Anthony Woods asked:


The history of casino poker games probably started over ten centuries ago from various games, involving the principles of ranked card or domino combinations and the use of ‘bluffing’ to deceive opponents. It is sometimes claimed that poker games were first invented by a Chinese emperor who played “domino cards” with his wife.

Like with most casino games, poker games became very popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries and were then carried to Louisiana by French colonists. From there the new games quickly became popular throughout the United States and Canada.

Due to its immense popularity, poker has constantly evolved to develop a great number of variations. This trend was greatly enhanced by the advent of the Internet and the appearance of the first online casinos. Casino poker games are among the most played games at online casinos, mainly due to the exciting combination of bonus features, payout opportunities and various themes and unique options they offer. Online availability has made casino poker games more accessible, more attractive and higher paying than ever.

To give just one example, we should mention Red Lounge Casino (redloungecasino.com), which is one of the most popular online casinos in the UK. The casino offers a wide range of casino poker games intended to meet the needs of even the most demanding customers. All casino poker games available at the casino offer generous payouts of over 99.5%.

For more traditional players, Red Lounge provides Jacks or Better Video Poker, which is a very popular fast-paced game in which the object is to produce a five-card poker hand that contains at least one pair of Jacks, with a better hand resulting in a better payoff.

The Red Lounge Deuces Wild Video Poker is also a popular Video Poker variation in which deuces are “wild”, that is they can be treated as any card. The object of the game is to produce a five-card poker hand that contains at least 3 cards of the same value, known as 3 of a kind. And in the Red Lounge Joker Wild Video Poker, it is the Joker which is ‘wild’.

There are also casino poker games designed for those who seek more unusual and innovative play. Ties Win 3-Card Poker is an especially generous variation of one of the most popular casino games, offering features such as winning all tied hands, the possibility to play three hands per game, and single deck play.

Pai Gow Poker combines classic American Poker with an ancient Chinese domino game, especially intended for those who are willing to try something more exotic and far from the conventional and familiar casino poker games.

The casino also offers the Let Them Ride poker, which is a popular and fast-paced poker game with maximum payout £50,000 per hand.

Red Lounge Casino also offers generous weekly promotions which target various types of games, not least casino poker games. So, players undoubtedly benefit enormously from online gambling – it is never the same, and never boring – as casino poker games prove to us.

Magyck0ne asked:


Chronicles of an Online Poker Player - Part One

Author: J. Scott Miller

“Where does all of the money go”

This week I decided by in for $20 and go into a 10 cent/20 cent “no-limit” game on Intertops. There are many online poker rooms, but Intertops has always been my online choice to lose my money….er, I mean, entertain myself.

Since playing poker is always a learning experience, and by that, I mean when you learn, you usually lose. However this week I did manage to learn a trick about The Table Bully. He (or she) is the one who constantly raises pre-flop (before any cards are turned over). This person raises practically every hand, and every time 90% of the players fold.

This monkey raised pre-flop again, and I had had enough! So I re-raised 4 times his raise, with only 7-10 off-suit. There is usually a timer (or clock) on these games (to speed up play) and sure enough he waited and waited, until time had expired and he folded. Now bear in mind, if he had re-raised me 4 times my raise, I would have been the one folding, but for me it worked out this time. The win was minimal, but the point was made.

You do have to be careful with the bully, mainly because you need to watch his play for a while, before re-raising him. Mind you, this is just a ploy to stop his antics. If he has $79 in front of him, and $20 being the maximum you can buy in for, this typically means he’s been either very lucky, or lucky and good. I don’t believe in too much skill when someone has AA and goes all-in and wins the pot. We do know that just because you have AA, does NOT mean you will automatically win the hand. I have proven that many times, and that I will speak about another time.

So good luck playing in your next game, and hopefully you can time your re-raise correctly and win the hand. We all saw it on national TV when Chris Moneymaker went all-in with absolutely nothing and won. I have nothing all of the time, and look at me now! Make the world a better place, and punch that bully in the face.

I’ll see you next time when I speak about “How to lose with AA.”

 

 



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PKR Poker asked:


If you want to become a serious poker player online or offline, you need to know the poker, hand rankings or you not know if you have a good hand or a bad hand. Of course, if you are use to playing with friends at home, you are more than likely not playing by the rules that are seen at casinos. All casinos, poker rooms online, and offline play by the same rules.

The first thing you must know is that all 52 cards are used to play poker in most cases; however, the joker may or may not be used. The joker is often only seen in Draw Poker games and is not used in Texas Hold’em, other hold’em games, and stud poker.

Cards are ranked from highest to lowest with the Ace at the top. The King, Queen, and Jack come next in that order and then 10 all the way down to the 2 often referred to as the deuce. The Ace can be used at the top or the bottom as a one for straights or even for the lowest card.

In practically all poker games, only the five best cards are counted even if you are playing a seven-card game. Here is the breakdown so you will know if you have a good hand.

If a joker is in play, the best hand a person can have is a five of a kind with five Aces at the top of the list. If no joker is in play, the best hand is the straight flush. A straight flush is five cards of the same suit such as all spades, all hearts, all clubs, or all diamonds. Of course, the cards must be in order to be a straight such as five diamonds from 5 to 10. A Royal Flush is the best hand, which includes the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten.

Four of a kind comes next. All four cards must be the same card, such as all tens, kings, etc… with the higher the card ranking the better. The best of course would be four Aces.

Next is the Full House. A full house is three cards that have the same rank and then a pair. The higher the three cards the better such as 3 Kings and 2 5’s. Of course, the person with the higher three cards will beat other players.

The flush is next. A flush is cards of the same suit, but not in order. This means you can have five hearts of any rank. The person with the highest rank card will win if everyone has a flush.

The straight is next with five cards in order from various suits. This means you can have 1 ace space, 1 diamond king, 1 heart queen, 1 club jack, and 1 spade 10. The suit does not matter.

Three of a kind means the same card such as all three kings. The next is a two pair of the same such as 2 Aces and 2 fives. The last one is one pair such as 2 tens.

Of course if no one has any of the above, the person with the highest card will win the hand.



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