This is probably old news to some of you, but none the less I think this demands the attention of this blog.
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow has launched a new poker training site, called the Deepstacks University. Apparently, the site is going to offer so called modules, in which the student interacts with educational video instructions and practices hand situations in no-limit Texas Holdem at a virtual poker table.
This is known as RTT, which stands for Reactive Training Technology.
And for those who thought The Mouth was all there was to it - not to say he wouldn't have sufficed - think again. Team Deepstacks include well-known professional players TJ Cloutier, Tom McEvoy and the lovely Liv Boeree, among others.
This is gonna be interesting! What do you think, will you enroll?
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Zynga Poker - Texas HoldEm Poker on Facebook
Today, I have personally tested and reviewed one of the most talked about no download poker games out there, Zynga Poker -- well-known simply as Texas HoldEm Poker on Facebook --, and I must initially say I'm surprised.
Zynga doesn't offer real money wagering at all. Instead, Facebook users play using in-game currency known as chips. The game also utilizes what's known as Casino Gold, which you can use to buy gifts for your Facebook friends. Though that part doesn't really have to do with the game at all, it's a nice perk to it. Also, I reckon that Zynga has found a very good way of utilizing the social media craze to hype their game up in this way!
The game tables load up really fast, and the gameplay seems more or less flawless. I played for a little over three hours - and busted my imaginary bankroll when I took a shoot at the "high-stakes" tables, of course - with little to no complaints. The software is great!
The biggest downside to the game, in my opinion, is that the pace feels very slow. This is probably due to the fact that most or all of the players are only playing casually. Perhaps, you shouldn't take the games all too seriously, or you'll most likely become irritated at the table pace sooner or later.
Overall, Zynga Poker is great if you're looking for one of the more relaxed online poker games out there. And if you're a Facebook user - who isn't, by the way? - you'll be seated at a table within minutes at any time!
Zynga doesn't offer real money wagering at all. Instead, Facebook users play using in-game currency known as chips. The game also utilizes what's known as Casino Gold, which you can use to buy gifts for your Facebook friends. Though that part doesn't really have to do with the game at all, it's a nice perk to it. Also, I reckon that Zynga has found a very good way of utilizing the social media craze to hype their game up in this way!
The game tables load up really fast, and the gameplay seems more or less flawless. I played for a little over three hours - and busted my imaginary bankroll when I took a shoot at the "high-stakes" tables, of course - with little to no complaints. The software is great!
The biggest downside to the game, in my opinion, is that the pace feels very slow. This is probably due to the fact that most or all of the players are only playing casually. Perhaps, you shouldn't take the games all too seriously, or you'll most likely become irritated at the table pace sooner or later.Overall, Zynga Poker is great if you're looking for one of the more relaxed online poker games out there. And if you're a Facebook user - who isn't, by the way? - you'll be seated at a table within minutes at any time!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
One i 2.7 billion
This post is about the best form of no download poker - live poker. Kidding, I just thought I'd post this video, because I never get tired of watching it.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Online Poker Rooms with No Download pt. I
Welcome to the first post in this blog! Today, I'm going to go through some of the best major poker rooms that does offer a no download poker option for their player base.
Why would you want to play in a browser, when you can simply download a piece of software, you might ask?
We all have different reasons. I, for one, simply cannot download any software at all, because the only computer I own is a laptop from my job, and my employer has chosen to prevent downloading completely. But I still need to be able to keep a full-ring table going in the background when going through paperwork... because I'm pretty sure no one wants the grumpy, under-stimulated co-worker that I might morph into without it! ;)
Knowing which poker rooms offer a no download option is great, as you can choose one (or several) rooms to make deposits at and be sure you'll be able to play whatever computer you're using at the moment!
Therefore, I've started researching the big online gambling venues and their respective card rooms that offer a flash (or other type of) no download version of their poker software. These are the first three rooms that I've tried out (and approved of, of course).
None of these rooms accept U.S. players - I will try to cover your options in a later post!
1. Titan Poker
This room is a relative newcomer within the online poker industry, but nonetheless have they managed to increase their market share a lot lately. Today, they're one of the big players, and their flash software is one of the better I've used.
Over the three hours that I played, I never experienced any lag, getting seated at a table didn't take much more time than using their proprietary software, and overall I felt comfortable using it.
2. Party Poker
This is a real industry veteran, with its owners PartyGaming having opened it in early 2001 - right by the start of the poker boom. Though their market share drastically decreased when having to shut out U.S. players due to the UIGEA passing the Senate, they're still one of the bigger players.
As for their browser based software, it can be somewhat laggy at peak hours, but other than that it's fine and I experienced no problems.
3. Pacific Poker
Yet another industry veteran, Pacific Poker has long been known as the home of many broke gamblers without a clue. And if you're a serious poker player, you'll know that's a great thing! :D Along with the uprise of today's leading rooms, e.g. Full Tilt, Pacific Poker was one of the rooms to be forced out of the U.S. market, not to come back when the new operators found loopholes enabling them to keep offering their services to Americans.
Their browser based play is a bit dull and unresponsive, though still functional, but the juicy games more than make up for it! I personally recommend PP!
That's all for know. I hope you enjoyed this post. If you have any tips on how to make it better, please leave a comment! :)
Why would you want to play in a browser, when you can simply download a piece of software, you might ask?
We all have different reasons. I, for one, simply cannot download any software at all, because the only computer I own is a laptop from my job, and my employer has chosen to prevent downloading completely. But I still need to be able to keep a full-ring table going in the background when going through paperwork... because I'm pretty sure no one wants the grumpy, under-stimulated co-worker that I might morph into without it! ;)
Knowing which poker rooms offer a no download option is great, as you can choose one (or several) rooms to make deposits at and be sure you'll be able to play whatever computer you're using at the moment!
Therefore, I've started researching the big online gambling venues and their respective card rooms that offer a flash (or other type of) no download version of their poker software. These are the first three rooms that I've tried out (and approved of, of course).
None of these rooms accept U.S. players - I will try to cover your options in a later post!
1. Titan Poker
This room is a relative newcomer within the online poker industry, but nonetheless have they managed to increase their market share a lot lately. Today, they're one of the big players, and their flash software is one of the better I've used.
Over the three hours that I played, I never experienced any lag, getting seated at a table didn't take much more time than using their proprietary software, and overall I felt comfortable using it.
2. Party Poker
This is a real industry veteran, with its owners PartyGaming having opened it in early 2001 - right by the start of the poker boom. Though their market share drastically decreased when having to shut out U.S. players due to the UIGEA passing the Senate, they're still one of the bigger players.
As for their browser based software, it can be somewhat laggy at peak hours, but other than that it's fine and I experienced no problems.
3. Pacific Poker
Yet another industry veteran, Pacific Poker has long been known as the home of many broke gamblers without a clue. And if you're a serious poker player, you'll know that's a great thing! :D Along with the uprise of today's leading rooms, e.g. Full Tilt, Pacific Poker was one of the rooms to be forced out of the U.S. market, not to come back when the new operators found loopholes enabling them to keep offering their services to Americans.
Their browser based play is a bit dull and unresponsive, though still functional, but the juicy games more than make up for it! I personally recommend PP!
That's all for know. I hope you enjoyed this post. If you have any tips on how to make it better, please leave a comment! :)
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