quarta-feira, 3 de novembro de 2010

Poker


The game had its origins in France and was brought to the U.S.A. many years later. It´s not an American creation, but a French one. The American version of the game was the one that became the standard: “Texas Hold´em”.

This game has a new found growing popularity. It is probably the most played online game. I’m one of these recent Web players. But I started playing a long time ago although not as often as I do now.  Nowadays it´s easier to find people to play with even in real life.

The game has simple rules and it is very easy to learn but hard to master. It deals with mathematical probabilities and emotions at the same time. This also means that in general very few players will be able to distance themselves from the pressure of a given hand in order to make the right call. It has a powerful psychological component that adds to the game and of course demands good risk-management skills. 

In real practice you will seldom have absolute certainty that you possess the winning hand. This makes the game unpredictable and exciting to players of all levels.

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