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Caribbean Stud Poker Rules
All the games we have looked so far involved betting against
other players. But this game is different; here everyone plays
against the casino or room which acts as a bank (dealer), paying
out all winning bets. To win you have to beat the dealer's hand,
other player's hands don't make a difference.
First each player makes an ante (initial blind bet) and is
dealt 5 cards face down. The dealer receives 4 cards face down
and 1 card face up. Now each player decides whether to fold ...
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Poker Fashion
Just like any other media driven sport in the world, poker has
its own fashion and its own distinct look. And just like all
other sport related looks, the 'poker look' stems from the stars
of the sport. You have your jerseys from sports like football
and hockey, polo shirts from golf, the suburban look of x-treme
athletes and many other looks. But what exactly is the 'poker
look'?
A month ago I made my first trip to Vegas and of course went
straight to the poker rooms. Staying at the Mirage I ...
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Poker Purgatory
Being a dealer I have seen many interesting games of poker along
with many strange people at the table. Out of all the weird and
wonderful people and all the memorable games one particular day
stands out above the rest.
I had been in an irritable mood all day. This was mainly due to
a work shirt that was too tight, plus the fact that I had to
miss lunch because the mentioned shirt was too tight. Someone
spilling a drink over my tight shirt, forcing me to wear the
spare shirt at work that was ...
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Have you ever lost a huge pot because you had a flush draw or
straight draw and didn't catch the card you needed?
It's happened to all of us.
And frankly, it sucks.
Because when you're on a draw, you're just ONE CARD AWAY from
raking in a ton of chips.
And you WANT to keep ...
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Jacks-or-Better Video Poker Machines - Five Simple Tips to Win
Jacks-or-Better Video Poker Machines - Five Simple Tips to Win
More Money
If you are playing video poker, then Jacks-or-Better is a great
machine to play and you can increase the odds of success
dramatically by learning five simple tips.
You don't need to spend a long time learning these tips; they're
simple, quick, and easy to learn. Jacks-or-Better video poker is
fun anyway, but even more so when you're winning big payouts!
Jacks or Better - The King of Video Poker
The three most played video ...
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Jokers Wild Video Poker - A Winning Strategy
Jokers Wild Video Poker - A Winning Strategy
You play Jokers Wild with a 53-card deck, the regular 52-card
deck, plus a joker.
The joker is a wild card, which you can use as any card you
want. This increases the chance of getting a winning combination.
On average, the joker appears in about one out of every ten
hands, making Jokers wild an exciting game to play.
Keep in Mind the Following Points:
Play the Better Game - There are two versions of the Joker Wild
game.
One version returns your bet ...
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Video Poker - Six Tips to Win the Big Payouts
Video Poker - Six Tips to Win the Big Payouts
Video poker is a slot machine game combined with the rules of
five-card draw poker in a very specific manner.
Video poker is a better game to play rather than traditional
slot machines because it involves skilful play and is not a game
of pure chance.
By playing with correct strategy, you can reduce the house edge
and earn bigger paybacks.
Below are six video poker tips to help you maximize your profits.
Tip 1. Play the Machines with the Best ...
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Deuces Wild Video Poker - Three Winning Tips
Deuces Wild Video Poker - Three Winning Tips
In Video Poker games, only the ranking of the hands is the same
as in table poker.
Since you play the game on a machine, your only objective is to
get the best-paying hand.
The machine deals a five-card hand.
You can keep or throw away as many cards as you like by
activating the appropriate button underneath every card.
After selecting your card(s) that you want to discard, press the
deal button - you then get new cards to replace the ones you
don't ...
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Online Poker Bots - Threat or Not?
Introduction
Online games from chess and backgammon to 1st person shooters
are rife with people who use computer assisted play or computer
robots - even when there is no money at stake. With the
appropriate program any player is able to play at a world
championship level ruining the game for honest players. What
makes online poker different, given that there are huge amounts
of money at stake? In this article I will explain how I
developed a poker bot and what I learnt from this experience. ...
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One Million-Dollar Texas Holdem Poker Tournament - How a Brit
One Million-Dollar Texas Holdem Poker Tournament - How a Brit
Beat the Yanks at their Own Game!
Lee Biddulph a chef from Thornton Cleveleys near Blackpool, a
resort town on the north west coast of England, returned to
Manchester Airport from an amateur poker tournament in Costa
Rica almost $1m (£567,420) richer after beating nearly 4,000
other players in an amateur poker tournament.
Lee's biggest win was only £28 before the tournament!
This is a striking example of how lucrative poker ...
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No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Strategy - Say Goodbye to Limit
No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Strategy - Say Goodbye to Limit
Games and Win more Money
No limit Texas Holdem poker strategy is the key to winning big
and you need to employ a very different approach to the strategy
used in limit games.
Although the dynamics of the game are essentially similar, with
the skill level in no limits games being higher and with the use
of psychology you can win more money than in any other poker
game.
Here are the fundamental differences and advantages of no ...
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14 Reasons Why YOU should play online poker
The reasons to play online poker are numerous, listed here are
some of the most important ones.
It allows YOU to play when YOU want to You can play when
it is convenient for YOU (after work, in the morning, at night,
in the middle of the night, after the kids go to bed, whenever).
Games are available all day and all night 24/7. You are playing
against opponents from around the world, so there are always a
large number of players to compete with.
YOU don't have to travel to a poker room The ...
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The Evolution of Video Poker
Video poker has been around for over 30 years. It started out
when casinos noticed that many people liked to play cards but
were too scared to actually sit down at a poker table. Video
poker allowed these players to play poker without having to look
their opponents in the eye. With the explosion of online casinos
Video Poker's popularity grew exponentially. This growth in turn
led to the development of new versions of video poker. Here
we'll take a look at some of the more important ...
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5 Tips For Winning At Video Poker
Video Poker combines both Luck and skill. The luck part is the
cards that are randomly dealt to the player. The skill part
encompasses much more then simply knowing what to hold and what
to fold. In this article we'll discuss some of the things every
video poker player should be doing, regardless of their game
play strategy.
1. Only Play At Full Pay Machines One of the smartest
things any potential video poker player can do is to check the
payout schedule before he or she starts playing. The ...
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