Playing pai gow part 4

We're moving right along with our Pai Gow series. You're almost a professional Pai Gow player now. Since you know most of the game play, it's now time to talk about the hand rankings Pai Gow. After all, it doesn't make much sense to play if you don't understand what makes a winning hand. Five Aces Unlike traditional poker-based games where the Royal Flush is king, in Pai Gow, the five aces hand is trump. Getting five aces is tough and there's only one way to do it. You need to get all four aces in the deck and the joker. Royal Flush To get a royal flush, you must have the 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of one suit-like Clubs. The Joker can be used in place of the Ace. Straight Flush The straight flush consists of five cards in sequential order that are all of the same suit. Here's an important note. In Pai Gow, the A-5 straight flush is the highest ranking straight and the King-high straight flush is the second highest. Four of a Kind To get a four of a kind, you need four cards of the same rank, such as four Jacks. Remember, the Joker can be used as an Ace. Full House When you have three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank-like three Jacks and two Queens-you have a full house. Should both you and the Banker have a full house, the player with the highest-ranking three set of cards wins. The pair won't matter. Flush Five cards that are all of the same suit and not in sequential order is a flush hand. The Joker can be used as an Ace of any suit, so if you have the Joker, you just need four cards of the same suit. Straight When you have five cards in sequential order and they are of more than one suit, you have a straight. If they were all the same suit, you'd have a straight flush. The Ace can be used at the front, such as A 2 3 4 5, or the end, such as 10 J Q K A. Three of a Kind Simply put, three cards of the same rank is a three of a kind hand-like AAA. Two Pair You have this hand when you have two cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, such as: JJ KK. One Pair Having two cards of the same rank is having one pair-like 44. High Card Finally, if you have absolutely nothing above, you have a high card hand. This is the worst hand in Pai Gow. When you're setting your 2nd highest hand, which consists of just two cards, you'll have either a high card hand or one pair. Needless to say, when you have one pair as your 2nd highest hand, you have a great shot at winning that hand. And there you have it. You're now ready to take on the Pai Gow playing world. In our final article on playing Pai Gow, we'll go over a couple of quick strategy tips.

Popular casino card game

Blackjack is usually a quiet game in the casino. You may see onlookers standing around the table but you don’t hear the cheering and the shouting that accompanies the game of craps. Blackjack is a very popular game both online and in the brick and mortar casino. The game is popular because it is simple to learn, easy to play and is winnable if the player learns strategy. The game is not a new game. It is descended from the French game Vingt et Un, which means twenty-one in French. The player just has to total the cards according to the following scale: picture cards and tens are valued at ten points, an ace is valued as one or eleven points and the remainder of the cards at valued at face value. A ten point card and an ace on the deal are called blackjack. This is payable at three to two and is paid off immediately. If the player doesn’t have blackjack, then the question is what should the player do? This is where strategy comes in by telling the player what the statistically best move is for each situation. The player who learns strategy and plays by strategy has the best chance of winning. This is why it behooves the player to learn strategy if he is going to play for real money. Many people who play the game once in a while don’t even know that there is such a thing as strategy. These obviously, are not the serious players. Class for Card Counters Blackjack is a game of strategy and skill. It is a game where the house advantage can be lowered to less than one percent by playing according to basic strategy. The players can lower the house edge even further by using card counting. Card counting is not a new strategy. It is based on the idea that the player increases or decreases his wagers based on the idea that the deck is or isn’t favorable to the players. The deck is favorable to the players when it is rich in high cards because the dealer has to draw on a hand of sixteen of higher. A deck rich in high cards results in the dealer having a better chance of going bust. This is a situation where the player would increase his wagers since he also stands a better chance of scoring twenty-one with the high card rich deck. There are different techniques of card counting. There is a method called the Golden Touch Blackjack that is a two day course taught by Henry Tamburin and Frank Scoblete. They teach a method they call speed counting. The course is not cheap – it costs $895 for the two day course which covers many aspects of the game of blackjack. Interested parties can find more information on their website at goldentouchblackjack, including the dates of the scheduled courses. For those who are looking for a structured intensive land-based course, take a look at this one and see if it is of interest.

Is playing poker online right for you

Playing poker is a wonderful hobby and an engaging form of entertainment. Although many times in the past you may have found that you wanted to play poker but were not close enough to a casino to just hop in your car and run on in to take a seat at the poker table. This is where online poker gaming comes into the picture. Online poker is an increasingly popular way of playing poker from within the confines and comfort of your own home. As you are able to play many different types of poker games at casino establishments, online poker websites also make this type of variety with regard to poker games available to its poker players. Playing poker online via an online poker website is different in a few ways from playing in a physical casino environment. It is important to focus on those differences thereby enabling yourself to make the decision of whether or not playing poker card games online is the right option for you. One way in which playing poker online and playing poker within a casino differs, relates to the betting limits which are imposed on the poker players. When playing poker online by way of an online poker website, the online poker player may not be required to put up as much money for an ante as the poker player that is playing this type of card game within the casino limits. This is one of the many advantages of playing poker in an online setting. Many individuals just want to play poker for fun or to make a little spending cash perhaps and are wary of risking large amounts of money in the process. The various online poker websites will allow the prospective online poker player to bet smaller amounts of money than the casinos will at times. This is an attractive feature of the online poker websites. If you are looking to spend small amounts of money, this might be the type of gaming situation for you. If money is no object, then maybe you will prefer to go to a physical casino. However, keep in mind that certain online poker websites will host higher betting limits. Another way in which playing poker on an online poker website differs from the casino atmosphere is the lack of other players in your physical vicinity. Casinos can make a person become a bit claustrophobic after awhile and if you are the type of individual that likes his or her own space, then online poker gambling on a poker gaming website might just be the answer. When you are playing poker online you are playing against other individuals; however, the upside to this is that you are not crowded in a small, stuffy area with those other players breathing down your neck, trying to get you to hurry up and make a move. Not only can this type of player behavior on the part of your peers be obnoxious but it can also make you decide to play in a way which you would not have done had you been given the time and space to think the move through. This is a definite plus to playing poker online as opposed to in a casino. If you are keen on the idea as well, then again, maybe online poker playing is your cup of tea. A third way in which an online poker website may be right for you is if you enjoy excitement and would like to play more than one game at one time. By playing the poker game in an online setting, you are able to play more than one game at one time. This is not possible in a physical casino setting since the only way an individual could be playing at more than one table at one time would be if that person had really long arms, which is highly unlikely. Therefore, by utilizing online poker websites you are able to play two or three games at once. The choice is up to you. If you have the concentration skills to pull this off, then this would be another attractive detail that might pull you into playing in an online poker game setting. A final way in which playing poker games via an online poker website might be right for you is if you want the convenience of not having to leave your home in order to enjoy some gaming entertainment. Online poker websites are extremely convenient for a number of reasons. First of all, you do not have to drive anywhere in order to play poker. You simply log on to the internet via your internet provider, connect with a specific online poker website and get down to business. A second reason why online poker websites are extremely convenient is that they allow you to jump right into a game without ever having to wait for a seat to open up. Lastly, online poker websites are extremely convenient options for the avid poker player in that they enable you to pay money and collect money via a few quick touches of the keypad. Payment systems companies that act as a go between from online poker player to online poker website enable money to be transmitted quickly and efficiently from online poker player to online poker website thereby ensuring that either or both individual(s) are paid in a swift manner. Online poker websites are a wonderful alternative to the casino businesses of the past. Not to say that casinos are out of date, this is just to provide an alternative to poker players that may be interested in checking out this different type of gaming avenue. If any of the aforementioned items seem of great interest to you, then maybe online poker playing is something that you should take a look at. It never hurts to give it a try. It may just be something that you are happy to have discovered and will change your impression of gambling forever.