Mike johns
Im talking about playing at your local casino. How much are buy ins. Is it difficult your first time? What to exspect? Ive read books on poker and played small home games with friends, ive also played online. I think i have enough skill to win in a casino. And id like to atleast try.
Answer
Many poker rooms will have house rules posted clearly on the wall somewhere. One common rule is 'no string bets', which means you can't add chips to the pot and then go back to your stack to add more...all chips need to be moved in at the same time. While it's not always strictly necessary to announce whether you're raising or just calling, it's usually considered polite table etiquette to do so. Most rooms also prefer you get your initial buy-in chips at the chip counter rather than at the table (so as not to exhaust the dealer's supply of chips too quickly.) Additional chip buys can usually be made at the table however (either from the dealer or by a floor walker) - just make sure you only do so between hands...trying to buy more chips during a hand is a HUGE no-no.
Most rooms have a check-in booth (many with computerized screens scattered about the area) showing what tables are running, the blinds/buy-ins at each and the current waiting list for each (as well as 'interest' lists for table combinations not currently running but which might have a dealer assigned to open one if enough people sign up.) A room will almost always have several different table combinations going at any given time (with varying bet types, blind amounts and/or buy-ins.)
One thing to make sure you ask about is the site special payoffs (bad-beats, high hands, etc.) and the rules for each. One thing to definitely avoid is making the table miss out on a potential jackpot by trying to squeeze a couple of extra bucks out of a pot. For example, if you flop a straight flush in a $1/2 limit pot, don't raise the other players out of it if the high-hand jackpot requires the hand to go to showdown.
Many poker rooms will have house rules posted clearly on the wall somewhere. One common rule is 'no string bets', which means you can't add chips to the pot and then go back to your stack to add more...all chips need to be moved in at the same time. While it's not always strictly necessary to announce whether you're raising or just calling, it's usually considered polite table etiquette to do so. Most rooms also prefer you get your initial buy-in chips at the chip counter rather than at the table (so as not to exhaust the dealer's supply of chips too quickly.) Additional chip buys can usually be made at the table however (either from the dealer or by a floor walker) - just make sure you only do so between hands...trying to buy more chips during a hand is a HUGE no-no.
Most rooms have a check-in booth (many with computerized screens scattered about the area) showing what tables are running, the blinds/buy-ins at each and the current waiting list for each (as well as 'interest' lists for table combinations not currently running but which might have a dealer assigned to open one if enough people sign up.) A room will almost always have several different table combinations going at any given time (with varying bet types, blind amounts and/or buy-ins.)
One thing to make sure you ask about is the site special payoffs (bad-beats, high hands, etc.) and the rules for each. One thing to definitely avoid is making the table miss out on a potential jackpot by trying to squeeze a couple of extra bucks out of a pot. For example, if you flop a straight flush in a $1/2 limit pot, don't raise the other players out of it if the high-hand jackpot requires the hand to go to showdown.
How do you determine texas hold em odds in your head?
Eric
I recently bought a book on poker odds and probabilities and i found out that i need a calculator to determine the odds. how do the pros do it in their heads? is there some way to do it in your head?
Answer
The rule of Four - Two
Easy way to figure your odds if you know your outs. Not completely accurate but gives you a quick ballpark idea.
With twocards to come after the flop, multiply your number of outs by 4. nine outs times 4 equals 36%
With one card to come after the turn you multiply your outs by 2. So your nine outs at this point becomes 18%.
Just remember two cards to come multiply outs by four, with one to come multiply by two
The rule of Four - Two
Easy way to figure your odds if you know your outs. Not completely accurate but gives you a quick ballpark idea.
With twocards to come after the flop, multiply your number of outs by 4. nine outs times 4 equals 36%
With one card to come after the turn you multiply your outs by 2. So your nine outs at this point becomes 18%.
Just remember two cards to come multiply outs by four, with one to come multiply by two
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