Fri, 01/21/2011 – 04:48 – PokerPages Staff

PokerStars.tv offers a wide selection of online poker-related programming around the clock.  Visit the PokerStars.tv home page to see just how comprehensive the range of videos available for showing really is.

On the current home page there are programs for viewing from the PCA 2011 Bounty Shoot Out, as well as the wide range of poker-related channels available, including High Stakes Poker, ESPN Inside Deal, Team PokerStars Pro, and the Million Dollar Challege.

A very popular channel on PokerStars.tv is The Big Game currently showing Best of The Big Game 20 – Loose Cannon Special and Best of Big Game 19 – Pocket Kings Night.

PokerStars.tv also shows the lighter side of the game with poker related music videos and the TV Ads channel.

This week’s regular programming on the PokerStars.tv schedule includes the Online Poker Show, aired on Mondays at 18:0 ET, showing weekly action from Sunday Million.  Inside Deal is on every Wednesday at 05:30 ET, an ESPN poker show hosted by Bernard Lee and Laura Lane.

There is also plenty of live action available on PokerStars.tv. Not only is there the Live Action channel, regularly showing top class poker, but there will be soon highlights from the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event and Bounty Shootout Event on PokerStars.tv.

There is no doubt about it, poker fans are most certainly spoiled for choice on PokerStars.tv.  However, the website has the facility allowing viewers to personalize their selections thru the My Channel tab.  This can be set up when signing up on the PokerStar.tv account-sign up page.

Fri, 02/04/2011 – 01:22 – PokerPages Staff

In 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo the high hand winner must split the pot with the player with the best qualifying low hand.  Here are some tips for the beginner poker player:

1)  The major key to winning is the first four cards.  If your hand develops, you are strongly favored to win.  If not, you can get out early.

2)  Scooping.  The objective for each hand you play should be to win high and the low pot.  The best starting hands contain low cards which are either suited or contain straight possibilities, since these cards can lend to winning both pots.

3)  As a rule, bet your playable hand.  Do not check a playable hand unless your intent is to get out of the hand should someone make a bet.

4)  Know your opponents’ playing style.  Are they typically a loose cannon?  Do they bluff a lot?  Do they have any tells that give insight into their hand?

5)  Know the pot odds and your outs.  A strong hand is directly affected by the all of the cards that you have seen.

6)  Bet your strong drawing hand.  Slow play is the incorrect strategy for strong drawing hands.

7)  Do not continue drawing to a weak hand.  By Fourth Street, you should a strong drawing hand, as betting increases after fourth street and drawing for a weak hand after fourth street is potentially damaging to your chip stack

To learn more, check out PokerSchoolOnline, the best source on the internet for poker related learning.  Then put those skills to work by playing for free at PokerStars.net.  Also, check out the PokerPages sections Poker Information and Poker Articles for more poker betting tips and strategies.