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Hot News and Winning Strategies for Gamblers
Volume 4 Issue 48 - 14 JUL 2006
IN THIS ISSUE
TOP NEWS: Bonus Offers
STRATEGY: “Could have been”
GAMBLING: Online Gaming Ban
POKER: WSOP
SPORTS: College Football
EDITOR: Celebrity Poker
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STRATEGY
“Could have been”
Mark Pilarski
“Could have been” should cost
Dear Mark,
In poker, what are your thoughts about a player requesting that the
dealer to show the next card, even if the hand is officially dead? The
group of a dozen or so I normally play with has three players who want
to see the next card or cards that could have made their hand. I, on the
other hand, believe once the hand is over, it’s over, and if a player
really wants to see the next card then that player should have bet.
We’ll go by your ruling. Melvin G.
I’m with you, Mel. “What if” players should shove their chips in the
middle if they want to see whether they would have hit their straight,
flush, four-of-a-kind, etc.
In gamblese, it’s called rabbit hunting, where you ask a dealer to show
you the next card(s), even though a player has already won the pot
without a showdown, and the hand is over.
Most card clubs, casinos and poker tournaments prohibit rabbit hunting,
although I have played in a few games where rabbit hunting is permitted,
once all live hands have been surrendered to the dealer.
I have found that when you permit a look-see at the “next” card(s) of an
unmatched wager, the privilege is always abused. Solution for your
kitchen table game: allow it, but, if a player really wants to know
whether he/she could have won by staying in the hand longer, a
contribution is called for – one, possibly two additional betting units
to the next pot. That should keep those curious sorts from having a
dealer deal the flop, turn or river cards to see what would have, should
have, could have been.
Dear Mark,
Normally I play Jacks-or-better video poker. I am always on the hunt for
9/6 machines, which by the way are getting very tough to find, or those
with an 8/5 paytable. The casino where I play also has 7/5 and 6/5
machines. How much is the player giving up if they play on machines that
pay less for a full house and a flush than 9/6? Barb D.
With video poker, Barb, you can actually see the price and financial
return you can expect when playing the game. That’s why I've used more
than my share of ink writing about shopping for value and playing on
video poker machines with the best paytables.
Paytables, or pay schedules, which are always posted somewhere on the
machine, tell you what each winning hand will pay for the number of
coins played. Casinos can "loosen" or "tighten" the return of a game by
manipulating the number of coins won on certain pay categories. For
Jacks-or-better, it’s the full house/flush numbers that are the primary
indicator of a machine's payback percentage.
A 9/6 machine makes the payback, or return of 9 units or a full house
and 6 units for a flush, with one coin inserted. A 9/6 Jacks-or-better
paytable should look like this:
Royal Flush 250
Straight Flush 50
Four of a Kind 25
Full House 9
Flush 6
Straight 4
Three of a Kind 3
Two Pair 2
Jacks or Better 1
One caveat though, Barb: the payback percentages listed below are based
on thousands of hands of video poker, and include hitting an elusive
royal flush. They are not based on your personal gambling timeline such
as downing two Bloody Mary’s or burning through a roll of quarters.
A 6/5 machine (six for a full house, five for a flush) returns 95.00%; a
7/5 machine 96.15%; an 8/5, 97.30%; an 8/6, 98.39%; a 9/5, 98.45%; and
that phantom 9/6 machine 99.54%.
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GAMBLING
Online Gaming Ban
Politicians may say that an internet gambling ban is noble and for the
good of society, but are they biting off more than they can chew?
Full story at:
http://www.winneronline.com/articles/july2006/whatswrongwithanonlineban.htm
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POKER
WSOP
Betting On The World Series Of Poker
The 36th annual World Series of Poker starts July 28th and oddsmakers
are already taking bets. It seems kind of ironic that people are betting
on the people who will be, well, betting.
Full story at:
http://www.winneronline.com/articles/may2006/WSOPbetting.htm
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SPORTS
College Football
College Football Futures Betting
The start of the college football season might be a few months away, but
that only means that it's the perfect time to wager on futures.
Full story at:
http://www.winneronline.com/articles/july2006/collegefootballfutures.htm
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EDITOR
Celebrity Poker
Steve Johnson, Gambling Newsletter
Hollywood celebrities might get a lot of attention and affection from
the tabloids, but that isn't the case when it comes to sportsbooks.
A number of celebrities are signed up for the World Series of Poker Main
Event which begins on July 28 at Harrah's in Las Vegas.
Currently Ben "Gigli" Affleck, Tobey "Spiderman" Maguire, Jennifer
Tilly, and James Woods are listed at +20,000 by a number of
sportsbooks.
It would seem that the glitz and glamour of Hollywood doesn't translate
onto the green felt tables of Vegas.
*See you in couple of week!*
Steve Johnson, Editor
editor@gamblingnewsletter.com
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