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Four card poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:46:19 +0000

Four card poker is a relatively new casino card game similar to three card poker, invented by Roger Snow and owned by ShuffleMaster [1]. The player makes an ante bet and may also make an ‘Aces Up’ bet. Five playing … Read More

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Thirty-one

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:30:16 +0000

Thirty-one is a card game played by between two and seven people inclusive. The game is usually best played with at least four players. The object of Thirty-one is to obtain a hand with a point value closer to 31 … Read More

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Five-card stud

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:00:37 +0000

Five-card stud is probably the earliest form of the card game, stud poker, originating during the American Civil War, but is less commonly played today than seven-card stud and other games. It is still a popular game in a few … Read More

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Poker probability for Texas hold ’em

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:19:55 +0000

In poker, the probability of many events can be determined by direct calculation. This article discusses how to compute the probabilities for many commonly occurring events in the game of Texas hold ’em and provides some probabilities and odds[1] for … Read More

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Kot bo sitah

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:28:52 +0000

Kot bo sitah is a card game famous in the Arab world. It depends on putting a cap on a number and it is played by six people. The spades is usually the strongest thing to play with. The game … Read More

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Ten and a half

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:04:37 +0000

Ten and a half is a card game with rules very similar to blackjack. The game is popular in China and is usually used for gambling. Rules The rules are very similar to blackjack, with the following exceptions: A, 2, … Read More

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Croupier

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:20:25 +0000

A croupier (in European usage) or dealer (in American usage) is a person who takes and pays out bets or otherwise assists at a gambling table, often in a casino. In American usage, dealer may imply a card game, but … Read More

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Fan-Tan

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:11:42 +0000

Fan-Tan, or fantan (Simplified Chinese: 番摊; Traditional Chinese: 番攤; pinyin: fāntān) is a form of gambling long played in China and among Chinese immigrants to America and other countries. History Fan-tan is no longer as popular as it once was, having been replaced by … Read More

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Card counting

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:21:41 +0000

Card counting is a card game strategy used to determine when a player has a probability advantage. The term is used almost exclusively to refer to the tracking of the ratio of high cards to low cards in blackjack, although … Read More

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Anaconda Poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:26:21 +0000

Anaconda is a variety of the card game Poker, also called “Pass The Trash Poker.” Simple Play This version of the game is also called “3-2-1 Anaconda” or “3-2-1 Left.” Each player is dealt 6 cards. They then each select … Read More

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