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What are RSS Feeds & How to use Them
What are RSS Feeds & How to use Them
RSS Feeds basically allows you to gather all your favourite news sites & have
them surf to you. Wouldn't it be better to have the latest news and features
delivered directly to you, rather than clicking from site to site? Well now you
can, thanks to RSS.
There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for
'Really Simple Syndication'. Put plainly, it allows you to identify the content
you like and have it delivered directly to you.
Firstly you will need a News Reader/Aggregator There are an ever increasing
number available free around the web.
we at coventrypoker use RSSLIB others available are
| Windows | Mac os x |
| Newz Crawler | Newsfire |
| Awasu | NetNewsWire |
| FeedDemon | Web Browser Based |
| RSSLIB | My Yahoo! |
| Other News Readers (GOOGLE) |
NewsGator |
| Bloglines |
Next step is to keep your eyes peeled whilst browsing the web & Look for
the little white-in-orange "XML" button, This indicates that a web site supports
RSS. If you click the button,It usually points to the site's RSS file. don't
worry about the text in your browser -- all you need is the URL in the browser's
web address bar. To add the RSS feed to for example My Yahoo!, simply right
click on the orange XML button to "Copy Shortcut." Go to My Yahoo!'s RSS edit
page and paste ("Ctrl V") it into the "Add URL" box.that
feed should now appear whenever you open your yahoo page. Once you have subscribed
to the Coventry Poker rss feed or`Free Monthly Poker Newsletter you will always
have the most recent poker news delivered straight to
you.
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What is RSS?
- RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication
- RSS allows you to syndicate your site content
- RSS is a selected list of defined items on a site
- RSS defines an easy way to share and view headlines and content
- RSS files can be automatically updated
- RSS allows personalized views for different sites
- RSS is written in XML
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Learn to play poker with the VCPoker Flash tutorial
In this round the first player to act is the first participating player clockwise
from the big blind. The player may fold, call, or raise. Each player in clockwise
order is asked to bet, (call, raise, fold or check). Once everyone has had
their turn and all bets are matched you move on to the First Draw. First
draw round: Players are offered the opportunity to draw zero to four cards,
clockwise from the first participating seat to the left of the dealer button.
Players select which cards to keep and which to replace through a draw. Drawing
zero cards is known as 'Standing Pat'.
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Learn to play poker with Paradise pokers poker coach. A complete guide to learning poker brought to you by the lovely Caprice.
Supermodel Caprice guides you through the exciting game of poker, from the very basics, to detailed explanations of poker hand rankings, Texas Hold'em, Online Poker, How to bet, and a whole lot more…Watch the Instructional Poker Video starring Caprice.
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Learn to play poker with the VCPoker Flash tutorial
Victor Chandler Badugi
Badugi:
Badugi is a new game taking the live poker world by storm. It is an action packed game combining the most exciting elements of poker with a new spin on hand values and psychology. Badugi is a triple draw four card low-hand wins game! The best low hand is comprised of four cards, with none of the same suit, and none of the same rank: i.e. ace, two, three, four all of different suits is the best possible hand!! When you find yourself holding 4 cards of different rank and suit then you are holding a…..BADUGI.How the Dealing Works:
Each player is dealt 4 cards in a clockwise direction starting from the player on the Small Blind. Cards are dealt to each player one card at a time. Once everyone has their 4 cards the action begins with the player to the left of the Big Blind and continues around the table in a clockwise direction.How to Play Badugi:
Each player is dealt 4 cards, after which the first betting round ensues, based on the strength of each players initial 4 cards. The betting amounts will depend which variation of Badugi you are playing, Limit, Pot Limit or Half Pot Limit.
First
bet round:
In this round the first player to act is the first participating player clockwise
from the big blind. The player may fold, call, or raise. Each player in clockwise
order is asked to bet, (call, raise, fold or check). Once everyone has had
their turn and all bets are matched you move on to the First Draw. First
draw round: Players are offered the opportunity to draw zero to four cards,
clockwise from the first participating seat to the left of the dealer button.
Players select which cards to keep and which to replace through a draw. Drawing
zero cards is known as 'Standing Pat'.
Second bet round:
Once players have completed their first draws, the second betting round is held. Again, the bet increment uses the low stakes. Second draw round: Same as first draw round.Third bet round:
Same as second bet round, only exception is that on this round the high stake is used for the betting increment. Third draw round: Same as second draw round, applying reshuffle of discards as is necessary.Final bet round:
The final betting round follows the same rules, using the high stake and leads to a showdown if more than one player remains standing.Showdown:
It's time to show your hand and see who won. The winning player scoops the pot! The showdown rules follow those of Hold'em. In brief, the player whose last bet is called, if there is one, shows cards first. If there is no last aggressor, showdown begins from the first participant holding cards, clockwise from the dealer button. As hands are shown, players with losing hands may muck or show, similar to Hold'em options.Winner:
Once the showdown is complete the winner is announced and awarded the pot. Fingers crossed that player will be you!Read the VC Poker Review
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VC Poker - Progressive Royal Jackpots
Hit a Royal Straight Flush on any Texas Hold'em real money ring game table and receive a special bonus.Requirements:
- · Hold’em real money games only.
- · 3 or more players must be dealt into the hand.
- · The winning hand must contain a Royal Flush to qualify.
- · The winning hand must include both hole cards and the hand must go to a showdown.
- · The hand must be raked.
- · In the event that two qualifying Jackpot hands are hit at exactly the same time, the hand starting first (based on our system clock) will be awarded the jackpot first.
- · Players must play their hands independently and cannot tell opponents how to act or reveal their hand to other players. Violations will disqualify the hand for the Jackpot.
How it works:
We will be offering four progressive jackpot bonuses. There will be one for each suit, i.e. Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs.Each jackpot will commence at $250 and will be incremented daily by another $250.
There will be four levels of Jackpot bonuses:
- 1. For stakes up to and including $0.10/$0.20 Limit/PL and NL the winner will receive 10% of current suited jackpot.
- 2. For stakes up to and including $1/$2 Limit and $0.25/$0.50 No Limit/Pot Limit the winner will receive 25% of current suited jackpot.
- 3. For stakes between $2/$4 to $4/$8 Limit and $0.50/$1 to $1/$2 No Limit/Pot Limit the winner will receive 50% of current suited jackpot.
- 4. For stakes greater than $4/$8 Limit or $1/$2 No Limit or Pot Limit the winner will receive 100% of current suited jackpot.
NB. Should a partial jackpot win force the current jackpot to be less than $250 then the jackpot will be re-set to the minimum of $250. The jackpot will be incremented by $250 daily at 00:00 GMT. Players will be kept abreast of the current jackpots using the Message of the Day and pop-up messaging or ticker announcements.
How to claim:
To claim your prize, you must e-mail support by clicking on the suggestion
link. This will include the hand ID (shown at the top center of the table you
were playing on), the table name, and the approximate time the respective hand
completed. Once this has been verified, your poker account will be credited
with the jackpot bonus.
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Pacific Poker School
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Paradise Poker School
Learn to play poker with Paradise pokers poker coach. A complete guide to learning poker brought to you by the lovely Caprice.
Supermodel Caprice guides you through the exciting game of poker, from the very basics, to detailed explanations of poker hand rankings, Texas Hold'em, Online Poker, How to bet, and a whole lot more…Watch the Instructional Poker Video starring Caprice.
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Blackjack Rules
Blackjack Rules
The Basics
- Each player is playing against the dealer. The aim of blackjack is to
have a higher hand then the dealer without going over 21. Each card has a value
which are added together to make the total of the hand.
- Card values are as follows: Face cards (King, Queen and Jack) are worth
10 and Aces are worth 1 or 11. There is no rule as to when an Ace is 1 or 11
and you do not need to state which it is, it's whatever works best for your hand.
All other cards (2 - 10) are worth the same amount as their number. Suits have
no meaning in this game.
- A hand with an Ace in it has a 'soft total' if the Ace can have the value
of 1 or 11 without going over 21. The player can draw another card and use the
smaller value for the Ace to avoid busting. If you have to use one value or the
other, it is called a 'hard total'.
- The game is played with eight decks of cards, shuffled after every hand.
- Once bets are down, the player including the dealer is dealt two cards.
- The dealer will expose one of his cards over and the other stays face
down until the end of the game.
- The play starts with the player telling the dealer how they want to play
their hand during their turn.
- After all the players have finished their hands the dealer will finish
his and then pay out or collect on bets.
- If you are dealt 21 in your first two cards (Ace & 10), you have a
blackjack. Having a blackjack means you win 1.5 the amount of your bet.
- If the dealer and player both have blackjack then the hand is a tie.
- If your hand totals over 21 you bust and the dealer takes the pot despite
his cards.
- To surrender, is to fold a hand at half the cost of the original bet.
- Hands may only be surrendered at the start of game play before taking
any other action like hitting, splitting or doubling.
- Only surrender a hand if it has 25% or less chance of winning.
- Hit is to request another card be dealt and increase the total value of
the hand.
- Stand is to keep the current hand and end the turn.
- You have the option to split your hand when you have two of a kind (including
any two cards valued at 10) dealt as the first two cards in play, suits do not
matter.
- Splitting means the pair is split into two separate hands and is often
a good strategy unless the cards are both valued at 10.
- Splitting doubles the bet, because both new hands must have the same value
as the original bet.
- A player can split additional pairs resulting from the original split
up to a maximum 3 splits in one game.
- If you are dealt two Aces, you may split them but are allowed only one
card to be drawn for each Ace. If you draw a ten, your card will be scored as
21 but this does not count as "Blackjack". In other words, it's paid
out as a hand simply totalling 21, not as a 3-2 payoff like a 2-card Blackjack.
It is always a good strategy to split Aces.
- Doubling must be done to a two card hand before a third card is drawn.
- This is similar to a hit, but the bet can be doubled and only one more
card is added to the hand. No cards can be drawn after the third card if a player
chooses to double down.
- A player can double down the amount of their original bet.
- Players can double on a hand resulting from a split.
- The dealer will offer an insurance bet to the players if his up-card is
an Ace, just in case the second card has a value of 10. This is a side bet and
does not affect the original amount.
- Insurance bets are half of the original bet and are paid at 2 to 1 odds.
- If the player has bought insurance and the dealer has blackjack, they
will break even.
- The dealer has strict rules on how to play blackjack and cannot deviate from
them. He cannot split or double. The Dealer follows the rule 'Dealer
hits soft 17', which works as follows:
- The dealer must continue to hit (draw cards) until his hand totals 17
or more at which point he must stand (stop drawing cards).
- An Ace in the dealer's hand is always valued at 11 unless it will make
the dealer go over 21.
- If the dealer has a soft total of 17 (where the Ace could be 1 or 11 without making the hand bust) the dealer will draw more cards and stand on soft 18 or more, or hard 17 or more.
