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PokerStars - Phil Hellmuth, the Poker Brat

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A 24-year-old kid with the dream to win all the Poker matches with the help of his brilliant math skills and his memory, he wanted to be one of the members in the list of top Poker players of the world started out as a world champion in the year 1989 defeating Johnny Chan. He’s none other than Phil Hellmuth . Source: Wikipedia Today he sits atop with his name on the 14th place in the list of top Poker experts, way ahead of Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, and Johnny- the champ. In an interview Phil said, “I thought I was the best Texas Hold'em poker player in the world by far, I was doing things they'd never done before, using a different style and making small-size bluffs instead of bigger bluffs. I protected my stack. I'd be willing to risk 10% of my chips on any crazy gamble, but I always protected the 90% and put myself in amazing positions”. When he was competing with all the other players he realized that Chan used to go down and win 3-3 games in a row whi...

Cool Poker Tricks to Try at the Table

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Amongst all the different versions of poker like Five Card Draw, Texas Hold’em Poker , Seven Card Stud, Five Card Stud and Ohama Poker, there is one thing that is common – poker tricks. A fun game that poker is, various chip tricks performed by the poker players at the table infuses additional fun to the game. Let’s take a look at some cool tricks that even you can learn and perform. The Knuckle Roll Poker Chip Trick –  The knuckle roll trick is done at a very fast pace, where the chip rolls and appears to be floating on your fingers. Begin the trick by placing the chip flatly on the side of your index finger. The thumb is holding the chip that it will not fall. The location should be slightly behind your second knuckle. Using your thumb, push the chip upward going to the top of your index finger. Then raise your middle finger upward until it has some contact on the edge of the moving chip. Lower your middle finger to pull down the chip. This action makes the chip settl...