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James emailed me the other day and was asking me about tips on roulette.  I told him what I could about roulette, but poker is really my game and what I know about spinning a wheel and putting a ball in … for it to then finish up on the number that I guessed it would end up on…. is dangerous!!!

Errr… ummmmm… try betting on red now…. or hold on maybe you should rather go for the black heh, yep I have a feeling its going to be black… 

No just kidding, I do know a little bit about roulette - its really about knowing the odds for all the various betting combinations and then placing the optimum amount on the bet, according to the odds of the outcome.  So know that I have totally confused you and myself… 

When I was emailing James it suddenly occured to me that he was not learning to play free online roulette but was playing with real money and it was costing him big time!

Whilst you are learning about roulette or if you just want to have fun and don’t want to play with real money – then play free online roulette.  It’ll save you having to learn the hard way or should I rather say the expensive way.

When it comes to banquet halls, there are many to choose from in different price ranges and styles for a Poker party.  Choosing a banquet hall needs to be one of the first tasks on your check list in order to stay within your budget for everything including party supplies, entertainment, casino chips, food, etc. Picking a place to hold a gathering is not as easy as one might think; a lot of preparation and time must be spent in details of laying out the poker tables.

A hall should be chosen for location relevancy, occupancy capacity, price (if important), casino equipment, and design. Some common things you will want to look for in any banquet hall are the following:

1. What is the maximum capacity?  How many Poker tables does it hold?

2. Time limit: Make sure you understand how long you will be renting the hall and how much it costs if the poker party games run over in time. If there is any chance the event could run over in time, make sure the space is available at the time. Many places who rent out halls typically have more than one event daily/weekly.

3. What is included in the banquet hall rental? This is very important to check the specifics on. In other words, you might be renting the hall for a good price, but then it might not come staffed with knowledgeable casino workers. Make sure if you are looking for the event to be staffed by the hosting employee’s crew, you understand the conditions and what the limitations are. This is often a big and common problem if not addressed immediately.

It is important to discuss all details before you commit to utilizing a banquet halls service for a poker theme party.  Without doing so, you might end up with a bigger bill than anticipated, problems and possibly a rocky event.

I had a guy at my table yesterday that just kept getting enough of the cards to have me beat.  Problem was that he had better position than me most of the time, or when it really counted.

When I had a pair, this guy put down a higher pair.  When I thought I had a chance of beating him with a straight he pulls out a higher one – damn.

Then I suddenly woke up and realized what he was doing – he was folding when he didn’t have the cards or when he wasn’t in position to benefit from everyone else making their call first.

Maybe he just read me well I don’t know.  But it was really tough having him play after me and he had me beaten most of the time.

I tried to semi-bluff him a few times and got away with it, but the pot happened to be small when I collected it.  Of course this guy had then folded early and hadn’t committed much.

It was very irritating playing with him, but you had to admire his skill at reading the situation, he knew exactly when to up the play, when to play it cool – to not commit too many chips and just play along and see what would happen.  Also when to get out early and watch the play.

But not only that, this guy played his position very well, he was always conscious of where he was relative to the dealer, so that he could process the information on the table, work out who was doing what and then make his decisions and play accordingly.  If he was not in a good position he would often fold or just put a few chips in to see what would happen.

I was too slow to realize that he was that good.  Too slow to see what he was doing and to react, it cost me dearly and before I woke up I had lost a sizable chunk of my chip stack.

And now you have opened one of the proverbial ‘can of worms’ in poker strategy.  Thank you Patrick for your question, “How do I play a low pair?” and for dragging me into this mess…

My answer is, “It depends….” or …”Go buy a Poker Strategy book and see what the experts say”…

But seriously to try and answer Patrick’s question on how to play a low pair, for example a pair of sixes, I would do the following:

First of all, if you get any pair in your opening hand, it is good and it is worth sliding some chips in.  Be conservative though because although a low pair is good it can also easily get beaten.  On the flop everything can change – that’s the fun of poker.  If you get a trip that puts you in a strong position, but there is also a good chance someone out there also has a good hand… Ahhh, why did I try and answer this???

Knowing the ranking of poker hands and your odds for pocket pairs always helps – there are some excellent explanations of the probabilities in Wikipedia.

My best advice is to watch players carefully and note their reactions to the flop, or turn and river cards.  Match their action after the flop to the type of player they are, if something is not right perhaps it is a bluff.  If you play poker online you obviously don’t have the body language but you can still judge your opponents poker play.

Also how are they betting?  How big are your opponents stacks?  Often players with big poker stacks are bullies especially at online poker, they like to make high raises and re-raise, putting their opponents under pressure.  On a very strong raise, most times I would fold, depending on how big my stack is compared to the raise.

You want to get away with it as cheaply as possible.  A low pair can easily get beaten in poker.  A pair of sixes is marginal, whereas a pair of nines I might be more confident.

Don’t forget to also keep an eye on the suits, do you have three or four suited cards going into the turn or the river?

Phew its hard to give good poker advice on this one, because there are so many factors…

If you are not confident at all in you poker ability or if you feel out-gunned at the table, then I would advise to stick to playing the higher pairs above nines, you have more chance of winning.  On the other hand if played well, a low pair can be profitable.

A semi-bluff or two does no harm… get my meaning?  But you have to read the situation well, just like always – stay alert in the poker game and you will keep your stack!

I hope this answers your question, Patrick.  Experience playing poker will help you to make the decisions of how to play a low pair better.

Its just mind blowing to think of what you can achieve by being connected to the internet.  Being able to work remotely and not be in my office, this past week, has really helped me keep up with things.  In the old days, everything would have piled up on my desk – waiting for me to get back.  I would have got twenty frantic calls a day, asking how to do stuff or where is the…?  Now I just log-on and stay connected to the activity.  Sometimes I think that we all take the advancement of technology for granted – it just becomes the norm – a way of life…

Communication is also so much easier, although I have to admit that despite all the fancy tools that we have at our disposal, we still get communication wrong.  It is probably one of the biggest problems in business or in relationships.

The online casino development has also seen rapid improvement and change.  Online casinos have come a long way in the past few years.  Programmers have really improved the functionality and given online gamblers options.

I like to play at a site that has integrity, good quality, realistic games and keeps me updated with reviews and news articles of what is happening out there.  Where do you like to play?

How the mighty crumble!

I got too confident, damn! Some guy did me with a straight last night.

I made a basic poker mistake, not only did I get over confident, but I also under estimated a player’s ability and the probability of a straight. The probability of someone getting a straight, in seven card poker hands, is 4.6% or put in another way, there is a  20.6 to 1 chance of a straight.  Poker probabilities should be learnt by all poker players. I have learnt the hard way – I should have known better.

But I took a chance… and thats what happens when you have a run of good luck, you think it will never come to an end. Oh well, you live and learn!

The other mistake I made was thinking I was better than my opponents and that I could win all the time. Of course its good to think that you are better than the other players at the table, but it is obviously not good to think that you can win all the time….. hmmmmm

Read the play carefully. Observe the other players behavior and their betting. Don’t forget there is always a chance someone has put together a flush or a straight.

Heh there fellow poker players.  Has it been as good for you over the past few weeks as it has been for me?  What a run of luck I have had, you wouldn’t believe the cards I’ve been getting.  Santa couldn’t have brought me a better present.

So I’m just trying to ride it for as long as I can, because I know for sure it is coming to an end some time.  It always does!  The laws of probability say that all things even out, so the run of good cards will come to an end sometime.

We can’t always get good cards, so when you get them you gotta play them as well as you can and earn as much as you can.  An obvious statement I know – but just how well do you manipulate your opposition when you get good cards?

But I’m getting too deep and meaningful for today’s blog, all I really wanted to do was tell you about my great run of cards.  How has it been for you?  Feel free to write to me and let me know how its been going for you.  I am really interested in knowing how good your cards have been and how long your luck has run for.

I’m happy to be ending the year on a high.  I hope you are.  May next year be a good one, I wish you all the luck for 2009.  Looking forward to bringing you more great poker tips next year.

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