Sit-and-Go Essentials Part 3: Short-Handed

In part two of this series we discussed mid-blind play and breaking out of our standard TAG mold into a more loose and aggressive style.
Now it's time to shatter that mold and get hyper-aggressive.
This is where it gets fun. By now the game will be short-handed with four or five players left.
Everyone at the table will probably be short-stacked in the classic sense of the word. The average stack will only be around 12 BBs.
This is approaching push-or-fold time for everybody.
Post-Flop Play Out the Window
Here's where you'll make your profit. Your average sit-and-go player plays this late stage so badly, it's laughable.
If you play this stage better than they do you will show a long-term positive expectation!
At this stage of the game, post-flop play is out the window - flops are rarely seen.
You have two options: push or fold. And, by god, should you be pushing.

Your goal is to win.

 

Your Goal is to Win, Not Limp Into the Money
Your goal is to win sit-and-gos. You don't want to "limp" into the money.
When you just try and limp into the money you are throwing +EV away.
You have to have the killer instinct to attack and destroy players who are happy just limping into the money or moving up the pay scale.
In poker, if a marked cards player is playing scared, he's exploitable.
Everyone wants to finish in the money; nobody is playing to get eliminated.
You're no different.
But your goal is to win. Therefore, you have to look at the long term and put the short term out of your mind.
Concentrate on making good plays at the correct time and forget about the results.
If you make the correct plays, success will eventually follow.
Get More Aggressive, Not Less

Get more aggressive, not less.

 

As you know, the top three players in a sit-and-go typically get paid. So when you get down to four- and five-handed play, you've reached the bubble.
There will almost certainly be some short stacks thinking if they play ultra-tight they may sneak into the money.
They're wrong. You want to get more aggressive, not less.
When play is short-handed the blinds will already be very high. Your average stack will be just 12 BBs, meaning you'll be losing 10% of your stack to the blinds every rotation.
When the game is short-handed, those rotations come fast and furious, decimating your stack. You're better off pushing all-in without looking at your cards than letting yourself get blinded out.
Do Not Let Yourself Get Blinded Out!
The action is frenetic now and you should be trying to steal as often as you can get away with it.
If you get a feel players are hoping to limp into the money, punish their blinds - they won't defend them.
If you notice someone is calling pushes liberally, then ease up your aggression against that player.
I won't discuss in detail the hands you should be willing to push with. I will, however, discuss the situations you should look for to get your hands all-in.
My advice would be this: Never call off your stack hoping for a coin flip.
If you think you're flipping, you're better off folding and pushing the next hand blind.

Rely on fold equity.

 

Rely on fold equity to supplement your stack.
Your hand value is just something you can fall back on in case you are called!
I'll say it again: fold equity is more important than hand value!
A Couple of Examples:
The game is four-handed and blinds are $150/$300. You have a stack of $2,900.
The UTG player shoves all-in for $3,200. The button folds. You hold 6♠ 6♣ in the SB.
You? Fold.
You're hoping for a flip, best-case scenario. Worst-case scenario, you're crushed.
There's no need to call off your chips hoping for a flip.
If you just wait and shove a hand of your own accord, you'll be better off.
Now let's look at another example:
The game is four-handed and blinds are $150/$300. You have a stack of $2,900.
You're UTG and shove A♦ 8♣. The button calls and the blinds fold. The Button shows 5♠ 5♣.
OK. You got yourself in a flip. You must have screwed up, right?
Wrong.
In this situation we shoved a good ace with less than 10 BBs. Obviously we were hoping for a fold.

Look at the big picture.

 

However, the button decided to race with us. This result is fine.
The small blind and the big blind folded, adding $450 in overlay to the pot. That means the pot is laying us infrared contactlenses better than the 1-1 odds we're getting on our hand.
But wouldn't that then make the pocket fives call correct too?
Yes, in a way it does, but that's looking at this hand in a vacuum and not seeing the big picture.
You're not always going to show up with A-7 here. A lot of the time you'll have a pocket pair that crushes your opponent.
Most importantly, he has no fold equity. He can only win the hand one way: having the best hand hold up.
When we shove the A-7, we can win the pot by having everyone fold or we can win at showdown!
One Last Example:
The game is four-handed. The blinds are $150/$300.
You have a stack of $1,800 and everyone has you covered. You shove 8♥ 9♥ UTG.
The button snap-calls with A♣ K♣. The blinds fold.
Oh noez - you got called by a monster. This is terrible, right?
Wrong.
You're only approximately a 40-60 underdog versus A-K. And guess what? That difference in expected value is made up by the blind overlay.
So in reality you're not in bad shape at all.
No two unpaired cards are that much of a favorite against two other non-paired hands. So don't fret if you get in "bad" - you'll know you made the right play based on your fold equity in the hand!
This is the key to late-stage sit-and-go play. Be the aggressor.
The aggressor has two ways to win, while the caller only has one.
Never allow yourself to get blinded out. Being blinded out means you gave up on your sit-and-go.
Stop trying to limp your way to the small money and start shoving your way to that first-place prize.
Alright, Sometimes You Have to Call
While being the aggressor is the key to a quality end game, you can't just fold everything if you aren't the initial raiser.
Sometimes you're going to have to make calls.

Sometimes you have to call.

 

But there are a few things to take into account before you decide to get all passive and just call.
Obviously if you have a monster, no debate: just get your chips in the middle and hope for the best.
The times I'm talking about are those marginal, borderline situations.
You have to look at your stack. If you're the chip leader with 20+ BBs, obviously you're going to have a lot more freedom than the guy who has seven BBs.
If you have no money invested in the pot, then you should be less likely to want to call off your chips.
In fact you should never cold-call your chips off unless you think you are a favorite and are getting odds on your money.
Another Example:
The game is three-handed. The blinds are $200/$400.
You're in the big blind with $6,500 (after posting your blind). The button folds and the small blind shoves for $1,200 total.
You have 8♣ 9♣.
What do you do? Call.
You have $400 invested already. He shoves for $1,200 total.
This means $1,600 in the pot and you only have to call $800 more. You're getting 2-1 on your call.
The player in the small blind should be shoving almost any two cards here.
Your hand stacks up very well against his range and you're getting 2-1 on your money.
You're only worse than 2-1 against pocket pairs bigger than both your cards, which is highly unlikely.
Chances are you'll get your money in in a 60-40 situation.
With no danger of getting knocked out, if you make 60-40 bets all day getting 2-1 you'll end up rich.
Another Example:
The game is three-handed. The blinds are $200/$400.

Even tight players shove most aces here.

 

You're in the big blind and have $2,400. The button folds and the small blind shoves for $3,000.
You have A♥ T♣.
What should you do? Call.
This one you have to call off your chips. Your hand absolutely crushes the small blind's range.
Even tight players are going to be shoving most aces in this spot and your hand is far better than average.
I would recommend you fold a smaller ace in this spot but with a big ace like A-T you have to make the call.
While I recommend against just calling in my overall strategy, I did have to put this in here.
I'm amazed at the players I see folding hands with incredible odds.
As a rule of thumb, if you're getting better than 2-1 you should have a pretty good reason for not calling.
Click through belowe for the conclusion of this series detailing heads-up play.

Poker: It's About Decisions, Not Results

The point of view expressed in the title of this piece is, I have always believed, so obviously true that no sensible poker player could doubt it.
However, the other day I reiterated it to a not-quite-awful player sitting on my left.
He looked at me like I had just arrived from some other strange, foreign place - perhaps Planet Matusow - and opined, rather unpleasantly:
"What in the f**king world are you talking about? Poker is about results, poker is about money. That is it. That is all it is."
What Really Counts?
This perspective is pretty common among today's players.
You hear comments like, "Well, I haven't played marked cards lenses with her enough to really know but she usually seems to be sitting behind a bunch of chips."
Or, "Yeah, I know that was a mistake but the only thing that counts is that I won the pot."
Or, "You may not like the way I play, but I've got more chips than you do."
Well, there are some minor truths buried in remarks like these.
And, of course, that original crack from the guy on my left is both quite right and quite wrong.

Planet Matusow: Strange place.

 

But, and this is the interesting part, his remark is right in utterly uninteresting ways but wrong in deep and profound ones.
If you don't appreciate the distinction, you'll never become a solid player.
So, a short exegesis on decision-making versus results.
Focus on Money Misses the Point
Every hand in poker is going to confront you with a number of decisions, from initial choices to fold, call or raise, to the wildly complex and gut-wrenching ones that put your entire stack at risk.
In the long run, how you fare will be primarily determined by the decisions that you make.
Yes, of course, we all play for money.
Yes, of course, the final results logged in our records (you do keep records, don't you?) dictate how well we are doing.
And, yes, of course, those who are winning players know this because they have more money than they would have if they weren't playing poker.
But this focus on results, on money, misses the point.
Look for the Underlying Cause

Let's take an analogy from science.
In the sciences, the search is always to find the cause of an effect, the underlying reason why something happens.
More often than we scientists would like, we get sidetracked because we think we've found the "real" cause and stop searching.

Suppose you keep having headaches.

 

Suppose you keep having headaches.
You do a lot of careful experiments and discover that if you take aspirin as soon as the first pains appear the headaches go away.
So, you conclude, not totally wrongly, that aspirin cures headaches.
However, you don't really know why aspirin does this, and that is the important question.
If you were to look more deeply you might discover that aspirin has anti-inflammatory effects and anti-inflammatory drugs cure headaches - a fact that would become critical were you to develop an allergic reaction to aspirin.
You could then seek out some other anti-inflammatory, and continue to garner the benefits.
See the point?
In poker marked cards, if you focus too intensely on immediate results, on money won and lost, you will be doing the same thing.
And the same kind of unhappy outcomes can result.
New Environments Call for New Tactics
How does that happen? Easy.
Two wild, aggressive players sit down at your table and the game takes on a new cast.
You visit another cardroom where the style of play is different.

Say two aggressive players sit down at your table.

 

You move up (or down) in stakes and confront games that have a tempo and structure alien to the one you're used to.
In each case your results will likely change because the decisions you're making are no longer optimal.
It's as though the side effects of aspirin were now getting to you. But if you appreciate the anti-inflammatory factor, life will be fine. Switch to ibuprofen.
In the new game, make different decisions.
Short-Term Focus, Long-Term Pain
Here's a bit of solid advice.
Cut back on the amount of emphasis you put on your short-term results.
If you're typical of most players you're probably worrying too much about what you've lost in recent sessions or being too narcissistic based on how much you're ahead.
Focus, instead, on the decisions you're making.
If you make the right decisions more often than your opponents and commit fewer errors than they do, in the long run the results will take care of themselves.
If you play tournaments this advice is even more useful.
Tournaments have a larger luck factor than cash games. The blinds go up, which puts pressure on everyone to play hands they might prefer to pass on.
The "short-stack" problem forces players to make the all-in move with less-than-wonderful hands. And, of course, much of the game turns on coin-flip situations where if you lose you're gone.

Even the best tournament players can go months without success.

 

Consequently, even the very best tournament players can go weeks, months, years without much success.
If you look just at their bottom line, at the amount of money won in some relatively short time frame (and yes, a year is a short time for tournament players), you might begin to think that they've lost their edge or haven't kept up with the game, or something.
Perhaps they have, perhaps not.
The answer will almost certainly turn out to be based on their decision-making.
Overall Approach, Not How Much You're Up or Down
Of course, finding the balance isn't easy because there is that grain of truth in the comment of the unpleasant gentleman on my left.
Indeed, the money counts; it is the ultimate coin of the realm, the final arbiter of how good a player you are. But if you focus on making the right decisions, you'll be okay.
At the end of the day, don't worry too much about what you won or lost.
Go over decisions that you made. Replay difficult hands in your head; analyze them.
Look over situations where you might have played differently.
Assess the soundness of what you actually did. Honest analysis of decisions made will get you a lot further than basking in the glow of a big win or stewing over a loss.

The Basics of Blinds and Betting

Before you can play the game, you're going to have to learn what betting options you have, when you have them and how to make them.
Depending on what style and limit of poker you're playing, the ante or blind structure will vary. I've added a series of tables at the end of this article to allow you to easily find the type used for the game you're about to play.
Antes, Blinds, Brings and Postings
Antes: An ante is a small set amount which all players must contribute before any cards are dealt.
Blinds: Similar to an ante, but not everyone has to contribute. There are two blinds, the small and the big. The small blind is placed by the player directly to the left of the dealer (dealer button), with the big blind to the left of the small.
In a Limit game, the small blind is half the minbet (the lower of the two limits) and the big blind is double that. For example, in a $4/$8 Limit game, the small blind is $2 and the big blind is $4.
In a No-Limit game, the game is usually referred to by the blind sizes. For example, a $2/$5 No-Limit game would be small blind $2, big blind $5.
Brings (Bring-In): In a Stud game, the person showing the worst up card (door card) must "bring it in." A $1/$2 Stud game would typically have a 25¢ ante. The player has the option to bring half the lower limit amount (50¢) or complete to the full bet of $1.
Posting: In a game with blinds, it's common for you to have to "post" before your first hand at the marked cards table. Posting is simply paying the amount of the big blind to be dealt your first hand. If this is required where you play, you also have the option to wait until you would be the natural big blind, or until the button passes you to post.
Betting Options
Call, check, raise, pass, re-raise, push, bet, check-out, three-bet and upstairs are just a few of the terms used in making bets on a poker table. It can seem daunting, but boiled down there are never more than three specific options you can pick from on any street.
All betting actions are made by either vocalizing them, or using a hand gesture. When learning the game, it's best to vocalize all intended action on your turn.
Bet: The first time someone puts money into play on a betting round is a bet. Action: Putting the exact amount of the intended bet across the line, into play.
Call: To match the bet made by another player to have acted before you. Action: Putting in any chips equal to, or less than the bet. Putting in one chip is always considered a call no matter what the value of the chip, unless stated otherwise before the motion.
Check: When no bet has been made, you can stay in the hand by choosing to check rather than bet. Action: Tapping your hand twice on the table, or making a "Keep on moving" sideways wave.
Raise: To increase the amount of the bet made by another. Action: Placing enough chips to make a legal raise in one movement. You are not allowed to place chips and then return to your stack to get more, unless you clearly state your intentions prior to the movement.
Push: A No-Limit term meaning you are betting all of your chips. Action: Pushing everything you have across the line.
Re-raise: You raise a bet, and re-raise a raise. Action: Same as a raise.
Check-out, three-bet, upstairs: All just poker slang for various actions. Not important in learning the game.
Betting Rounds:
A betting round ends when every player who has not folded has had a chance to play and has bet the same amount of chips. Let me make it a little bit clearer:

Not sure the bet is to you? Just ask the dealer.

• If you are first to act, you have the option to Check, or Bet.
• If someone before you has bet, you have the option to Call, Raise or Fold.
• If the first juice cards player bets, and everyone calls, the betting round is finished. The original bettor has already had a chance to act, and does not get to act again on the betting round.
• If the first player bets, the second player raises and the remaining players call, the original bettor now gets to choose an option on the new action. She can call, or re-raise. If she calls, the betting round is over. If she chooses to re-raise, then everyone else at the table has option again.

The Games
For quick reference, this is how five popular poker variants play out in terms of blinds and betting rounds and amounts.

Game	Blind/Ante
Hold'em	The game of Hold'em mostly only uses blinds. In higher-stakes games, or late stages of a tourney, you may see antes introduced in addition to the blinds.
Omaha	Same as Hold'em.
Seven-Card Stud	Typically uses an ante, and a bring. This can change from limit to limit, and room to room.
Five-Card Stud	Same as Seven-Card Stud.
Razz	Same as Seven-Card Stud.

Game	Betting Rounds
Hold'em	Four rounds total, plus blinds.
Omaha	Same as Hold'em.
Seven-Card Stud	Five rounds total, plus antes and bring.
Five-Card Stud	Four rounds total, plus antes and bring.
Razz	Same as Seven-Card Stud.

Game	Betting Amounts
Hold'em	Pre-flop and flop minimum bets are the lower limit, turn and river minimum bets are the upper limit.
Omaha	Same as Hold'em.
Seven-Card Stud	Typically bring is half the lower limit. First betting round and fourth street are the lower limit. Fifth, sixth and seventh street use the upper limit. NOTE: Ante and bring amounts, or usage, can change from limit to limit, and room to room.
Five-Card Stud	Typically bring is half the lower limit. First betting round and third street are the lower limit. Fourth and fifth street use the upper limit. NOTE: Ante and bring amounts, or usage, can change from limit to limit, and room to room.
Razz	Same as Seven-Card Stud.

2014 WSOP Schedule Released, $10m Main Event Guarantee Confirmed

The 2014 World Series of Poker is set to be the biggest and richest ever, culminating in a $10m Main Event guarantee.
The much-anticipated calendar for the 2014 WSOP was offically released today with the $10m guarantee and the returns of the $1m Big One for One Drop, the Little One for One Drop and the Millionaire Maker tournaments among the many highlights.
The $10m Guarantee will ensure the Main Event winner will collect the second-biggest ME prize ever, after only Jamie Gold's $12m in 2006.

65 Bracelet Events, Final Table Nov. 10/11

Also returning are 12 separate $10,000 championship events in several disciplines plus the $50k marked cards Players Championship, the $1,000 Ladies Championship and the booming Seniors' Event.
"For ten years we have tried to raise the bar on tournament poker," said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. "There is real optimism 2014 can be our biggest year yet with an anticipated $200 million in prize money to be paid out this summer.
"With new satellites and daily tournaments exclusively on WSOP.com and a plethora of side events, there is more reason than ever to make the trip to poker mecca."
All told the 2014 World Series of Poker will be the biggest ever with 65 bracelet events beginning with the $500 Casino Employees Event on May 27.
The 2014 Main Event will begin with Day 1a on July 5 and three Day 1 flights will be offered again this year. The 2014 November Nine will air on ESPN over two nights starting on November 10 marked poker.
The $1m buy-in Big One for One Drop, back after a one-year hiatus, will return with a 56-player cap and a potential $20m first-place prize.
The $1,500 Millionaire Maker and the $1,111 Little One for One Drop - big successes last year - also return.
To the delight of some of the more seasoned pros the prestigious $10k Championship events will be restored in several disciplines after the buy-ins were dropped in recent years. The twelve $10k events include:

• 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (May 29-31)
• Omaha Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 1-3)
• No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (June 3-5)
• Seven Card Razz (June 6-8)
• H.O.R.S.E. (June 8-10)
• Pot Limit Hold’em (June 12-14)
• No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed (June 14-16)
• Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 17-19)
• No-Limit Hold'em Heads Up (June 19-21)
• Limit Hold’em (June 26-28)
• Seven Card Stud (July 1-3)
• Pot Limit Omaha (July 3-5)

Among the pros consulted in the scheduling process Matt Glantz is certainly happy with the calendar for 2014:

Gutshot

A “gutshot” is a drawing hand in
poker. Typically it refers to an inside straight draw. For example, if you have A-5 on a flop of 2-3-9, you have a gutshot straight draw marked cards, as any 4 in the deck will make your straight and the best hand. A double inside straight draw, or “double gutter” is a drawing hand with 8 outs to win. Donks love to overvalue gutshots calling with incorrect odds.

Cincinnati Casino & Gambling Information

Cincinnati Casino & Gambling InformationThis article in the World Casino Directory is all about Cincinnati casinos and gambling in the city of Cincinnati. The city of Cincinnati can be found within Ohio, United States.

Cincinnati has 1 gambling facility .

Click here for a complete list of gambling facilities in Cincinnati. The city of Cincinnati only has one gambling facility, River Downs, a horse track. It is tied in the number 1 spot for marked cards cities with the most gambling facilities in Ohio. There are 6 other cities in Ohio with only one gambling facility. As well, be sure to check out our map of Cincinnati casinos.

The River Downs is located at: 6301 Kellogg Avenue. Contact the River Downs at (513) 232-8000 . Visit the River Downs information page for more details on this casino.
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Las Vegas Travel Guide

Las Vegas, a majorly important commercial hub of USA is apparently more famous for the gambling opportunities it gives than for any other reason. Nightlife, partying and gambling is what defines Las Vegas in its simplest form. Due to this, Las Vegas is routinely referred to as The Sin City of America.

Reaching To Las Vegas
If you love nature, try visiting Las Vegas in a car. This long drive will be tranquil and serene with many beautiful and amazing sights to look at. If long drives are not your thing marked cards, then airplane services or bus services can also be utilized for the purpose. McCarran International Airport can very well be the place where you would land if air travel is what suits you the best. Walking is the one of the best ways you can explore this city. In summers, walking maybe a little uncomfortable but then, you can opt for public transits, taxis or rental cars too.
Famous Activities
Las Vegas is the nirvana of people who love gambling. If you want to take the risk of attempting to change your fortune overnight, Las Vegas is surely the best bet for you. Almost all hotels offer gambling if you are above 21. If you want to have a fairy-tale wedding or fantasize about a particular theme for your wedding, then Las Vegas is the most suitable option for you. If you want to get married like a princess, get married in Vegas. That is only if you can afford to be that prepossessing princess and can afford that high maintenance other-worldly wedding.

Nightlife
Las Vegas is synonymous with party lovers, dancers and drinkers. Innumerable clubs are open up to 4 am infrared ink, and after party hours are also available for die-hard celebrators of fun. Crowd of Las Vegas is usually fun and youthful and from all walks of life. Celebration is the order of the day in Las Vegas. If you have a frenzied fervor of partying than choose to visit Las Vegas. Flamingo inside club Rio is one of the finest clubs of Las Vegas. Drais and Seamless are two other popular party spots that are hits with the local and non-local crowd alike. Don't get offended if you see hookers making out with customers inside these clubs, this is Las Vegas after all, the infamous ‘Sin City'.

Cuisine
The variety of hotels and casinos present in Las Vegas make it impossible to think that food options would be limited. There is a superabundance of dining out options in Las Vegas, whether you love Chinese, Japanese, continental or Asian food, Las Vegas has something to offer everyone.
Accommodation
A good number of visitors who choose to visit Las Vegas routinely come in on Friday night and stay for the whole weekend. Week day tariffs of hotel are obscenely cheap, but as soon as the weekend approaches, prices start sky-rocketing like anything. It is highly recommended to plan your booking prior to your visit. The best way is to search online and make a reservation during weekdays.

Gambling in Montana

Situated in that great region where the Great Plains meets the Pacific Northwest, the state of Montana is famous for its huge, smoky mountain ranges, more than anything else. The Rocky Mountains dominate most of Montana, which is the fourth largest state in the United States of America yet has the seventh smallest population at just less than one million. Montana shares a 545 mile border with several Canadian Provinces to the North, as well as North and South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho. The per capita income in Montano is low, amongst the lowest in the United States, largely derived marked cards from agriculture, with tourism running a close second. Montana was the scene of the famous Battle of Little Bighorn, as well as sharing some of the entrances to the huge Yellowstone National Park


The economy in Montana is slowly but steadily on the increase, in large part due to the state's recognition of the importance of promoting tourism. Gambling is a big part of Montana's culture, which makes it an even more attractive destination for out of state visitors. The fact that most of the Casinos are situated on American Indian reservations is of no issue as the Native American Tribes maintain good relations with the local population. As in most other states where the casinos cater more toward out of state visitors, Montanans prefer to do their gambling online, in the comfort and warmth of their own home, and not travel the vast distances to gamble at a live casino. The laws relating to casino gambling in Montana are a little bizarre. Whilst there are dozens of Casinos in Montana, they only allow slot games or video poker. There are no table games. And in any event, most of the live casinos are only open during the summer months when tourism is especially active in the state. There are also quite a few horse racing tracks in the state, but these are also mostly open in spring, summer and autumn.

The infrastructures for the casinos in Montana are excellent, all of them offering excellent dining facilities, bars and entertainment. Many of them are also situated in resort hotels, and offer every facility for tourists, such as shopping malls, parking facilities for RV's marked cards lenses, on-site child care and fine dining. However the state is still nowhere near to realizing the potential these casinos can offer in tax income and most especially job possibilities for the local population. Table games are what the people want in a live casino, especially the super popular Texas hold'em poker variation.


If the state legislators would wake up to the possibilities of extending the range of table games available in the excellent casinos which are already open in the state it would be doing a service to out of town visitors as well as the locals. Estimates are that it would triple the income of these casinos, and would prevent the drift of gamblers to other states or to spending their time and money gambling online.

Unusual Kinds of Sporting activities Gambling

You possibly know that you can go on the web to participate in wagering on athletics like baseball, basketball and soccer. Almost all sports gambling sites provide opportunities to wager on the outcome of these main sorts of matches. Nevertheless, if major sports activities aren't your favored--or if you're interested in expanding your wagering actions--you might want to search a small closer at some of the a lot more uncommon sporting gatherings available on some sports betting web sites. Tennis, for instance, has grow to be more and more common in latest a long time cheat poker. It can be found on many sports activities betting internet sites. You can spot a wager on Wimbledon, The Davis Cup, The Men's French Open and much more.


Golf is another sporting event that can sometimes be found on sports activities gambling sites. Aside from wagering on the end result of a tournament, some web sites supply unique gambling activities, this kind of as getting folks wager on the range of Majors Tiger Woods will win throughout a 12 months. This kind of betting "special" assists keep items fascinating and provides gamblers yet another way of putting a wager.

Practically any type of racing is obtainable on several sports activities wagering websites, including automobile racing like Nascar and Formulation 1. You might also locate racing  infrared ink

gatherings this sort of as motorbike races, horse races and even dog racing.

Not each and every sport on sports
activities gambling sites is common in the United Says. Some are much more common in other nations, such as England or France. Cricket, Gaelic Soccer, Rowing, Rugby and Snooker are examples of athletics that have a greater following in international locations outdoors of the United States. Even matches like soccer and hockey, although played in the United States, are far more common among fans in other elements of the entire world.

Other, a lot more strange kinds of occasions accessible on sports gambling websites contain table tennis, yachting, pool, handball and darts. You can even area a bet on a poker match, which implies you're wagering on a game where the participants are putting bets!

Magic Tricks

This article is about doing magic tricks for fun or to impress your family or friend. If you follow the instructions you won\'t have any trouble with these tricks, but if you dont it\'ll get very complicated. With a coin you can do three magic tricks..

For the first trick, you will need some tape, a handkerchief, a piece of paper measuring 5 inches by 5 inches, and of course a coin. This trick is based on making the coin disappear marked poker
If you don\'t have a coin on you, ask someone else if they can give you a coin to use for a few minutes.He first step is to take the pice of paper and show the audience both sides of it , so that they know that it has not benn tampered with in any way.Then, put the paper on the table with the coin in the center of it, when you\'re done
For the next step, fold the paper in half, but leave an inch between the half that\'s been folded and the top. You then fold the right side of the paper around the back to the halfway mark and fold the left side back over this half.
Fold half an inch of the very top of the paper downward so that it appears you created a packet. Now, to let the audience know that the coin is still there, hold the packet in front of them and let them touch it. Make one turn and slip the coin quickly out of the packet with your back to the audience Smoothly pick up the handkerchief and put the coin down at the same time, so that the audience doesn\'t notice anything.
Then, give the person the handkerchief covered by the paper. For the last step, say any magic word that appeals to you and lift the handkerchirf to let the person open the packet and realize that the coin disappeared. When the audience is done clapping, you show them the coin and if you borrowed the coin, give it back.

The second trick is turning a dime into a quarter.For this trick you will need the tape mentioned earlier and 2 sets of coins.Make sure that the quarter is taped in your hand before you begin, so that you can make the switch cheat poker.
If you dont have a dime ask someone for it. Once you get the dime, hold on to it tightly between your index finger and thumb, so that you will be able to slide the quarter behind the dime.
When you\'re ready put the dime on the tape covered section of your hand.
Then drop the coin quickly into you right hand to make them think you only used one cion for the trick.
The last trick is called Bend the Coin. This trick requires a special kind of coin that can bend in a few places which can be purchased in the magic store. First you have to ask somebody to giv you can that is the same size of the bendable coin you are using and write you\'re initials on it to make the audience believe that you didn\'t switch it.
With the bendable coin in one hand you switch the coins and pretend that you\'re trying really hard to bend the fake coin. After a few seconds they will realize that the coin was bent and you have to quickly switch the coins back, so that you\'re holding the one with the initials on it.
Coins are great to use for a magic trick. With the right amount of practice you might be able to impress the person that you\'re performing the trick for.

Virtual Casino Gambling Games

The concept of gambling is not a new and modern term in the world. In fact, gambling has long existed for almost 2,000 years. Of course the things at stake back then were not money. Just like the other industries, gambling also underwent a lot of changes and now, in the world of computers, virtual gambling seems to be its latest form. Let’s clarify first the term “virtual”. Virtual is often defined as something that is almost real but nevertheless an illusion but this is not the case for virtual gambling. This is because virtual gambling and the players here are real and also marked cards the stakes are real thus the normal classification of virtual does not apply in this case. Virtual in virtual gambling just represents the term “online” or “internet”. It means that instead of the traditional gambling wherein a person would go to casinos or even Las Vegas to gamble, people could now enjoy gambling to their hearts content care of virtual gambling in the comfort of their own homes.
There are so many choices in the world of virtual gambling and a person could actually have a headache in just making a choice of which type of virtual gambling would they indulge in the moment. A person could literary have different types of virtual gambling everyday! Traditional games in gambling are available in virtual gambling. These include casino games, pokers, roulette, slots, card games, blackjack, and the like. There are so many choices in the market and I bet that you won’t have a hard time finding one. The only problem that a person could have is finding the perfect one for them and also in choosing that “one”.
Aside from the traditional games in virtual gambling, new and innovative forms of gambling are also available online. These include reality TV shows, world cups, Saturday matches and the weather. It seems like everything could be in the virtual gambling world as long as there is someone to bet and of course, the money at stake infrared ink .

Virtual gambling is also considered a safe and fun environment for gambling because it is very hard to cheat online. The mysterious façade of the entire player adds to the allure and temptation of virtual gambling. There are also free virtual gambling sites and there are also sites which require you to pay. The best way to know which virtual gambling site appeals to you is to try it. After all, trying would eventually mean learning. Customizing is one of the best features of virtual gambling because it makes sure that the players and its customers are satisfied with the gambling service and features offered in virtual gambling.
No longer would people have to stay late in casinos just to gamble because people nowadays are opting to stay late in front of their monitors. Virtual gambling just proves that gambling has certainly joined in the industrialized world of today. For people that have gambling in their bloods, virtual gambling is a very convenient, easy, and varied option for them.

Las Vegas Vacation-tips, Tricks And Cautions

These "cautions", "tips", and "tricks" are offered to help make your Las Vegas Vacation as enjoyable, fast and easy to plan as possible. Whether this is your first trip to "Fabulous Las Vegas" or you are a veteran, you'll find some useful tips and tricks here. 
Las Vegas Travel Tips: First and foremost, the biggest mistake many travelers to Las Vegas make in planning a trip is to book the cheapest air fare/hotel package "available anywhere". These are offered everywhere from your hometown newspaper to television ads to especially, e-mail spam. Beware!

Why? A Cheap Las Vegas Vacation is good, we agree! BUT, did you know virtually all Las Vegas Hotels have 2- 3 levels of room quality (or options)? Now, we mean even many of the five star, "big ones" many of these are just plain substandard rooms, maybe with a nice view of the air conditioning system! (This actually happened to me personally, and was it Loud!)

Things like older bed mattresses, no safes, old decorating, long walks to the casino, restraunts, shows, or even a taxi. Did you know there are monorail trains running right behind some of the rooms? How about a roller coaster right outside your window? And lots more. Just remember "cheapest" is just that. Ask at the front desk at check-in exactly where your room is, look at it before signing in if possible infrared ink.


We aren't pushing for only high dollar rooms here, just get the best quality room your budget will allow, you will be very glad you did.

Why book your Hotel first? Las Vegas is booked up an average of 94% year round, so plan ahead (at least 30+ days is recommended) to get the exact days you want, where you want, room quality you want. Plus, usually it's less expensive to book well in advance. Did you know that Sunday through Thursday is less expensive? When you get your selected Las Vegas Hotel booked, then you can book a flight to fit the days in and out to fit YOUR schedule.

Makes sense doesn't it?

Once you get your Las Vegas Hotel booked first. Then you can book the Las Vegas Shows that you want, when you want. Be sure to check to see if your particular show choice isn't "dark" on your selected days. Holidays are a good example of dark days.

Then book your Las Vegas Tour. (If you have never experienced the thrill of a Helicopter Ride at night over "Glitter Gulch and Downtown", or a daytime trip over the Boulder Dam and Grand Canyon this is something you will never forget!) It isn't as expensive as you might think! Check our tours links for prices and times.

This is the entertainment capital of the World, so allow yourself enough time to take in as many attractions (dozens are free) as possible, it will make your Las Vegas Vacation much more memorable. If possible, book an extra night stay just to allow for a special Las Vegas Tour or a day of Las Vegas Golf.

Las Vegas Gambling Tips:

Gambling is the lifeblood of Las Vegas. You didn't really think those billion dollar hotels were built by "winners" did you? Set a daily budget for gambling and stick to it! You do have a good chance at winning. Hundreds if not thousands of "Hand Pay Jackpots" are paid every day. Be careful though, those chips, tokens and ticket-in/ticket-out seem too much like "play money" they are not they are your real money! Stick to your budget! Did I say that already?

Get a "players card" everywhere you go and use it, or if you are a "table player" ask the pit boss to "rank" or "rate" you. They will track your play and comp you accordingly with all kinds of free stuff. Such as meals, rooms, clothing, limos, gift shop points and even cash. These really help put the odds in your favor.

Seems like my "budget" is always too small, but try your best to set a reasonable daily goal and stick to it, don't tap into tomorrows budget! Just maybe you'll walk away a big winner! It happens every day. Remember the phrase: "Walk away when ahead"!

It's not my place to preach, but here are some very useful Las Vegas tips on handling your money. All that cash in the casinos you see everywhere attracts some pretty shady characters (read Crooks!) Security is excellent, but there are always a few, and it just takes one to ruin a perfect vacation.

Las Vegas Security:

Ladies, bring or buy a small purse with a neck strap or waste pouch, or fanny pack, something that is comfortable enough to keep on your person all the time. Never ever set your purse on the floor or next to a machine, or on a stool next to you. This is a magnet for thieves! Keep that strap around your neck.

Most thieves work in pairs, one to distract you, the other to snag your purse. Just a couple types of distractions they use are: one will drop a coin or dollar bill or two near you on the floor and ask you "is that your cash on the floor?" while the other grabs your stuff, or overly talkative "players" will sit down next to you and jabber to get your attention, while their partner grabs your stuff, or hits the payout button and walks away with your ticket. Believe me. This does happen. They are very slick and fast trick cards, so just be aware.

When you do accumulate a couple winning tickets, hide them in your wallet or purse until you are ready to cash them in, and then stash the cash. Remember the "walk away" tip?

Men: It isn't degrading to wear a waste pouch. Okay, if you just don't want to, then fold your bills and keep them in your front pants pocket. If they "pickpocket" your wallet with all your credit cards in it at least you'll have your cash, or vice versa, just keep them seperated. And, watch those tickets.

If you do hit a good size jackpot, take the money to the safe in your room or take it to the Hotel desk for safekeeping. Or, ask for a Security escort to your room or car. They are happy to provide this service. Don't walk around the casino or streets with a big wad of cash!

The Security at all Hotels and Casinos is excellent. With all those thousands of cameras (Eyes in the sky) every inch of the casino is being taped continuously. (Did you know that Nevada law requires casinos to have this level of security?) It is for your protection as well as the Hotel/Casino.

Now please understand, we are not trying to scare you away here, but rather just make you aware! It is real easy to get caught up in all the flashing lights, noise, overhead shows, people watching and normal distractions of a casino. Just don't give them an opportunity to ruin your fun.

Follow these Las Vegas Travel Tips and they will make your Las Vegas Vacation a lifetime memory.

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