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By Lucky, on October 6th, 2010
- Using different number of decks: all other conditions being the same, as a general rule the fewer the decks, the better for the player.
- Allowing the dealer to hit a soft 17 - a disadvantage to the player. It gives the dealer a chance to improve.
- Allowing a Double Down after splitting pairs – can be advantageous to the player if used wisely.
- Allowing re-splitting of Aces – a clear advantage to the player.
- No dealer hole card: common on cruise ships, this variation is a disadvantage to the player. The dealer does not deal himself a second card until the players have played and they can lose the doubles and splits.
Las Vegas and Atlantic City variants
Las Vegas Blackjack
Las Vegas games are played with two decks and the House must hit on hands less than soft 17 (17 involving an Ace) and must stand on hands of 17 or greater.
Atlantic City Blackjack
Atlantic City games are played with four decks and the House must hit on 16 and stand all 17′s.
Continue reading Some Blackjack Variations
By Lucky, on October 4th, 2010
Before you set your sights on becoming a Blackjack high roller, you need to know a few basic facts about the standard Blackjack house advantage in most casinos (also online casinos). Of course, it all depends on how you play, but we will go into that a bit later. If you were to simply sit down at a Blackjack table and play mindlessly, the Blackjack house advantage would be a little over 5%. Obviously, this is significantly higher than you would like it to be (although comparable to roulette). The good news is that you can easily decrease the Blackjack house advantage by adhering to a few simple strategies and choosing a casino with beneficial Blackjack rules.
Continue reading The Blackjack House Advantage
By Lucky, on October 2nd, 2010
Poker terminology, jargon, slang, vocabulary
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Table Stakes – stakes in which the betting and raising is limited to the amount of money a player has in front of him. The amount of money or chips a player puts on the table, which he may not add to or reduce, during the hand.
Take It or Leave It – see Shove Them Along.
Talon – the remainder of the deck after the deal.
Tap – tap the table means to check. Also, to bet all one’s money in table stakes. Also (in USA), to bet the amount of an opponent’s entire stack, forcing him to go all in if he calls the bet.
Tap City – player having gone broke in a game.
Tapioca – out of money.
Tap Out – to bet and lose all one’s cash, forcing one to leave the game.
Tap You – a raise. Also, an expression for a player betting an amount equal to all the money his opponent has on the table in table stakes.
Tell – an unconscious gesture that reveals information about your hand.
Tell Play – observing the dealer’s body language and expressions to determine his hole card. In poker game tells pertain to quirks or readable aspects of a players actions, verbal behavior, or body language that give away information about what cards they are holding.
Texas Holdem (also simply Holdem) – is a poker game in which each player gets two pocket cards, while five community cards are dealt face up on the table.
Third Street – in seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards.
Thirty Days or Thirty Miles – three tens.
Three Of A Kind – three cards of the same rank.
Tierce – a three-card straight flush.
Tiger – a low hand from the two to the seven.
Tight – conservative.
Tight Player – a player who seldom bets unless he has a strong hand.
Tilt (Tilting) – players who are on tilt make bad betting decisions because of their emotions (e.g. frustrated, angry or upset).
Time Cut (also Axe or Collection) – money charged each player on a time basis by the casino or by the poker room owner. Charge is usually on a 3 minute or an hourly basis.
Top Pair – if there are three cards of different ranks on the flop in Holdem (or any flop game), and you pair the highest one, you have top pair.
Trap – you are trapped if after putting some money in the pot you are faced with the proposition of calling a raise in order to continue, especially an uncomfortably large raise.
Trey – a three.
Tricon also Trio, Triplets, or Trips – three of a kind.
Turn – the fourth of five community cards in flop games (Ex: Holdem and Omaha). Sometimes called fourth street.
Two-Card Poker – a poker game in which the best two cards win.
Two Pair – a hand consisting of two sets of pairs and a singleton. A hand consisting of two cards of one rank, and two cards of another rank, and an unpaired card (Ex: KK992).
Continue reading Poker Glossary (T – W)
By Lucky, on September 30th, 2010
How to play Blackjack
The Basics
The object of the Blackjack game is to accumulate cards with point totals as close to 21 without going over 21. Face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are worth 10 points. Aces are worth 1 or 11, whichever is preferable. Other cards are represented by their number.
If player and the House tie, it is a push and no one wins. Ace and 10 (Blackjack) on the first two cards dealt is an automatic player win at 1.5 to 1, unless the house ties. A player may stand at any time.
Continue reading Rules of Blackjack
By Lucky, on September 29th, 2010
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Quads – four of a kind.
Qualifier – in poker, the minimum standard a hand must meet in order for it to be eligible for part of the pot.
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Rabbits – weak players.
Rabbit Hunting – is the act of asking to see what cards would have come up if a hand had continued. For example, if a Holdem poker player folds a flush draw, but would like to know if the flush would have come in, he or she might ask the dealer to deal out the next few cards. Some cardrooms prohibit it.
Rack – plastic, wooden or metal tray to place rows of poker chips.
Rainbow – three or four cards of different suits.
Raise – in poker, a player raises by matching the previous bet and then betting more (adding more money to the pot), to increase the stake for remaining players.
Rags – cards that do not help a hand.
Railbirds – spectators.
Railroad bible – deck of cards. Continue reading Poker Glossary (Q – S)
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