Category: Strategy

Poker Tournament: Bounty

Think of an old western style wanted poster, like this:   That’s the premise of a bounty tournament in a nut shell. For all intensive purposes, we’ll talk about it in the scope of a holdem game.  Bounty Holdem tournaments…

Poker Strategy – Looking Beyond Your Hand

I hate to say this, but humans, by nature, are born egocentric beings.  It’s a byproduct of our survival instincts.  This instinct eventually widens to familial and communal groups, then later, as the emotional maturity level develops, to altruistic endeavors….

Beyond Basic Blackjack – More Than Just 21

So it’s your first time on a blackjack table.  You know your premise is to get to as close to 21 as possible, or play in a way to ensure that the dealer busts (goes over 21) – if you…

Blackjack Tournament: Set Up & Strategy

When most folks hear “card tournament”, they automatically think about some kind of poker tournament, however for those who have never experienced a blackjack tournament, here are the basics. Set-Up Blackjack tournaments pit seven players against the dealer, with a…

Poker Strategy – Your Chip Stack

I’ve seen this many times. Players seated at a poker tournament.  It’s already an hour or so in and the re-buy period is over. Blinds are at 1,000 and 2,000. Nobody makes a play because it’s just way too expensive….