London, England 3rd June 2009.
Online Betting company Betfair has reportedly struck a deal with Playtech which will see Betfair licencing playtech casino products for its bingo and casino products. What will become of Betfair’s zero edge casino games is unknown.
“While it is too early to factor in upgrades, this deal reinforces our stance that Playtech’s [...]

RakeBack and Rake Race information for May 2009. Find the biggest races and Promotions to maximise your ROI

A rake race is a competition on a poker site over a given period, with competitors given points on a leaderboard according to either contributed rake or number of raked hands played.

An online poker database allows people to view the results of tournaments / sngs/ cash games for players on online poker tournaments, or live poker events. The databases will show the buy-in, where the player placed, and any prize won (if any). Other statistics are usually available (for online players) such as ROI, in the [...]

Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo is a complicated game, and is definitely easier to understand after some practice. Due to the complication of the game, the game is usually awash with dead-money due to players who don’t play the game optimally, and who are unaware of good starting hand requirements.
Why is it called omaha hi lo?
The [...]

The visiblity of lots of cards and numerous betting rounds makes in 7–Card Stud an exciting game. The game is oldest and most popular of all poker variants. The game is a fixed–limit game with a very different betting format to no limit Hold‘em, but don‘t let that deter you – 7CS is one of [...]

This card game 5-card draw is the godfather of all poker variants played today. It all started with 5–Card Draw.
Many people don’t know that it wasn‘t Texas Hold‘em which featured in the Old Western classic movies.
While Texas Hold‘em is the game of choice these days (with Omaha a close second) , it‘s worth revisiting the [...]