If you're just getting started with poker, you're probably looking to learn how to the poker game played on all the TV shows: Texas Hold'em. Here are some resources to help you get the basics down -- and to understand that when fellow poker players declare they have ""Kojak" or "Maverick" they're not talking about what they've TiVo-ed but their pocket cards.

• How to Play Texas Hold'em
• Best Starting Hands for Texas Hold'em
• Slang for Texas Hold'em Starting Hands

One of the most enjoyable ways to get friends together for a night of poker is to host a poker tournament at your home. Our latest article takes you step-by-step on how to have a successful poker gathering, from supplies to rules, to getting the cards in the air. Read How to Host a Poker Tournament.

For a little more fun, serve up some poker cocktails at your event!

I am super, super psyched that I'll be attending the first-ever World Series of Poker Cash Academy in Atlantic City in a few weeks! The event, which will be held at the Harrah's on January 24th and 25th is like a super-intense poker school which "will provide poker players of all skill levels with the foundation and tools needed to become a consistent winning cash game player" in No Limit Hold’em cash games. Based on the staff, I believe it: The teachers include poker pros Mark Seif, Paul Wasicka and my old friend Alex Outhred, each of whom are exceptional players. They'll also be holding another Cash Academy event in Las Vegas on February 7th and 8th.

It's a great way to improve your skill and learn new strategies for cash games -- they also have World Series of Poker Academies throughout the year for getting better at no-limit Texas Hold'em tournaments as well, but I feel personally that I'm better at tournaments than cash games, and I haven't seen another program that looks as promising as this one. They have a session on transitioning from tournaments to cash games that I'm going to be sure to attend.

Interested about learning more about the programs? Read more on the WSOP Academy site.

There have been rumors that poker pro Annie Duke was among the 16 contestants on this seasons "Celebrity Apprentice" for a while but now we can confirm that she is indeed seeing if she's got what it takes to face The Donald. Some of the other celebrities on the show include Khloe Kardashian, Scott Hamilton, Tom Green, and Clint Black. This year, instead of vying for a job with Trump, the contestants will be competing in business-oriented tasks to raise money for charity.

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