How to play poker – technical terms (2)Cum se joacă poker – termeni tehnici (2)
-sequel- Action and betting When participating in the hand, a player is expected to keep track of the betting action. Losing track of the amount needed to call, called the bet to the player, happens occasionally, but multiple occurrences of this slow the game down and so it is discouraged. The dealer may be given the responsibility of tracking the current bet amount, from which each player has only to subtract his contribution, if...
How to play poker – technical terms Cum se joacă poker – termeni tehnici
It is well as from time to time to remind those that already know, but also to provide a base of information for the profanes or new entries in a field so dynamic as poker, that is why, our magazine is offering in this edition a short and useful „refresh” for the betting terms used in this game. In poker game, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play,...
Pot Odds (part I)Pot Odds (partea I
Pot odds involves playing a strong hand in a passive way, to give others the false impression that you have a weak one and thus believing they could win. Pot odds are the odds the pot is giving you for calling a bet. If there is $50 in the pot and the final bet was $ 10, you are getting 5-to-1 odds for your call. It is essential to know pot odds to figure out expectation. In the example just given, if you figure your chances of...
The Fundamental Theorem of PokerTeorema fundamentală a pokerului
There is a Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and a Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. So it’s about time to introduce the Fundamental Theorem of Poker. Poker, like all card games, is a game of incomplete information, which distinguishes it from board games like chess, backgammon, and checkers, where you can always see what your opponent is doing. If everybody’s cards were showing at all times, there would always be a precise,...
India’s FinestCe are India mai bun
Teen patti (“three cards” in English), also called Flash, is a gambling card game that originated in India and became popular in South Asia. How to start the game The game starts with one of the players dealing the cards. The cards are usually dealt counter-clockwise. Before starting the game, usually an agreed number of card(s) is/are picked or dealt to decide the dealer for the opening hand. Each player may be required to put...
