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If you’re on the lookout for a new game or something where the house has less of an edge than most others then you’re looking for Craps. Craps is the game most often featured in movies or television shows set in casinos, most often you find a young man at the tables with a pretty girl who blows on the dice for luck in the movies. This is not a prerequisite to actually playing craps (and girls if you happen to find a hotboy in the area who you’d like to blow on your dice for luck then go ahead and ask him, I’m sure he’ll be flattered). The only prerequisite is a craps table, some chips and a pair of dice.

Bettors on the game don’t even actually have to throw the dice, they can just bet on whether whoever is throwing said pair of dice will win. To win in the first round the thrower must roll a 7 or an 11. Rolling a 2, 3, or 12 is known as rolling ‘craps’ and is an automatic loss. If the player rolls any other number this becomes known as the ‘point’. To win now the player must roll that ‘point’ number again before a 7 is rolled. Craps is a bit complicated so it’s best to practice before hand and read up on it as much as you can before you head out to the casinos.

5 Card Stud Poker is one of the simplest forms of poker to play, with logical rules and straightforward game play. Each player puts up their ante and then is dealt one card face up and one card face down. The lowest face-up card must put in either half the minimum bet or the full bet to start the game. At this point in the game the cards are ranked according to their face value as well as their suits – Clubs being the lowest with Diamonds and Hearts higher than that and Spades ranking the highest. (After this round cards are only ranked according to face value.) Then in a clockwise direction the other players either call or raise or fold their own hands. Round two begins when the players are dealt another card face up leaving them with three cards total now. The player with the highest card from here on out will be the first person to check or bet. Once all the players have finished calling or betting in a clockwise order once more a fourth card is dealt face up. The minimum bet is doubled in this round.

The fifth and final card is dealt after all the players have finished calling or betting, followed by another round of betting on their hands with the minimum bet doubled. The cards are turned over at this point and the best hand wins the pot. And there you have it now you know how to play Five card stud poker.

Five Card Stud poker is ideal for online casinos as it’s fast (over a hundred hands can be played in an hour!) and easy to grasp the concept of. It’s lost popularity over the years thanks to Texas Hold ‘Em but we foresee a resurgence for this game as online casinos become more established on the internet.

In Seven Card Stud Poker the cards are worth the typical amounts with 1-10 being worth their numerical value and Jack, Queen, King and Ace being high cards. During bring-in bets the suits of the cards also have a value Clubs being the lowest then Diamonds, then Hearts with Spades being the highest.

Seven Card Stud begins with every player placing his or her ante into the pot. The amount of the initial bet will vary depending on the house rules. Each player is then dealt three cards, one face up, two face-down. If you happen to be the player with the lowest ranked face up card you will then be required to place the bring-in bet. Bring-in bet rates are also pre-determined with a minimum and a maximum amount that can be bet.  Once this bet has been made everyone else at the table can place their bets.

Once this round of betting is complete a fourth card, is dealt face up. This time around the player with the highest face up card gives the bring-in bet. This player will typically be asked if he or she wants to bet or check while the rest will then be offered the options of folding, betting or raising.

In the third round yet another card is dealt to each person at the table face up. The player with the highest card will take the bring-in bet, the maximum bet is usually raised for this round.

Finally each player is dealt a seventh card this time face down. Everyone can then turn their face down cards over and build the best hands out of the cards they have been dealt. The player with the highest hand wins.

Sounds simple enough right? Great! Go out there and get em champ!

In a casino poker game the initial bet is called ‘the blind’ which is a required bet that must be placed by the players prior to the game beginning. This blind bet acts an incentive for the players to remain in the round. After this comes the ‘ante’ once players have been dealt their hands they place this bet of their own accord, usually this is the first bet in home games of Poker. Once everyone has placed their bets this becomes the ‘pot’ or winnings that everyone is playing for at the end of the hand. In casinos games with fixed limits (maximum and minimum wagers) are common while home poker games you will often find a spread limit.

In poker betting goes clockwise from the dealer’s left and is dependent on the variation of poker being played. After the initial pot has been set if you’re the first person to the dealer’s left and no bets have been made yet you have two options you can ‘Open’ which means simply that you’re making the first bet, or you can ‘Check’ or not bet on it but a “Check” in poker terms means that you don’t want to wager more money on your hand but you still want to keep it in the game.

Once betting is Opened you can do one of three things –

• You can “Call” which in poker terms means you don’t wish to bet a higher amount on your hand but to stay in the game you are required to match the bet that has been played since your last bet so if your ante up bet was $20 and the last player before you has bet $30 you’re required to throw in the extra $30.
• You can “Raise” which means you match the existing bet level and then increase it.
• Finally, you can “Fold” wherein you drop out of the round in progress and forfeit your chance at winning the pot. Most players choose to fold before the end of a hand if they feel they most likely will lose their money to players with better hands. Knowing when to fold is a valuable skill to have as a poker player.

The player with the highest ranking hand at the end of round will win the pot. If two players tie at the end of the round the pot is then divided between the two.

1. Eliminate distractions – take the phone off the hook, put the kids to bed, turn the tv off and LOCK THE DOOR so your husband/wife can’t come in! Tell everyone you’re playing at an online gambling casino and this means quiet time!

2. No seriously, go lock the door. And no you aren’t thirsty right now, you don’t need that snack in the kitchen. Wait until you’ve won something, then go get that beer to celebrate!

3. Open the curtains so you know when the sun’s come up outside.

4. Mute your computer, you don’t need those IM windows distracting you with the stupid sounds or the fake casino noise distracting your concentration!

5. If you get too tired to play with the proper concentration, take a nap! That’s the whole point of gambling at online casino, you’re never far from your bed.

6. If the nap doesn’t help call it a night and get some rest. You can’t gamble and win if your brain’s in sleep mode.

Gambling online is the ultimate way to beat the pitfalls of gambling in a physical casino, the odds are better, you have an easier time concentrating and so your chances of winning are increased don’t diminish them by gambling half heartedly.