The Early Years of the Gambler Imagine a small town in Texas in the early ’30s, just in the middle of the white heat of the Great Depression. This low-rise, densely populated town is poor and a little dirty, with nothing but bleak prospects on the dust-swept horizon. Such towns in Texas often have Spanish […]
This year every dedicated poker player is casting an eager eye at the 2019 World Series of Poker. The main poker event has gathered thousands of professional punters who wanted to get to the WSOP Main Event. Las Vegas just hasn’t seen a tournament like this before! And no wonder, as the WSOP 2019 is […]
Have you ever come across a casino that operates without offering any card games? We bet it’s impossible to find anything like that. The odds are about 1,000,000,000:1. Of course, this is because card games are the main attraction for anyone who likes gambling. Just think about it… Playing cards is both exciting and dangerous. […]
Your first time at the casino is always an exciting occasion! But if you want to look genuinely classy all the time, you do need to observe a certain etiquette in each gambling house. You do need to mind your manners when playing certain games, or even when you’re just wandering around the casino floor […]
Visiting a casino can be a lot of fun, but simultaneously, it can be pretty daunting if you are a newbie to the world of casinos. You may feel confused, not knowing how to behave in the casino or how to tip the dealer. A wide selection of board games and slots can confuse first-time […]
Everyone loves stories about world-class poker superstars who seem to possess a secret skill that can help them effortlessly raise millions of dollars overnight. Yet, when you meet someone for the first time and say “Hi, I’m John, a poker player,” the reaction you get could well be a totally negative one! People tend to […]
The guy with Elmo’s head, Pink Bunny, Julius Caesar, or even a mysterious visitor wearing a Wonder Woman costume. And thousands of individuals disguised under hoodies and dark sunglasses. Are you sure we’ve come to the right place? Because we were heading to the poker tournament… Yes, there’s no mistake here! But why is the […]
A Brief Review of “Let It Ride” Let It Ride is a popular poker-based table game created by John Breeding. The background story of its creation is quite captivating. In 1993, when the game was first represented, it was initially conceived as a distribution aid for automatic shuffling machines and not a casino game. Coincidentally, […]
Some poker legends are too bright to ever fall into oblivion. One of them is Amarillo Slim, whose name is inscribed into the Poker Hall of fame in perpetuity. His utterly mind-blowing talent has made him one of the most recognized gamblers in the world; you could even trust him to wager that a chicken […]
Everybody knows that Texas Hold’em is extremely widely played variation of the poker game. People in various states enjoy it both in land-based and online casinos, while many movie characters can also be seen trying their luck on-screen! This community card game not only cards but also gambling. The rules are quite simple, and if […]
