Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
Website http://www.theppa.org
Website http://www.theppa.org The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is an American nonprofit Interest group formed[by whom?][when?] to emphasize the rights of poker players, and to protect the players' liberties."[2] The PPA formed to serve as an advocacy group to Washington to establish rights and protections for U.S. poker players.[citation needed] Within the first year of its existence, the PPA garnered over 600,000 members.[3] In April 2008, the PPA claimed to have signed up its one millionth member.[4] Membership growth has been due in part to promotional activities by online poker cardrooms like Party Poker.[5]
This organization unsuccessfully lobbied against
This organization unsuccessfully lobbied against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006,[6] which prohibited financial institutions from making payments to internet gambling sites.[7] Many online poker sites suspended U.S. operations.[8] Other sites have continued to serve U.S. customers, citing legal opinions that UIGEA does not apply to poker.[9] Advocacy The PPA aims to get laws such as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 overturned either through political or judicial means.[10] For example, the PPA in conjunction with online poker sites, dedicated June 15, 2006 as "Write Your Congressmen Day."[11] Another example is the "PPA Fly-In", where around 100 members and many professional poker players, including Annie Duke, Howard Lederer, and