Archive for May, 2009
Literally countless of individuals want to be the next "huge thing" in poker, but here is a short list of 4 of the more noteworthy "nice pros" of poker. Despite the fact that "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have put you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings amounted to more than four and a half million dollars and he captured two highly respected awards in the WSOP Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tournament Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was chosen Card Player’s Favourite Poker Player. He even still has the decency to talk to his admirers about how they could improve their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His success has lead to him making an instructional video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and co hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of 2005, his complete life time earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.
Scotty Nguyen
Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he ranked in the money in well over 100 events. He’s noted for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker games and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are almost six million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has earned five World Series of Poker titles with two of his successes coming in Two Thousand and Three. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his characteristic long hair and beard, and is able to throw playing cards fast enough to cut through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total poker tourney earnings exceeded five million dollars.
If you enjoy playing poker you have probably bet on one of the variations of Omaha poker. A few people like regular Omaha poker while other players are partial to Omaha hi/lo. Either way you can now indulge your love when you wager on Omaha poker on the internet. Even if you’re brand-new to poker, you’ll discover that it’s simple to learn to play Omaha poker.
The rules are uncomplicated, you are given 4 cards face down and then 3 cards given face up to be played by each player. These are followed by 2 extra cards handed out faces showing one after the other. You put together the best hand you can relying on 2 of your hole cards and 3 of the cards on the board. In straight Omaha the highest hand takes the pot. In Omaha hi lo the pot is split.
It doesn’t matter if you are a veteran individual or a rookie the place to wager on Omaha poker is at a good web poker room. Here you can learn the intricacies of the game from pros and even apply your abilities in a complimentary poker room. When you are all set to wager for real you can pick from higher or lower stakes games. You can also choose from a number of tournaments including but not limited to single table and multi-table tournaments. The jackpots for winners of these tournaments are often substantial and the buy-ins acceptable. There are also opportunities to win free entries to high dollar tournaments.
When you compete in Omaha poker on the net you can participate at your own convenience. There are seats always open at individual tables and tournaments are beginning constantly.