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What are Online Table Games?

April 27, 2019   Game type   No comments

The atmosphere and character of a casino, is very specific. Each, of course, has its own character and charm, but when one thinks of casinos and the overall magic and appeal that each exhibits, one cannot but call to mind the nostalgia of a personal gaming experience.

But it’s not all lights, bells and flashing signs that add to this atmosphere.

A casino must be laid out in particular fashion to promote its various games and tables in the most aesthetically pleasing way, and the online casino is no different.

But as you navigate the glittering halls of the online casino, at times it can be all too easy to become lost within the countless highways and byways of competitive gaming’s internet landscape. With blazing exclamations announcing the latest jackpots, arrows and links pointing hither and yon and virtual variations of classic casino games distracting you in their provocation, it can be a little too confusing, and unnecessarily difficult to play the games you want to play, and especially if it’s your first foray into this world.

But don’t fear. If you are serious about claiming stake in the pleasure and reward of the internet casino, as a tip, it may do you well to seek out table game communities. For it is in the virtual room of the table games, that an experience mirroring the magic and wonder of a real-life casino can be found.

Online Table Games:

Online table games, put simply, very, very simply, are all games played on and around a table. Now you may ask how a table game can be called a table game when in the online world, there are, essentially, no tables. This, then, is where imagination must be allowed to burgeon, as there are tables, virtual tables, and the concepts and rules of real-world table games match and apply to those that exist in their online counterparts.

Poker:

A classic stalwart of the competitive gaming world, players battle with combinations of cards that represent specific hands. These hands range in diversity and meaning and exist on a system of hierarchical values. Players make decisions based on what they think an opponent’s hand may contain, and adjust their own, with skill and speculation in equal measure, and with a goal to obtaining the superior hand.

Baccarat:

A game for two that hinges on fate, baccarat involves a hand of three cards dealt to the player and the banker. The object is for the player to reach, or indeed come as close as possible to reaching, the numerical value of 9, before the house. Card values are simple, with 2-9 being taken at face value and 10 having a value of 0. If a hand exceeds 10, the sum of the hand minus 10 shows the overall value of the hand, e.g.: a 6 and a 7 means 13 minus 10, resulting in 3 as the overall value of the hand.

Roulette:

A game of odds and evens, the player places a bet on an oddly or evenly numbered square showing either a black or a red back-round. These numbers and squares correspond to those displayed on a nearby spinning wheel. Once the bet and prediction is made, the wheel is spun and a small ball is introduced. Once the wheel stills, the numbered square on which the ball comes to rest, must match the numbered square on which the bet was placed, for it to be a winning round.

Craps:

The game which nearly always attracts the high-rollers, craps involves making a bet the outcome of a roll of dice. In accordance with the die numbers, the value of the roll will either mean a win if matching the bet, a loss if no match occurs, or a roll again if a specific number comes of the first roll.

Blackjack:

The most popular of Online Casino games, the player risks chance in a no-holds-barred card race to 21. Different cards have different values and the player must disregard the concept of failure and beat the dealer to 21, without exceeding this value.

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Blackjack and Poker Tips

December 31, 2018   Game guide   No comments

The objective of Blackjack is to get the total value of your cards to 21 or as near to it as possible. In order to win your hand must be closer to the value that that of the dealer’s without overshooting it.

In this game, the suits of the cards are irrelevant; only their values matter. Face cards have 10 as their values. The Ace is the only variable in the game; its value is either one or eleven, depending on the value of the other cards in your hand. The Ace is an 11 if when summed up with the other cards in your hand, the total is goes over 21. (This is called “busting”) Its value is 1 if otherwise.

If a player busts, he loses even if the dealer also busts.

A “soft” total happens when a player has two cards that contain an Ace whose total is below or equal to 21 regardless of whether the Ace’s value is a 1 or an 11. If the player adds a 10 to his hand and the total still doesn’t cause him to bust, he now has a “hard” total.

Below is a short list of blackjack tips. These tips are meant as an addition to rudimentary blackjack tactics.

Blackjack Tips:

• Against a dealer’s card of equal or lower value, always break up7’s.
• Always break up 2’s or 3’s rather than a 4, 5, or 6.
• Regardless of what the dealer’s up card is always break up Aces and 8’s.
• Never break up face cards, 10’s, or 5’s.
• Stand on hard 17 or higher
• If the dealer has a 10, hit until you have 17 or higher.
• If going up against a dealer’s 10, hit a soft 17.
• Any chance you get, surrender a hard 15 against a dealer’s 10, and 16 (but not a pair of 8’s) against a dealer’s 9, 10 or Ace.
• Never take insurance unless you are counting cards
• Keep a tight rein on your emotions.
• The dealer is only the messenger; don’t blame him about your losses.
• Don’t blame other participants. If players at the table are vexing you with their tactics, you can always find another playing area.
• Scrutinize the last man at your table; if he seems agitated, at a loss on what to do, or desperate, move on.
• Don’t get easily enticed into playing with free drinks; losing your money is not worth it.
• Before playing always draw out limits on when to stop, win or lose.
• It is always to the player’s advantage to play on a game that has fewer decks. The casino/establishment always has a sharp rise in advantage if the deck when the game goes from a single deck to two albeit their edge is less noticeable if the game stacks more decks.
• Look for playing areas where the combination of rules present the player with an edge over the house.

Poker Tips:

• Play with people of equal level.
• Do not play in tables that have limits above what you are willing to risk.
• Lessen the random factor of the game by focusing more on hands that have higher values.
• Scrutinize your opponents. You can have inkling about your opponent’s hand by noting his mannerisms. Memorize his gestures and mannerisms and try to remember when he made those. Quickly associating these with specific situations can give you insights on what he’s holding.
• Unless you’re going to take the risk and raise, do not call.
• On the other side of the coin, do not be predictable. Remember, a skilled poker player is scrutinizing your every move as you are studying his. Keep them guessing.
• Bluffing is good and is an integral part of the game but do not use it to salvage a series of bad lucks. Use it only sparingly.

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