http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/en-EUhttp://backend.userland.com/rss092http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/75/bb1d038b079c437d0fee74580f2440_160x200.jpg <p>Choosing a right table is very important while playing in an online poker room. Your winning chances are very much dependent upon the kind of room and table you choose. Those who win quite frequently, play very efficiently. They make their opponents mistake as their steps, which takes them to top floor of victory always. For that, one must know what the best and profitable places are. While playing on the internet, the choices are enormous.</p> <p>A table acquired by loose players is the best place to choose from. Less quality and playing many hands are the characteristics of such players. Recognizing a loose player is easy by knowing the type of cards he is playing with. Through chat box in online poker room, Pro player communicate with such weak players. Novice players also known as “fishes”. Playing with fishes is the safest way of winning the game, with fewer struggles. Avoid playing at conservative and tight poker table, which is not that, much profitable. Playing with “shark” is the worst case, if you are the new poker player and want to win. So better don’t cross their way till you are not confident enough to deal with them. One more a very important aspect is the pot size, different tables are offering. Clicking on the flop percentage button you can evaluate how profitable a particular table is. </p> <p>Wish you best of luck at the tables!!!</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/07/25/choosing-a-right-table-4495876/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/07/25/choosing-a-right-table-4495876/Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:42:36 +0200 <p><strong>What is Poker Tell?</strong></p> <p>A poker tells is a gesticulation which is made by players while playing poker. This gives you some idea about your opponent’s hand. </p> <p>If you are playing live you can notice some players show a particular kind of behavior which shows that they have some thing strong against of you. For example some players smile and talk differently or may they will play with the poker chips in their hand. This all need to be checked and you will have to be alert all the time.</p> <p>Online tells – while playing online its difficult to spot tells because you are not able to see that person. But be sure that there are few methods by which you can figure out something.</p> <p>1) Just after making the bet by you if a player calls quickly it might show that he is having a drawable hand for a flush or open ended straight. </p> <p>2) If the player is making delay in the game it clearly shows that they are having a strong hand but they try to pretend as if they are having very weaker hand. </p> <p>3) If some player try to delay before the check it means they might be having weaker hand but they try to pretend as if they are having strong hand.</p> <p>Even though the above mentioned points are bit helpful for you to figure out your opponents tells it is advised not to follow it blindly, try to analyze the game and the opponents move and act accordingly.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/07/14/title-4445045/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/07/14/title-4445045/Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:49:26 +0200 <p>While playing in any online poker room you have to interact with different player on the same table. Each player possesses a particular style. A beginner might get amazed by the names of such players. They are calling station, rock, maniac, shark etc. Its not like all style are bad few are good too but sometimes they get slipped inside the bad shadow and then your job should be to save your bankroll from such players. It is to be learned by every poker player to know how to trap such style of players and enjoy your stay in the game with less hassle.</p> <p>Now let’s have a look at player’s type one by one –</p> <p>Loose passive players or Calling Station: These players are with almost no action in the game and want others to clear the path for them. They call at any pair. Such players try to remain in the game until the show down and are the witness of number of flops. One trick is there to tackle such players is to value bet with high hands .This will let them to be in the game for a log time chasing with their weak hands. Don’t try to bluff with them as it is worthless. </p> <p><strong>The Maniac</strong>: </p> <p>As the name suggest this player is so passionate to raise a bit extra and hungry to play many hands. Beware of these players because some times it is very challenging to deal with them while playing any hand. There is no question to play out of position until you have a better and much big hand in your account. Pass the time till you have big hands after a while let them enter into your territory to bet. They tend to call on frequently at big draws.</p> <p><strong>The Shark</strong>: </p> <p>you may have an aspiration to be a player like the shark. No one can get sense of such players mind. They are aggressive players who are in search of right time till they earn big hands which become their weapons for this hard battle of Texas holdem. Try to stay away from these players. Make sure you have got good position at the time of flop if you really want to cross the way of shark players.</p> <p><strong>The Rock</strong>: </p> <p>They are really as hard as rock and are only there to play best hands. Here it is a suggestion not to play with them until you are not having good hands otherwise the ball will be in their court.</p> <p><strong>The Fish</strong>: </p> <p>They are like a bud of flower which is about to blossom in the spring. And are in-experienced players with limited amount of knowledge. Fish players get indulged in playing many hands and are ready to call at the river with more or less every pair. You have a chance here to play against them having big hands.</p> <p>Whenever you are playing no matter on the internet or live in any casino, a deep study of all such player is always advantageous for you. Once you gain knowledge about them no one can stop you to steal chips out of their pockets. So keep playing and studying Texas Holdem. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/07/04/players-type-in-texas-holdem-4402593/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/07/04/players-type-in-texas-holdem-4402593/Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:17:03 +0200 <p>It should be kept in the mind that the <a href="http://www.poker-videogame.info">poker</a> is extremely reputed In US area. As reputed casinos are hassle free and provide top class services to the users. The services could varies from <a href="http://www.pokerroomspain.info">online poker </a>to casino. Casino are doing everything at attract people. They are even offering bonuses to the first time players of slots and roulette and major thing is that they are entertaining communities to play in a group. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/06/27/entertaining-community-play-4370056/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/06/27/entertaining-community-play-4370056/Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:33:56 +0200 <p>Dan Pevar had the idea for Poker Pauly while working at an online poker store in West Chester, Pennsylvania this year. His original vision was of a Garfield-like strip where three characters played poker obsessively. Their names would be: Pauly, Cynthia, and Elbow.... a brother, a sister, and a cat.Soon after writing his first five strips, Dan decided to find an artist to bring the characters to life on paper, and after about a month of looking at artists, illustrator Alex T. Lee popped up on the local Craig's List. Both in their early 30's, Dan and Alex were ready for a good project to sink their teeth into so they quickly set to work and made about 40 comics before they even shook hands! Katie Lightcap, a humorist blogger and artist in her mid-twenties, joined the team as the editor in chief, but soon became a co-writer adding her sharp wit to Poker Pauly. All three of them intend to push the limits of comics artistically, and they are very proud to have successfully managed to create (to the best of their knowledge) the best (and first) daily poker comic strip out there! Their long-term goal is to see Poker Pauly in the Philadelphia Inquirer and other large city papers, but for now Poker Pauly abides on the internet. Dan's, Alex's, and Katie's contact information may be found at PokerPauly.com. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/06/20/the-origins-of-poker-pauly-4339266/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/06/20/the-origins-of-poker-pauly-4339266/Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:38:42 +0200 <p>People also enjoy gambling in different games activities for example football, horse racing etc. One can get the idea that there is a lot influence of gambling in sports betting .Gambling involved in sports is known as sports betting. Betting is applied over the players and on the result of game decides the victory or defeat .Once they get it is done on the interest of individual there could be further rounds of betting .The location of people is also depends. Countries like Canada, UK and USA has their own rules. In some part of the world sports betting is done without any restrictions and there are many sponsors who help to elevate sports betting. Different countries have their own federal laws against or in favors of betting and poker. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/06/05/sports-betting-4276032/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/06/05/sports-betting-4276032/Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:58:30 +0200 <p>No one would like to get blown once reached near to win .At this moment is the correct time to use the river strategy in your game as life saving drug. How you behave and what strategies you apply at very crucial moment of game will decide your image.</p> <p>At this point of game one must very well know what the other player is having and his next move should be according to that knowledge only.at the same time a good hand position also contains the importance.</p> <p>As a pro player it is very essential to measure the difference of highest possible appealing hand and his own hand. A lot effort will have to be invested if the difference is huge .Make sure the other player should not have the best combination of cards otherwise your chances of winning could get blurred. Also check what kind of betting they are doing large or average or small. </p> <p>There would not be remaining many players in the hand at this point except all the players have lost totally, thus decreasing the power of your winning hand. </p> <p>If the 3 towards the straight or the flush are there on the gambling table then it should be taken into consideration by you. If you think about a pair lying on the gambling table to be regarded as full house. Your 3 of a kind could be sufficient for performing well if there is nothing on the gambling table. Your work regarding verifying the best possible hand that gives the board is really very important. If it’s not, then your strategy depending upon the river concerning to the <a href="http://www.launchpoker.com/texas-holdem/rules">Texas Holdem</a> game is insignificant.</p> <p>If you possess this and are playing against only 1 out of the 2 players, you should not fold the hand if it is most specifically a small bet for calling i.e. if you possess a reasonable poker hand. </p> <p>You shall be on a chance of getting rolled up on the river by means of the bad beat and if it occurs you should have to walk out from there. This situation occurs almost all the time in online poker gaming. The same hand can be played by you up to 19 times more and most probably you would be the 19 of all of them. Therefore, you should not let something hard for anyone what returns to you back.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/05/28/river-strategy-of-texas-holdem-4234078/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/05/28/river-strategy-of-texas-holdem-4234078/Wed, 28 May 2008 05:38:35 +0200 <p>This game is a variation of holdem with a slight change of extra community cards.</p> <p>In this game flop starts with 6 community cards. For lower and upper boards each 3 cards are used .Then at the time of turn and river one - one card for upper and lower board is dealt. As we know Holdem game commences with 52 cards and to make the best hand one just has to use the 5 cards out of available 7 cards. </p> <p>If you are able to get sense of what the other players hand is not having would prove to be an extra advantage for you. Once we start playing we can easily get the touch of changes in the game.</p> <p>There are 2 rows in the game one is upper and another one is lower. If you wish to make your hand then you can pick up one row from it. Your choices can get changed during the hand. </p> <p>One who has the best hand in upper and lower row will be the winner of the game .You may yield as much as you can from the pot and can make the best hand. But on table you will have to share with others too.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/05/20/double-flop-holdem-a-variety-of-poker-4197892/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/05/20/double-flop-holdem-a-variety-of-poker-4197892/Tue, 20 May 2008 13:44:41 +0200 <p>We recommend all our visitors to take a look at dominateonlinepoker.com , we find this portal one of the best poker strategy websites ever seen. 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You'll become a better poker player for sure!</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/05/12/best-online-poker-strategy-and-ebooks-4163046/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/05/12/best-online-poker-strategy-and-ebooks-4163046/Mon, 12 May 2008 10:59:01 +0200 <p>However in Texas holdem poker rules are quite comprehensive and much clear but still some people are there who try to break those rules and go against them. There is special term for such people they are recognized as angle shooters. By doing this they think they will achieve what they want from the game. But it’s strictly violation of rules and not at all appropriate.</p> <p><strong>Techniques - Angle shooting </strong></p> <p>There is one technique when an angle shooter just acts to hide his actual plan as what he is going do. By doing this he try to confuse the other players. For instance if there are say four players are playing and there and the shooter has his turn after the other three players, he analyze the entire situation and with the idea given by the dealer he acts accordingly.</p> <p><strong>Some more about techniques</strong></p> <p>One more trendy technique is betting with a lot of chips. Suppose a player who has to play after the shooter is keyed up at that moment shooter will put down a one or two out of bunch of chips and withdraws from betting on the contrary if he is looking alarmed then shooter will opt for comparatively big bet .</p> <p><strong>Protection from Angle Shooters</strong></p> <p>Well one thing can be done to get away from such angle shooter is to give them a negative gestures. One more way is be alert when he is there on the table and not to perform any such thing which will help him to trap you. At the time when you are going to play after him try to get the senses of his action and then play according to that.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/04/29/rules-texas-hold-em-poker-4108928/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2008/04/29/rules-texas-hold-em-poker-4108928/Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:01:46 +0200 <p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/4/%7BA2758964-4233-4813-B214-E63649D093AC%7D/A7TT05.jpg" alt="" title="holdemtips">The flop hits the table. There is perhaps no more exciting moment in all of poker when so much happens at one time. These three up cards, called &ldquo;the flop,&rdquo; can easily turn a great two-card starting hand into foldable mush or turn two junk cards (for example, a typical bad &ldquo;blind&rdquo; hand) into pure gold! And note that you see all three of these flop cards (which together with your two hand cards constitutes five of the seven cards), all for the price of one round of betting (the round of betting before the flop). This is quite a bargain, compared with most other forms of poker with open cards, where five cards are seen only after several rounds of betting. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">But, as this flop hits the table, you are strongly advised to look around at the other players instead of feasting your eyes on this latest awesome flop (you can look at the flop later). At this particular moment, some very useful information is available to those who know enough to look for it. </p>  <br> <span>Studying</span> players  <br> <br>  Quite often even good players make spontaneous facial expressions or other motions (referred to as &ldquo;tells&rdquo;) which indicate whether they particularly like or dislike the flop. If this is one of the many hands that you have chosen not to play (that is, you folded before the flop), this is a great time to study the active players to check out what kind of hands they bet, call or raise with, whether they play loose or tight, whether they tend to &ldquo;chase&rdquo; or fold when behind, &ldquo;pay off&rsquo; at the end, etc. This is information you must have in your memory banks to help you make subsequent close decisions. But observe inconspicuously; you strongly prefer that your opponents do not become aware that they are being watched (even not-too- bright opponents can pick up on this).  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">For example, if you have a high pair, one or more higher cards in the flop often sends you to the showers. Even with aces you may face impending doom when a high pair hits the board, or three of the same suit, or even three to a straight such as jack-ten-nine. On the other hand, if you entered in the blind with 7-2 off suit, and the flop hits with three more of these cards (such as 7-7-2), then you have obviously struck gold. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Mike Caro says: &ldquo;Watch the players, not the flop, even when you&rsquo;re not involved in the hand. There&rsquo;s absolutely no reason for you to watch the flop. If you do, you&rsquo;ll miss the most important tells in hold &lsquo;em. The flop will still be there when you&rsquo;re ready to look. Pick out one opponent and watch that player watch the flop. Either the opponent continued to stare at the flop for several seconds or the opponent looked away uninterested. Which was it? Make a decision each time you see that opponent look at the flop. Usually when opponents scrutinize a flop and then nonchalantly look away, they like the flop. They&rsquo;re simply pretending that it doesn&rsquo;t interest them. Conversely, if they continue to stare as if studying the flop optimistically, it probably didn&rsquo;t help them at all. I will not discuss their motives in depth, but I devoted a book (complete with 179 photographs) to that complex topic. It&rsquo;s called Mike Caro&rsquo;s Book of Tells the Body Language of Poker.&rdquo; </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">The flop hits the table. You have scrutinized the opposition. Now it is time to commence firing. What are the main guiding principles? If the flop gives you a lock hand (very unlikely to lose), you should probably check in an early seat about two-thirds of the time (reasons discussed later). If the flop completely misses you, you will probably check intending to fold at the first bet (in early seat, it is rare to bluff with nothing &mdash; unless you have some specific knowledge about your opponents). Very good and very bad hands are relatively easy to play. But planning your campaign after the flop with in-between hands is probably the most skill-intensive area in hold &lsquo;em. And your position with respect to the dealer (button) is an extremely important aspect in your planning.</p>    </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/12/21/cometh_the_flop~3473225/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/12/21/cometh_the_flop~3473225/Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:40:10 +0100 <p class="MsoNormal">         <img src="http://www.owrsra.com/images/fundraiser1.jpg" alt="" width="441" height="330" title="learn poker"><br> As mentioned earlier, the rule is that you are not supposed to show your cards to any other players. Some people, however, are sloppy card handlers and it is sometimes easy to get glimpses of other cards. How helpful is this? Sorry to say, but most of the time it is not very worthwhile, and sometimes can even lead you into making incorrect strategy decisions. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">This happens because, although you know the playing strategy, you may not know the statistical basis for it. For instance, you hold a four card straight flush and see one of the cards you need in another player&rsquo;s hand. As a result, you decide to pull your second bet. This is a wrong decision because your hand still has a positive expectation of winning. If you don&rsquo;t make the straight flush, you still have a good chance of getting a flush. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">On the other hand, if you are holding a four card outside straight and see one of the cards you need, the situation is so marginal that how you play it depends on the strength of your straight. If the straight contains a ten or higher, let it ride; if it doesn&rsquo;t, pull the bet. This is because you also have a chance of hitting a high pair if your straight contains one or more high cards. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">A hundred card combinations could be enumerated along with the practical effect of seeing additional cards, but the list would be almost impossible to memorize. The bottom line is that, unless you do memorize such a list, your judgment call is as likely to be wrong as it is to be right. In the long run, you are better off to just ignore the other player&rsquo;s cards. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">conclusion </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Let It Ride has two interesting characteristics that sets it apart from other table games. The first is that the players have to put up three equal wagers before the first card is dealt. This intimidates many beginning players until they get used to the idea. Of course, they can always get back two of those three bets if their hand doesn&rsquo;t develop well. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">The second is that the dealer is not an adversary player, but only distributes the cards and makes the payoffs. This seems to have a positive effect on the table atmosphere. Furthermore, playing against a fixed payout schedule rather than an unknown quantity (the dealer&rsquo;s hand) seems to reduce overall tensions. Consequently, the game is usually pretty relaxed and more sociable than most other table games. Even with a house edge of 3.5%, I find the game restful and rather enjoyable. Of course, I never make the bonus bet. </p>   <p><span><br> </span> </p>   </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/12/08/peaking_cards~3412828/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/12/08/peaking_cards~3412828/Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:47:31 +0100 <p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.bonjourquebec.com/fileadmin/Image/decouvrez/activites/attraits/casinos/casino_charlevoix_g.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="460" title="gambling"></p> <p>Most table games have a history. They have either been around for a long time or they are a modification of another game that has been around for a long time. Let It Ride is different. It was invented by Shuffle Master to help market its single-deck shuffling machines. Let It Ride was introduced to Nevada casinos in 1993 and quickly became a hit with many table-game players. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Let It Ride is played on a blackjack-like table with, of course, a shuffling machine. It is an unusual type of poker game where you put up all your bets before the first cards are dealt and then you can pull your bets back one-by-one if you don&rsquo;t like the way your hand develops. If you do like the cards, you just let your bets ride, as indicated by the name of the game. You can also make an optional side bet to qualify for an additional bonus payout. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Rules</p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">The game is easy to learn. Winning hands are based on the standard poker hands, and there are no wild cards. However, unlike blackjack and regular poker, you don&rsquo;t play against the dealer or the other players at the table. Instead, the value of your final hand is determined by a fixed payout schedule. Consequently, the bluffing and normal playing strategies that are used in traditional poker games do not apply. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Bets</p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">When the game begins, you put up three equal bets. You can also place an optional $1 side bet which qualifies you for a separate bonus payout. Three cards are then dealt to each player and two additional community cards are placed in the center of the table. The community cards are exposed one-by-one, becoming a part of each player&rsquo;s han to eventually form a five card poker hand. Before the first community card is turned over, you have to decide if your three card hand is a potential winner or loser. Accordingly, you may either let you bet ride or pull it back. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">The dealer then exposes the first of the two community cards. You now. go through the same decision process again and either pull back ( second bet or let it ride. Finally, the second community card is turned over so you now have a five card poker hand. You cannot pull the third bet&mdash;it is kind of a late ante. Also, there are no draws, three cards you are dealt plus the two community cards are a] have to work with. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Dealer</p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">The dealer now evaluates your hand and makes the appropriate offs in accordance with the two paytables. To qualify for any kin payout, your hand must be at least a pair of tens. If your bets w apiece and you let all of them ride, you could win as much as $1 for a royal flush. If you placed the optional side bet, you could v additional $20,000. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">So, isn&rsquo;t Let It Ride simply another version of poker games that community cards? In a way, but who ever heard of a game in i you put up all your bets before getting a single card and then them back one by one? It sounds silly, but the popularity of the indicates that it works for many people. </p>  <span><br> </span> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/11/29/winning_hands~3369813/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/11/29/winning_hands~3369813/Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:08:28 +0100 <p><span><img src="http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/2/%7B62973570-BFF7-4FD1-A414-A7B0D4F3BE5F%7D/A46504.jpg" alt="" width="103" height="128" title="holdem">   Here are some Texas Holdem<br>  <br> terms:                                           <br>             <br> </span><u><span>Deck of cards</span></u><span> &ndash; a standard deck of 52 cards, 13 cards of each suit: spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs.<br>  </span><u><span><br> Pocket cards</span></u><span> - </span><span>The two faced down cards dealt to a player at the beginning of a each hand<br> </span><u><span><br> Connected cards</span></u><span> - </span><span>Two consecutive pocket cards<br> </span><u><span><br> Calling Station</span></u><span> &ndash; A player that checks and calls a lot rather than betting or raising.<br>  </span><u><span><br> Suited cards - </span></u><span>pocket cards when they are of the same suit<br> </span><u><span><br> Community cards &ndash; </span></u><span>cards that are spread face up in the middle of the table and are common to every player still in the hand.<br> </span><u><span><br> Nuts</span></u><span> - </span><span>The best possible hand<br> </span><u><span><br> Drawing hand</span></u><span> - </span><span>A hand that needs to improve in order to win, usually to a straight or flush<br> </span><u><span><br> Showdown</span></u><span> - The final phase after all betting has ended and players reveal their cards<br> </span><u><span><br> Button</span></u><span> - </span><span>A symbol that designates which player is the dealer on a specific hand<br> </span><u><span><br> Heads up</span></u><span> &ndash; a hand which </span><span>only two players are involved in<br> </span><u><span><br> Short handed game</span></u><span> - </span><span>A game with few players, usually up to 6 players<br> </span><u><span><br> Multiple pot </span></u><span>&ndash; a hand with more than two players are involved in<br> </span><u><span><br> Bankroll</span></u><span> &ndash; the amount of money a player has<br> </span><u><span><br> Pot</span></u><span> - </span><span>The amount of money in the centre of the table<br> </span><u><span><br> All in</span></u><span> - </span><span>Putting all your chips into the pot<br> </span><u><span><br> Bluff</span></u><span> - </span><span>Betting or raising when you think you don't have the best hand<br> </span><u><span><br> Odds</span></u><span> - </span><span>The probability for something to happen, usually the chances of getting a desirable card.</span><span> </span> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/11/19/texas_holdem_terms~3319165/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/11/19/texas_holdem_terms~3319165/Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:12:54 +0100 <p class="MsoNormal">Pai Gow Poker</p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Pai Gow Poker is an American version of the old Chinese game of Pai Gow. Actually, it is a blending of Pai Gow and poker that, in its earliest form, probably dates back to the mid-1800s. In 1986, a modem version of Pai Gow Poker got its start in California card rooms and, in 1987, the casino version (in which the house may act as banker) was introduced in Las Vegas. A few years later, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved Pai Cow Poker. Since then, it has become one of the fastest-growing games in American casinos. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">The original game of Pai Cow, which uses special dominos, is symbolic, enigmatic, and difficult to learn. Pai Cow Poker, on the other hand, uses a regular deck of cards and is based on standard poker hands. It is comparatively easy to learn and play&mdash;our casinos wouldn&rsquo;t have it any other way. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Blackjack</p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Pai Cow Poker is played on a blackjack-like table with six player positions. It uses a standard 52-card deck plus one joker. With a couple of exceptions, winning hands are almost the same as standard poker hands. That is where the similarity to <a href="http://www.myholdemtips.com/">Holdem</a> ends. You only play against the banker&rsquo;s hand, and you have only one opportunity to place a bet. Consequently, the bluffing and normal playing strategies that are used in regular poker games are of no value. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">The game begins after the banker is selected and each player puts up an initial bet. The selection procedure for the banker, who may be the dealer or one of the players, will be explained later. Seven cards are<span>  </span>then dealt to everyone at the table, including the dealer. You now have to split your seven cards into two separate hands: a two card hand and a five card hand. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">winning condition</p> <p class="MsoNormal">you win if both hands beat both of the banker&rsquo;s hands. If one hand beats the banker and the other doesn&rsquo;t, it is considered a push and no money changes hands. Hands that are exactly alike are called copy hands and are won by the banker. Although the house already has the edge (unless a player is the banker), to be certain it can never lose money, it assesses a 5% commission on all winning bets. </p>  <br> <p class="MsoNormal">Pai Gow Poker moves at a leisurely pace. Originally, the dealing process was somewhat involved and convoluted, and many players were very slow and deliberate in deciding how to split their hands. Today, however, most casinos have figured out ways to speed up the game and most players are experienced enough to arrange their hands quickly. Your bankroll will fluctuate less than in other games because all the bets are even money, and almost half the hands are pushes. </p>   </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/10/22/pal_gow_poker~3176800/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://learnpoker.blog.co.uk/2007/10/22/pal_gow_poker~3176800/Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:59:33 +0200