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Home | Recreation & Sports | Gambling & Casinos I went online to learn the rules and techniques of all the games (and there are a lot). I looked on top poker sites, figuring there would be excellent tips there. I was right. I learned Seven Card Stud, Omaha, Pineapple, and my favorite, Texas Hold 'Em. I learned about betting, blinds, and bluffing. I found articles on the top poker sites about discipline, managing the pot, and using peoples' bad bets against them. And I became convinced that I could do it - go in there to that poker room, with my intelligence cutting through the beer fumes and cigar smoke like a shark (a card shark to be exact), and take some money for myself. But the fantasy was cut short by the reality that these guys were experienced, and I was like a kid on the playground waiting to take the big slide. Practice makes perfect, though, and so I found myself a free poker site. This was ideal. I was able to engage in games with real players, without losing face or money. I found sites that offered free poker money for a very small initial investment (my $20 got me $500 playing money), and I even found a couple of sites that offered free poker money with no input from me at all. So began my education into the world of poker. Slowly, on the free poker site, I got better. It wasn't easy - it took a lot of practice and patience. I had to learn to be careful, take my time, and "read" my opponents, even though they weren't technically in front of me. I learned plenty of techniques, I learned all the rules, and most importantly, I gained confidence. At last, I was ready. One night I put an extra chair at the table, and this time when I brought out the chips and beer, I threw my ante into the pot. "Deal me in," I told my husband. He raised an eyebrow but he didn't protest. I saw satisfaction on the faces of the other boys. They thought a there was a guppy in the shark tank. I started by throwing fake "tells" at them, deliberately tugging at my ear when I had a bad hand, and I could see that they thought they had a true amateur at the table. I waited, ever so patiently, until I had an ace and two jacks in my hand with two aces showing on the table. Then I tugged my ear again, while looking properly pensive, as I placed my bet. The hand was down to me and my husband, and he grinned as he turned the three tens he'd gotten straight out the gate. There was a moment of deadly silence while everyone waited, and then an explosion of laughter and cheers as I turned my own cards. I had arrived. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Written by Kacy Suther. StartYourBankroll.com offers free poker money to get your bankroll started. Also read reviews of free poker sites, top poker sites and acclaimed online poker rooms.
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