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Archive for September, 2009

The most popular card games are: poker, blackjack and baccarat. These are the most common card games played in every land based and online casino. Players have played these games at home among friends; they are not games that you can only play in casinos like slots for example.

Card games are known to be the most exciting games; many require both skill and talent. Of course luck plays its part, but with good game strategies you can actually increase your chances of winning more money. Fun, excitement, adrenaline it’s what makes card games so attractive to people.

Some of the most popular poker variations are Texas Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low, Caribbean poker, Draw Poker, 7 Card Stud and 5 Card Stud poker. Online Casinos offer their customers great poker tournaments and free games for practice. Poker is for sure the most interesting card game of all.

I can’t imagine how many times I have had people ask me about playing online casinos, if there is a way you can count them down the way we do a single, double, and six deck games. Most I-casinos shuffle after every hand, so it is not possible to get an advantage with these games the way we can in a real casino. There are some that deal quite a few hands then shuffle, but normally don’t deal far enough into the deck to give an advantage. In fact, they would be nuts to do this as it would attract some big money counters that could not only count the deck down, they can actually use another computer while online to give perfect play strategy as well. All in all, my answer was “NO” to I-casinos.

There are software companies out there that can be trusted. These companies are Cryptologic, Microgaming, Starnet, iCrystal, and Boss. Microgaming uses Price Waterhouse Coopers for pete’sake to do it’s numbers for them. These guys are making SO much money from real online losers they don’t have to rip you off to make money. As usual, it’s 20% of the gamblers that are giving the casino 90% of their profits. These companies are looking for new players, and they make it very enticing for you to join up. How? With a Bonus Program.

A Blackjack player that knows Basic Strategy has a disadvantage of around .5%. The I-casino wants you to make $50 worth of bets before you take the money out. You could lose every bet and end up with nothing to take out, or win every bet and have $100 to take out, but normally you will end up with $40 to $60 to take out. Now if you don’t know how to play Basic Strategy, don’t sweat it. You can play Baccarat betting player or banker, and Craps betting pass or don’t pass with just over a 1% disadvantage. Make all your bets the table minimum, and put in your $50 worth of play. I often put in more so I don’t look too suspicious, especially when I am winning.