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Demystifying the Strategy of Long Ball Poker
Long Ball poker has become a hot topic after Small Ball poker took hold of the poker world. Follow along as we look at its beginnings and the theory behind it.

Poker Outs and Odds: Your Most Burning Questions Answered
What are the differences between poker odds and poker outs and how do they affect your game? Find answers to all your poker outs and odds questions here...

How to play a full house?
There are many different ways to make a full house in hold’em, but whichever way you do it make sure you get maximum value for your big hand…

How to Use Poker Equity Charts
Learn how to use poker equity charts when determining how to proceed with a drawing hand or how your hand matches up with an opponent’s...

Bubble Buster Tuesdays
Pop’ goes the bubble! One of the sweetest sounds in poker as the last person not to cash is eliminated and you’re guaranteed money, so we’ve gone Bubble Bustin’ crazy on Tuesdays.

Overpair in Poker - Definition
Overpair → 1. Overpair is a pair made with hole-cards that is higher than any of the card ranks on the board. Example usage → “We held an overpair of Kings on a Ten-high flop...

How to Play Pocket Jacks the Right Way
Arguably, Pocket Jacks causes poker players the most trouble - leaving some totally confused. We’ll show the do’s and don’ts of playing this intricate hand...

Action in Poker - Definition
Find the meaning of the term "Action" in poker. We discuss various actions such as betting, checking and folding...

€62,500 Poker Points Race
Fancy playing for cash prizes worth €62,500 on five new leaderboards? You’re On. We’ve set up weekly leaderboard races, where points are earned for every 1c of rake you pay....

Best Omaha starting hands
How do we know if our (Pot Limit) Omaha Hi holding is playable preflop? Read on as 888poker provides you with some guidelines...

How to Play a Flush
A flush is a five-card hand all of the same suit. It ranks higher than a straight but lower than a full house. In numerical sequence it becomes the all-conquering straight flush.

How to Advance Your Poker Tournament Strategy
888poker delves into the backbone of profitable tournament poker strategy for advanced players. Find out what it takes to be a consistent tournament winner.

How to Use Poker Pot Odds Charts
Learn how to use poker pot odds charts when deciding whether or not to continue with a drawing hand or calling that river bluff...

Poker Position Charts
Having position on your opponents is absolute in poker. Find out why this poker saying is so important by using our Poker Position Charts...

Bluffing Recreational Players at the Poker Table
One of the oldest rules in the book is to never bluff recreational players at online poker. However, if you never bluff these players at all, then you would be missing out on...