Archive for 2011

The European Commission will initiate legal action against four countries in the debate on opening up markets paris and poker on the Internet through the 27 countries comprising the European Union.
The four countries covered by the committee are: Denmark, Finland, Hungary and Sweden.
The case of Germany and the Netherlands are still in deliberation. Read more »

After the blinds have been paid, each player is dealt two cards face down, one at a time. The dealers begins with the player to his left and then deals clockwise around the table until each player has two cards.

Next, there is a betting round that begins with the player to the left of the big blind. This player may call the minimum bet to stay in, raise it or fold. After that player acts, the action continues clockwise around the Read more »

I just visited Salt Lake City over the past four days.  I enjoy trying new poker rooms whenever I travel. I have a large collection of poker chips that I collect when I play in a new casino. All the SLC locals know the place to go play poker is in Wendover, Nevada. I had to go check it out so I made the 2 hour drive to the border town of Wendover. I played some $1 – $2 no-limit poker at the Wendover Nugget and Montego Bay Read more »

Still stinging from several bad beats today, I started thinking about the predictability of luck coming in streaks.  I’ll spare you the details of my bad beats. We all have these lucky and not-so-lucky streaks.

It occurs to me that this would be the normal or expected fluctuation of probably occurrences in poker. Read more »

I just played a $55 + $5 sit-n-go tournament. We were in the final three and I looked down at Ace Ace in the pocket. The other players were aggressive and I was on the button so I limped in. Sure enough the big blind went all-in. Delighted, I called the all-in for all my tournament chips. The big blind turned over King 5 of diamonds. The flop came and gave me trips with a flop of Ace (d) 3 (d) 7 (h). Read more »

Every professional gambler shall not start the game once he/she is not aware of the probabilities of the game.

Probabilities Of Blackjack Game

Everything is just like that in Blackjack. It is highly necessary to know the root of Read more »

Video poker is one of the few games in the casino which has a very low house edge which means that if you are a video poker player, you have a good chance of winning and when video poker is played optimally, you can continue to win over a long period of time. Read more »

When you assume the chair in any online casino, you are mostly confused about the betting pattern and you start meandering to know the rules. The prevailing notion is that online casino is always very costly and it is meant exclusively for the pampered children of the rich people. The overwhelming popularity and deep level of penetration have proved that online casinos are meant for the masses. Read more »

The Baccarat game originates from Italy.  It was  first played in the Middle Ages. It has been said that  first it was played with  a Tarot deck. The word Baccarat means  zero, because the fache game cards and  tens have zero value in  the game.

The goal of the game is to gather  a hand of two or  three cards with a point value as close to nine  as possible. Read more »

Once the player has executed the necessary steps in performing the due diligence required to locate and select an optimal arrangement with the perfect online casino web site, the next step is to utilize a strategy that works and stick with it.

The gambler should diversify strategies among winning game types and adjust for trends, as well as keep Read more »