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Las Vegas Poker – From A Female Player's Point Of View

As a female poker player and resident of Las Vegas, I am always interested in poker tournaments around town specifically for ladies.  Don’t get me wrong – I enjoy playing poker events with both genders, probably even more than exclusively female poker tournaments. But any woman who plays ladies events knows that there is a distinct increase in the “fun” and “camaraderie” level; they have a bit more of a social feel to them.  They may not be where I have made the most money playing, but I have met some of my best friends in Las Vegas through playing ladies poker events.

Most poker rooms in Las Vegas do not offer special ladies poker tournaments.  Especially in this rough economic time, most poker rooms have already cut back their poker tournament schedules to bare bones compared to this time the past few years.  If they do offer them, they are just not well advertised.  So I have gotten used to visiting the LIPS Tour website (www.lipstour.com) to find the occasional event and participating in the WSOP Ladies Event each year.

I happened to stumble upon a website just the other day that surprisingly provided information for some ladies poker tournaments that, until now, I had no idea existed.   The site is called Las Vegas Poker Source and, had I not visited, I would not know that Planet Hollywood has a ladies tournament every Tuesday night at 9pm.  Fiesta Henderson has one every Monday at 5pm.  Excalibur hosts one every Friday night at 8pm.  And as I investigated the site’s “Poker Tournament” tab, I continued to find all sorts of ladies events!

Not only does Las Vegas Poker Source provide this little-known information for me as a female player, but they have every Las Vegas daily poker tournament covered in great detail, including contact information and a write up for each unique poker room, the structures (blind levels, starting chips, etc), and more.  I was also excited to see that they have a “Poker Training” tab on the site.  I’ve been considering getting a poker coach for awhile now, and there are several links to training with some of the top professionals out there, and even some you can do from the comfort of your own home by video.

If you’re complete a poker junkie like me, you can also follow Las Vegas Poker Source on your Twitter account (@LVPokerSource) and receive tweets about a half hour prior to a poker tournament starting.   So now when I’m bored or feeling the itch to go play, I always have some tournament options at my convenience.

This is a poker website I have added to my bookmarks tab as a favorite and I suggest you check it out as well.  It fills a big void that I, as a poker playing resident of Las Vegas, have needed filled for some time.  It looks like I will be playing a lot more besides just the World Series of Poker 2010 Ladies Event this year!

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Play Poker Tournaments Texas Holdem Style

Any poker game is a hot favorite with the people who like gambling. So it is not unusual to have so much literature on the subject. There are books, television shows, online game rooms, and poker tournaments. All sorts of opportunities are offered to the players to prove their skills. There are also supporting materials like calculators and software to help the serious players. Texas Hold'Em Poker has become popular enough to be included in the World Series of Poker tournament since 1970s.

Incorporation of the game as a theme for Hollywood movies increased the popularity of the game. Gradually it was introduced as a sports event in UK in late 1990s. This made the game hugely popular. Soon USA and Canada followed in airing live tournaments of Texas Hold'Em Poker. With World Series Of Poker tournament more and more people are entering the to play the game and more and more sites have prizes offering places to the event. Poker on the television has certainly educated more people as to how the game is played by professionals.

To play in and be successful in a poker tournament you have to be extremely good at playing the game before you think of an entry. To beat a pro in Texas Hold'Em Poker you have to learn the tricks of the game as the stakes are usually high in a poker tournament.

The online Texas Hold'Em Poker tournaments are held regularly and in large number as they are in great demand. Playing online has its advantages. You can play as many games as you like from the comfort of your home. Also, you can keep a check on your own chips and keep a track of that of the others. Online poker tournaments have different variations. In a sit-and-go tournament the game starts as soon as all the players are seated, this usually takes longer if you pick a tournament with a higher buy in fee. It can be played on a single table or multiple tables where few thousand players are playing at the same time, as players drop out the tables are re-arranged. The game ends in a 'Freeze Out' with a player losing all the chips. The re-buy option is there at some table but only in the initial stages.

In a tournament like World Series the betting limits as well as initial buying of chips are high. People also have 'ante' with which they collect amount from all the players on the table to make the initial pot. As the game progresses the pot gets bigger so the winner gets a huge amount. Generally, in the tournaments other players apart from the one who comes first get some percentage of the pot. It is decided by the house how much to give and till which rank to give out the prize money. Likewise the winner may get 60% and subsequent winners 25%, 10%, and 5%. Finally, the poker tournaments should be such that it holds your interest. The structure can be modified to make the game more interesting.

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The author loves to
play poker
at home and often takes part in holdem
poker tournaments
online in the limit and no limit games.