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Fred Renzey Gaming Guru - Page 15 Will the Rampant Poker Craze Breed New Gambling Addicts?15 May 2005
Two years ago, there were about 800 contestants in the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Last year there were 2600 and it's estimated that this year there may be more than 5000!
Why the huge upswing? National television coverage of No Limit Hold'em tournaments has caught the fancy of red-blooded Americans in all age groups. ... (read more)
Will the Rampant Poker Craze Breed New Gambling Addicts?15 May 2005
Two years ago, there were about 800 contestants in the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Last year there were 2600 and it's estimated that this year there may be more than 5000!
Why the huge upswing? National television coverage of No Limit Hold'em tournaments has caught the fancy of red-blooded Americans in all age groups. ... (read more)
Some Smart Blackjack Plays Look Dumb to Most Players9 May 2005
You're playing first base at a blackjack table with four other players. It's the first hand off the top of the 6-deck shoe. The dealer has a deuce up. You've got 19. No problem. You stand.
The next three players have 20, 19 and 20, and they stand too. Third base, however, isn't so lucky. He's ... (read more)
Don'tcha Hate Blackjack Players Who Keep Switching Hands?24 April 2005
I was playing center field on a blackjack table with two other persons. At one point during the shoe, I switched from playing one hand to two. The player on my right was dealt a blackjack while third base and I had three 20s against the dealer's 18.
On the next hand for a very good reason, I played only one spot and this time the dealer got blackjack. ... (read more)
What If You Flop Second Pair in Texas Hold'em?17 April 2005
On average, one high pair will win the pot in a Texas Hold'em hand. In fact, flopping the top pair (pairing the highest card on board) would be a textbook outcome for you. Just play two real high cards like all the books say and have one of them be the highest card in the flop. On days when this keeps happening for you, life at the poker table is usually pretty good.
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Wean Yourself Off the Even Money Habit at Blackjack10 April 2005
What do you do when you have blackjack and the dealer has an Ace up? If you're like 95% of the blackjack players I've seen, you'll take even money. By settling for even money, the player is guaranteed a profit equal to the amount of his bet regardless of whether the dealer turns out to have blackjack or ... (read more)
There's No Such Thing as a Bust Card in Blackjack27 March 2005
The little man on my left was having a good run at blackjack. He was an aggressive player by nature -- probably too aggressive. He would double down and split pairs about every chance he had, and he'd won most of them.
Now he was dealt 4/3 for a total of 7 against the dealer's 6 up. Sure as shootin,' he shoved an extra bet out there and doubled down. ... (read more)
Omaha Hi/Lo Is the Other Flop-Style Poker Game20 March 2005
The Texas Hold'em poker rage is in full swing. One big reason why it caught on so rapidly is the game's sheer simplicity. Even non-poker players can watch a few hands on TV and quickly catch on to the gist of the game.
Until Hold'em came along, Stud poker was the cornerstone of public poker rooms. ... (read more)
Nobody Wants to Play at an Empty Blackjack Table13 March 2005
You see it all the time as you walk down the casino aisle -- rows and rows of crowded blackjack tables and then an empty one with the dealer standing there all by himself. People scurry to squeeze into crowded seats, but nobody wants to be that first player to sit down at the empty table. Why is ... (read more)
How Much Luck Is Involved in Gambling, Really?27 February 2005
There's a poker player I know who usually kills 'em dead at the tables. He never calls on the end with a losing hand and always wins the max with his winners – usually, that is.
For the past couple of months, though, Mr. Poker has been reduced to a pathetic loser, unable to complete a hand or make a hand "stand up" when he does complete one.
... (read more)
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