Enjoy Gambling and Learn Techniques Fast

 When you are about to gamble using your cash means some techniques and strategies must be honed to safeguard yourself from losing. There is no one strategy that fits all when you want to gamble and so think of clever tricks by yourself. Notice how things run quickly when you are on your own.

When you are at a live dealer casino playing, you have the additional advantage of having to see the other gamers in action as the show is being conducted by the live dealer.

In the game of video poker, notice how things get quite realistic and upfront. Live dealers give you the advantage of first-hand tips and interaction, but you have to cultivate an attitude for gaming activities.

Unless you can get a gambling psyche up and running, you may not be able to make money and even if you do, you won't be able to retain it. Winning cash is less important than keeping the fortune by your side. Without cultivating this habit you might lose out on the benefits that an online casino offers you in the form of free bonuses, cash prizes and freebies that get better every time.

Quit during a bad patch

More often than not, you have to depend on luck when you play poker. An important aspect of poker game is luck and you have greater chances of winning when it is in your favor. But what would you do during a series of losses? Take good notice that winning all the time is impossible and in some occasions it is normal to lose. Are you going to continue until you win once more?

Think better and call it off once you are experiencing straight losses because you run the risk of losing further if you insist upon playing more. Being tempted is not a good tendency whenever you are gambling because it is hard to stop once you fail to discern that you have to stop and try your luck again the next day. Play on another day when you might your luck come back and stop playing in the midst of repeated losing.

How to Play Poker

How to Play Poker
The most famed scenes in any casino clip would definitely be the throwing down of cards on the table by the successful player, followed by him pulling all the chips towards himself, grinning like a Cheshire cat! That is Poker!
The dictionary definition of Poker is a game of cards involving two or more players in which bets are placed, money exchanges hands and lady luck rewards valuable hands. Poker is essentially a collective term given to any game of cards which involves betting. There are many variants to the game and popular variants include, straight poker(the grandfather of all poker), stud poker (which involves a 7 card play) and Draw poker(where unwanted cards are allowed to be disposed off and new cards drawn.)
All poker cards are given rankings. Higher the ranks, higher the chances of winning.
A flush occurs when all 5 cards in hand are of the same type, i.e. heart, spade, club or diamonds. A straight flush is when they are of the same type as well as sequential order.
Four of a kind occurs when a person has 4 of the cards from a type, similar to say for three of a kind, and two of a kind. A full house is when a person possesses 3 cards of a type and the other 2 of another type. A high card occurs when, none of the cards are from the same suit. That is honestly the worst state of positions a person can get and the winner is determined through the value of the highest "high card".
Now, before a person can start playing poker, he should know the basic rules that govern this game. Different forms of poker are governed by different rules and traits. These are hence covered below.
Straight poker, also known as the grandfather of all poker, is a no-nonsense form of poker. Each player draws a hand of 5 cards once and they start betting. This game usually ends the quickest.
In stud poker, every player gets to pick 7 cards up. From this 7 cards, he chooses and makes his hand of 5 cards on which bets are placed.
Draw poker is a game in which players are allowed to "throw away" or exchange undesirable cards for a random new card in order to make the best possible hand of 5 cards to bet upon.
Community poker, which is a major online poker game, is played by having each player be given an incomplete hand of cards. They are then supposed to complete their hand of cards by choosing from "community" cards whose values are visible to all the players. Upon completion of hand, bets are placed.

Free Poker Lesson on Why, When and How to Make a Good Call

Free Poker Lesson on Why, When and How to Make a Good Call
Whether you just play free poker or play for the biggest stakes imaginable a common theme in poker is that aggressive players do all the betting and the raising, and get all the chips!
Players who mainly call are classified as passive. This is because calling puts you into a decision which the bettor hopes you to make.
But there are many reasons why you may want to call, and, as long as you have considered it very carefully, you can call with no shame.
Here is one such hand example from a very high stakes WSOP event (Shame on him if he folds):BLINDS 60k/120k, ante 15k
PREFLOP:


A has 5h-5d, raised to 310k (under the gun)

 B has Kc-10c, calls 310k (from middle position)
A's raise from under the gun signifies a strong hand, but let us add that A is a strong aggressive player (somewhat on the loose side) who can represent any hand.
In addition, A can make everyone fold. B with his K-10 suited is ideal for calling, and he does just that.
With K-10, one should be more careful if a King comes up. With a King, A may have K-J or A-K (A-K, especially from a raise under the gun). I don't think B is aware of this, maybe because he hasn't seen the Flop yet. Here it is:
FLOP: 10d-4c-2d
Now only a Ten comes, which is more favorable for B. Those who don't have flush draws with 2 Diamonds might play J 10 or 10 9 strongly, plus the King kicker is real powerful.
A bets 535k
Because A raised under the gun, he tries a continuation bet. If he gets called, he can put B on a flush draw or a small pair (like 7-7), so he can frisk away later with not much loss.
But B may want to end the hand with his Pair of Tens, probably because overcards can fall. Moreover, A has been too aggressive all throughout, as we said, and it may be with two face cards or A-x, so B returns A's favor:


B raises to 1.61m

 A needs 1.075m to call
Because A has been representing a strong hand so far (raising under the gun and continuation-betting), he might as well stay consistent. Moreover, A may think that B raised because he thought A had nothing, and he is trying o push A out of the pot with something like K-J or a Flush draw.
As for the possibility of a Ten in B's hand, why would A think B had a Ten? Even if B did, he would just call (commonly) and then check-check it all the way, because a Pair of Tens is not so strong, especially if faced with a three-bet like this:


A moves all-in 3.075m

 B needs 2.5m to call (Pot now about 7.5m)
Maybe A moved all-in because his Pair of Fives have value on a board with only one overcard and whose caller may have a Flush draw. In this case, the caller may still be reluctant because even with a Flush draw with two overcards, it's still a draw. But he might also be thinking that B is playing him, so he plays back.
Now B is put on the decision which calls for a call.
Here are B's reasons why he may not call (which B may be thinking, but which will be my reasons for so doing):
(1) A three-bet plus all-in may signify J-J or higher, which is very likely if only small cards are on the table. Or: even a Set which A may have used to trap with.
(2) He is getting approximately 3-to-1 on a call (2.5 million to win approximately 7.5 million), but he should call only if he is getting 4-to-1 (21% chance of hitting Two-Pair or Trips), which is the right price.
(3) If he calls, he will have six 6 million or so chips left. If he does not call though he will have about 8.5 million left, a relatively small loss on a stack of nearly 10 million).
Now here are B's reasons why he should call:
(1) He can knock out an opponent who has proven to be very dangerous so far.
(2) Maybe A is the one on a Flush draw. Or maybe a Flush draw with two overcards where both of them have nearly equal chance of winning. So it's OK.
(3) Maybe A put B on a Flush draw and decided to push B out of the pot instead of letting a Diamond emerge. So A's all-in is just a bluff now.
(4) Maybe A put B on a bluff and decided to counter-bluff.
(5) With only one overcard which is not so likely to be in someone's hand just as a face card is, B may put A on a pocket pair 5-5 to 9-9. In that case, he has a better Pair (Tens).
(6) He can lift himself up to 14 million chips after this.
(7) It is because B's guts says so.
With these things in B's mind, but still brewing over the cons, B tried hard to decide. For a long time he stared at his opponent and the Board. He commented first, You may hate me for this," but then added, as if nothing but instinct prompted him, "but I call."
B calls 2.5m (Pot just above 9 million)
A is in trouble now. B won the hand and knocked out A (who is Antonio Esfandiari! B is Steven Begleiter).
B may be neutral in choosing between folding and calling, but if I'll call, I'll call not solely because of value of the Tens, but because of the above reasons.
Summing up
It takes time to learn how to play poker online or offline at a level above the unthinking, uneducated "chip flinging" seen at many tables and one thing that sets a good player apart is knowing when and how to make a good call.
Ironically the fact that so many players inhabit this dumb donk zone is great news for you as a player who wants to learn.
That's because once you learn to play poker at an above average level and combat the "all-in-all the time" maniacs then you can take them apart in coldly calculated genocide anytime you like in low stakes money games and at free poker sites where they pay out real cash.

Poker Positions - Basics

Poker Positions - Basics
Put simply, the position that you're in when you are playing poker has nothing to do with your hand, but instead it depends on where you are placed on the poker table in relation to the dealer and your opponents. Where you sit on the table determines when your turn will be to place a bet in each round. The game of poker begins at the dealer and works around the table in a clockwise direction. So your position simply tells whether or not it is a good idea for you to try to bluff other players.
The dealer is the focal point of the table. They see the BUTTON in front of them, which is the total amount that is in the pot at the end of each round. The dealer is therefore known to be "ON THE BUTTON".
If you are sitting in one of the three seats that are directly to the left of the dealer, then you are in the position that is called the EARLY position. This is probably the worst position to be in, because it is up to you to make the first move without knowing what the other players are going to do. You should absolutely not use this position to bluff.
The next three players are in the MIDDLE position. You will still only know at most, what half the players are going to do, so you should probably still not bluff. This is a slightly more favorable position however than the early position.
The best position to play in, and one where you can try to bluff if you wish, is in the LATE position. The final two players and the dealer are the ones who are included in the late position. Because you already know what your opponent's move is, you can decide whether or not to bluff.
Of course most poker players would love to sit in the winning position or at least, in the more favorable place but like in any other game, a player can't always get the best. A chance that you'll be seated in the unlikely position is always present; in this case you ought to make sure that you know how to adapt on any position in order to benefit from the game.
One simple way to ensure that you learn how to do that is to play continuously regardless of your position. There are many online sites that offer free poker wherein you can decide which spot you like. You should take time to practice on all of those positions and learn the strategies in order to turn a bad spot on your favor.

The Free Online Poker Guide To Using The Poker Call

The Free Online Poker Guide To Using The Poker Call
Calling is one of the most underestimated and incorrectly executed moves in both free online poker and cash Texas Hold em poker games. It is such that players who always call are disparaged as "poker calling stations"; however, it is not because they always call that they easily spill their chips to other players. It is because they call for the wrong reasons.
In this free poker games article, we'll show you by way of example how to use calling in poker correctly.
Are there indeed right reasons for calling?
A right reason for calling, an aggressive player might note, is also a right reason for betting instead.
These are some situations where calling is reasonable.
- For example, if you have A-K in a board of 10-3-K-7-8, if you are first to act, you bet; you do not check and call.
- You value-bet. However, if you are not first to act, what do you do if someone bets?
- Will you raise? Now, right reasons for betting are not-so-right reasons for raising. You don't raise, but you don't fold, too, because you still have a hand.
The rule now, for the above hand, is:
- If you are first to act, you bet.
- If you are not first to act, and someone bets, call an amount less than or equal to the amount you intend to bet if you are the first to act.
- If the amount is greater, you fold. This rule applies only if you have a hand.
- If you don't have a hand, like just Ace-high, you bet, but you fold to a bet.
- Don't call with Ace-high (unless out of curiosity).
Let us try another hand - You have 8-7 in a Flop of K-6-9.
- You can check-call, but you can also bet. Now, betting is considered the better option, because you can make your opponent fold; after all, your hand is incomplete.
- If you check-call, however (or call a bet), you might send a message to your opponent that you are on a draw, and your opponent may continue bullying you later.
- Nevertheless, you want to complete a powerful hand, so you call.
- Just make sure you have the pot odds to call, however.
- If your opponent continues bullying you when you complete the Straight, you can raise.
Now, in another hand, you have A-6 in a Flop of 9-6-2.
- Because the flop comes small cards, anyone with big cards will fold to a bet.
- You can bet your Sixes. And you can also call with it, especially if your opponent decided to end the hand right there with A-Q.
- You can call, and later, if your opponent continues hammering you with small bets, you can call each small bet, because your odds are still sufficient.
- What's more, you can pair your kicker or your Six if you call.
Lastly, if you have Q-Q in a Flop of Q-10-10, you have your opponent dead.
If your opponent bets, and you raise, it is more likely that your opponent will fold than not.
- This is because although your opponent might have A-Q, it is not likely because you know there are three Queens already out.
- Also an extra Ten is less likely for the same reason.
- Your opponent may have K-J or A-K (for a useless Straight draw) or a Flush completer.
Give your opponents opportunities to complete their hands so that you can solicit more action from them. If your opponent completes the Straight or the Flush later, then you have the upper hand. So just call, and call, until everyone escalates.
This also applies if you think your opponent has the spare Queen or Ten. You can let your opponent just bet and bet until the river, where he thinks you are calling because you just had a Queen or a small Pair, so at the river you can move your chips in.
Now, what is incorrect with calling stations' calling beliefs?
- First: they call even with the pot odds against their favor. They usually chase inside Straight draws and they lose their chips in the long run when they keep doing so.
- Second: they call big bets with modest, but marginal, hands even if they know they are beat. In a flop of 9-6-2 above, A-6 may call, but only if your opponents' bets are small. But in front of a large bet, fold A-6 because you may not win against 9-x if you can't pair your kicker or turn Trips.
Calling stations are the ones always calling with small pocket Pairs in the presence of overcards.
- Third: they usually believe that every player is bluffing so they are always tempted to call even with Ace-high. In other words, they call a bluff or something that looks like a bluff.
I hope this gave you some good insight into the use of calling in poker. Try to recognise situations where the call can be a useful tool and don't get caught in the calling station mentality as that way lies poor play and no money!
As ever practice makes perfect so get on back to those free online poker game tables and play with real focus on what you're doing and you'll do great!

Learn How to Play Poker

Learn How to Play Poker
To learn how to play poker is not a hard task, given the right tutorial. Poker is a card game that involves the players betting on their own cards. It is a form of gambling. Each player is dealt five cards, and he must use these cards to form a strong hand (combination of cards). There are 10 possible hands, listed from the highest to the lowest:


Royal Flush: It consists of a 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace- all of the same suit. It is incredibly hard to get a royal flush. You might want to learn how to play poker but keep in mind getting a royal flush is a rare occurrence.



Straight Flush: This requires 5 cards, in a sequence, and all belonging to the same suit. E.g. a 2,3,4,5 and 6 of clubs. Remember- 2,3, Ace, King, Queen is an invalid straight flush.



Four of a Kind: A four of a kind occurs when the player has four cards of the same numerical ranking and one extra card. E.g.- a King, King, King, King and a 2.



Full House: It consists of three cards of the same numerical value, and a pair. Eg. Ace, ace, ace and a pair of sevens. A hand is always judged, first by its three-of-a-kind and after that by its pair.



Flush: A flush is composed of five cards of the same suit. The numerical rank does not make a difference. E.g. - an Ace, 3, 7, 9 and Jack of hearts.



Straight: This consists of five cards in a numerical sequence, regardless of their suit. Here, too the sequence 2, 3, Ace, King and Queen is invalid.



Three of a Kind: This is a hand which has three cards of the same numerical value and two extra cards. E.g. A seven, seven, seven, and two other cards.



Two Pairs: It is composed of two sets of pairs and another extra card.



One pair: In the event that two players have a single pair, the player with the higher ranking pair wins.



High Cards: If none of the above hands are formed then the player with the highest ranking card based on the numerical value will  you want to learn how to play poker, you must know that 2 is the lowest and Ace is the highest card.

The rules you have to know to learn how to play poker are:
- Each player first places a predefined token amount as ante. This is to ensure that there is always some amount to be won.
- The cards are dealt. You can either start by opening the pot (begin betting) or checking (waiting for someone else to start betting). If you want to learn how to play poker you can't always be nervous to open the pot.
- A player can fold, or opt out of the game at any time. If you want to learn how to play poker you can't always be cautious. Learn how to take risks!
- The game progresses, and each player has to either see the previous player (match his bet), raise him (bet a larger amount), or fold.
- After one round of betting all the players still in the game can discard up to 3 unwanted cards and pick up new ones.
- The game ends when there are no more raises, or when every player except one has folded.
- The remaining players compare their cards and the one with the highest hand wins. The pot (all the money built-up) goes to him.
This is how you can learn to play poker, in a nutshell!

How to Play Poker - Revel in the Excitement of Playing This Thrilling Game

How to Play Poker - Revel in the Excitement of Playing This Thrilling Game
It is not strange to hear complaint that casino games are quite expensive and can cause a psychological barrier, preventing the player from really enjoying the game. This may well have been the fact, in the years gone by, but these days, there are many possibilities for enthusiastic players to enjoy their favorite games without paying any price or at an affordable expense.
Many games are available online, and you can log on to play your favorite games without paying even a penny. Poker is one game that enjoys wide popularity the world over. Millions of people find this game very exciting and interesting. The Internet, with its gaming sites has added to the popularity of poker. At the outset, let us explain how to play poker.
There are many versions of poker, each having its own set of rules and betting structures with the ultimate aim of winning the pot. Generally, all games are played with a normal deck comprising 52 cards, with action proceeding in a clockwise manner. At the start of the game, one of the players forces a bet. When the next player in the clockwise direction starts to play, he may opt for one of the following actions:
Call: The player has the option to match the bet already on the table.
Raise: The player may choose to increase the bet by raising its amount.
Fold: The player can decide not to match the bet on the table and loses the chance of winning the pot. The player needs to surrender his cards.
The game continues in the above manner until all players except one have folded. The last standing player gets the pot. In case there happen to be two players at the conclusion of the final round, they have to reveal the hands, and the winning hand gets to keep the pot.
You also have the option to download software for this game without incurring any expenses whatsoever, and revel in the excitement of playing this thrilling game. Could you think of a better option to learn how to play poker using your PC from within the comforts of home, and as per your convenience? If you choose to join a gaming site, look for one that offers you starting credits. That way, you can keep playing and make money on winning games, and gaining confidence on the way; you can visit casinos and play with experienced players to make big money.
Social networking sites have further changed the scenario of online games. If you are on Facebook, you can enjoy playing games with family and friends, and thus have a socially amusing experience. Playing with the people you know helps you to learn the tricks of the game in a relaxed atmosphere. Alternatively, you can very easily register with one of the poker websites. Having done that you can enter their gaming room and get a seat. For sure, at this stage, you will not have any inkling of your opponents, and their style of playing the game. Consequently, you could make the opportunity to create your own table to invite friends and members of your family to play with.