What is a Poker Run?
If you’ve never heard of a Poker Run, prepare to be blown away by this pastime that is sweeping the globe. You don’t need to have any kind of poker skills or even understand poker strategy to be successful at a poker run. While it is not a race, speed can...
Can You Sell Casino Chips?| Legality and Where to Sell
When in a casino, you need to exchange money for chips if you want to play table games like blackjack, poker, or roulette. Now those chips can be used as currency inside the casino. Outside of the casino, though, do chips have any worth? Can you use and sell them as...
How Real Casino and Commercial Poker Chips Are Made
If you’ve ever seen or played a casino game then there’s a chance you inquired about how real casino poker chips are made. Anyone who’s ever been in a casino or played a game of cards at home using commercial poker chips has likely noticed the...
SPR Explained | How to Use It to Become a Better Poker Player
The meaning of stack to pot ratios or SPR in poker is a common question among players learning the game. While it seems like a complicated concept at face value, its meaning is actually based soundly on common sense. I have been writing about and teaching how to use...
Can You Smoke in Vegas Poker Rooms or Are They Smoke-Free?
Whether or not you can smoke in Las Vegas poker rooms is a common question in today’s world that is unfriendly to smokers. Vegas is well-known for gambling, nightlife, and letting loose, and to some people, that means being able to smoke indoors. When it comes...
What Is a Straddle in Poker? A Quick Guide
Usually, most people learn what a straddle is during the first time they play at a casino. You are sitting there ready to play a “normal” Texas Hold’em hand and someone shoves chips out under the gun before the cards are even dealt. What the heck...
What Poker Tables Are Made Of – Building Material List
Whether you are thinking about building a poker table or are just curious about what they are made of, you have come to the right place. I have played on every different type of table imaginable and witnessed them being built many times. So, I put together a detailed...
Why Do Poker Sets Come with Dice?
When playing poker, all you need is some cards, chips, and someone to beat. The ability to successfully bluff is undoubtedly useful for winning too. So, why then do so many poker sets come with five regular dice? Have I been missing something from this classic game...
How to Play Short Stack Poker (Free Strategy Guide & Charts)
When it comes to learning how to play short stack poker in cash games it can be difficult to know where to begin. I remember back in 2010 when I first tried short stacking. There was literally no good information available out there. After basically figuring it out on...
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