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		<title>Club Titan Poker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction Club Titan Poker is a very interesting organization establish by Titan Poker. If you happen to be one of its members then I would assume that you are reeling for more knowledge and info about the club and what benefits you can get from your membership. Here are some points that you need to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Introduction</p>
<p>Club <a href="http://www.titan-poker-review.com/titanpoker" style="" target="_blank"  onmouseover="self.status='http://www.titan-poker-review.com/titanpoker';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">Titan Poker</a> is a very interesting organization establish by Titan Poker. If you happen to be one of its members then I would assume that you are reeling for more knowledge and info about the club and what benefits you can get from your membership. Here are some points that you need to get started.<span id="more-354"></span></p>
<p>Vital Points You Need To Know</p>
<p>The basic premise of being a member of this Club is you earn points which you can turn into money when you decided to exchange it. But this is customized by the fact that:</p>
<p>a)You can climb into higher levels in the Club giving you more points<br />
b)You can store your points till you reach the amount you wanted or the highest amount possible and then exchange it into dollars in order for you to get the conversion ratio that suits your needs.</p>
<p>Accessible VIP Levels</p>
<p>There are six levels you can access when you are a member of Club Titan Poker. Each month all players will start off as a VIP Bronze member.</p>
<p>When you already gathered 1000 points in just a month then you’ll become a VIP Silver member and if you collect 5000 points in a single month you will get to be a VIP Gold member.</p>
<p>As you progress your points to 10,000 then you’ll become a VIP Platinum member. And if your fortunate enough to gather 17,000 and 35,000 points respectively you will become a VIP Titanium and VIP Diamond member.</p>
<p>The Benefits of Leveling</p>
<p>What you can get from leveling up? As you go up the ladder of VIP membership you will also get a percentage increase in your points as well. Being a Bronze member does not entail an increase but being a VIP Silver member you are accredited to have 20% increase in your points. Your percentage increase will add up as you go into the other four levels of membership.</p>
<p>This only signifies that you’ll get to double your points when you become a VIP Titanium member getting a 100% increase and as a VIP Diamond member you’ll get more than double of your points.</p>
<p>Points Trading</p>
<p>You might be wondering why you have to have that percentage increase. As you go store your points, the higher it become before trading it to dollars the better ratio you will get in terms of point is to dollar conversion.</p>
<p>The lowest point level of 2000 points can be exchange to $10 in a conversion rate of 200 points to one dollar.</p>
<p>The highest rate would be 7 million points to $120,000 at a conversion ratio of 50 points to one dollar. You see, that you get a better conversion rate if you exchange a bigger amount of points.</p>
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		<title>Becoming a 5 Tool Poker Player</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lookouts for fresh talents in baseball use 5 elements in picking out their candidates? These elements are also called &#8216;the 5 tools&#8217;, and that&#8217;s the rationality how come favorable all around players are generally called “5 tool players”. Here are the cornerstone of this rationale: hit for power hit for average run well are good [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lookouts for fresh talents in baseball use 5 elements in picking out their candidates? These elements are also called &#8216;the 5 tools&#8217;, and that&#8217;s the rationality how come  favorable all around players are generally called “5 tool players”. Here are the cornerstone of this rationale:</p>
<p><span id="more-179"></span></p>
<ul>
<li>hit for power</li>
<li>hit for average</li>
<li>run well</li>
<li>are good defensively</li>
<li>have good arm strength</li>
</ul>
<p>There&#8217;s as well an equal for that 5 tool for poker players, however, it aim accent on the genial side instead of the physical. In order for you to be a 5 tool poker player you must acknowledge this:</p>
<ul>
<li>Selective</li>
<li>aggressive</li>
<li>Deceptive</li>
<li>Experience</li>
<li>A Thinker</li>
</ul>
<p>Selective entails cautiously preferring your spots: for instance, on what sort of starting cards you ought play and when will be the accurate time to make a bluff. Its actually crucial to pick out your spots wisely. Just do not jumble being choosy with being tight. Those selective players know how to adapt their schemes depending upon their adversaries and don&#8217;t play with one strategy to entirely all of their adversaries.</p>
<p>Being ambitious is essential to become a benevolent poker player. If you are aggressive you will be able to win poker in assorted methods to acquire the desired pot and can be the ground for your challengers to revere you. I&#8217;ve came across adept players who play tight and good players who play at liberty but never a good passive player.</p>
<p>Deception is practice by fine poker players who recognize all tricks and how can they employ these tricks depending on the opponents they are facing up. A good hand strategy only works if you know when and to whom it should be applied. Those who knew a deceptive player are aware that its impossible to know the move of a practically cunning deceptive player that&#8217;s why they are dangerous when they are on a poker table.</p>
<p>Those who have go through it completely know-all. Experience players know how to set their emotions under control particularly when matters go  inauspicious for them. They can inhibit pressurize positions with a fast and legible conclusion attributable to the wide knowledge they had learn on their poker career. They&#8217;re likewise aware that a pocket aces cannot really win a hand all the time so they are prepared for it.</p>
<p>A player who considers can be somebody who&#8217;s ready with a plan but knows how to alter maneuver when there is a modification of situations. They know how to be a step in advance on their adversaries.</p>
<p>That completes it. If you possess all those 5 features then you are a 5 tool poker player. But if you lack among it then I think you should work hard in attaining on acquiring those 5 in hand.</p>
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		<title>Hints In Finding A Liar In Poker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some ploys in order for you to spot a liar in the poker table. One of them would be changing the topic of conversation abruptly when talking with someone on the poker table. A person who&#8217;s lying will not make any reaction whatsoever when you change the subject, this is because they want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are some ploys in order for you to spot a liar in the poker table. One of them would be changing the topic of conversation abruptly when talking with someone on the poker table. A person who&#8217;s lying will not make any reaction whatsoever when you change the subject, this is  because they want the subject to change. A person who&#8217;s not guilty will be surprised with the change of topic and would want you to get back to the subject before hand.</p>
<p>Professional poker players like Daniel Negreanu like talk during a poker game. This is because conversations can be the number one tool of someone who wants to spy a liar in the tables. This technique can know the reactions of anyone in the table especially if they are troubled with their hand and even if you are calm. Experts will then compare your natural reactions with what they will see as the game progresses.</p>
<p><span id="more-155"></span>An example would be a conversation that&#8217;s using an “Amarillo Slim” Preston technique. Back in the days were Slim is known he has very little respect to poker players especially women and this has him involved with a challenge with one of the best female player. He took this game very seriously because he don&#8217;t want to shy away with the challenge of defeating a woman. But his opponent was serious too.</p>
<p>Before the match started, Slim already heard some info about the women. This info is about how much he like the drink she ordered. She thought that this true emotion will not be use against her. But she&#8217;s wrong. Slim had already think about this and decided to ask the status of her hand when the game progresses.</p>
<p>But when Slim won 3 consecutive hands, the lady became aware of his technique in talking to players to know a tell. During their 4th hand, the woman place a headset on and ignore Slim&#8217;s talk altogether. She has help Slim wipe out the floor that certain time.</p>
<p>Another example that you should be aware of that can be use against you in the table. This often occurs in regular playing tables and not on high stakes match up games.</p>
<p>A poker player, we&#8217;ll named Dan has been watching a Basketball game and you realized that he has bet for the game. Obviously he&#8217;s betting with the team he&#8217;s cheering up. And when he&#8217;s team had made an advance in the 4th round, you ask him if he has money or has bet on the game. And when he says yes and tell you how much he won. Check out the look on his face and his further reaction because he won. For instance, you find Dan having a very satisfied look when told you about his winnings and other things. This is a very good clue towards his feelings.</p>
<p>You try to use what to know when you&#8217;re having a big bet game with Dan. To check out if his bluffing, you can tell him that you have a very big hand. When you see the same satisfied look he gave you during his winning in poker, then that would be an obvious tell that he has a very good set of cards.</p>
<p>These examples show how you can use previous knowledge about the person&#8217;s natural reactions in order to read their moves and their hands. Observe when will be the time that your opponents are being true. This is the best weapon you have in order to know that they are bluffing.</p>
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		<title>Thinking Long Term In Poker Is a Must</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poker player can be measured on what kind of decisions he make. You win if you make good judgment and you lose if you passed the poor ones. Every decision created has a long term expected value or EV. This value is the typical result of a poker game the long run. Here&#8217;s an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A poker player can be measured on what kind of decisions he make. You win if you make good judgment and you lose if you passed the poor ones.</p>
<p>Every decision created has a long term expected value or EV. This value is the typical result of a poker game the long run. Here&#8217;s an example: If you&#8217;re playing in a Hold &#8216;Em game with a limit of $10/$20 and you have a good set of cards and played it to the river you may expect an EV of +$20 every time your opponent calls on your bet. And if you fold your big blind you may anticipate a lose of -$10 for the same decision throughout the game.</p>
<p><span id="more-152"></span>But EV is a bit more complicated than that. The -$10 big blind is not that easy to play. When you lose an average of $3 in the Big Blind, then the expecte value when you fold every hand is -$7. But if you lose a hand worth $12 in the big blind then the expected value of your actions will be +$2.</p>
<p>The question bothering most poker players is that why they are a lot of players who make bad decisions? These is because they only focus on the short term outcome of the game and not the long one. EV is no a part of their precious lives.</p>
<p>Even good players make mistakes. These mistakes are oftentimes not seen but they exist. There are famous players who loved their most favorite hand, others can&#8217;t understand the idea of positioning and there are too open minded to leave their blind unprotected. Actually, there are a lot of mistakes that a good player can fall into.</p>
<p>Making good judgment can make you triumph in poker and making bad judgment will make you lose.</p>
<p>Some players take this concept for granted. They don&#8217;t think that luck has two sides and there is the thing called good luck. Winning a hand doesn&#8217;t mean that someone had a made a good decision. Good judgment only exist if you made a +EV in a long time.</p>
<p>Poker players who know how to play the game in a long term basis are great and short term success will not trick them. Though its not easy to ignore your short term success, you need to focus more in making right decisions. Bad luck can shook the most disciplined players. Your aim is to bet your money when the chance of winning the pot is bigger.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t depend on hunches and don&#8217;t ignore the core strategies of the game in order not to become a results oriented player. Results oriented players focus on the the mistakes they made in a certain hand and not the reasons behind those mistakes. They are not familiar with EV. And they always take for granted their strategies in order to win the game, they only believe in luck to survive the game.</p>
<p>This is what you need as your opponent. The more distracted your opponent is, the better. Because the mistakes made by the other players will make you more money instead of relying on good gameplay.</p>
<p>Its really vital that you know this concept. Mistake is the common denominator in poker. The more mistakes you make, the more chance that you will go home defeated. So it is important not to make mistakes when you play the game. Try to play with players who are worse than you and check who will came up on top?</p>
<p>This concept applies to all kinds of poker and to all kinds of players. If 6 worst players are sitting on a table and another player who is also worse joins them, who would you think will take the money?</p>
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		<title>Gain Info By Check Raise Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The formal type of poker player discussed that it is not good to use check raise on a friendly poker match. Nevertheless, when you&#8217;re playing poker online you&#8217;ll have to abandon what others say especially if real money is at stake. But be careful, some online poker sites deemed it illegal to use. Kidding aside, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The formal type of poker player discussed that it is not good to use check raise on a friendly poker match. Nevertheless, when you&#8217;re playing poker online you&#8217;ll have to abandon what others say especially if real money is at stake. But be careful, some online poker sites deemed it illegal to use.</p>
<p><span id="more-144"></span>Kidding aside, the check-raise strategy is a monster weapon if you applied it properly. When you use it on the right moment, this tactic can be very advantageous for you.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s assume that you&#8217;re hole card is a pair of Jack. Its your turn at the mid position and you raise the bet 6 times more than the big blind. One called your bet and the others folded including the blinds.</p>
<p>Then the flop was displayed. It is Q 7 9 and its your turn. Then use the check raise strategy after you think about what would be your opponent&#8217;s hand against your own. Maybe he has a big pre-flop hand, an A K for example. He&#8217;s not connected with the flop so what you should do? Check him and then you&#8217;ll send the following signals:</p>
<p>1.Your hand is not connected with the flop</p>
<p>2.You&#8217;re pair of Jack is weaker now because there is a Queen on the flop.</p>
<p>When you checked him, the other player will assume that you have a weaker card and he will continue betting. This is because he has an A K as his hole card.</p>
<p>Its your turn again and this is the moment that you&#8217;ve been waiting for. Now you will raise your bet. With this move, the other player will think about his next action and from this you will get the information that you need. Just bear in mind that what your opponent will do, will be the basis of your next action.</p>
<p>When he call your bet, beware because he might have a strong a card or maybe he has Queen on his cards. And if he re-raise your bet, this will be the time for you to muck your pocket Jacks. This move only signifies that your opponent has a monster set and you don&#8217;t have anything to counter that.</p>
<p>But don&#8217;t be discourage. Sometimes your opponent do that move to counter your move. Poker is a game of chance and its risky. Anything is possible in poker and the above example is an overview of this strategy and its usage.</p>
<p>Share this idea and enjoy!</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Steam On Poker Tables</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 22:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad poker can be cause by steaming, tilting wildly, losing discipline and composure and so on. Steaming and tilting are almost the same but steaming carries more emotion. If you want to be better in poker, don&#8217;t play if you are susceptible to steaming. Logic is very important in playing poker. If your emotions get [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bad poker can be cause by steaming, tilting wildly, losing discipline and composure and so on. Steaming and tilting are almost the same but steaming carries more emotion. If you want to be better in poker, don&#8217;t play if you are susceptible to steaming.</p>
<p>Logic is very important in playing poker. If your emotions get in the way of logic then you are in trouble. This is called steaming. In this state, you cannot make good decisions. Any high emotional state of being can cause a clink in your decision making method. Individuals who plays recklessly probably has a bigger problem at home or work. They are not aware of the bets at stake because their mind are preoccupied with these problems. Here is an example of a person vulnerable to play tilt.</p>
<p><em>You got a note from the bank that in 10 days your home will be repossessed if you didn&#8217;t not paid your dues. Stop playing once and for all! Regain your composure before continuing to play poker. </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>Steaming is a common problem that affects all poker players. We are all vulnerable to steam. Don&#8217;t let your emotions affect you decision making process.</p>
<p>Nothing can stop steaming. Once a player started to feel steam it will continue until the player stand up. The situation will get worst and it will be better if the player decided to stop. Here is an example of a poker player who&#8217;s steaming.</p>
<p><em>It begins with an unlikely outdraw wherein your opponent &#8220;suck out,&#8221; or catch a miracle card late in the hand. You have placed a big bet and lose it altogether because you thought you had it in. Then you blame yourself for betting such a big amount. After that the same player had bluff you with a horrible hand which you didn&#8217;t know and you immediately folded. You&#8217;d been thinking that it seems like lady luck is not on your side tonight and blaming the pot winner for having bluff you on the second hand and being frustrated for folding instantly once the bluff was made..</em></p>
<p><em>Its just the beginning. You played a couple of hands well after that. And then the same player make you suffer a bad beat. You are definitely steaming now. You blame your opponent for taking out all your luck, your angry to your self because of the bad decisions you made and then your thoughts will go through your problems in life..and so on. Its not healthy, so stopped playing right now..</em></p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t then be prepare to lose another bad hand, lose almost all your chips and getting another bad beat from your opponents.</p>
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