Blog: PokerVIP

Poker is not usually the most engaging or exciting game to watch. Poker players around the world have different strategies for winning the match against all the odds. While the game certainly requires a great deal of strategic thinking and ability, the question that begs to be asked is, how much of poker do we owe to...

One of the most significant errors made by beginner poker players is playing too many hands. It’s easy to see why this happens; there is the excitement of playing a new game and an eagerness to win. The new player wants to get involved in the action, and it seems sitting about waiting for the right spot is unnatural and perhaps a...

A cursory check of the all-time money winners list for live poker tournaments reveals that the tops spots are still dominated by the Americans.At first thought it makes sense as the game grew to prominence in the country, but almost two decades following the poker boom surely things should have mixed up a bit. Apparently...

Japan has a rich gaming culture with many traditional games for all ages. From hanetsuki, janken, kendama, beigoma, menko, karuta to sudoku, there are multiple games that people grow around from an early age. These games build a competitive...

Last year, the world saw the inaugural Fortnite World Cup – an international tournament designed to find the planet’s best Fortnite player. While the competition attracted considerable scorn, it’s also raised some interesting questions. Many people have called for video games to be...

Video poker has long been a great way to entertain yourself in a casino. Both in a brick-and-mortar casino and online casino too. Sometimes the overstimulating environment of a large casino as found in Las Vegas can be too much for your mood, but tucked away in a more quiet area can be found a selection of video poker machines you can play...

Blind versus blind play is as exciting as it gets. Super wide ranges and a chance to play some heads up poker with the guy sitting next to you that you’ve probably been fighting with all of the session.You can fuse psychology with an aggressive strategy and be confident that your skills are what really count in this situation. ABC boring play...

Every country has its own favorite card games, but poker is the one that transcends national boundaries and has global appeal. The game is as popular in New Zealand as it is everywhere else, having probably arrived on Antipodean shores with US miners who ventured there in search of gold in the early 1800s. Once the game was established, poker in New Zealand...

The COVID-19 lockdown led to a dramatic increase in traffic for online poker websites. Figures were at five-year highs with many new players taking up the game as well as many returning after an extended break.Let’s face it, if you are into online poker you will never be bored during a lockdown.The question is what happens with the live...

Poker is getting tougher year after year. It is no longer enough to learn some strategy and stick with it. You must be constantly searching for improvements because your opponents will be working hard.Improvement at poker is difficult. Not only is the game extremely complex but knowing how to learn effectively is an art in itself.There are numerous pitfalls...

It isn’t always easy to start something new, especially if you’ve never tried anything similar. The same goes for online poker games. Luckily, there are many tips and tricks that new poker players can read and use to their advantage. Moreover, the amount of available information these days is astounding. This means that you will be able to get full details about online...

Americas CardRoom is going to be a great place to be during Summer 2020. The online tournament scene is buzzing with major events non-stop. Now ACR are ready to give you their offering with the return of the $7 million Venom and the Online Super Series Cub3d X.Record Breaking Venom TournamentThe Venom is back and bigger than ever. As...

With no major live poker festivals happening this summer we all have to look online to get our fix. Luckily this summer there’s a lot to look forward to, and plenty going on for everybody. After the lockdown started people were coming back to online poker to see what was happening. Within a few weeks we saw the WSOP Circuit Online showing just...

With the flagship World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas postponed due to COVID-19, organizers announced the “World Series of Poker Online”: an online poker festival that will take place over the next two months. Set to be one of the largest online tournament series of all time, “WSOP Online” will offer players massive prize pools, unprecedented media coverage for...

Many people have chosen to spend their time playing online poker as they observe the current events which have, in most cases, bedeviled most parts of the world. The situation in America is more precarious than that of some other countries. There are many poker options available to people in states that have legalized online gambling, such as choosing from a selection of...

After nine years of online poker traffic dropping steadily, we find ourselves in the peculiar situation of being one of the industries to benefit from the coronavirus pandemic.With over four billion people under lockdown worldwide, it would seem that anybody who has any kind of an interest in poker has been logging on to give it a try again. Recently it...

One of the effects of living under lockdown conditions is boredom. There is no ignoring this if you want to remain in a relatively happy state. Fortunately, as poker players we now have an opportunity to start to mix it up.Just think how many times over the years you have toyed with the idea of learning a new game or...

Pai gow poker is a fun game played against the house. Its slow-paced nature gives players a chance to enjoy gambling without feeling they are being rushed.There are also parallels to real life poker. Some of the skills you can pick up if you were to play pai gow poker online at online-gambling.com will help you enormously as an improving player.Here...

This Sunday (17th May) will see 4 WSOP Circuit Rings being awarded starting with the $200 buy-in WSOPC Ring Event #7 Monster Stack $500K GTD. The previous Monster Stack Event #4 saw more than 5,000 entries and a staggering $948,520 GTD prizepool. If history repeats itself and more, Event #7 might just see its guarantees go over $1M. The highly...

HighStakes has broken the bank to put up the promo of the year offering a €1,000 bankroll absolutely free.With so many poker players suffering under lockdown right now this is just what many need to get them back on the grind. If you have no bankroll right now because of an uncertain financial future this might be a gift from the...