Vanessa Rousso, the Lady Maverick of poker
A member of Team PokerStars, Vanessa Rousso, also known as "Lady Maverick", her nickname in the cyber world of online poker, is one of the best female poker players, an uncontested solid player of both live and online poker.Born in White Plains, New York, on February 5, 1983, Vanessa Ashley Rousso has dual citizenships with the United States and France and joined the professional poker tour in April 2006.
How to play pocket aces in No-Limit Texas Holdem
Sometimes known as bullets, rockets, or American Airlines, pocket aces is the most powerful starting hand in No-Limit Holdem and also one of the easiest hands to play, unless you are a very bad poker player. Statistically you will only get this hand one out of every 220 hands.
Video poker was introduced in the early 1970s and was still struggling for acceptance. The video poker machines were usually referred to as "poker slots." Indeed, video poker machines have a lot in common with slot machines: they are easy to use and require no interaction with a dealer or with other players. Card combinations, like slot reels, are governed by a random-number generator.
Online poker reduces stress levels
You can forget about massages and taking hot tub baths. If you really want to reduce your stress level, you might consider playing more online poker.
Canadian player wins $173,693 Jackpot
The Bad Beat Jackpot at popular online poker room UltimateBet.com has awarded one young Texas hold'em player with over $170,000. The amazing part of this story is that the young player won the jackpot only nine days after he had signed up for an account.