Is the 90 bucks worth it? As I mentioned in a previous post, I am a newbie, but want to learn as much as possible. The reviews I read make it look great, but lets be honest, the manufacturer’s website would not put negative reviews on there. Would you, an RGP reader, recommend it?

Answer 1:

If you are serious about becoming a good holdem player, then this software is absolutely a no-brainer “strong buy” recommendation.

Answer 2:

Download the demo version and see what you think yourself.

Answer 3:

If you question the recommendations, go play in the casino for a couple of sessions. Keep good records of the hands you play and those you don’t. If you are not ahead, spend the $90. Set it up as close to the conditions you have locally as you can and see what you learn. My point, loaded TTH, practiced for two days, played in a tourney after finding a HUGE hole in my game and came home $2,400 ahead. Was it a good investment, you figure it out for yourself, but it is a no brainer as far as I am concerned.

Will be flying to Seattle area in mid. June. Would like to find out the best places to play 10-20 holdem and above.

Answer 1:

There are two places that deal 10-20 hold’em: Muckleshoot in Auburn (20 miles south of Seattle) and Hideaway in North Seattle (145th & Aurora). Only Muckleshoot offers 20-40.

Answer 2:

You can play 12-24, 8-16 and sometimes 15-25 at New Sonny’s in Federal Way. The hideaway has a $2 rake, the others have a $3 rake and all have a $1 jackpot drop. If you’re going to be in the Downtown area the Hideaway is the closest, but it’s not a very nice place. New Sonny’s and Muckleshoot are both farther away but are pretty nice.

Answer 3:

I’ve only played once in Seattle, it was at the Hideaway. Many people claim it’s the best 10-20 on the west coast. The game was excellent, lots of chips on the table and loose players. The club itself is from the old school. A bit worn out, but we are playing poker, not bridge.

What would you do if the following rather delicate situation developed? One loosish limper to you with AA, and you raise 2 from the button with AA. A solid player on your left 3-bets, solid player in the SB calls 2.5 bets cold, loosish limper calls, you cap. 4-way action for four bets. Flop: Q77 (computer love!) It’s checked to you, you bet and the pre-flop 3-bettor calls, and out of nowhere, the good player in the SB check-raises you. Do you immediately have to put him on a 7, or can you conceive of him check-raising you with as little as AQ? But that’s not my main question. This is: When a random turn card falls, the SB checks. Hm. I guess it’s not a terrible play to check behind, seeing as if you’re ahead, there’s no free cards you can give that will likely make your opponent a stronger hand. I remember reading a similar scenario to that in _TTOP_. But then you’re missing a value bet. It’s also not wrong to bet in case your opponent has KK. But then you risk being check-raised again. And if that’s the case, you have to immediately lie down, or call two more big bets. Well, that’s no fun. I filed this one away because what the SB effectively did, in a sense, is take away AA’s positional advantage by showing strength on the flop and then checking the turn. The way AA has played here is consistent with only three hands at best–AA, KK and *maybe* AQs. The check on the turn almost compels the average player holding AA/KK/AQ to bet the turn for fear of missing a bet, but with the option of springing the trap in case the SB has that third 7. Another thing to consider for AA though is: Why is the SB calling 3.5 bets BTF with a 7?

Answer 1:

With 12 big bets in the pot, it would be a mistake to lay down your over pair, because of the full house draw on the river. (Although if it is the case that your opponent does have that third 7, he will make quads. But that’s a small enough possibility to discount, I figure.)

Answer 2:

Check. You get way more info for the river at this point by checking. If guy to your left bets then you can watch SB act. If everybody checks, when the river falls you can watch SB again. If he bets you can consider calling – if he has the nuts (QQ, the only hand he could be holding to see the flop in the first place, and even that is marginal) then he played it badly. If he was bluffing on the flop, he played really stupid since obviously he should have bet the turn no matter what it was. Whatever he has, he played it badly, by checking on the turn you put yourself at less risk of throwing away chips on a hand that cannot be read due to SBs behavior. Check thru as much as possible and as they say, “next case.”

Answer 3:

If you think you are behind, your opponent either holds a 7, in which case the case 7 makes him quads at the same time you make your full house, or else he has QQ and already has Q’s full of 7′s while the 3rd 7 just makes you 7′s full of A’s. Either way you only have 2 outs, so folding for 12:1 is correct (again, if you think you are behind). This assumes you were already behind on the flop and someone didn’t stick around to hit a set < 7 on the turn. Other than that, I’ll fall back on the usual “depends” here, based on re-raiser’s standards and SB’s tendencies with A7s, AK/AQ s/o (is the Q suited with one of the 7′s on the flop?), KK/AA in the blinds (automatic cap or not?), QQ, etc. Do they think you would cap it 4-ways with QQ? On the flop, I would be worried about either of the opponents having QQ. If I’m reasonably sure the SB doesn’t hold a 7, I would have re-raised on the flop and see in particular how the player behind me reacts. This should also make them afraid that YOU hold QQ, inhibiting a move on the turn if they just have KK or AQ or a flush draw. On the turn, I would expect the SB to bet out most of the time with QQ or a 7 since the pot is already kind of large, unless they’re really greedy. Having been checked to, I grit my teeth and bet. If raised, I have to make a read: to what extent have I advertised aces as opposed to QQ, and how likely are they to pull a move?

Online craps in recent times has proved to be the most lovable game present online. The excitement it contains cannot be explained. One can play for as many hours as one wants and with free credits at the time of sign up. Looking into the playing part there are two ways by which craps can be played online. Downloading the software to client’s computer and secondly playing on the website only via browser.

Before you start playing the online, get thorough with the rules of the game. Even after you have mastered the strategy keeping the rules in mind is the most basic thing. One can even slip on rules even if he has played for a long time and has already upgraded from novice to a professional.  The craps rules are not so hard to understand but can be tricky sometimes. Certain rules and how the game is administered is mentioned here.

The game or craps contains a pair of dice, table on which the dice are rolled and it includes betting on every single roll. Now craps bets which are placed on the beginning of the game are the “Pass Line” bet, the “Don’t Pass Line” bet, and the “Field Bets”. Secondly there are some bets which are placed after the come out roll. Examples of bets which are placed after the come out roll are the “Come”, “Don’t come”, “Big Six” and the “Big Eight”. In the beginning I mentioned that after ever roll the bet has to be changed but there are specific bets which last for more than one roll of a dice. They are named as the “Come Bets”, the “Place Bets” and the “Lay Bets”. After understanding these terms the next job is to understand how the crap game proceeds and when and how much one has to place the bets.

Initially when a player has to buy a craps game he just puts his money in front of everyone and on the table and says “change”. The box man hands him over the amount of chips for which he has paid for. Next when the player feels like placing a bet he announces the bet to the dealer from his side of the table. The dealer will then place his bet at the exact place on the table where he has asked the bet.  Now the shooter proceeds to make the first come out roll. Instantly the dealer places a puck on the table to mark the point. Just to mention, puck has two sides, black and white. When a point is met, the dealers will puck over to the white side and will also place it on the table next to the point number he has opted for. This happens at the turn of tables. The main purpose of the puck is to show how many betters are playing in the game. And similarly the game proceeds.