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

Remember when I said not to play for the inside straight? That’s actually only true if you’ve never played for money before. If you’re a rank beginner. The best way to get past beginner, though, is to be able to calculate your hand odds. (I wouldn’t try bringing a calculator to the casino table, but [...]

I’m sure you already know the rankings of each hand. You know, Royal Flush beats a straight flush beats four of a kind beats a full house, etc. But you should be aware of the odds at hand. Consider this: You’ve got an A8. I have 99. The flop comes up A 8 9. You [...]

There is an aspect of poker making it ominously similar to bridge. Your bet, just like your bid in bridge, is intended to say something about your hand to your opponents. Of course you want to make your opponent only think that his hand is better than yours. All the while he’s trying (and failing) [...]

There’s no surer way to screw up a moderate start in hold ‘em than to try to draw to an inside straight. Well, there is a surer way, and that’s to start with a crap set of cards, but I’ll get back to that in a second. If you start with 10J, and the flop [...]

The World Poker Tour starts ups are happening. The Mirage Poker Showdown happens this May, spanning the 9th through the 26th. Downside? You must be an MGM/Mirage Player’s Club Member (and yes, I am, have been for 11 years now). Not a biggie though since they want you to sign up so they can track [...]

I’m not really an expert at poker. I prefer a good game of blackjack, to be honest. And if I’m really looking to win money I’ll go bet on the horses – after all, how often can you regularly bet 12-1 at the casino? But we all know poker is freaking everywhere. It’s like renting [...]

I signed up today for Netflix. Not that that’s any great gambling story but I was poking around at work (ahem) and I found four of Phil Hellmuth’s videos. On Netflix. You know what that means. You can keep them as long as you want. He had his Masters of Poker: Vol. 1 and 2 [...]

This has always been one of my favorite casino games because it’s low-key and usually friendly. It’s not the game for someone who wants a lot of fast-paced action, but it can definitely make you some money (case in point: a dealer named Harvey at the Circus Circus told me that he once witnessed a [...]

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