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Different Variations of Blackjack

Posted under casino by admin on May 11, 2012 11:49 PM ||

Most online casinos today provide their patrons with blackjack games. However, many of them even go further by offering some variations to the traditional blackjack. Many of these variations are slightly different than the original while others may be dramatically different.

One kind of blackjack that can be found is multihand blackjack. In this version, players are permitted up to five hands at one time. This can be quite challenging as you keep tabs on five different hands.
Bonus pairs blackjack is similar to traditional blackjack in that one’s card must total up to 21 or less. However, with bonus pairs blackjack, you also make side bets on the bonus pairs. These bonus pairs are the first two cards that you are dealt.

Vegas Strip blackjack uses a total of 4 decks within its show. Soft 17’s must be stood on by the dealer. Doubling may occur on the first two cards or after splitting. Splitting can continue up to three hands. The advantage of the house in this game is .34%. Vegas Downtown Blackjack is essentially the same but this blackjack variation only uses two decks. The house’s edge increases to .38%.

Blackjack Switch is another type of blackjack that can be played online. Of the previously mentioned versions, this one has the lowest house edge at only .17%. Players make two equal amount bets in this game. In this game, players may opt to switch the second cards dealt in each of their two hands. Double can happen after a split or simply on two cards. Dealers may have a total count of 22 which can beat any players with 21 or less. However, a player may have blackjack which would beat this. Also, if the dealer has a blackjack, all of the players automatically lose. However, in the event that one of the players also has a blackjack, they would tie with the dealer. The online casino at www.ladbrokes.com offers different types of blackjack for their players.

One of the Best Online Casinos- Grand Reef Casino

Posted under casino by admin on April 3, 2012 3:19 AM ||

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Since its establishment, Grand Reef Casino makes sure that the gaming options and environment are maintained with security, fairness, and transparency. True enough, the company makes sure to furnish clients the necessary things and extra services in online casino gaming. However, Grand Reef Casino encourages clients to make a responsible gaming. Online casino gaming will not be able to withstand the time and competition if the company and clients don’t meet halfway. As such, it is part of the company’s policy to ensure that there are no illegal players. The Grand Reef Casino also makes sure that the software used to access the website and play therein can be accessed conveniently. Playing online casino games in Grand Reef is also subject to age requirements. As such, those who are below eighteen years of age are not allowed to play casino online gaming.

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Advantages of casino affiliate programs

Posted under casino by admin on January 30, 2012 4:51 PM ||

Does anybody out there have a points system for playing Omaha8 and if you
do could you please send it to me.

Answer 1:

I don’t have a point system forOmahaor Omaha8. I threw it out many years ago. You are better off gaining some understanding of the game and then if you really want to, you can invent your own point system. If you really want a point system right now, take your age, multiply by  the number of players at the table, divide by the number of players in the last hand, and raise if the result is even, fold if it is odd, and call if it is fractional. If this shows a profit for the hand, repeat on the next hand. If it shows a loss, reverse the procedure. I will stack this up against any point system Cappelletti has invented. I would feel comfortable doing this because I have played with him at Foxwoods several times. Or you can read Ray Zee’s book and get a good idea of what the game is all about.

Answer 2:

I very much disagree. I also no longer use a point system, but it was an invaluable tool when I first got into Omaha8 in the casinos. When you sit down at the table the first few times, you are out of your comfort zone, and (despite what books you have read) your judgment sucks. A simple point system gives you a place to start from that is easy to use and allows you to concentrate on watching the action. When you have picked up the flow of the game and all its intricacies, you will find you don’t use the point system anymore. I personally think the Hutchison system is a little complex for newbies, but then I am an old dog and don’t pick up new tricks anymore.

 

Answer 3:

Wilson’s O/8 software has some point count systems.

Importance of playing casino games

Posted under casino by admin on 4:24 PM ||

Is it generally considered to be more advantageous to play in a single or double blind game? Example, if you had your choice between a $4/$8 game with two blinds (say $2 & $4) or a single $2 blind, which would you choose and why?
Answer 1:
I’d pick $2 single blind because that’ll let me see more hands for the same cost. I don’t think the $4/$8 limit games are about stealing blinds, and if the game is really that tight, I’d just walk away anyway.
Answer 2:
An expert player can adjust to either structure, so the answer depends on how your opponents play. In a game where the opponents play too many hands and call too much after the flop, and don’t really take the pot size into account, you’ll win more in a game with lower blind cost – the single $2 blind. In a game where the opponents are overly tight post-flop, they do
account for the pot size in making decisions, and much of your profit comes from post-flop aggressive play, you would do better in a game with the double blinds of $2 and $4. In most cases though, a good player will do better in a game with lower blinds. An analogy would be to a 15-30 stud game that normally has an ante of $2. If the opponents were loose-passive, you’d prefer a $1 ante. If they were weak-tight, and let you steal much too often, you’d prefer a $3 ante.

Answer 3:
I agree with you that you want to generally maximize the amount of money in the pot in the instance of players who play terribly. If players play any two cards and play irrationally post-flop, then raising away at any time you have any edge at all (which will be a significant fraction of starting hands and situations) will maximize your expectation. However, in terms of blind costs, if they’re playing 100% of their hands, and you’re playing 40-50% (say) of yours, wouldn’t you prefer to pay less in blinds? You’ll win tons of money in this game, but you won’t win your share of *pots*, so a smaller share of the blind money comes back to you. If you win 8% of the pots playing 40% of your hands (and folding correctly post-flop when they don’t), you’ll win several big bets per hour (when they play 100% of their hands and call way too often later in the hand). But you’ll only get 8% of the blind money when you put in 10% of that. (Of course, you’ll win far more than 8% of the revenue in that game, since you maximize your EV by playing hands that win more money, and you play them for their full value while they don’t.) When you’re dealing with loose-but-not-ridiculous players, you might be playing 20% of your hands to their 40-50%, and winning only maybe 6-7% of pots. Here higher blinds will also cost you. In games where you can win a lot of small pots through aggressive play against weak-tight players, you will win more than your share of pots, and so you would then want higher blinds.