Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Probability of Gain in Craps

Chances and probability of gain in craps are bigger than those of other casino games of chance as roulette, what makes it more interesting. Even if no precise technique allows lightening the possibility of gain in craps every time we want it, knowledge of the probability of every choice allows opting for the best selections as possible. To win in craps, it is advised to you to get used to this game, to practice it often in order to be able to understand it, whether it is in terrestrial or online casinos. In this way, you will notice rapidly that the problem is around the bet you make. Good bets give you more chances and make you win and naturally, they reduce the house edges to 1.41 % for Pass, 1.36 % for Don’t pass, 1.41 % in Come and in 1.36 % for Don’t come. With such edges of the house, you can gain much money or at least manage to keep yours. Should the opposite occur, if you make bad bets, it will increase the edges of the house of 5.6 % in Field, 9.1 % in Big 6 / Big 8, 12.5 % if Horn, 13.9 % in Craps 2 / Craps 12 or the same 16.7 % if Any 7. These are all edges which result from simple bets.

Online casinos take care of the satisfaction of players but also they take care of their turnovers and for it, they have to keep their small secret somewhere: the Odds Bet. It is the bet which is to be combined with simple bets but which pays only two or three times more your original stake. This bet does not appear on the gaming table and seen that it makes the edge of the house weaker, sometimes near to zero, it is rarely proposed by employees of casinos to players.

Strategy of Backgammon

Backgammon is a online casino game which requires at the same time intelligence and intuition. In fact, to become unbeatable in backgammon, there are tips and tricks important to be known. At first, in the casino game strictly speaking, during the movements of your pawns, it is necessary to be sure that the compartment of arrival is not blocked by at least 2 opposite pawns. Do not forget that you can strike an opposite pawn if this one is alone in a compartment and if you arrive at this compartment. Then, you have to try everything to avoid being struck.

What it is necessary to be remembered is that in backgammon, it is necessary to know how to manage simultaneously speed and confrontation. On the way towards the internal JAN, you have to lean on relay points established by your pawns while striking the opposite pawn to slow down its progress. However, it is necessary to remain watchful because if there are too many struck pawns, these can become a bridgehead which is going to block your actions.

An important advice for beginners: operating in the classic shots.
What is the locking?
The actions of encirclement and harassment are called locking. We use it to make striking more effective. In case of bad dice thrown, it is necessary to leave pawns isolated by waiting for the favourable turns.

Five craftiness to remember:
  • Always place two pawns for you to be able to protect yourself from opposite pawns and to block them.
  • At the beginning of the game, bring out so many pawns as possible instead of moving them rashly to avoid the opposite striking.
  • Try to place two of your pawns in the opposite internal jan to block release of the opposite pawns while being able to free yours.
  • Do not rush in the grip of an opposite pawn because it could put your pawn in bad situation and is not systematically favourable to win the set.
  • opponent from managing to put many pawns in his internal jan to not block yours to go out.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Dice control in craps: Sharpshooter method

If most of players assert that craps is a casino game of chance and that it is impossible to beat the bank, Sharpshooter who is an expert of craps demonstrates the opposite. Mostly, players win in craps by basing themselves on the principles of good and bad bets, the probability which exist around the 36 possible combinations in craps. But according to this expert, it is also possible for player who rolls dice or "the shooter" to manage it very well in order to determine in advance resulting numbers, what allows him to have more chances to win. He just has thus to take a certain position towards the gaming table and to proceed to the throw in a way that dices touch the border of the table and quickly succeed in giving winning numbers or a redoubtable 7. At this moment, dice run at the same speed and land at the same time. So, the player manages to develop an advantage on the house as long as he wants it.

Sharpshooter demonstrates this method which is based on physics principles called the "the perfect rolling on table " in some of his books co-written with his friend Jerry Patterson, in particular in the volume entitled "Get the Edge at Craps-How to Control the Dice" a casino game published in 2002. He has already explained his point of view during seminars, through videos and he even gave courses about dice control in craps "Sharpshooter / PARR" in Nevada. But according to this professional player of craps, even if employees of casinos are convinced of the existence and the truthfulness of this method, some details are still missing which don’t allow demonstrating its efficiency. What is sure is that this method requires much more precision and a more frequent training from the player’s side.

Craftiness to play online craps

Most of players are aware that dice rolling in craps are unpredictable events, that this game is really a game of chance. No technique is sure at 100 % and it is impossible to determine everything in advance or to beat the house. But having recourse to strategies and techniques which exist to make it more profitable game in order to increase player’s chance to gain is possible. And even if it is impossible to beat the house, it is possible to win much more than the usual gains.

First of all, it is indispensable for a player to learn to observe the game on his PC. Often, sites of online casino games propose in their homepage articles intended to players who want to know everything about various games and mostly they give to readers basic rules. To pay more attention to these articles is a way for a player to have an idea on the bet which is the most convenient for him. When he is ready to launch into the game, it is advised to him to begin with the easy and low bets as Pass Line or Don’t Pass Line, Come or Don’t Come without betting too much money at the beginning of the game.

In craps, a player is required to patient. A patient player manages to play for a long time on a table of craps. The most important in craps are to know how to manage money. It is thus necessary to let some time pass by before betting more important sum. But a good player is a player who knows accepting defeat and remaining calm in case of gain. It is completely normal for a novice player to be frustrated in the first time he loses but this never let this situation to stop you playing. If you notice that you lose too much, it is better to leave the table with wisdom.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

The Technique of Value-Bet

A value-bet is a bet based on a mathematical formula which consists in betting on a match the probability of which to pass is superior to the rating proposed by the bookmaker. In poker, it is the stake which, on average, is profitable if your opponent follows. It is different with bluff because a bluff will work only if your opponent folds. The concept of value-bet is above all the capacity to feel well the value of an opposite hand and the size of stake which will be paid. In other words, Value-bet consists in knowing how much it is necessary to bet when we have the best hand in order to maximize gains and thus to not make the opponent run away. If Value-Bet is played in heads-up, it is necessary to know well your opponent’s psychology, before determining how and especially how much to bet. For a game played in heads-up, a value- bet works when we have the highest hand and the opponent have also an important hand, then he paid. The technique consists in raising without awakening suspicions whereas we play in second position.

If we have a small combination (high card or even card), a small insignificant raise but with bluff, or a low hand but which can win, to check will be the best solution. If we have a strong game (high hand), an average raising to give him the opportunity to call is enough. And if the game is very strong, a significant raising, but not too much to let him not going to fold. Value-bet is easier when we are the first to play. If we have a low hand but which can casino game winner, we can check or put a bet at a blind level. If the game is average, we have to raise at the level of the last bets. If we have a strong game, an average raising to let opponents the occasion to call is enough and if the game is very strong, a significant raising, but not too much to not make him fold is also interesting.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Counting Cards in Team in Blackjack

Those who know well black jack know that in almost of time, it is impossible to beat the bank and to take the advantage of the house. But it remains possible. Certainly, physical or online gaming rooms have already established strict rules in order to make practically impossible to count cards, however, certain publications as the book Bringing Down the House, of Ben Mezrich give an interesting enough outline to face it. Because to count 24 Ace (4 per game x 6 mixed games) is already rather difficult, but to count them while they pass by a continuous automatic mixer becomes practically impossible. A pile of 312 cards which is mixed in each becomes indeed difficult to be counted by a single person. Henceforth, to beat the house, groups of several persons join to count cards in Blackjack together.

To make it, a team of four persons is so necessary. Indeed, with cards in the hands of several persons, it is easier to know how many cards of the same kind are still in the box. Every person had a role specific and important to play. "Back Spotter" is the one in the wallflower, he is not there to play but to count cards. In constant visual communication, this person directed simply his team members in the right direction. Then, there is also a “Spotter”, who is on the table for the decoration and to place small stakes while sharing information and the instructions with “Gorilla”. This last one played in a style of guerrilla warfare, entering with enormous stakes and leaving when he can get a lot. He always follows the instructions given by his team-mates and rating is always in his favour with regard to the cards which was counted in an expert way. Finally, the “Big Player” counts cards, follows his team-mates’ instructions and played important hands.

The Biggest Casino In The World

The biggest casino in the world is in Macau, the ancient Portuguese colony known actually as the Chinese gamble capital. It opened its doors on August the 28th, 2004 and is called Venetian. Having the same name as another casino in the USA, it is affiliated to the Las Vegas Sands, the American giant of games industry. Built on the stretch of Cotai, Venetian is a retort of the eponym key casino of Las Vegas with for theme Venice. The firm includes 850 gaming tables and 4,100 gambling machines distributed on a surface equivalent to three soccer fields. It has also 350 shops, a stadium equipped with 15,000 seats, around thirty gastronomic restaurants. More than a million meters square are reserved for trade shows. And with its 3,000 suites, Venetian of Macao is also the biggest luxury hotel of Asia. After the construction of the Venetian, Macao knew an exceptional growth and exceeded last year Las Vegas in terms of receipts obtained from the game, so that its owners could get back the total of his investment only in five years. The new complex will also have to be settled to hold, with secondary activities, a customer which comes generally only for day and remains mostly cloistered in gaming rooms.

Now, Macao becomes the Chinese capital of the game. Its ambition: compete with Las Vegas and become the first world destination for tourism, business tourism and leisure. Its owners consider that until 2010, up to $24 billions dollars should be spent in this new temple of game. The firm has walls skated with ochre, lampposts having ancient characteristics and shaded arches. All the elements are combined to dive into the Venetian atmosphere. Gondolas suggest even making a tour in the Venetian’s canals. In Budapest, a same project having a similar size as the Venetian is in the way to be realized by another American firm.