Tue, 03/01/2011 – 00:39 – PokerPages Staff

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may not make a decision on the bill which could legalize online poker in the state until March 3.

It was previously thought that Christie would decide on the outcome of the legislation by February 24 as that would mark 45 days since the legislation passed the State Assembly.

Christie has four options available to him regarding the bill. He can veto it, sign it, veto it conditionally or let the time elapse which would result in legislation becoming law on March 4.

Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association Chairman, Joe Brennan Jr, provided an update on the situation late last week.

“I have heard people say they heard the governor is going to veto the bill. Our people are as close to the governor as anybody and they don’t know what he’s going to do because the governor hasn’t indicated to any party of this what he’s going to do.”

Brennan dismissed a report in the New York Post which suggested Christie would not sign the bill due to intense lobbying from the opposition to the measure.

He also confirmed that the bill could generate up to $7 billion in revenue on an annual basis and 57,000 jobs. Those figures would provide a timely boost to the Atlantic City economy.

Tue, 03/01/2011 – 00:43 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Live players are much older than online players
You imagine tech-savvy young guns like Viktor Blom being online whizz-kids while seasoned veterans like Doyle Brunson stick to the old-school bricks and mortar poker rooms.  But the number of 18-20 year-old grinders frequenting casinos is surprising – and pros of Doyle’s vintage aren’t strangers to playing online either.

#4 – Good players win frequently
Even most experienced pros usually win no more than 60 percent of the games they enter.  Yup – 40 percent of the time they leave poorer than when they went it.  The trick is to minimize the losses by knowing when not to raise or when to fold – sometimes small battles must be lost before the war is won.

#3 –Tip generously and you’ll get good luck from the dealer
There’s zero mathematical justification for this belief, but if you believe that what goes around comes around, it’s a fair enough principal to play by.  Just don’t expect magic – you get what you’re dealt, and the Gods of Poker don’t slip prime cards to the dealer just for you.

#2 – It’s good to mix your play up frequently
If you’re enjoying a good run and no one else has shifted gear, why should you?  A good rule of thumb is to switch tactics only if your table image starts to look too close to your natural playing style – that’s when your opponents will make very few errors about your strategy.

#1 – Aces are the most common card on the flop
By far the most common poker myth.  People tend to believe that Aces appear on just about every flop, making a KK useless against an AQ or an AK. Balderdash!  Studies show that Aces flop no more frequently than other cards, and all online poker sites are checked by a third party gambling commission to make sure there are no irregularities or glitches like this.