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Steve Ruddock is a professional poker player, instructor, and author. With over 10 years of playing experience, he is able to combine his real world experience, and his never-ending study of the game, to help players of all levels improve their play. Steve is a writer and contributor for pokerforums.org, and pokereagles.com.

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Online Poker Power Rankings for November 2009

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

The monthly Online Poker Power Rankings will judge the 10 best online poker cash game players based on current and career results –emphasizing...
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Protect yourself from online poker cheats: Collusion

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At least once a week there is story popping up on the online forums about cheating in some shape or form; be it collusion, multi-accounting, or some...
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With UIGEA legislation looming, Congress must decide online poker’s fate

With health-care reform stealing the headlines, a bit of online poker news has fallen through the cracks: UIGEA legislation is officially law on...
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What every poker player should know about rakeback

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What is rakeback? To understand what rakeback is you first have to be familiar with what the rake is: The rake is how online poker sites –and...
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A 3rd bill is introduced to legalize and regulate online gambling industry

This past Saturday, Senator Robert Wyden (D-OR) introduced a bill to legalize and regulate the online gaming industry to help offset the cost of...
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Online poker and the War on Drugs

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You may be wondering what online poker and the War on Drugs have to do with each other, and the answer is almost nothing. However, the...
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The history of online poker part 1: IRC to Planet Poker

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Remarkably, the idea of playing poker on the Internet was not the brainchild of some entrepreneur or corporation, in fact it had nothing to do with...
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3 online poker mistakes: Profit eaters

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In poker it’s not uncommon to be playing perfectly and still be making a mistake, or mistakes. Don’t fret, this is something that even the...
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A look inside the world of high-stakes poker

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When A. Alvarez wrote his runaway smash hit, The Biggest Game in Town in 1983, he did more than give casual poker players an inside look at the...
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Online poker rooms Ultimate Bet and Absolute turn 10

It’s hard to believe that online poker has been around for over 10 years now. Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker (which are now operating as the...
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