Vincent's Poker Blog

Lost $4k Playing Five Card Draw at $100 a pop

Vincent — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:42:15 +0000

I feel quite stupid now playing a game based on pure luck but at least we had heaps of fun.

Was lucky enough to win $2500 back flipping coins against one of the winners.

Life of a gambler….

$850,000+ Bad Beat Jackpot on Absolute Poker

Vincent — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:29:25 +0000

I would never play absolute due to known cheat issues in the past, but getting $33k for folding pre-flop in a $0.5/$1 limit hold’em game is a pretty good deal if you ask me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60D3F0n2P3I

1000 days to build a $250.000 BR

Vincent — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:16:40 +0000

Found this site and decided to give it a plug as I love it a lot. Good luck to BigBrother in making his goal — I’ll be here supporting (I’ll be giving periodical updates when this guy makes it past milestones on his Bankroll).

GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND!

2009 World Series of Poker

Vincent — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:18:28 +0000

I realize I’m a year early, but I’ve decided I’m going to try hard to get into the series in 2009. I’m not going to Vegas to just play one event so I’m hoping to have at least $20k to buy in to a couple events apart from the main event.

I’ll probably be doing a couple of small-number player satellites hoping to get in on the cheap and I’ve started putting 5% profit asides from this month on. I’ll keep you up to date of my progress. Wish me luck!

Royal Flush on PartyPoker

Vincent — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:58:02 +0000

I haven’t had a Royal Flush in quite a long time so when one of our readers sends me a pic of their royal flush I feel like sharing it with the audience here on my poker blog. This one comes from Party Poker, Pot Limit Omaha Hi, low stakes.

If someone else has royals to share — send me!!!

Casino Chip Collecting

Vincent — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:23:02 +0000

While doing my daily tour of the blogosphere I stumbled upon a website called Casino Chips Collection — and I’m pretty intrigued by the idea of chip collecting myself! I mean, I visit quite a few casinos, and I wouldn’t mind keeping the smaller denominations of chips in stead of giving them to the dealers of the damn blackjack tables I keep ending up at…

Anyway, the site is still really slow, but I like the look… For every chip that gets added to the site they’ve got a photo AND a video, this 1980 Sundance Hotel & Casino Chip for example looks real nice… But so do some of the other ones! Hope the site grows quickly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4of_sPnIWm8

Online Poker vs Online Casino

Vincent — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:07:15 +0000

There are a number of ways for people to satisfy their urge to gamble through gambling sites on the Internet. We surfers can sign up for gambling accounts at the numerous different sites that are available to them and start making bets and wagers in a vast array of gambling games on offer. Two of the most popular forms of online gambling are poker and casino games. Most people are familiar with the game of poker as well as the different forms of casino games, including blackjack, roulette, slots and so on. But how do both of these different forms of online gambling compare to each other?

In general, the casino games are more based on luck and focus on the thrills of wagering money on the roll of a dice or the spin of the roulette wheel, whereas playing online poker involves an element of skill and strategy. There are some games such as Blackjack that allow you to use good strategy using odds and mathematics to improve your chances of winning, but the majority of casino games give you fixed odds, where the odds are more often than not in favour of the house. So although casino games can be very entertaining, if you play for long enough you will find that you will be losing more money than you win in the long run.

This is where online poker is a little different, as it is possible to actually to be a long-term winner. This is because with online poker, you are playing against other players, and not against the house. So therefore if you can employ a successful winning strategy against your opponents, there is no reason why you cant win money. There is obviously an element of luck as with all gambling card games, but there is an overriding element of strategy that allows you to be a long-term winner of the game.

There are a number of different poker variants online for players to choose from, including Texas Holdem, Omaha and Stud. Other less popular games like Razz can also be played online, but you will find the majority of players sat at the above mentioned tables playing for real money. Texas Holdem is by far the most popular out of all the poker variants avaialable due to the large amount of media coverage it receives. Therefore you will find that there are many online poker players looking for Texas Holdem strategy across the Internet and in books in an attempt to take their game to a winning level.

The online poker rooms make money via ‘rake’, which is a small cut of each pot that is built between players. So the poker rooms still make money, even if you do as well. Any wins that you make are coming from your opponent’s pocket, and not from the casinos. Therefore online gambling operators are more than happy to provide online poker rooms to the public.

The fact that you can win money from online poker sites makes online poker a favourite for many online gamblers. However, some can find it tedious and frustrating when the cards do not fall their way, so they stick to online casino to satisfy their gambling needs. Online casino can be great fun and attracts a lot of players because of the fact that the games are so easy to play. However, although you can get lucky from time to time and win money, in the long run you should find that casino games would be taking your money.

Overall, online casino is great for people looking for some quick and easy gambling entertainment. Online poker on the other hand is more suited to people looking to test their ability against opponents, in an attempt to outplay each other and win their money. However, it takes time and good strategy to be able to win money from online poker, which is something that not a lot of people have. But if you have the patience and determination, you may well be a candidate to be a long-term winner in the online poker world.

Quads @ Unibet

Vincent — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:49:33 +0000

Looks like Unibet Poker is a great place for flopping quads. At Poker Ustmib, they’ve posted two flopped-quads screenshots in just a couple days… That’s pretty scary!

Click the images to see the brutality in full size

Source: quads kings & quad dueces!

Kings versus Aces twice in one hour

Vincent — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:28:58 +0000

Aargh. Just got home from my weekly home game, and even though ended up after pulling off a big bluff in the final half hour, I’m still steaming. During the first hour of play, I had KK twice, and was up against AA twice. Twice against the same guy, twice no suckout.

We even ran it twice (two full boards) the second time (I think he felt bad for me hehe), but no suckout on the ten-shotter either…

I’m quite pleased to end in the positive numbers, but do feel kind of sick from being on the wrong end of these cold deck situations twice in such a short time….

Oh well

Giving Betfair a go

Vincent — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:29:19 +0000

I’ve decided to give Betfair a little go after I discovered they accept paypal deposits. I’m not too sure about the software now that I just installed it, but I suppose I could end up getting used to the somewhat flash-feel it has…

Will keep you posted, hopefully not with bad beat screenshots hehehehe