Duplicate poker is merely a game of strategy that is popular among strategist groups such as chess players and backgammon players and is less commonly appealing to gamblers. However, it does seem to have some benefits—say good-bye to bad beats. Duplicate poker players play to win based on their poker skills and are never accused of being in the right place with the right hand. Continue Reading »

Calvin Ayre, CEO of BodogLife.com, encourages poker players who want to become successful professional poker players, to start with online multi-table satellite tournaments. These tournaments are like discount air fares into big live events like the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the World Poker Tour.

With low buy-ins (anywhere from $1 and up), the payouts are phenomenal. The more inexpensive the buy-in, the more people you will have to beat, and sometimes, there are multiple qualifying tournament seats to win before you make it to the live event, but, as everyone knows, persistence pays off! Continue Reading »

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