Online Casino Guide for Newbies

Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo Poker

Omaha is a natural choice for poker players who are tired of playing Texas Holdem and want to broaden their poker horizons. Omaha appears similar to Texas Holdem in appearance, since both versions of poker use five community cards that are shared by all players, and the flow of Omaha is also similar. Read more

With 10’s or better you can win big in Let ‘Em Ride. In this simplified variation on poker, you are dealt three cards face up and two cards face down. Read more

Pontoon sports an awesome twist on blackjack. You play against the dealer and try to score closer to 21 points without wiping out. Read more

The play described in this article is quite advanced and a play that people playing internet poker rarely thinks about. The essence of it is to mini-raise with AAxx preflop if a shortstack has raised the pot preflop (instead of the common play which is to raise pot) in order to trap other players in-between. Read more

With roots in America’s old West, Red Dog is a game of chance that lets you sink your teeth into some big prizes. Read more

A pair of Aces is the best starting hand in Texas Hold’em, and it often is a very strong hand unimproved after the flop. However, Omaha has its quirks and tricks - the most easily identifiable is the obvious: you get four hole cards instead of two! As an effect of this, AAxx hands in Omaha are much less valuable than in Texas from the flop and onwards. Read more

Match Play 21 is a tricked out version of blackjack with 10’s stripped from the deck and special payouts scattered throughout. Read more

Pot Limit Omaha is a completely different game than Texas Hold’em. One of the main differences is the value of strong drawing hands skyrocketing in Omaha, while drawing hands that one might play in Texas (like an open-ended straight draw) drop in value like the stock market on Black Tuesday. In Omaha, the strong draws are the so-called wrap straight draws. In Texas, an open-ended straight draw equals 8 outs. In Omaha, the wrap straight draws equal 13, 17 or even 20 outs! Read more

There are drawing hands and there are strong drawing hands. Decent draws, like a flush draw (9 outs) or a straight draw (8 outs) are often worth a call, or even a semi-bluff raise, on the flop, but we often will have to fold on the turn if we do not improve or on the flop should the opponent raise us back. There are, however, some drawing hands that we do not mind playing extremely aggressive and getting all the money in on the flop with. Read more

We have seen them on TV. We have seen the grim focus of the sprinter preparing for a race; we have seen Barry Bonds step up to the plate just knowing that the ball is going out of the park. We have seen their winning expression, the look that just screams that they are going to win and nothing is going to stand in their way. They embody the winner mentality. Read more