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Get $150 of “No Deposit” Bonus Money at Titan Poker

January 21, 2010 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Featured, Poker News

How to get $150 of free bankroll at Titan Poker without depositing anything.

Get a $100 No Deposit Bonus at Ultimate Bet

January 15, 2010 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Featured, Poker News

Our partners are offering a total of $100 to new Ultimate Bet accounts, and you don’t have to deposit anything to get it! Just join and play!

Get a $100 Zero Deposit Bonus at Full Tilt Poker

December 17, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Featured, Poker News

Full Tilt is offering a total of $100 to new accounts, and you don’t have to deposit anything to get it! Just join and play!

7 Poker Tips To Turn You From a Loser to a Winner

November 30, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Featured, Poker Advice

A short list of poker tips that, if followed correctly, will instantly make you stop being such a loser. At least, it should.

13 Common Mistakes Made by Losers Playing Shorthanded Holdem Poker

July 21, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Featured, Poker Advice

Learn to avoid the most common mistakes players make when playing in shorthanded Texas Holdem Poker games (games with 6 or fewer players).

Getting Ready to Give Away Some Money

April 28, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Blog Crap

Hey losers! When I started this site, I knew that I had created something great. A poker site that gives actual useful information and advice, and isn’t full of bullshit and spammy links. I have been writing articles that will help losers like you get better at poker, and have gotten great feedback from everyone [...]

UFC 97 Retrospective

April 19, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under MMA Predictions

Well the show is over, so let’s take a look at how my picks for UFC 97 did. With a lot of fights going to decision, a horrid, wretched main event, and the biggest star in the history of MMA losing in glorious fashion in what is likely to be his last fight ever.I’m not [...]

The Poker Jerk’s UFC 97 Predictions

April 17, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under MMA Predictions

Hey losers, it’s been a while since I posted some MMA predictions. I’ve been a huge MMA fan for years, and enjoy betting on fights even though I am not into betting on other sports. If you want to win/lose with me, check out my predictions. I like to bet at Bodog – they are [...]

Do you want to be like Doyle Brunson? Or do you want to be a LOSER? Learn to play Suited Connectors

January 21, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Featured, Poker Advice

If you want to continue to lose at poker, just keep doing what you’re doing. Fine by me! But wouldn’t you rather be a winner, like the iconic Doyle Brunson? Doyle has been kicking ass at poker for decades, and continues to do so. He also writes great poker books based on what he calls [...]

Know When and When Not to Slow Play (Including Examples)

January 18, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Advice

Hey losers, I know I have already written an article about the basics of slow playing strategy in holdem (which you should read if you’re new to the site and new to poker, so you at least have a clue what I’m talking about here). If you’re familiar with slow playing, but you are not [...]

How to Play the Middle and Late Positions in No Limit Holdem

January 15, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Advice

Hey losers, I’m glad you’re back to check out my advice on basic positional strategy. Without knowing how to make the right plays depending on your position, you will continue to lose over and over like the loser you are. Follow my advice however, and you may surprize yourself with how often you start [...]

No Limit Holdem Poker Strategy: Free Card

January 15, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Advice

Free Card play is a strategy in No-Limit Holdem that Late Position players can employ to show strength while attemping to complete a good hand on the draw.
Here is an example of raising for a free card on the Flop, going for a Flush draw:
Your hand is 4♥ 3♥
Your opponent has 10♦ 9♦
The Flop: K♥ 9♥ 5♠
Since [...]

How to Play the Early Position in No Limit Holdem

January 11, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Advice

Okay losers, looks like you came back for some more advice. You probably already subscribed to my feed or signed up to my newsletter. That was uncharacteristically smart of you! I already introduced knowing your positions in Texas Holdem, and how it can help beginners with their pre-flop play. If you haven’t read that yet, [...]

Tired of people calling you FISH? Learn your POSITIONS then!

This is the first in a series about positional play in No Limit Holdem. Once you are finished reading this intro article, make sure to read about specific strategies relating to playing in the Early Position and Middle to Late positions.
If you just started playing Texas Holdem online, and just continue to lose hand after [...]

FREE MONEY! Poker Deposit Bonus Comparison

January 6, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Featured, Poker Room Reviews

Everyone likes FREE MONEY right? Of course they do! Free money means more money for you to lose, loser! The poker rooms know this, which is why they are willing to give you money for playing. All over this great site and others, you will find rooms offering to match your deposit, usually 100% up [...]

Poker Room Review: Cardspike is a SCAM!

January 6, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Room Reviews

Hey losers, this isn’t how my normal poker sites reviews are going to look, but this is a special case. Usually, I don’t really care where you lose your money… Whether it’s Cake Poker (my recommendation for US players) or Chili Poker, or even the whacky 3D Pkr Room, it doesn’t matter to me to [...]

You SUCK at Poker! Try This Strategy

January 5, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Advice

Hey loser, I think I saw you at a table the other day, whining because you were SURE that you had a good chance to win the pot and make some of your money back with a decent starting hand. Then the other guy “sucked out” and got triple Kings from the river! What a [...]

Know Your Poker Room’s Rake Rates

January 1, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Advice

You might think that rake rates are completely irrelevant to winning money at poker online. After all, the room is going to a cut of the pot whether you win or lose, right? And in your case, you’re losing all the time anyway, so what does it matter?
Well it’s not the most important part of [...]

Poker Rake

January 1, 2009 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker Jargon

Rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game. It is generally 5 to 10 percent of the pot in each poker hand, up to a predetermined maximum amount, but not only can this percentage be anything, there are other non-percentage ways for a casino to take the rake. Some [...]

2008 Poker Year in Review

December 31, 2008 by The Poker Jerk  
Filed under Poker News

Mr. Dikshit (no, I’m not making fun of him) ordered to pay up $300 million to the US government, Kentucky state failed at an attempt to seize domain names (seriously, they tried this), PokerStars attempted a world record, and more… Read all about this news at PokerNews.
Looking specifically at poker legislation, PocketFives mentions Dikshit again [...]

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