Shuffle Up and Deal

Jayman

Super Moderator

So what kinds of card games are you into? I love just sitting around on a Friday or Saturday night with the boys and playing cards and having some drinks.

We like to play Texas Hold 'Em still, and we also play Omaha quite a bit. But I am interesting in starting to learn new card games. We learned "Gin Rummy" a few weeks back and that is pretty fun. Also, Euchre is a great game...I am interested in knowing how many people (outside of Michigan) actually play that game.

So share some of your favorite card games...and Crocker..I guess "Go Fish" counts.

Slimdust

Uno and Skip-Bo

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PeaceSells

WWE & PPV Moderator

Gin Rummy, Triumph, Jack Changes and pretty much any style Poker.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying!?

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

Me and my friends used to play Texas Hold'Em very regularly, but we fell off.

I used to try to get people to play 7-card stud, but nobody ever wanted to

When drinking, we occasionally play Asshole or King Cup.

We also played this game a couple of times which is a variation of a game called "Chinese Poker".

It's played with 4 people, and before the cards are dealt, everybody puts a set amount of money into the pot (say, 5 dollars each, for a total pot of $20). All the cards get dealt, so everybody has 13 cards each. With those 13 cards, you have to make two five-card hands and a 3-card hand.

One of your 5-card hands has to be identified as your "primary" hand. It doesnt actually have to be your best hand, but this hand plays for half the pot. Your "secondary" five-card hand plays for 25% of the pot, and the 3-card hand plays for the remaining 25%.

Jayman

Super Moderator

That sounds like a fun game.

I'm going to try and get my buds to play that tonight.

Randy Orton

WC's Resident Alchoholic

when i play to make money against fools i play 1/2 limit holdem or omaha h/l. online tho i usually just play 7 card stud h/l. i also like to dip into regular 7 card stud and razz occassionally.

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

I like 7-card stud a lot, but I only played twice in casinos, at extremely low limits. It's usually a bunch of old people, and you cant make any money because they're so scared they fold everything unless they have a monster.

I usually play 5-10 limit at the Borgata in Atlantic City. If I continue to play well (I'm going to Vegas in 2 weeks, that'll be a good test), I might move up to 10-20.

You usually need 20-25 times the big limit to play comfortably, so I would need $400-$500 to sit at a 10-20 table

Randy Orton

WC's Resident Alchoholic

yea true. i still havent played at a casino yet. i play at a card room all they got is 1/2 limit and sit and go's. i got to work on my nl cash game though because every time i play with my friends i get smoked. online when i play cash i just play limit or pot limit its much easier. the only nl i do good in is sit and go's and i do alright in some tourneys, ive played like 7 and cashed in 2 so far, i havent played any in like 6 months though.

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

My first trip to Vegas two years ago, I played in a tournament at the Luxor. I finished 5th out of 80 and made $90 (buy-in was only $30). Thats the only tournament I ever played in.

I always get smoked playing no-limit in casinos. It's very annoying. Playing limit, I win more than I lose. Limit is much more about odds and strategy, and less about reading opponents. Being a mathematical/analytical thinker, limit is more my style. I'm not very good at reading people, although there are 3 or 4 common tells that I often look for when playing in casinos.

First off, when the cards come down, don't watch the cards, watch your opponent. If he sees the flop and then quickly glances at his chip stack (or your chip stack), that means he likes what he just saw, and he's thinking about how much money he's going to make. Also, if he stares at the flop for a long time, it probably didnt hit him.

If 3 cards of the same suit come down and the player looks back at his cards, he probably doesnt have the flush. People always remember when they have suited cards, so they would know right away whether or not they have the flush. However, people usually dont remember the suits of their cards when they're different suits. Thus, he's checking to see if one of his cards matches the cards on the flop.

Consequently, in this situation if somebody bets without looking back at his cards, he's probably got a strong hand. He's either already made a flush, or has a strong hand (trips, 2 pair, etc) that he doesnt want somebody drawing out on.

A common tell is that a player with a monster hand will often have shaky hands, because he is excited to have a good hand. Watch a guy's hands, and if he's shaking when he makes his bet, fold unless you also have a monster, or are drawing to a monster.

Along similar lines, look for how a player "protects" his cards. Some players will protect the cards more strongly when he has a good hand. Like anything else, you are more protective of things that are valuable to you, and the player might keep a good pair of cards underneath his hands, whereas he might just let them sit unprotected in front of him if they are mediocre.

Duke

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