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Poker guides

Welcome to GosuGamers poker guide section. We are building an extensive strategy and advice section to support your growth as a poker player. Please feel free to contribute your ideas, questions or feedback in the poker forum on what articles and guides you would like to see.

Beginner

Posted 2011-08-25

Rake is the term used to describe the amount a casino or online poker room takes from each poker game to make money from hosting the game. Unlike in casino games where players play against the house who has a built in edge to profit from the game, in poker players play each others and pay a small fee to the poker room for the right to play...

Protecting yourself from cheating

Posted 2011-08-13

A relatively new poker player messaged me with a few questions today. Besides the usual questions about what site to play on and where to find the best poker advice, he asked how he could avoid being cheated or scammed. It is a hot topic in the poker world this week with the Jose "Girah" Macedo, Haseeb "Dogishead/InternetPokers" Qureshi and Chino Rheem cheating episodes being revealed. The poker world continues to have high profile cheating incidents come to light bringing a black eye to the whole industry. New players are particularly wary of getting involved in the game for fear of being taken.

Who is a poker pro?

Posted 2011-07-30

In a recent poker Op-Ed article by Steve Ruddock, he took offense to Beth Shak being called a "poker pro" in a New York Post feature focused on her giving away some of her massive designer shoe collection (over 1300 pairs) to charity. Ruddock objected to her designation as a poker pro on the grounds that he felt she was a long term losing player and that the majority of her money and income came from her reputed $50 million divorce settlement from high stakes poker player Dan Shak. Ruddock's reaction mirrors a number of others within the poker world who prefer a tighter designation of who is a "poker pro."

Playing online poker for a living

Posted 2011-07-29

Many people, including beginners, are enamored by the idea of playing online poker for a living. When you read the blogs, videos and news reports about the lifestyles of successful online players, it seems so enticing. They seem to have lots of money, tremendous freedom, and travel all over the world. Who wouldn’t want that?

Sinking or swimming on the river

Posted 2011-06-23

The fifth and final community card dealt in No Limit Hold’em is called the river. With all the community cards shown, it is the final chance to bet, call, raise or fold. Because the biggest bets are often made on the river, your decisions are so much more important than on any other street. So how do you know when to make a raise or when to call your opponent’s bet?

More beginner articles

Levels of thinking in poker • Ten tough spots in poker • Good from great poker players • Is H.O.R.S.E the game for you? • Common mistakes once you think you are good Put your grind on • The mechanics of multi-tabling • Mix it up - fringe games • Perception bias in poker • Understanding pot odds • Common mathematical situations in poker • Why did you make that play? • Five unexpected ways to make more money at poker • Understanding table position and starting hands • The Art of the Bluff • Developing a Poker Plan: Part 2 - Examples • Developing a Poker Plan • Is Pot Limit Omaha for You? • Typing your opponents in poker • Playing Heads-up Poker • Is 7-card stud the game for you? • Online poker tells • Knowing when to quit • What is a good table? • What is EV? • Don't limp • End Game - The Chop • The Importance of Bankroll Management • Is Razz the game for you? Sweating a poker match • Do you know where Valuetown is? The River • Do you know where Valuetown is? The Turn • Is Omaha 8 the game for you? • The fundamental theorem of poker • Tournaments vs. Cash Games • Changing Gears • Limit Hold'em vs. No Limit Hold'em • Introducing poker math • How can I kill you if I can't see you? • Pot Control • Who is your opponent? • Raise or fold? • It depends • The maniac mind • Stack sizes • The best hand in poker • sit and Go essential • I don't come in peace • What size bet is best? • Improving as a gamer and the parallels to poker • Can I be cheated? • Keys to poker success • Bad beats • The most misplayed hand in poker • Poker psychology, Part 2 - Your opponent • Poker psychology • Is poker a spectator sport? • Think before you speak • Best case and worst case scenario • 10 considerations at the poker table • What is tilt? • Gaining confidence in poker • What I learned from TV poker • The power of position • Facing frustration • Don't make these 10 mistakes • Overcoming fear • How to approach a freeroll • Similarities between gaming and poker • Learning a new game • A game is a game is a game • 10 recommended steps to point you in the right direction • Common sense in poker • Is poker a game of luck or skill? • What game is right for you? • Stages of a poker tournament • Starting hands • Become a rock • Why play poker? • Where to start? • Poker - What to expect • 12 advantages to playing online poker

Players

Fredrik Johansson

Posted 2011-08-24

Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson must rank as one of the more famous gamers of all time. He first accomplished a bronze medal as part of team Sweden at the 2001 World Cyber games in StarCraft: Broodwar. He then became one of the most influential and popular...

Florian Langmann

Posted 2011-08-18

Florian Langmann is a well known German former StarCraft player who burst onto the live tournament poker scene by winning the 2006 German Poker Championships (Die Deutsche Pokermeisterschaft) in Berlin for $49,045 and following it up in September 2007...

Brian Rast

Posted 2011-08-11

rian "tsarrast" Rast has been a long standing successful high stakes online poker player, but made a huge splash at the 2011 World Series of Poker by being the only two-time bracelet winner, taking down the $1,500 PLO event and the prestigious...

More player profiles

Joe Cada • Jeffrey Lisandro • Olivier Busquet • Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel • Ben Lamb • Chris Moorman • Oskar "Lakerman" Ljungström • Fredrik "FiSheYe" Keitel • Benny Spindler • Per Johansson • Steven "Smuft" King • Ivan Demidov • Guillaume "Grrrr" Patry • Stephen Costello • Scott Seiver • Roland De Wolfe • Ram Vaswani • Fredrik Østervold • James "mig.com" Mackey • Billy Baxtyer • Ryan "BigBalls" Daut • Victor "Nazgul" Goossens • Jason Mercier • Phil Laak • Layne Flack • Lex Veldhuis • Ted Forrest • Joe Hachem • Daniel "jungleman12" Cates • Eli Elezra • David Williams • Ilari Ziigmund Sahamies • Gavin Smith • Vanessa Rousso • Scott Clements • Liv Boeree • Andy Block • Tony G • Mike Sexton • Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot • Hoyt Corkins • Phil Gordon • Eugene Katchalov • Brian Hastings • Daniel Alaei • Sammy Farha • David Oppenheim • Stu Ungar • Chip Reese • Dewey Tomko • T.J. Cloutier • Dan "Rekrul" Schreiber • Hevad Rainkhan • John Hennigan • Matt Hawrilenko • John "The Razor" Phan • David Chiu • Simon "Schniblor" Munz • Surinder Sunar • David Benyamine • Men Nguyen • Huck Seed • Vanessa Selbst • J.C. Tran • Annette Obrestad • Antonio Esfandiari • Michael Mizrachi • Howard Lederer • Mike Matusow • David Pham • Erick Lindgren • Annie Duke • Carlos MOrtensen • Phil Galfond • Allen Cunningham • Kathy Liebert • Dan Harrington • Dario Minieri • Chau Giang • John Juanda • Ashton Griffin • Greg Raymer • Tom Dwan • Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier • Chris Moneymaker • Chris Ferguson • Viktor "Isildur1" Blom • Patrik Antonius • Erik Seidel • Jennifer Harman Traniello • Barry Greenstein • Johnyy Chan • Scotty Nguyen • Phil Hellmuth • Doyle Brunson • Phil Ivey • Daniel Negrenau • Gus Hansen

Interviews

Interview with Olivier "LIVB112" Busquet

Posted 2011-08-24

For those who weren’t familiar with Olivier Busquet from his record setting heads-up sit and go exploits online or his World Poker Tour win, he made a very positive impression in his debut as color commentator for the World Series of Poker Main Event coverage on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com this summer, giving astute and insightful commentary.

Danielle 'dmoongirl' Andersen

Posted 2011-07-20

Danielle 'dmoongirl' Andersen is finally starting to get the recognition she deserves. The 27-year-old wife and mother from small town southern Minnesota has been one of the top online cash game players around battling against many top players at $25/$50 No Limit Hold'em 6-max. She kept her identity under wraps for years, but now with her featured role in the upcoming "Boom" poker documentary, the cessation of online poker in the U.S., and her bankroll stuck on Full Tilt Poker, she is taking a more visible role in the poker community.

Interview with Chris Moneymaker

Posted 2011-01-13

Chris Moneymaker, 34, will go down in poker lore as the “every day amateur guy” who came out of nowhere to beat the pros to win the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event which ignited the poker boom. His win and affect on the game is now known as the “Moneymaker Effect.” He has been a visible member of Team PokerStars Pro ever since and been active promoting poker.

Interview with Ashton Griffin

Posted 2011-01-03

Ashton 'theASHMAN103' Griffin is one of the best HU and PLO cash game players in the world. He turned 22 in December and he is already considered a poker veteran. He has been crushing the cash games at Full Tilt the last couple years, with winnings on HighstakesDB of $1.23 million in 2010 and nearly 4 million dollars in 2009. He has some big wins in tournaments taking down...

Rules

Texas Hold'em Rules

Posted 2010-11-12

Texas Hold'em, or simply "Holdem," is the most popular poker game. Before you begin playing Texas Holdem, you'll want to learn the rules first. In Hold'em, each poker player is dealt two cards, otherwise known as "hole cards", that belong only to that player. Five community cards are dealt face-up on the "board". All players in the game use these cards in combination with their own hole cards...

Posted 2010-11-12

One of the most fundamental aspects of poker is understanding the relative strength of various made hands. Once you go to showdown and the cards are turned over, each hand has a relative ranking. For instance, the rare royal flush is the most powerful hand possible in poker. The hands descend from there all the way down to simply a high card. It is crucial that all players memorize the relative ranking of hand strengths...

Learning to play online poker tournaments

Posted 2010-11-12

Tournament poker is the most popular format of playing poker. In its simplest explanation, a tournament is a group of poker players playing together until there is one final winner who outlasts them all. The poker tournament has a pre-determined structure of how it will run. Each poker tournament begins at a set start time, with each player starting with the same number of chips. The players play until...

Glossary

Glossary of terms

Posted 2010-11-12

Understanding the language of poker is crucial to be able to learn quickly, to communicate clearly and to understand your peers and opponents. There are both technical poker terms and casual poker terms that most players use and with which you should become familiar. We have attempted to share the most common ones for your reference.

Poker forum acronyms and slang

Posted 2010-11-12

Visit any poker related forum and it is like visiting another country speaking an unfamiliar language. They use a lot of poker slang, and acronyms, much like in texting we use cryptic abbreviations. We have provided an extensive list, over 250 of them, with definitions to reference and help you navigate the special language that the poker player uses to communicate...