Meskwaki Casino

Meskwaki Casino & Hotel was the host of Heartland Poker Tour last weekend. I spend four days there and I have to say I'm very satisfied with the object and services. Casino is located in the heart of Iowa, Tama county, at the intersections of Highway 63 and 30. for the last few years this area has bean one of the top pheasant hunting areas in the state. For more informations visit http://www.tamatoledo.com/ 

Hotel with new added tower has over 400 rooms. Casino offers over 1600 machines and all popular table games.

Action in the poker room never stops. Texas Holdem is the most popular game, but H.O.E. with blinds 1-2-5 has the most action. It's pot limit round-by-round with Holdem, Omaha High and Omaha Eight.  the bad beat jackpot for texas Holdem games is another incentive. They also hosts many tournaments and I may go back in May to play $300 buyin Meskwaki Classic.  Call Card room staff for current promotions and/or tournament schedules at 1-800-728-4263 ext 2119   http://www.meskwaki.com/

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During the $1/2 cash game we had this interesting hand. On my right I had a Cub's fan who was so unlycky, and he lost all big pots. This is just an example.  There was a raise and reraise preflop, but pocket aces didn't push, so the Minnesota girl was able to stay in the hand. Cubs fan finished as the third best.

Heartland Poker Tour Event Tama, IA

Here is an interesting tournament I want to play. Tama is just 215 miles from Madison. The Main Event starts March 27, and buy in is $1000+100. Satellites every Sunday from Feb-7 to Mar-21, and every day the week before main event. Final table is televised. The same event last time November 2009, had 253 players with top 30 paid and the 1st place prize was $71,000.
Click for more info: March 21-28 Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel Tama, Iowa

Thursday Mar 25, 2010 10:00am Single Table Satellites $60-two advance & $85-three advance into $250 Qualifier
Thursday Mar 25, 2010 7:00pm $220+30 HPT Main Event Qualifier 20% advance
Friday Mar 26, 2010 10:00am $60-two player advance & $85-three player advance Single Table Satellites into $250 Qualifier
Friday Mar 26, 2010 10:00am $250-two player advance LAST CHANCE Single Table Satellites into Main Event
Friday Mar 26, 2010 12:00 Noon $220+30 HPT Main Event Qualifier 20% advance
Friday Mar 26, 2010 7:00pm $220+30 HPT Main Event Qualifier 20% advance
Saturday Mar 27, 2010 10:00am and at 1:30pm $250-two player advance Single Table Satellites into Main Event
Saturday Mar 27, 2010 9:00am $220+30 HPT Main Event LAST CHANCE Qualifier 20% advance
Saturday Mar 27, 2010 3:00pm $1,000+100 HPT Main Event - Day 1
Sunday Mar 28, 2010 10:00am HPT Main Event - Day 2
Click for complete schedule and tournament structure.


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Are you reading poker books

Poker books are one of the most important tools needed to improve your poker game. Of course you do not have to read a poker book to learn to play poker. But if you want to play winning poker and if you want to master this game, then reading best poker books is a must.

Authors of poker books are usually experienced poker players. These proven poker players that make living playing poker are guarantee that best poker books will give you besides the theory also inside view into the mind of professional poker players. The best poker books will guide you from the theory of odds through psychological tips and tricks all the way to the real cash poker games experience.

Best poker books are full of authors experience. It took some of them many years to find successful way how to beat poker game consistently. Getting your hands on such a valuable poker advice and experience can help you to gain the edge over other poker players. You can not expect to find "how to" instructions. Important is to understand the material, shape your own ideas, and build your poker philosophy and the approach to a game.

Poker books are available online and you can find some even for just a few dollars. Here are some ideas, just click the links and make an order.
Texas Hold'em Books
Tournament Poker Books
Omaha Poker Books
Poker Player Biography Books



Google has a book search that reveals a surprisingly large amount of content for each book. The poker books I searched for all had multiple chapters intact and ready to view in an easy to read format. Some books had the entire book online. Just search a topic like "poker" or "omaha" and you can get a list to explore  http://books.google.com/books?q=poker Check this sample of the book from Google library: Winning Omaha/8 Poker By Mark Tenner, Lou Krieger