Tricks and Tips for those Games of Chance and Rare Skill – Poker, Blackjack, etc.

Are you a poker player or a Holdem player?  So many people come up to me and say that they play poker too and when I ask them what all that they play, they look at me like I am speaking a foreign language.  “I play Texas Holdem” is usually the response.  Don’t get me [...]

For a long time, I mixed up my play a lot between playing online, in the casino, and in home games.  After several incidents, I decided to discontinue playing in home games unless I really know the people involved.  I’ll give a few reasons why below. Rules can never be agreed upon consistently.  I have [...]

I know a lot of people that want to make a transition from online poker to live poker but don’t know what quite to expect.  Some have been playing for years, but have never set foot inside of a casino.  For those of you that are looking to go play poker live, here are a [...]

Deuce to Seven lowball, also known as California Lowball, is a variant on the old game of Five Card Draw.  In California lowball, the player with the worst hand is the winner of the pot.  Aces always play high in California Lowball, and straights and flushes count against you.  The best possible hand that you [...]

Where can one find low limit 7 Card Stud in Atlantic City?  Fortunately there are 3 casinos in Atlantic City that still spread low limit 7 card stud, the Trump Taj Mahal, the Tropicana, and Harrah’s.  This article will briefly go over each. The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City probably has the biggest variety [...]

The last game in the H.O.R.S.E rotation is my personal favorite, Seven Card Stud 8 or Better.  Stud 8 or Better is a split pot version of Seven Card Stud.  The highest hand takes the high side of the pot, and a qualifying low gets the other half of the pot.  If there is no [...]

The fourth game of the H.O.R.S.E rotation is an old classic, Seven Card Stud.  Seven Card Stud is a very simple game to learn.  Each player that’s stays to the completion of the hand will receive 7 cards, 4 cards up and 3 down, and the player with the best 5 card hand wins the [...]

Razz is a variation of 7 Card Stud where the worst hand wins.  Aces always play as a low card.  As a result, a pair of Aces is actually lower than a pair of deuces.  Straights and flushes do not count against your hand.  The only thing of consequence in this game is the rank [...]

The next game that I will cover in the H.O.R.S.E rotation is Omaha 8 or Better.  Omaha 8 or better is a split pot game where the highest hand gets half of the pot and a qualifying low hand gets the other half.  A qualifying low hand occurs when there are 5 unique cards in [...]

The next game that I will cover in the H.O.R.S.E rotation is Omaha 8 or Better.  Omaha 8 or better is a split pot game where the highest hand gets half of the pot and a qualifying low hand gets the other half.  A qualifying low hand occurs when there are 5 unique cards in [...]