In a traditional game of face-to-face poker, tells are defined as any noticeable habit, physical reaction, or behavior that gives other players clues about what kind of hand you have. Because online players do not have the advantage of actually seeing their opponents they must rely on the other player’s actions to give away their hands.

While not always the most reliable tell, the stall is something that you should watch to determine betting patterns. The stall is defined as a player taking a long time to make their decision. With more and more players playing numerous games at the same time and experienced players doing it to throe you off (a reverse tell), the stall has become a less reliable tell.

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There are two ways in a poker game that you can end up having to put in the higher amount of money before the game has even begun. Traditionally, the person sitting to the left of the dealer is the ‘small blind’ and the person to the left of the small blind is the ‘big blind’. These are the two people who put money (or chips) into the pot before the game even begins. Suppose that you are playing a $10-$20 game.

Towards the beginning of the game, the $10 is the ‘big blind’ and as the game goes on, the ‘big blind’ will move up to $20. So here’s how it works at the beginning of each hand: the person to the left of the dealer has to put in the ‘small blind’, which is half of the big blind. If the big blind is currently $10, then the small blind is currently five dollars.

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Playing Powerball is a very popular pastime for many people these days—and you can forget the notion that only poor people play Powerball. People from all walks of life fork over their money to have a chance to hit it big. In fact, some research shows that the average Powerball player is employed and is in the middle class.

Those least likely to play are those who are poor or those who are wealthy. With potential earnings of millions of dollars it is no wonder that Powerball has become so popular. Did you know that if you play Powerball Powerplay, you could multiply your winnings? That is, if you strike it rich.

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Imagine you open your inbox and find an extremely convincing e-mail announcing your big lottery win!  You excitedly open the e-mail, and fill out the few simple “verification” questions, that will of course identify that you are indeed the rightful winner and will speed the process of you collecting your winnings. 

Is this the best day of your life?  Hardly; unfortunately you have just been scammed and there are many repercussions for giving someone your vital personal information. These types of lottery scams are now becoming commonplace and it is important to know how to identify them and protect yourself. 

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