Victor H Royer - Powerful Profits From Tournament Poker

B OOKS BY V ICTOR H. R OYER

Powerful Profits From Poker
Powerful Profits From Tournament Poker
Powerful Profits From Poker
Powerful Profits From Internet Poker
Powerful Profits From Keno
Powerful Profits From Slots
Powerful Profits From Video Slots
Powerful Profits From Craps
Powerful Profits From Blackjack
Powerful Profits From Casino Table Games
Powerful Profits From Internet Gambling
Winning Strategies for Casino Games
Casino Gamble Talk

Available from Lyle Stuart / Citadel Press

Power ful Profits from

TOURNAMENT POKER

V ICTOR H. R OYER

L YLE S TUART
Kensington Publishing Corp.
www.kensingtonbooks.com

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This book is gratefully dedicated to my dear mother,

Georgina S. Royer ,

on the occasion of her birthday
February 28, 2006

Veni, vidi, vici.I came, I saw, I conquered.

J ULIUS C AESAR

Remember this each time you go to a casino.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the 2014 Edition

T he world of casino gambling has changed quite a lot in the past ten years. This applies particularly to electronic games, like Slots, Video Slots, Video Poker, and Video Keno. But even if you prefer Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Baccarat, other casino games, or Live Poker, the updates in this e-book edition provide all the key differences between the games as they were, and as they are now. This Introduction provides a general overview, while the game-specific updates are at the end of this e-book edition. The reason for doing the updates in this way is to give you the opportunity to first read the entire book as it was originally written, and then read the updates as they apply to those specific games, sections, items, and circumstances.

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But not everything in gambling, or gambling games, has changed. The principles are still the same, as are the majority of the strategies, knowledge, and informationparticularly that which is global to casino games, and gambling, in general. Blackjack, Craps, Baccarat, and Roulette do not change much, no matter what the age. While some of these games have had various side-bets and other innovations applied to them, this has not changed the game itself. In fact, most table games are still pretty much the same as they have always beenwith some exceptions.

For example, in the past ten yearsas computer technology has evolvedthere has been a flood of electronic table games, which simulate the table game experience but are instead being dealt by computers, usually using a large video display with a virtual dealer. While these may be necessary for many jurisdictions that only permit electronic gaming, and not real or live games such as those with actual human dealers and real cards and dice and chips, whenever you have the alternative of an actual casino table game that is dealt by real human dealers, and not these electronic virtual versions of them, your choice is clear and obvious, or at least it should be: Dont play those electronic table games!

Electronic table games are nothing more than really bad slot machines with terrible rules and worse paybacks. If you have no choice and you want to play Blackjack that badly, then yes, you canbut youd be better off burning your money instead. At least that way you get some warmth from wasting it. Electronic table games are one of those technological innovations of casino gambling that are definitely not to your advantage, and something you should never play if you can avoid it.

Otherwise, many of the changes in casino gambling have been quite good. But we should always remember that the basic rules and principles of casino gambling never change: The risk vs. reward equation that we all loveand the games in which we participateis what provides us with that thrill.

For most traditional table games, the rules that we all know still remain. Blackjack continues to be the most popular casino table game, and it can still be played well, and profitably. The rules are usually the same, even if they are being tweaked in many casinos. The worst among these changes, or tweaks, are when casinos are paying only 6:5 for a Natural 21 (Blackjack), instead of the standard 3:2. This is very deadly to your bankroll, so if you see any Blackjack game with those rules, stay away from it! But as long as you know these rules, and stay away from lousy games like those paying 6:5 for a Blackjack, and realize what the differences in such rules areand how this impacts you and your play and your profitthen you can safely play Blackjack using the same strategies you have read and learned ten years ago, or forty years ago. This has not changed.

For other casino games, this is also largely the same. Craps, for example, is still being played the same way today as it was when it first came to the casino. Although many casinos now pay odds for-1 instead of to-1, if you know this, and realize what this means to you, then you can still play Craps the same way today as you did ten years ago, or fifty years ago.

And Roulette? Well, that has been around even longer, and that basic game is the same now as it was a hundred years ago. If you know what the 0 and 00 Roulette games are, as opposed to the single 0 game, then you already know how the game is configured and why. The fact that Roulette has become even more popular as an electronic game really makes no difference. Since this is already a house-game, with a 5.3 percent house edge on the 0 and 00 game, and 2.7 percent house edge on the single 0 game, it really doesnt matter if the ball is spun by a live dealer, or by a machine. This is one of those games where the dealer really isnt necessary, because the game itself has always been more a slot machine than a table game.

There are, of course, many other table games now in the casino, some of which have become standard staples, such as Let It Ride, Caribbean Stud, and 3-Card Poker. These are the same now as they were ten years ago, with the possible exception of some rule variations and paybacks. And then there is a slew of other casino house-banked games that are new, but dont necessarily stay on the casino floor for very long. Many of these are based on the poker game of Texas Hold em. These games have varying degrees of success. Some of them arent that bad, while others boggle the mind. As a general suggestion, try them for fun if you must, but if you want to play Texas Hold em, the poker game, then head to the Poker Room and stay away from these really bad house-banked games in the main Pit. These kinds of games arent there for your benefitthey are there because they make huge profits for the casino, and by and large cant be beat. Like I said, nice to try for fun, but if youre going to play for serious money, or seriously, and want to win, and keep more of your money, then these innovations in Pit games are not something where you should be spending a lot of your time or money.