HOLD’EM TAKES A HOLD! The booming growth of interest in playing Texas Hold’em online has now begun to spread to all of the regional casinos. Many towns across the country have casinos only offering the usual choices of roulette and blackjack etc. High Street casinos like Grosvenor, Gala and Stanley have already reacted to the pulling power of poker and are no longer just relying on slots and the thrill of the spin to make their profits. All of three have now added poker rooms to their facilities.
FREQUENTLY ASKED POKER QUESTIONS Q: As a new player how do I deposit money so I can start gaming online? A: In most cases you can just use your credit or debit card to deposit funds with the site of your choice. You may find the occasional credit card company will object to gambling transactions. In these cases you can easily deposit funds with Neteller.com or any of the other e-wallet providers who will act as a third party. Once your money is deposited with an e-wallet account they will transfer it for you to the site you wish to use. We advise all players to immediately ditch all credit card companies who think they can act like Big Brother and decide how YOU should be able to spend YOUR money. This is yet another infringement of personal liberty and we all need to rebel against it.
Q: I’m confused about the difference between Pot Limit Texas Hold’em and Limit Hold’em? A: It’s a big difference. When you bet or raise at limit Hold’em you are not allowed to choose how much you put in. You are only permitted to bet or raise by fixed amounts depending on the table you have chosen. This means you cannot, for instance, go “all-in” unless you find yourself short-stacked. In Pot Limit Hold’em you are only permitted to bet or raise the size of the current pot.
GAMBLE PAYS OFF! Twenty two year old office worker David Pomroy gave up his safe and secure office job to play poker full time and promptly won $90,000 in a Dublin tournament. Apparently he was close to tears with emotion but for all the wrong reasons. He thought he should´ve won the first prize of $350,000. Since when was winning $90,000 a “bad beat”? Sounds like you had a good day at the “new” job to me, David.
