Archive for June, 2018

Caribbean Poker Regulations and Pointers

by Kole on Friday, June 8th, 2018

Web poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its television scores. Over the years many variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no bluffing or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier broadcasting "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other gamblers attain 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s first card, you must either make a call wager or bow out. The call bet’s value is on same level to your beginning bet, meaning that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus an amount on par with the initial bet. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays cash equal to your wager and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • two to one for two pairs
  • three to one for three of a kind
  • four to one for a straight
  • 5-1 for a flush
  • 7-1 for a full house
  • twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
  • 50-1 for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush

Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen

by Kole on Monday, June 4th, 2018

Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.

Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?

Poker What Poker Terms Mean

by Kole on Sunday, June 3rd, 2018

Poker is an acclaimed game that has a fan base of millions and millions of faithful supporters everywhere around the planet. The game involves gamblers appraising their own cards in advance of making a wild guess as to what cards the other gamblers have in their hands. The various versions of poker games are Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha Poker, the Hi/Lo variation, Five Card Stud, and Five Card Draw. There are poker forums that deliver info about the different terms employed in the game. These terms are highly complicated and could require a while to master. Still, Understanding these phrases is particularly crucial, as players rely them time and time again while participating in a poker game, it does not matter if they are beginners or professionals.

The term ‘aces up’ applies to a pair of aces and another pair. ‘Active player’ generally means a gambler who is still absolutely taking part in a hand. ‘All blue and all Pink’ means that a gambler holds a hand made up of all diamonds, spades, hearts, or clubs. ‘Blank card’ means that the card has very little importance in the hand. The phrase, ‘deal’ references the action of allotting cards to players or maintaining the cards on the boards. It applies to the entire activity from shuffling to giving out the cards and until the money has been won, thereby drawing to a close that deal.

Other general phrases employed in the game of poker include but not limited to discard, drawing dead, flop, Fourth Street, kicker, lock up, loose game, and muck. It is critical to refer to an accurate catalogue of poker words when picking up the game. There are poker webpages that are especially committed to bringing forth material about commonly used poker phrases. They maintain a separate area wherein the definitions of these phrases are listed along with a breakdown of the permitted time to use these phrases.

Omaha Hi-Lo: Basic Summary

by Kole on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha/8 or better) is often times viewed as one of the most difficult but popular poker variations. It is a game that, even more than normal Omaha poker, aims for play from all levels of players. This is the main reason why a once invisible variation, has increased in acceptance so quickly.

Omaha hi/lo begins just like a regular game of Omaha. 4 cards are handed out to each player. A sequence of wagering ensues in which players can wager, check, or drop out. 3 cards are given out, this is known as the flop. Another sequence of betting ensues. After all the players have either called or folded, another card is revealed on the turn. an additional round of wagering happens and then the river card is flipped. The entrants will need to make the strongest high and low 5 card hands based on the board and hole cards.

This is the point where a few entrants often get baffled. Contrasted to Hold’em, where the board can be everyone’s hand, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must use precisely 3 cards from the board, and precisely two hole cards. Not a single card more, not a single card less. Unlike regular Omaha, there are 2 ways a pot might be won: the "high hand" or the "lower hand."

A high hand is exactly how it sounds. It’s the best hand out of everyone’s, whether that is a straight, flush, full house. It’s the identical concept in almost every poker game.

The lower hand is more difficult, but certainly opens up the action. When deciding on a low hand, straights and flushes do not count. A low hand is the worst hand that might be put together, with the worst being made up of A-2-3-4-5. Seeing as straights and flushes don’t count, A-2-3-4-5 is the worst possible hand. The low hand is any five card hand (unpaired) with an eight and lower. The low hand takes half of the pot, as does the higher hand. When there is no low hand available, the higher hand takes the complete pot.

While it seems complicated at the outset, following a couple of hands you will be able to pick up on the fundamental nuances of the game with ease. Since you have players wagering for the low and wagering for the high, and seeing as such a large number of cards are in play, Omaha/8 offers an amazing collection of betting options and seeing that you have numerous players shooting for the high hand, along with many battling for the low hand. If you like a game with a plethora of outs and actions, it is not a waste of your time to play Omaha hi low.