Tagged: poker

September 26, 2009

Poker Tables – What Do You Do?

So you got yourself a nice set of poker chips. Now what, do you think you’re ready for your home game? Before you can actually start your home game, you need another vital piece of equipment – the poker table. In this respect, you have more flexibility than with the poker chips. In deciding to get a poker table, you have three options – buy one, build one, or make use of any table available. The last option is perhaps the most economically feasible. All you need is to clean up an old table at home, line the top with...

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September 24, 2009

Understanding Video Poker Machines

Gambling and card games may be one of the oldest pastimes in human history, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be touched by technology in some way. In fact, technology is changing the face of gambling and of casinos even as we speak. More and more aspects of gambling are being reimagined with various gizmos and equipment as well as with new machines that offer a fresher experience for old time gaming favorites. For example, there is a growing trend to incorporate electronic forms of casino staples like slots, blackjack and even poker. Video poker in fact made its initial...

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September 15, 2009

Is Poker a Sport, or Not?

While the argument of whether poker is a game of chance or skill has been debated for as long as one can remember, it is not quite everyday that you will hear people debating whether poker is a sport or not. I came across a British guy’s perspective on this topic. Let’s follow his series of articles on whether or not poker is a sport. Here is what he has to say about it: I have stumbled across many dictionary type definitions of sport, some of which I could have used because they would clearly define poker as a sport,...

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September 4, 2009

What Is The Appeal Of Poker?

Poker is one of the most popular card games in the world. Like other “vying” games, players make bets which are combined into a central pot. This money is then given to the player with the best hand (or, as is often the case, the player who manages to bluff everyone despite having a lousy hand, and wins because of his uncalled bet). There are several hundreds of variations of poker. The most recent, video poker, combines the game with the slot machine. Other games adopt the poker hand rankings but use different game play. In most cases, however, the...