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We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of poker. Let’s take a look: Question: A particular game is played with 5 poker dice. Each die displays an ace,king,queen,jack ,ten or nine. Players may bet on two of the six images displayed. When the dice are thrown and the bet-on images turn up,the player receives three times the amount wagered. In all other cases,the amount of the wager is forfeited. Is this game advantageous... 

Another poker question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away: Question: Say I’m in the big blind, the table’s 9-handed, with blinds of 500/1000 and an ante of 100, so the starting pot is 2400. I’m trying to figure out how much a person has to raise all-in for me to be receiving pot odds of 2-to-1, 1.9-to-1, 1.8-to-1, etc, all the way down to 1.1-to-1. For example, if someone raises all-in for 4400... 

A tough poker question this week. Let’s dive straight in Question: Like say I wanted to play against my brother. Answer: Yes, as long as you both are of age to gamble!  Read More →

What a great poker question: Question: ok. so i downloaded full tilt poker on my laptop and launched it. but, it wont connect. it just says connecting the soon after it will say trying again for ever. i have tried uninstalling it and then re-installing it and that didn’t help at all. plzzz help i don’t know how to fix this problem. Answer: Feds shut the down because they got caught money laundering in off shore accounts,... 

I just love answering these poker questions. Here’s another: Question: I don’t want to wager money. just play for practice. Which one do you think is more rational. Answer: Zynga would be the more realistic option…if people ran up to you in casinos and pitched their products to you and tried to get you to give up your friends’ email addresses.  Read More →

A poker question that should definitely interest you all this week Question: is it down for anyone else? or just me. Answer: It’s been down for like a week now. They lost their gambling license. They should / could be back up soon.  Read More →

A poker question that should definitely interest you all this week Question: In Poker, if 2 Players Have 2 Different Pairs Each, Does the Highest Single Pair Win or the Total of the Pairs? Answer: Haha those previous answers were useless. If both players have two pair each, the highest pair of the two pairs each of the players has decides who wins. If both players have the same highest pair, it is the second of the pairs they have. Example: AA... 

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look: Question: Like a really good joke. Everyone laughs.. could you keep a straight face? Answer: Nope, I’ll Die Laughing !  Read More →

Keep the poker questions coming! I liked this one: Question: Hi so if u watched the poker episode of switched at birth on ABC Could u plz give me a kinda detailed summary of what happens? Thank u soo much in advance and 10 pts for best answer God bless Answer: Bay’s parents find out she’s been sneaking out with Ty. Toby invites Daphne and Emmett to a poker game. That’s all I’m gonna say; it’ll be more fun... 

A poker question that should definitely interest you all this week Question: basically can anyone here tell me how to play, how does it start off and how to win? i tried googling it but it doesn’t tell me Answer: "Y’gotta know when to hold ‘em, and know when to fold ‘em. Know when to walk away, and know when to run…y’don’t count your money untill the dealin’s over…" I...