Gus Hansen, or ‘The Great Dane’, as he has been nicknamed by his fans, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1974, as Gustav Hansen. He was an all-round sportsman, with his main talent being in tennis, and started his professional career as a backgammon player. He quickly became one of the best backgammon players in the world, and moved to New York to try and make his living there. Due to limited opportunities in his field he quit and discovered poker as an exchange student at the University of California in 1993, with Texas Holdem being his speciality. It didn’t take him long to master the game and discover his own unique approach to playing it, and he became widely known for his wild method of betting.

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Texas holdem is probably the easiest and simplest poker variant to learn, actually it is highly recommended for starters. There are a lot of resources for people who are looking for a beginner’s guide to Texas holdem that you can find in order to help you better understand the basics of this game.

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You can learn holdem poker by reading books that deals with every topic you need to know about Texas holdem such as the basics, the different poker hands and its rankings as well as strategies and tips in playing Texas holdem poker and many other significant matters concerning holdem.

Aside from reading books, you can also acquire vital information about Texas holdem poker advices and tactics from online articles, chats, threads, forums and websites that are specially created by some poker experts and enthusiast which are intended for beginners as well as intermediate players at the same time. These informations that you’ll find online ranges in topics from bluffing strategies to most common mistakes those holdem poker players make. Aside from that, there are also some sites that provide multimedia instructions including poker videos from poker stars themselves.

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Texas holdem player’s guide can be obtained from a lot of resources that are available today. For beginners, most poker experts suggest that they play Texas holdem poker due to the games simplicity and ease in understanding the basics of the card game.

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The internet plays an important role on spreading information about poker. There are some site that offers multimedia instructions and tutorials including poker videos straight from the poker pros themselves. These poker guidelines that you’ll find online vary from bluffing strategies to most common mistakes those holdem poker players make. You can also acquire vital information about Texas holdem poker advices and tactics from online articles, chats, threads, forums and websites that are specially created by some poker experts and enthusiast which are intended for beginners as well as intermediate players at the same time.

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The two largest and most well-known poker tournaments in the United States are the World Poker Tour championship event and the World Series of Poker, both held in Las Vegas. But have you heard of a Montana Texas holdem tournament?

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Montana is a state of the northwest United States bordering on Canada. It was admitted as the 41st state in 1889. Most of the area passed to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and was explored by Lewis and Clark in 1805 and 1806. Split for many years among other western territories, the region was organized as the Montana Territory in 1864.

A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker, and one example is a quick tourney game. A quick tournament lasts for only about two hours. In order to play a quick poker tournament, start each player with two thousand chips and play with 20-minute levels.

Here is the structure for a quick tournament: In level 1, set the small blind at 25 and the big blind at 50. In level 2, set the small blind at 50 and the big blind at 100. In level 3, set the small blind at 100 and the big blind at 200.  Again, double these amounts when you reach level 4. After this level, take a short break for ten minutes. Afterwards, proceed to level 5 with the small blind set at 300 and the big blind at 600. In level 6, set the small blind at 500 and the big blind at 1,000. Keep on doubling your blind bets until you reach level 9. When you reach level 10, set the small blind at 5,000 and the big blind at 10,000.

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With Lady Gaga’s song Poker Face being played all over the radio it got me to thinking who really does have the best Poker Face?

The best poker face tribute might have to go to Michael Mizrachi who is considered by many to be of the best poker players in the world, and he is pretty young to be able to have such things said about him ? he was born in Miami, Florida in 1981, and now splits his time between Florida and Las Vegas, with his wife Aidilay and their children.

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Poker is hot and poker players are now huge celebrities. And even Hollywood could not resist the influence as more and more stars are going to the poker tables.

Celebrity poker players are now common sight in major poker tournaments like the World Series OF Poker and World Poker Tour. Some of them even finish in the money!

The TV business, as always, didn’t fail to notice the connection between poker and ratings. ESPN airs WSOP final table tourneys, the Travel Channel has World Poker Tour and on the mainstream primetime viewing the Bravo Channel has Celebrity Poker Showdown.

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Play And Get Famous Like These Celebrity Poker Players!

It seems that gambling can get the best of us! Famous personalities and celebrities also have their share of taking time out to gamble. Celebrity casino players are spread all over Las Vegas but are obviously given the special treatment and separate private rooms so that they are not caught up being peeped and disturbed by other people who often want to catch a glimpse of them.

Most actors were involved in gambling movies like oceans 11,12,13 and the movie 21 had developed a strong interest in gambling many celebrities play at special tournaments that raise money for different causes and some stars just gamble for fun!

Here are the big names of the celebrity gamblers:

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Those who keep an eye on the fashion world, the American TV, and the sexy models, they must be very much acquainted with the name Sabina Gadecki. She is one of the present divas of fashion globe.

Sabina was born on 23 September 1983. She hails from Chicopee, Massachusetts, the USA. A former Miss Polonia and Miss Western Massachusetts, she is a sexy American model and actress. She has done a lot of TV shows and programs. Seventeen, Redbook, Première, and the World Poker Tour etc. are just a few names to mention. She always wanted to be a star and by her grace and endeavor, she has become a star today. She represented the fist season of the World Poker Tour as a hot host.

Sabina had education at Holyoke community college. She studied theatre and communications from there. She has done acting classes from the prominent William Esper Studios. Later she transferred to Fordham University. She is currently pursuing International Business from the same university.

She dreamed of coming to limelight from her childhood. In her school, she was a cheerleader. She loved to take part in beauty pageants. In 2002, she made her dreams materialize. She was crowned the Miss Polonia World and Miss Western Massachusetts in that year.

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You may remember Gabe Kaplan from his famous 1970′s TV show, “Welcome Back, Kotter.” However, what you may not know about Gabe is that he’s a world-class poker player. Yep! From kotter to poker!

What people may not know is how varied a life Gabe Kaplan has had. Gabe Kaplan is the Jack London Of The Poker World; his career has spanned numerous fields of shot.

Don’t underestimate Gabe Kaplan’s poker skills, he hasn’t been as active in the profession in recent years, . At one time in the 80′s, Kaplan heaped up an awesome list of poker accomplishments. And he seems to be making a comeback.

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You have definitely heard of the word “poker”, from songs and movies to friends or family that love to gamble all night. Poker is a card game that has been satisfying several people for years now. It is one of the most popular card games and usually comes in different types, usually depending on the number of cards.

Its popularity is really an epidemic, for even the online industry took advantage of its fame. Online poker rooms are the best evidence that proves just how popular poker games are. Hundreds of these online poker gaming rooms are just about everywhere. Unfortunately, with all these choices, you might have a hard time looking for the best place to play online poker.

One great recommendation is Poker Stars Com. You could have heard of it before, because it is the largest website that hosts online poker in the whole world.  The satellite tournaments of Poker Stars Com produced several known personalities such as the champions of the 2003 and 2004 World Series of Poker Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer aka Fossilman, who now acts as the spokespeople for Poker Stars along with the 2005 Champion Joe Hachem (who is still a regular player).

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