Online Casino Guide for Newbies

How To Play Super 21 or Super Fun 21

Super Fun 21, usually referred to simply as Super 21, is an exciting variation on the game of Blackjack. In many ways, Super 21 is played exactly like Blackjack, making it an easy game for beginners to learn. The interesting pay-tables for Super 21 adds a nice twist to the game and provides an element of excitement that is not found in traditional Blackjack. Read more

Suited connectors are hands that often win big pots. As the name implies, a suited connector is a suited and connected hand, for example; JT, T9 and 65 of the same suit. These hands are often easy to play, because they are easy to fold the times we miss the flop.

So, when should we play suited connectors? Read more

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