poker or for real money. If you’re trying to improve your poker game, Pacific Poker offers a lot of help. They have a complete [...]

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World Poker Tour Trivia Questions (WPT)

September 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am » Comments (2)

In 2003, the World Poker Tour revolutionized televised poker and brought Texas Hold’em to the forefront of international excitement. Viewers of the World Poker Tour get expert commentary from hosts Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten. The World Poker Tour has helped to reshape the face of poker and has raise the competitive bar to [...]

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World Series Of Poker History – Questions 10, 11 & 12

August 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am » Comments (0)

10. The year was 1990 and it marked the first year that a non-American won the World Series of Poker championship. What was his name? 11. Who is the only poker player to win a WSOP (World Series of Poker) bracelet, a WPT (World Poker Tour) title and an EPT (European Poker Title) event? 12. In [...]

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World Series Of Poker History – Questions 7, 8 & 9

August 20th, 2008 at 10:06 am » Comments (0)

 7. In what year did the World Series of Poker (WSOP) add a Ladies World Championship to the poker menu?  8. In 1983, this tournament director is credited with coming up the idea of the poker satellite. What was his name? 9. Who was the first WSOP main event winner to qualify through a satellite? Scroll down [...]

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World Series Of Poker History – Questions 4, 5 & 6

August 13th, 2008 at 9:40 am » Comments (0)

4. In 1973, CBS Sports televised the World Series of Poker for the first time. The WSOP was also expanded for the first time to include four preliminary events. Name them. 5. The World Series of Poker saw many changes in 1978. To start, it was the first year that the main event’s prize money was divided [...]

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Answers To Hold ‘em Poker Hand Trivia: Hands With No Face Cards

May 14th, 2008 at 10:02 am » Comments (2)

Here are the answers to part four of my four part series on Hold ‘em poker hand nickname trivia. It covers some of the poker hand nicknames for hands without a face card. T 9   “Countdown” Because countdowns usually start at ten…nine… T 4   “Broderick Crawford” This comes from the television series Highway Patrol where [...]

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Hold ‘em Poker Hand Trivia: Hands With No Face Cards

May 9th, 2008 at 10:14 am » Comments (0)

This is the last post in the four part poker hand nickname trivia series. In this post I’m including starting hands that don’t include a face card. Poker hand nicknames for hands without face cards: T 9  “__________”    T 4  “_______  _______” or “______ _____ _____” or “____ _____” T 2  “_________  ___________” 9 8  [...]

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Answers To Hold ‘em Poker Hand Trivia: Hands With Queens Or Jacks

May 4th, 2008 at 9:31 am » Comments (0)

Here are the answers to part three of my four part series on Hold ‘em poker hand nickname trivia. Hands with a queen: Q J  “Maverick” Taken from Maverick TV show theme song, “Livin’ on jacks and queens…” Q 9  “Quinine” Because queen 9 sounds like Quinine. Q 7  “Computer Hand” Calculations tell us that [...]

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