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Fascinating facts about online poker

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Online poker has been around for many years, and we are seeing a huge growth in popularity of poker in India. If you want to play online poker in India, there are many poker sites to play at, but how much do you know about the game itself? Take the starting hands for instance, most people know at AA is the best, but surely one of the worst is 10 2? Well, not for double WSOP Main Event champion Doyle Brunson who won the big one not just once but twice using that hand – in successive years as well! He beat Jesse Alto head-s up to win the 1976 WSOP Main Event and then followed it up by winning the 1977 version against Gary Berland heads-up. Both times, the final hand saw him all-in with 8 2 – no wonder it is his favourite hand! How about playing in a poker game that lasted slightly longer than the average session time? Well, back in 1881 a game began in the Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Arizona in the USA. Maybe the name of the town was about right as the game lasted...

Do you play poker online?

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What is your concept about Poker? Where do you play poker online?   Many new poker players have a "wrong' view of what poker is about.   Few poker players say, Poker is all about bluffing and some think it is all about   "luck or chance". Still, some might think that Poker is a gambling game played by Underworld Dons with a lot of cards and Cheer girls in the gambling bar. The remaining questions are   Is it legal to play poker online in India? Where to play poker and how to play poker? People follow different concepts on Poker. This article may help to give a clear picture of Poker. The poker game is older than 1000 years, comes from different continents and cultures. Poker’s closest European predecessor was Poque, which caught on in France in the 17th century. Game formed its rules and regulations from different continents and cultures. Over time, different games have dominated among poker players, including five-card draw, seven-card stud and—most recen...