All hail the online poker tournament! The triumph of the tournament in the modern day casino poker scene is one of those things that everyone accepts, but few people have really studied. It feels natural to enter a high stakes tournament these days, complete with television coverage, where the [...]

My acquaintance Aaron rings me on the phone to tell me that he has found some online gambling web sites that I must have to check up on.

Blackjack like a lot of casino games is a game of numbers. There’s nobody to bluff or intimidate, and everyone including the casino is playing with the same odds. Unless you’re a very skilled card counter, there’s almost no way to swing the odds to highly favor you, but if you’re careful and play well, [...]

There are a few underlying sound reasons why so many Spanish nationals join in the Christmas Elgordo lottery draw.

While the seat to the immediate right of the poker en ligne dealer button is known as the ‘cutoff,’ the seat two to the right of the dealer has a name all of its own: ‘the hijack seat.’ As with raising from the cutoff, players who raise with any two cards from the hijack [...]

Modern ways to celebrate Christmas include giving gifts, organizing parties, decorating the house and the tree, watching Christmas movies and enjoying Christmas drinks such as egg nog and hot chocolate. Another way to celebrate is with a fun Christmas party game that you can have on family night or at a party or gathering. It’s great because it’s entertaining and gets everyone involved.

Poker and the arts have had a long and fruitful relationship across many genres. There are many classic poker films, and what TV sitcom has not had a poker night episode? There is the renowned painting, Dogs Playing Poker, and scores of poker related songs like Kenny Rogers’ The Gambler. [...]