Vegas Poker Blog

Online poker refers to poker games played over the Internet. Online poker games increased the number of poker players all over the world. Playing online poker game is much easier than playing the game in the traditional land casinos. Some online poker websites also offer poker freerolls, which allows player to play without any entry fees, to attract new players. Most of the online poker rooms are player-friendly than the conventional poker games and allow players to play poker at very low cost. The software used for the online poker game gives on-time information on which player’s turn is next. Online poker sites also offer tournaments known as satellites. The winners of these satellite tournaments can gain the entry to real life poker tournaments.

There is a considerable difference between conventional and online poker games. There are more physical considerations in the conventional poker games than online poker games. For example, in the conventional poker games, the players are not allowed to sit across from each other so as to avoid any chance of observing the fellow players body language and reactions. On the other hand, in online poker games, the players can focus more intensely on the betting patterns and reaction time instead of focusing more on the physical considerations. Another main difference of conventional and online poker games lies in the rate of play. In the conventional poker games, the average rate of play is low, some 30 hands per hour, as there is more time needed for card collection, shuffling, and dealing the cards after every hand. Such a delay is not there in online poker games as the dealing, shuffling, and counting chips is done by the computer itself. Hence the play is much faster in the online poker game. In online poker, the average hands per hour will be around 60 to 80. In the conventional poker game, the players can increase their earnings only by increasing their limit. But in online poker games, the players can increase their earnings also by playing more tables. Most of the online poker rooms allow players to play multiple tables at a time, which is almost impossible in the conventional poker games.

Nowadays there are several online poker schools which teach the game rules, strategies, and how to play poker. Due to the compatibility and easiness of learning and playing, online poker games are getting more popular than the conventional poker games.

With strong ties to ˜brick and mortar casinos, this weeks review of titanpoker.com. which is part of the Kahnawake Indian tribes of Canada, turned up some interesting things.

In an effort to establish where they were based, I had to read a whole lot of fine print and then do a bit of googling to boot. And, outside of finally working out they are in Canada, I learned it pays to read all those disclaimers. So many times, I know we dont all bother to read the agreements, but from now on, I certainly will.

One of their rules, which I found somewhat worrisome, is on big cash outs. If you win a big game of, say, $20,000, you cant get at that money very easily. You can only withdraw up to $5000 per month. They do say this applies to all winnings over $20,000 in a month as well as a single game. They also add that in any dispute regarding wagers or winnings, their final word will be binding. Hmmm. And even though great privacy is advertised and promise on the downloads page that they dont release information to third parties, the small print also says they will always release information to third parties. And, a little bit further down, I read (and this really isnt any thing new) that they can change the rules any time they feel like it. But, hey �you dont need to have a credit card for this site. Feeling a little insecure? I was. There are a great many testimonials saying its the best website with the best customer service online, etc. so maybe Im reacting a wee bit much �so back to the site itself.

They graphics are really good, and it is as clean of a web design as Ive seen. Very crisp and easy to read without so many of the usual bells and whistles. Very refreshing! The background is all white and its a super easy to read. I couldnt get to a game table without setting up an account so never saw one, but Ill assume the clean quality bleeds over there as well. The preview looked great and very realistic too.

There arent any big poker names associated with the site, but they do promise you that Joanna Krupa, worlds leading swimsuit model, plays at the site.

Now, I wish I hadnt read the small print so thoroughly!

Weve all played œguts�, right? Well, heres a nifty little variation called Lou. Maybe it was named after some guy named Lou �or maybe a girl friend. Who knows? But its an interesting one to add to your list of weird poker variations.

It starts with three cards to each player. The dealer flips a trump card afterwards. This is all guts style. Those players who declare œin� can draw as many cards as they want. When the play starts, each player must follow suit. Every trick is worth 1/3 of the pot, and every player who declares œin� and doesnt get at least a trick, must match the pot!

Basics:

Since the goal of this game is to collect tricks, it almost isnt a poker game although it relates strongly to guts and there are bets �so it can be classified as poker! The dealer decides on the ante amount, and that must be at least 15 cents. Theres a reason for this: because the pot must be divisible by three, so even nickel-ante table would have a 15-cent ante for this variation. The pot is divided into 3 equal piles So each player gets three cards and the dealer flips the trump You play by each player tossing out one of their cards at a time in sequence, and always trying to follow suit. Anyone unfamiliar with trump, it automatically takes the trick, unless a higher trump card is thrown on the same round. If youve played bridge, this is easy stuff. So if spades is trump, hearts were led, and everybody has a heart but you, you can throw down any spade and it gets you the trick. However, another player who might not have had hearts could play a higher spade than yours to take the trick.

Just like œguts�, players must call “in” or “out”. Do this is with the chip declare, where players lower one chip or coin under the table with both hands, raising only one hand over the table. Getting a little weird now, huh? Players who choose to go “in” have the chip in their hand; those who do not want to go “in” leave the chip in the hand that is not raised over the table. Once each player has one hand raised over the table, all players open that hand at the same time. This sort of puts the whole thing in to a party realm, doesnt it? Especially depending on how many drinks youve had and how good your coordination is holding up. Those that drop a chip are declaring “in”. These players are allowed a draw of as many cards as they want.

Play starts with the first player who called “in” to the left of the dealer leading. Everyone must follow suit if they can. Otherwise, you can throw down a trump card if you have one to try to take the trick. Once all players who went “in” have played their three cards, players take a third of the pot for each trick that they collected. Those players that went “in” and did not collect at least one trick of the three must match the pot. If two players went “in” and collected no tricks, then the pot doubles, but is still divided into three piles for the next round. The game is over when each player who went “in” collects at least one trick. Otherwise, somebody will be throwing money into the pot and the player to the left of the dealer re-deals the same game.

I made some friends try this the other night after wed popped a few. If nothing else, its great for laughs! I loved bridge before I loved poker so trumps are fun for me!