Ash Keene

Do you ever think about how many chips you bring to a ring table? If not, you might be surprised to learn that keeping your stack topped up to the table maximum is considered mandatory by most winning players. Although it has the downside of potentially making your losing hands more expensive, having more chips available all the time gives you a better...

Poker games have many potential features, and most players have opinions -- and a lot of them! In this post, we share a few examples with their pros and cons. Rebuys Should players be able to come back after they bust out in a tournament? Yes. If someone is on the wrong end of a bad beat, they should be able to start...

Replay Poker offers a freeroll every hour. Many players find them a satisfying way to collect chips. But are freerolls an ideal format to learn profitable, high-level poker? Let's look into what freerolls offer: As the name suggests, freerolls are free. They are a risk-free way to learn new games and occasionally collect a few more chips to pad your bank. The quality...

You may have noticed that some players on Replay Poker sit at more than just your one ring table, or play more than one tournament at the same time. Maybe even a mixture of the two. But what do they gain from that? Well, chances are their priority is to win chips -- even if it means that they forego the chance to...

Following the pandemic and expanded legalization for gambling in the U.S., online poker continues to see strong growth. By 2025, online poker is expected to become a $112-billion industry. As the game becomes more popular, new...

Catch Up With Friends Old and New With Table Chat! It’s our community that makes Replay Poker the friendliest and most welcoming online poker room you’ll ever experience. We believe that poker is a competitive, social game that works best when real people get together, whether that’s online or round the table in...

The World Series of Poker often draws various worldwide spectators to watch some of the game’s greats compete on the main stage, but this interest isn’t limited to the general public. Many of these fans – and sometimes the players themselves – include movie stars, musicians, professional athletes, and all sorts of celebrities. While some poker fans may take comfort in sharing interests...

As social media feeds become saturated with Wordle scores, many players consider the game to be a way to keep their minds sharp by piecing together the day’s word. Studies have definitely supported this hypothesis, as such games are widely believed to be a positive source of mental exercise. However, those who stick to daily word or puzzle games can be missing out...

We all sit down at a home poker game in the hopes of winning a little extra cash, but as we age we’re likely to reap a few more perks from that kitchen table game night than we might think. Academic studies have been championing the benefits of playing games for some time, with research showing that doing so can improve everything from...

In the last installment of his Self-Defense series, the late Alan25main describes what to watch for when it comes to shady dealing. Read on. -- In part one, we looked at ways to make the deck itself crooked. Part two looked at the players. Today, we’ll look at the dealer. Very few casual players ever really worry about all the things a good...

How does thinking through a strategy for a simple game like Wordle compare to a much more complex game like poker? And how can you use it to your advantage? Define an objective With Wordle, you want to keep your daily streak going at the very least, but...

In the second part of his series on self-defense, the late Alan25main focuses on the players. Read on to know what to look for when you're playing in private poker games. -- In part one, we looked at ways to make the deck itself crooked. Today, we’ll look at the players. Other players are essential -- without them, there is no game. It...

How do you protect yourself in private poker games? We at Replay Poker are honored to share Alan25main's last blog series, which is all about staying savvy in these situations. -- In the course of an average week, there are likely to be vast numbers of private card games played for cash. Not all are poker, either. Many dollars change hands at Pinochle...

Online poker may feel like a free-for-all. But there are well-defined rules so players can understand what's actually fair play. We're here to explain some of the unwritten rules of online poker etiquette. You're probably aware of online etiquette no-no's like:...

One of the ways to improve your own play, or discover weaknesses in opponents, is to study hand history. Those hands which seem like surefire winners all too often turn out to be coin flips -- or worse -- in the cold light of day. The easiest way to review a hand is to watch a visual replay. There's usually another hand...

If you could master just one poker skill, what would it be? Alan25main poses this question below, sharing some of the ones he finds most important. -- Poker may be the world’s most complex game that’s commonly played for money (real or pretend doesn’t matter, the principles are identical). Keeping in mind that world-class players master many or most of the needed skills,...

In the Replay Poker forum, there's often been debate about mucking and folding. So, who can actually see your cards at a showdown? We're here to clear up the confusion. This is how Replay Poker interprets the showdown rules: When is it a fold? Players...

An accelerated learning curve, or a worldly wise head? Which is the strongest trait of a poker player? Which road have you traveled to learn poker? Movies seem to have conversely romanticized or demonized gambling as an occupation. Now that leisure is big business, it has emerged from the shadows to be much more accessible to all. In the...

When people, particularly gamblers, think about odds and probability, they usually only remember their recent experiences to determine if they have been lucky or unlucky. Gamblers seem to be guilty of doing this more often when they sense that they've been unlucky. They are also prone to perceive the information in such a way to back up that idea of misfortune -- or...

So, what's the real reason why we play poker? Alan25main discusses several poker settings, and what they all have in common. -- At any given moment, there are almost certainly several million people around the world playing poker. Of course, there are a lot more people just sleeping or working, but we can ignore them for now, while we look just at the...