I have been playing poker for several years now, and would consider myself to be a good player, but then again who wouldn’t. Everyone who sits down at a poker table thinks “I’m going to win.” Think about it, have you ever sat down at a tournament or cash game and said “I’m here to lose,” no. Maybe you lost last time, but this time you read another chapter in your poker book, or this time “I’m only going to play premium cards,” or “I’m going to play more aggressive.” The main point here is, that is precisely the main difference between a professional poker player, and a recreational poker player. A professional poker player approaches the game with a whole different train of thought. After all, this is how they make their living. Luck really plays no part in their game, because in the long run, the odds are with them. Just like the casino gets beat sometimes with some lucky guy who hits 13 four times in a row on the roulette table, overall the casino has the edge. There is nothing the professional poker player can do when he gets out drawn with his pair of aces vs. nines, but play that same hand 8 more times, and he wins all of them. In all my years of playing poker, there are three things I have learned that I would like to share with you:

Note: Recreational Player vs. Pro by
Michael Jackness
5/20/2004

There are also game specific online casino links. The Sands of the Caribbean Online Casino and Omni Casino offers direct links to specific casino games like blackjack, roulette, video slots, slots and video poker. Here are the links to the most favourite game specific casino pages:

Playing your cards right: poker comes out of the back room and into the computer science lab - theory and mathematics of poker

Poker comes out of the back room and into the computer science lab

Darse Billings plays poker for a living. Just a few years ago, he was a computer science student at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Interested in games, he had chosen the development of a poker-playing computer program as his thesis topic.

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Baccarat

Okay, the bottom line question here after reading this information is probably: What is the best bet? Or, how do I win?

The heart of the game lies in its patterns or streaks. Most casinos will offer pencils and blank charts in order to track the trends. Remember, it is streaks or patterns you seek. Many baccarat strategists concentrate on riding the streaks, using a variety of money management theories to parlay their wins. Shoes start to develop characteristics, with Banker rolling off 5...6...7...8 or more wins in a row. The idea is to ride the streak: get on, then off at the right time.

Craps

Craps Do's and Dont's

It was a Friday night in the casino. He was well dressed in a sport coat, dress pants, lacquered black shoes. About 60 years old, he parted a space for himself with ease at the crowded craps table. With the dice on the hop, he reached into his jacket and pulled out two wrappers of $5,000 each, and launched them toward the stickman. “Buy the four.”