In this free poker tournaments article I’m covering winning strategy ideas for knock out poker tournaments. Knock out tourneys are similar to normal regular poker tournaments but with the twist of money for knocking opponents out.

Your basic strategy should be to play big hands very aggressively to try and knock out as many players as you can as fast as possible. That’s good if you get a big hand but if you don’t what should you do?

Here are 2 examples form my own play of how to play and not to play! One was a 90 player and the other a 9 player game.

The 9 player game started very well. I played safely at the start. I had A,6s and got a flush at the flop, the other 8 all raised so I decided to go all-in. A pretty simple strategy and knocked out 3 players at once.

I thought I was unbeatable and played a weak hand against a short stack player who went all-in – I lost. That woke me up and I revaluated my situation. I knocked out another player when I played safe a 4,4 and went all-in when the flop had another 4. The opponent showed AA but the river got me another 4 so off he went.

After that we were into heads up play. My big stack against a short one. I have to admit as I had knocked the other 7 players and I was pretty confident. All I had to do was wait for a good hand. We played a while but the good hand did not appear so, becoming impatient, I played some less good hands and, maybe due to some luck as well as a much bigger stack, eventually got the win.

In the 90 players tournament I knew that I had to be more patient, to wait for the big hand and double up. I got it and hit a straight flush and from there I started building my stack. After playing for 3 hours I became chip leader with only 13 players left (12 getting in the money).

The 13th player left after another couple of hours yet I felt tired and bored and after hitting the final table with 7 players left my patience ended. I got beat by a 2,2 and went on the tilt, I went all-in with QQ an got smashed by a KK plus 1 K in the flop.

So analysing my game what worked for me was the short game not the long. In the long game I played well through to the most important stage and made bad mistakes on the final table. I went tilt and lost with good hands because I was tired, took some small hits and felt that as I had been the big stack most of the time I was somehow owed.

In conclusion, endurance in long poker tournaments is vital. It’s important in the short ones too but you don’t need quite the same level of endurance for time on the table. Overall in any game be safe yet aggressive when you get good hands keep calm all the time. If you don’t have the patience endurance for big player number long games stay with shorter ones.

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It’s about that time of year again when notebook manufacturers start outing their spring/summer lines and we just stumbled across a forum post supposedly detailing HP’s approaching updates. Most bumps are evolutionary hardware-wise with new CPUs, GPUs, and touchscreens, but there’s even talk new models and AMD quad-core CPUs being offered for the first time in HP notebooks.

HP is reportable releasing a dm4 model that will be available with either Intel or AMD CPUs along with switchable graphics and an optical disk drive. The dm4 model number also indicates it will have a 14-inch screen and likely retail around $650-$850. This model is supposed to be built with the same aluminum structural frame found in the dm3s.

The dv6 and dv7 are losing their custom styling options in favor of an aluminum lid and keyboard tray, along with a chiclet keyboard and the Envy’s love-it-or-hate-it button-less trackpad. (we hate it) Think the G71 series with a different trackpad and keyboard. Apparently the AMD quad-core CPUs will be optional and the dv6 might be available with a touchscreen

The report also states that HP is bringing back the dv5 and will style it along the same lines as the the updated dv6 and dv7. If it does hit the lineup, HP would have a straight flush with of notebooks with at least one model hitting every screen size options from 11- to 18-inches.

Of course none of this info should be considered official yet although we should be hearing something soon as these models should be available as soon as April or May.

Of all the hands dealt in video poker only 21% are winning hands. The remainder, which is 79%, are losers. The smart video poker player knows what he must do with about 70% of the hands dealt so that it can become a winning hand.

There are some effective video poker tips in this article. When building your own video poker strategy be sure to follow these tips. A good strategy will increases your odds of winning in online video poker or offline video poker. Find a machine that pays out nine for a full house win and six for a flush win. It’s very important! Find and play on a video poker machine with the lowest wager possible if you are new to video poker.

Before playing on the higher wager machines wait until you have more experience. A good trick is to verbalize every hand you get. Remember you’re not playing against another person, the machine doesn’t care if you are “playing too slow.” Take your time, be sure about your next move before you take it. Many new players fall to recognize that the Jack is the most important hand in the deck. Unlike traditional poker where the Ace is king (so to speak) A Jack provides you with many more hands than an Ace does.

The varieties of video poker you can play are almost endless, but they all have their own pay tables that require specific strategies. The best way to start is to limit your choices to two. The best way to improve your game is by playing on your computer or at online casino using play money. If you train this way, you get to practice your skills risk free. Here are some basic video poker strategy tips:

1. Don’t ever hold a joker with your pair. This reduces your payout by 5%

2. If you can get a Royal Flush by drawing 3 cards do not Draw 4.

3. Always stay on a winning five-card hand except in a case where you can get a royal flush with one card.

4. Never break a flush to draw a straight flush even with one draw.

5. Always break a flush to draw a royal flush.

6. Don’t break a straight to draw for a straight flush.

7. Don’t draw five, if you’re holding a 5 or better.

8. Never leave a ten on a four card draw. And the main tip: control you bankroll. Video poker and every other gambling games should be considered entertainment. I know that Lady Luck comes to players who enjoy video poker.

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