Casino Gambling Jan 6/TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#008000> <DIV align=left> <TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=5 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=right width="10%"><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/">Casinos Online-Internet Gambling</A></TD> <TD colSpan=5><FONT size=6>Gambling-Casinos-Online.com</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=right width="10%"><FONT size=3> <P><B>Casino Gambling with Mark Pilarski.</B><BR><IMG src="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/images/Mark crop.gif"><BR>Mark is the author of <A href="http://www.markpilarski.com/">Deal Me In</A>, a syndicated columnist and your valuable source of casino gambling information. <P>Mark Pilarski provides you with 18 years of casino gambling experience from the other side. 18 years is how long he has worked for casinos. I find Mark's unique insight to be interesting, entertaining and very informative. Sit back relax, read and enjoy. You can Email <A href="mailto:pilarski@markpilarski.com">Mark Pilarski</A> if you have any questions.Your answer may be featured in one of his columns.</P> <P><B>The Archive of Mark's Columns</B><BR> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/Casinogambling/Archive.htm">Previous Columns</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/blackjack.htm">Black Jack</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/slots.htm">Slots</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/casinos.htm">Casinos</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/gambling.htm">Gambling</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/poker.htm">Poker</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/roulette.htm">Roulette</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/videopoker.htm">Video Poker</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/keno.htm">Keno</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/lasvegas.htm">Las Vegas</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/craps.htm">Craps</A> <P><A href="http://www.gambling-casinos-online.com/baccarat.htm">Baccarat</A> <HR> To order Mark Pilarski's award winning audio cassettes-laminated win cards package "Hooked on Winning" ($12.95 plus $2. S&H), call 1- (800) WINNERS.</B> <P></P></FONT> <P></P></TD> <TD width="2%" rowSpan=9></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="66%" rowSpan=13> <H2>Casino Gambling by Mark Pilarski</H2> <p><b>Dead hands protect the integrity of the game <p> Dear Mark, I have a question concerning a dead hand in poker. Here’s the scenario: I'm playing Texas Hold'em heads up till the river card. First position bets, I call and turn over my cards. First position is excited he won, slams his cards on the table face up, but one card falls on the floor. What is the correct ruling? Isn't it a dead hand when the card leaves the table? Larry R. </b><p> There is nothing better, Larry, than when you’ve dead meat holding a crappy hand, and an opponent hits a straight flush on the river and slams the hand down in excitement yelling, "Beat that, Sucker!" only to have one of the cards bounce off the table and onto the floor. Too bad, so sad, you’re now glad. He just lost all interest in the pot. The hand, Larry, is forfeited once that card falls off the table. <p> According to the rules of just about every poker room you’ll ever play in, any card not in play, or one that cannot be played for some technical reason, like a card being dropped on the floor, by either the dealer or an overly excited player, creates a dead hand. The player must "have it and show it", meaning to complete the hand, the player must present two cards, and it wouldn't have mattered if the card that flew off was or was not needed to complete the straight flush. Once any card leaves the sight of fellow players, there is no way to verify that the card that comes off the floor was the same card that left the table. Calling it dead, Larry, protects the integrity of the game. <p> There is one exception. Say for instance that nobody called first position’s hand and everybody folded, and first position in his exuberance slams his cards on the table. Even if one card flies off the game, the winning pot would still be his. <p><b> Dear Mark, Last week you stated that there was no difference between playing one coin and five coins in regards to what hand that appears on the screen. But wouldn't playing one coin affect the possible future value of the hand? Gayle F. </b><p> You are correct, Gayle, in that if you don’t play the maximum coin amount on most video poker machines, the royal flush’s return would be affected since, on a Jacks-or-Better machine, that would be an example of a hand whose per-coin payoff is different with five coins played. Playing short can reduce the long-term payback by up to 1.5%. <p> Another example would be in some double-pay Deuces Wild games where you receive double pay on four deuces, but only if you play five coins. If you play less than the maximum coin amount, your long-term payback can be reduced by over five percent. .<p><b> Dear Mark, Do the casinos really allow you to look at a blackjack strategy card while playing? David S. </b><p> As you already know, David, playing your hand correctly will bring the casino advantage down to less than one percent. Since you cannot control how the cards fall, you must focus on what you can control -- how to play the hand you were dealt. Using a blackjack strategy card allows you to go nearly even up against the house. <p> Luckily, almost every casino in the country doesn't give one iota about a player using a strategy card on a blackjack game, just so long as you don't grind the game to a squalling halt. Why, many even sell them in their gift shops. <p> Even with the mucho many strategy cards I've strewn across the planet over the years, (http://markpilarski.com/bj.html), I've only had feedback once that a casino in a Midwestern state considered such a card to be an illegal gambling device. All trades have their occasional pucker-butts, David. Don't sweat it. <p><b><i> Gambling Wisdom of the Week:</i></b> "The ATM is like the coach's pep talk. "Here's another hundred! Now get out there and fight! 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