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How to Win in Poker?

Sam Hecar — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:22:53 +0000

Poker is the game of skill and bluff. As other players can’t see your cards, they make their conclusion after looking at the expression of your face of at watching your movements and changes in behavior. You have to be calm or act the way which will make your opponents think you have a solid hand.
You have to pay attention to the following facts: the community cards, your cards and the cards of the players. Of course, it’s impossible to guess what cards other players have, but some of them can accidentally reveal their emotions when they see that the new opened card makes their chances to win higher. The best players know this and try to bluff to make you think they’ve got a really good card.

So, the basic rules to win in Poker are:
Be calm
Remember the details during the game
Watch your rivals
Don’t bet if you have 2 and 7 as your “hole cards” or other bad combinations.

Forth Street, Fifth Street and Final Betting

Sam Hecar — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:22:18 +0000

The “dealer button” passes prom player to player every next round and the blinds raise every, say, 10 minutes. The forth community card is called the “fourth street” or the “turn”. It makes the chances of every player to win smaller or lesser. The betting rules remain the same.
The next round reveals the “river” card or the “fifth street”. It’s necessary to remember that in the forth and the fifth rounds the payer sitting to the left of the dealer is the first to bet. Poker is often called the “gentlemen’s game”, as the players don’t have to reveal their cards unless asked. You can simply name the combination you have and it’s taken for granted.
All the cards are unveiled in the final round. You can use any of the “hole cards” you have and the 5 cards on the table to make the best Poker combination to win. This game presupposes one winner who win the total pot. The player who raised last or was the first to bet in the last round reveals his hand the first in the winning round.

Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Hands

Sam Hecar — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:02:54 +0000

Flush is the combination of Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10. This is a very good Poker combination. Its culmination is the same sequence of the cards, but of the same suit. This sequence of cards is called the Royal Flash.

Other god winning combinations are:
• 4 of the Kind (4 cards of the same value)
• 3 of the Kind (as you may guess, this combination includes 3 cards of the same value)
• 2 pair (e.g. 10,10, Jack, Jack)
• Pair (2,2 or 3,3, etc)
• Full House (Three of the Kind + a Pair)
• Flush (any 5 cards of the same suit)
• Straight (5 cards in sequence belonging to different suits)
If the hand has none of the combinations mentioned above, it’s valued due to its highest card.

General Texas Hold ‘Em Rules, the Flop

Sam Hecar — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:00:20 +0000

Texas Hold ‘Em is one of the simplest varieties of online poker played at many online casinos. The rules are as follows: the player who has the button “dealer” is the dealer. This button moves clockwise from player to player, so every player is the dealer several times during the game. 2 players right to the dealer always start the game. Before the initial round, the first player right to the dealer posts half of the minimum bet (the blind) and the second one – the full minimum bet to form the initial pot to play for.

Each player is dealt 2 cards, face down. These 2 initial cards are often called “hole cards”. Then the players have a look at their cards and decide whether to call, to raise, or to flop. After that the first 3 cards are disclosed. This round is called the flop. The dealer discards the 1st card at the top of the deck (this is called “to burn the card” and is done to prevent cheating in case any of the players has seen the card) and puts 3 succeeding one face up. The players make their bets. The player with the best combination wins.

Roulette Betting Systems

Sam Hecar — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:46:50 +0000

D’Alembert System is often called a pyramid system. It’s based on the mathematical equilibrium theory worked by D’Alembert. This system is a nice choice for those players who don’t want to lose their money. It allows lessening the losses, but the winnings are also not huge. This roulette strategy is also called upwards and downwards strategy, as it’s based on simple logics: you have to extract 1 unit from your bet if you win and to add one unit to your bet if you lose. It guarantees safe playing and small losses.

Martingale betting strategy and its numerous variations are also widespread among roulette players. This betting system is popular since the 18^th century and was originally invented in France. Due to Martingale betting strategy you have to double your stake every time you lose. The outcome of the strategy is: with your final win you cover all the previous losses and win the initial bet. This roulette betting system allows you to cover your losses.

Roulette Playing Techniques

Sam Hecar — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:46:05 +0000

Roulette is one of the most popular and the oldest casino games. Its main varieties are: American roulette and European Roulette. All Roulette betting systems are based on 2 criteria: the mechanical one and the logical (as I call it) one. The mechanical one presupposes that the spinning of the wheel and the ball are determined by the construction of the Roulette wheel and one who may try to predict on which numbers the ball is likely to fall in this or that round.

At the beginning of the 20th century Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo decided to prove that his theory concerning the movements of the roulette wheel isn’t absurd. He wrote down thousands of roulette playing results and analyzed them with the help of the computer. The casino he chose for his experiment was the Casino de Madrid. Using the results of this analysis, he managed to win more than a 1,000,000 euro in total (and 600,000 from the sum in one day!). The owners of the casino went to the court, but the legal actions against the gambler weren’t successful, as the court stated that the roulette wheel of the casino was not working properly and it was not the fault of the gambler.

One more popular Roulette strategy is Labouchere System. When one uses it, they have to have to make some calculations of the numbers in the line to determine the most appropriate sum of the bet. You have to add the numbers at the beginning or the end of the line to find out the size of the next bet. If you win, you cross out the numbers you’ve used and continue playing on a smaller line. If you lose, you have to add your bet at the end of the line and continue on it. You win when over a third of your bets return with a gain. It sounds a bit complicated, but if you want to learn more, fell free to send me an e-mail or a letter through the contact form and I’ll describe the system in detail. The reason because I don’t want to describe it all thoroughly here is that this roulette strategy us rather negative than a winning one, and you have to analyze the flow of the game every second to win.

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What Casino Playing Techniques Are

Sam Hecar — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:45:10 +0000

Some of the modern casino games have earlier versions, which date back to Middle Ages or even ancient times. Take Craps for example. The newest games are slots, but first slot machines were invented in the 19^th century, so they are not as young as they seem to be. What makes casino games so popular? Thrill? Excitement? Teasing your luck? I suppose, the combination of the above factors and some more things.

The thing which makes me play casino game games is less evident. From my first games at casinos I always tried to find the logics in this or that game (if there’s any). Such table games as roulette or blackjack have simple internal logics and you may try if not to win a million, at least not to lose your money when you play casino games.

The tool which can help you to do it is playing strategies or playing tactics. There are dozens of them, peculiar to different games and very effective. Even the simplest Roulette strategy can help you to win. Believe me, I tested it many times! As you may guess, my favorite game is Poker, because the better math skills and imagination you have, the higher your chances to win are.

In separate section of my site I want to discuss best Roulette strategies, Blackjack tricks and other playing techniques. Poker has so many variations and nuances that may be one day I’ll devote a separate site to this casino game.

Returning to the question “What playing techniques are?”, I want to say in brief that a playing technique is a set of actions necessary to win in this or that game. Even minor details are important, as even your minor decisions are important in casino games.

Best Slots Ever

Sam Hecar — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:45:24 +0000

I’m absolutely sure that if asked to name 3 slots games, any player would name fruit slots, Wheel of Fortune and … . The third item is debatable. Some would call American icon, the others would refer to more fresh and interactive slots. You can play all these casino games online in well-established and newest online casinos, as they are an embodiment of slots play.
Personally I prefer the slots which “have history” and have proved to be worth playing. Below is my list of best slots games:
• Yes, it’s Wheel of Fortune. I must be too sentimental, but I like the games on the famous show.
• Cleopatra Slots. They have a lot of variations and this series of games is regularly updated and new versions are released.
• Monopoly (you understand me).
• Solomon mines
• Yes, number 2 on the universal list – fruit slots.
What slots do you prefer? Feel free to send your thoughts on my e-mail.

Welcome to Online Casino Courses from Mr. Hecar!

Sam Hecar — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:43:42 +0000

Hecarfoundation.org is a player guide to online casinos and casino games. If you want to learn how to play casino games, either online or offline, you have to know the basics of casino games. As there are more than several hundreds of different casino games and their different variants have different rules, it may be quite difficult to win in this or that game. At the same time, the usage of different playing tactics and casino strategies helps to improve the results 2 and more times.

I started to play casino games when young. I can’t say I was ever obsessed with casinos, and shining coins didn’t invade my dreams, but at the same time I liked to “run the game”. The feeling that you can master the situation and use your brain to win, made me feel good, so I started to read about different casino strategies, study their origins and try to understand how they work and how effective they are.

Soon I found out that I can make my living by playing at casinos. Of course, this didn’t make me quit my job, as I’m a mathematician and don’t imagine my life without my work (don’t want to promote my works here, as this blog is about casino playing techniques, but I believe I managed to reach a lot in my field), but it gave me an impressive sum of extra money.

As there are hundreds of online casinos nowadays, I want to share my knowledge with other players (beginners mainly). I decided to devote my site to different casino techniques and casino games rules to give you a powerful tool to success in online casino games.