In most casino table games when you buy in you are given chips (technically called checks) that have cash value, they generally come in color and denominations of; White $1, Red $5, Green $25, and Black $100, depending on the amount you buy in for the dealer will give you chips accordingly.
However, unlike the other [...]
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CHIPS AT THE ROULETTE TABLE
Dec 11
THE GAME OF ROULETTE
Dec 10
The game of Roulette is fairly simple, there are 36 numbers (1-36) 18 of them are red and 18 of them are black, there are also two green numbers 0 and 00.
The dealer spins the wheel in one direction and the ball in another, whichever slot the ball lands in indicates the winning number and [...]
THE BLUFF
Oct 15
If you get caught bluffing you lose, but if you don’t get caught it is the greatest feeling in poker.
Anyone can win with four aces, but to win with rags takes more than luck, it takes a keen sense of timing, a good read, the right position, and the ability to play the hand like [...]
TAKE A BREAK
Sep 24
In a blog earlier this month I talked about one of the two of “nevers” in casino table games and that was never quit a winning streak, the other “never” was NEVER REACH INTO YOUR POCKET TO BET MORE THAN YOUR ORIGINAL BUY IN.
If it makes sense to NEVER quit a winning streak, then the [...]
DICELESS DICE GAME!
Sep 17
I heard about this game a few years back, but hadn’t experienced it first hand until this past Labor Day weekend.
Craps played with cards instead of dice!
I was visiting my sister in California and we decided to go and check this game out at one of the local Indian Casinos.
In California, the gaming laws allow [...]
NEVER QUIT A WINNING STREAK
Sep 10
There are only a couple of “nevers” that apply to casino table games. One of them is NEVER reach into your pocket to bet more than your original buy-in, the other is NEVER QUIT A WINNING STREAK.
A winning streak can come at any time, and last any duration. You just don’t know, so you have [...]
I recently had one of my protégés make a trip to Las Vegas. He was well versed in the game of craps, had studied my money management strategy, and had his game plan in order; only to run into the dreaded table minimums.
He had prepared to use a moderate progression starting at $5. His bankroll [...]
