Tue, 09/20/2011 – 07:29 – PokerPages Staff

If you are looking for the best poker programs on the web, look no further than PokerStars.tv. The poker world is firmly focused on the World Championship of Online Poker and PokerStars.tv brings you the best of the action from the premier online poker tournament on the planet. There is also more from the latest events on the EPT and UKIPT tours as well as a look back at the best of the popular poker TV show, ‘The Big Game’.

We are into the second week of the WCOOP and PokerStars.tv brings you the best of this festival of poker. Radio WCOOP is broadcast every day with Nick Wealthall bringing you all the latest news from the virtual tables. There is also extensive coverage of the final tables of the big tournaments. Event number 16 was a $215 buy-in PLO and featured ‘GrovSnus; ‘superowl99′; ‘N_O_S_I_E’ and ‘thegr8str8′ vying for the bracelet. In Event number 22 the first prize of over $290,000 was being chased by the likes of ‘jetkiss’; ‘00psiedaisy’ and ‘Flying Smile’. You can see how these major events played out thanks to PokerStars.tv’s exclusive coverage.

On the UKIPT channel Liv Boeree and Nick Wealthall bring you the final table action from the tour event at Old Trafford in Manchester. JP Kelly and Mateusz Warosec were the chip leaders at the beginning of the final-nine match, you can see if either of them came out on top in this season two contest.

The EPT channel reviews events in Barcelona and the crowning of the latest champion. It includes interviews with some of the players and background video blogs about the event.

The ‘Big Game’ channel is feeling nostalgic this week and brings you a review of the best of the highly successful series featuring some of the top ‘Loose Cannons’ that appeared in the show recently.

Stay tuned to PokerStars.tv for the best from the WCOOP and more.

Tue, 09/20/2011 – 07:40 – PokerPages Staff

Most players that are new to playing poker online at sites like PokerStars will generally use one simple strategy, bet and call if you have a hand and fold when you don’t. If you follow this simple, but somewhat predictable pattern, more experienced players will spot it, reel you in and take all of your money. Part of the journey from novice to intermediate player is learning some more subtle betting strategies, in order to not be so predictable.

Don’t call me, I’ll call you!

If you feel that your hand is promising, let’s say you have a pocket pair, but by the time the action has got round to you the bet is pretty high, what is the right course of action to take? Before automatically calling due to your hole cards, think about the motives of the players preceding you. What has made them bet so big? This tactic is especially vital after the flop has been dealt, as players will have more of an idea of the sort of hand they are able to build at this point.

Why did they bet Big?

Your big betting opponent is either holding a great hand or is trying to bluff you out of the game. Looking at the patterns of the bets from players around you, coupled with the community cards that have been dealt, should give you an indication of the sorts of cards the other player may have. If it’s likely that the player may have a better hand than you, it’s best to cut and run. Save your chips for the next hand!

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