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There’s little doubt that the biggest thing in online gambling is the World Championship Of Online Poker. However for many, online gambling still plays second fiddle to the real thing - real-life
casinos. Yes, online poker rooms are getting more and more engaging (the wcoop for one can give WPT a run for its money) but real casinos is still the place to go for top-notch gambling action. Paraguay Casinos, for example, embodies the exciting and fun world of real-life gambling.

Paraguay is a South American country with rich culture and history, also a favorite getaway for tourists from all over the world including South America itself. Gambling in Paraguay is only legal in the casinos, and they have a few to boast of in the major cities that are of interest as tourist destinations.

Tourists and locals crowd Paraguay casinos alike, as Paraguayans are passionate about the thrill of gambling. Three of the Paraguay casinos are situated in Asuncion, which is also the capital city, and others are in Ciudad del Este and San Bernardino. One of the most famous of these is the Hotel Resort Casino Yacht and Golf Club Paraguay, situated in Asuncion. It is a hotel, as the name suggests, with 125 rooms and suites, an 18-hole golf course, a tennis court, a spa and fitness center, swimming pool, a disco, five restaurants with international and local cuisine, and two bars.

The casino in The Hotel Resort Casino Yacht and Golf Club Paraguay offers 18 table games with American roulette, baccarat, blackjack, Caribbean stud poker, French roulette, poker, and Punto Banco. Besides the table games, the casino also has 80 slot machines for the entertainment of the guests.

Due to the fact that most casinos are on a hotel’s premises, house rules may differ and with them the opening and closing hours, as well. All Paraguay casinos allow gambling only to those who are 18 years or age and more, and the same applies in the case of consumption of any alcoholic beverages. A valid identification will be required in order to enter a Paraguay casino and without one, you may be denied entry to the same.

If you are a beginner in the gambling world, Paraguay casinos’ friendly personnel conduct gambling lessons periodically for free in order to initiate newcomers to the thrill of the game. In Paraguay, the official language is Spanish; however, English is widely spoken throughout the country and in places that are tourist attractions such as casinos.

It is a pleasure to visit Paraguay whether it is by air, land, or a cruise in any season of the year; the people are friendly, the country charming, and the adventures are endless. Visit Paraguay today and experience for yourself the thrill of gambling in their casinos.

Chris :: May.18.2007 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

Online poker has exploded in the last few years. Even the U.S. government action has only had a minor effect on the business which continues to welcome new players every day.

Some play just for fun but a significant percentage want to know how to win at online poker — they harbor dreams of quitting the day job to play Texas Holdem for a living.

I can tell you — this is definitely possible and not just a pipe dream.

Consider the basic money flows in a game of online poker. The house will take a tiny fee for hosting the game but, aside from this, the money is simply transferred between players, from losers to winners. What someone loses, you can win!

Now, on with the tips that will show you how to win at online poker:

Withdraw only a few bucks at a time. Take to the table only what you need for a few hands. If you want to know how to win at online poker, this is critical — your brain has a natural alarm that alerts you when money is running low e.g. at 50% left, 20% left etc. If you always play with your entire pot, you will lose too much money before any alarm bells start to ring.

Don’t always bet on long shots. If you have poor cards early in the game, fold and live to fight another day. You may occasionally want to bluff but, if you want to learn how to win at online poker, this should be the exception rather than the rule.

Capitalize on your great hands. Equally, do not waste a good hand — get your opponents to throw a decent amount in the pot from a few moderate raises. Don’t raise too much or they will suss you out and may fold.

Inspect the game stats. You can learn much about how to win at online poker from information on your opponents such as percentages indicating how often they make it to the flop or the river. If someone is playing very well on the table, have a look at his or her stats and consider incorporating similar play into your game or look to get an edge against them based on these summarized observations.

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Seven card stud poker is played on most online poker sites and is offered in most live casinos. The game is dealt as follows, two cards face down and one up to each player followed by a round of betting. Three more dealing rounds of an up card to each player followed by a round of betting after each dealt card. The final card is dealt face down to each player followed by a final round of betting. When the bets are called or folded to, the hands are exposed and the best poker hand wins the pot.

The starting hands that are considered worth continuing the play and calling the bets are as follows, three of a kind, a pair, three suited cards and three numerical running cards of any suit. The other players up card should also be considered when making this decision. Calling without a good starting hand is not wise as this makes it an uphill battle to end up with the winning hand. Good starting hands give that player a leg up on ending up with a better hand and winning the pot. Poker is a game of perceived edge both in fact and in the players mind. Without this edge, the player who calls bets may as well be playing straight show down poker where a bet is made at the beginning and no decisions are made during the play of the hand. That is pure gambling and not intelligent risk taking.

Whether to continue the play of the hand depends on what the other players are showing in their up cards and the size of the bet versus the size of the pot. The value of your hand if you hit the next cards dealt versus what you believe the other players may be betting on. If your prospective final hand is a likely winner, then you should consider calling the current bets.

Remember, bluffing is allowed and a strong showing hand may be a false front with nothing behind the bet. This is part of the game and should be used judiciously, but it should be an element of your play. Good players win pots all of the time with non-winning hands due to the way they bet the hand. Playing good starting hands will allow a player of betting better hands and not having to bluff. This is the real advantage of making it part of your play to be selective in the starting hands your will consider for play.

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In texas holdem poker everyone, religious or not, prays for pocket aces. They are the strongest starting hand in holdem and come around about once every two hundred and eleven hands.

You may not get pocket aces often but playing them correctly when you do, could mean the difference between winning and losing. You want to make sure you get the maximum payoff but you also want to make sure you don’t lose your shirt.

One way to learn how to play aces properly is to learn how NOT to play aces. So let’s look at a recent hand I played where I was dealt pocket aces.

I was playing $.25 - $.50 no limit texas holdem. I was dealt Ac and Ah. There were two big preflop raises that I was more than happy to call. The flop came down Js, 3c, and Jc. I checked.

He checked and we went to the turn, which came down Qh. I placed a big bet of $5 (hey, it’s big at a $.25 - $.50 table). He called. The river card came down 8c. I checked.

It turns out he was holding pocket queens and beat my aces with a full house.

So what went wrong and how did I lose big with pocket aces? A lot of players would blame this hand on a bad beat. After all, pocket aces is the best starting hand in holdem.

Unfortunately, I have to admit that I lost this hand because I played it wrong and I lost big because I couldn’t get away from the money I had already committed to the pot.

First off, on the big preflop betting, I should’ve put my opponent on a big hand. Obviously not pocket aces but something such as pocket Kings, Queens or Jacks.

However, my opponent had been playing all kinds of weak hands so I figured he was playing an aggressive bluff or a semi-good hand like pocket tens.

If I had that mindset, I would’ve played the flop differently. I either would’ve gotten out of the hand completely when two Jacks came down or I should’ve bet aggressively on the flop instead of trapping. With his pocket Queens, my aces were still good after the flop. If I had bet aggressively after the flop instead of checking, I could’ve stolen the pot.

But I waited for the turn to bet big. When the Queen came on the turn I had already lost so betting big here was just losing money. There was no way my opponent was tossing away such a powerful full house.

While pocket aces put you in a position of strength when a hand starts, you have to pay very close attention to what cards come down, how the betting is going, and who is doing the betting.

I didn’t pay close enough attention to what could beat me when two jacks came on the flop (I should’ve bet big instead of checking, or gotten away from the hand completely. Checking was a bad move) and then a queen on the turn had me drawing dead.

While my opponent had been playing weak hands, he hadn’t been betting so aggressively on those hands, which should’ve tipped me off to the fact that he was holding something this time.

So if you hold pocket aces in texas holdem, don’t go on auto-pilot. You need to pay attention to the following:

* The betting that is going on
* Who is doing the betting and how have they been playing
* What comes down on the flop
* What hits on the turn and river combined with the first two factors

Pay attention to these factors when holding pocket aces and you’ll win more money on your winning hands and lose less when the community cards don’t go your way.

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