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In the beginning, you could only get your poker playing done by stepping into the limited number of casinos in the United States or other locations around the world. Sure, you could get your home game together once a month, but it wasn’t the same as sitting amid the lights and sounds that an actual card room brings to you. Then came online poker, which opened the sport of poker to a voracious worldwide audience that hasn’t become sated yet. Now that their technology has reached the point where it is possible, cell phones have become the next big poker battleground.

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I’ve finished about 21 years of school according to my mortgage application. 21 years of slogging through English essays, math problems, science problems, physics, more math, and learning to code in already obsolete languages. The worst of it all was the homework. It seems like every class ended with “don’t forget the 20 problems for tomorrow.”

Finally, I have a steady job, and the time available to relax I sometimes use for poker. My favorite book on the subject (so far) is Bob Ciaffone’s Middle Limit Holdem Poker. An amazing book. It will take a complete poker acolyte and make them a master. Bob Ciaffone, the poker coach, steps you through each part of a hand of holdem, and provides every insight imaginable. Rather than bore you with 400 pages of prose, he makes you actively read and try to manage hundreds (?thousands) of real-life poker situations from pre-flop to post all the way to the river. He brings to life both the poker heart as well as the statistics involved in every decision.

This amazing book will take a poker slacker and make them an expert - spinning the numbers to their great benefit. To reach the heights he makes available, however…don’t forget the 20 problems for tomorrow.

Check out: Middle Limit Holdem Poker at Amazon.com

Play the game that determines the champion of the poker world! Whether you are already a seasoned tournament player or just a beginner, DD Tournament Poker is for you.

Features:
• Cheat Mode - Sneak a peek at anyone’s cards, show folded hands, see the winning hand and never go broke.
• Chances Are - See the odds of winning the hand, pots odds and odds of making that straight or flush before you bet.
• Tournament Play - Can you make it to the final table? Choose a standard tournament or create your own with up to 5,000 players. Define levels, blinds, buy-ins, add-ons, rebuys, and prize payouts.
• Host Your Own Poker Night Tournament - Computer counts downtime, calculates prize payouts and tells you when to raise the blinds or end re-buys. You have complete control over all the details.
• Count Your Profits - Automatically tracks your tournament wins, placements and cash prizes.
• Realistic Tournaments - All the realism of an actual tournament: levels, blinds, color-ups, and side pots are all automatically handled.
• Challenging Computer Players - Play against thousands of computer players, each with their own unique style.
• Helpful Information - View at a glance your current rank, number of players left, your hand, chances of winning, betting history and much more.
System Requirements:
• Mac OS 10.2.3 or later, with the Java 1.4.1 update.
• Processor - 500 MHz or higher
• Memory - 128 MB RAM minimum, (256 MB Rec)
• 75 MB Hard Drive Space Free
• Video Card - SVGA capable of 800×600 and 16-bit color min.

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Hey. Just got back from a trip to Italy and Amsterdam. Great eats. Almost played at Holland Casino in Amsterdam, but the tables were 10-20 euros — too rich for my blood.

How do I know it was too rich for my blood? That’s called bankroll discipline — and it’s still something I’m struggling to figure out entirely. There are varying recommendations — which I’ve stitched together into an excel worksheet that I will post here.

Please check out the sheet - and let me know of errors, suggestions or gaps to be filled in. I still don’t know what the bankroll requirements are for 6Max tables, not to mention razz, omaha, etc…