Date

27 April 2008, 02:30 PM

Anybody who has ever played or even knows somebody who has played cash game poker at the casino has had to hear a story from somebody about the type of strange play that you can see. There is always the story about how one guy just calling everything to a showdown and making the winning hand with something like two three off suit or some other guy calling someone else’s all in raise of $1000 with only a slightly marginal hand and the original raiser showing pocket aces.

These stories are everywhere, and are usually followed suit by how bad or random the play is at the casino. Low limits casino poker happens to attract a lot of the other regular casino players. The ones who are able to bet lots of money on the chance games like roulette, baccarat or even pokies. They seem to think that they just have to keep putting money in and eventually some of their bets might pay off. They are use to just mindlessly throwing around their money and watching the money come back. The odds are not bad either! Two unpaired picture cards are only marginally better than two unpaired low cards so their money is about just as good as they are playing sic bo or roulette.

Gamblers from other forms of gambling will always be around at a casino. After all, it is their theme park and the casino only wants to encourage more random, big money, players into their pits to collect a higher rake. There are two lessons to be learnt whenever you decide to head to the local casino to play some cash game poker. Change your game accordingly to play against random gamblers, and make sure you have the necessary bankroll to withstand the possible bad beats.