retired_evelynj.ryan

I find poker a bit daunting, I'd love to learn how to play it properly, any good sites you'd recommend for learning.

Anyway, googling blackjack stratedgy, I've working of these rules and it's doing quite okay

Hard Hand : Hard hands include any hands without an ace and any hands with an ace where the ace must be counted as a 1 in order to avoid busting.

Hard 8 : You'll always hit a hard total of 8.
Hard 9 : Double down if the dealer is showing a 3, 4, 5, or 6. Otherwise take a hit.

Hard 10: If the dealer has an upcard of 2 -9, double down.Otherwise just hit.

Hard 11ouble down if the dealer has a 2 through 10 for her upcard. Otherwise just take a hit.

Hard 12 :Stand if the dealer is showing a 4, 5 or 6. Otherwise take a hit.

Hard 13-16 : Stand if the dealer has an upcard of 2 through 6. Otherwise take a hit.

Hard 17-21 : You'll always stand on any hard total of 17 through 21.



Soft Hand: You'll almost always stand on a soft 18 or higher, and you'll always hit a soft 17 or lower.

Soft 13-14 : Double down if the dealer shows a 5 or a 6. Otherwise take a hit.

Soft 14-16 ouble down if the dealer has a 4, 5 or 6 for an upcard. Otherwise take a hit

Soft 17 : Double down if the dealer is holding a 3, 4, 5 or 6. Otherwise take a hit.

Soft 18 : Double down if the dealer is showing a 3, 4, 5 or 6. Stand if the dealer has a 2, 7, or 8. Take a hit if the dealer has a 9, 10, or ace.

Soft 19 : Always Stand



You'll always split aces and eight's no matter what the dealer's upcard is.

You'll never split five's or tens, no matter what the dealer's upcard is.

Pairs 2,3 7 The same strategy for pairs of threes and sevens also applies to two's. Split the two's versus a dealer two through seven, and hit the two's versus a dealer eight or better.

Split nines against the following dealer upcards:

2 - 6
8 - 9
Stand against the following dealer upcards:

7
10
Ace
A pair of tens is a hand you should stand on.

retired_g_stull

If you want to gamble, then set yourself a budget each month. Only as much as you can afford to lose. For example, If you get paid £1000 every month, then £100 is a large enough portion.

If, by some happy stroke of luck you end up ahead, then each month move your winnings to a high interest account which penalises you for withdrawals. Less temptation.

Finally, once you've run out of cash (which will happen) you CANNOT let yourself bet outside of your stakes.

retired_abess

www.pokerschoolonline.com is $15 a month. They'll teach you the basics and more, and you aren't risking real money. And you could win buy ins to real events.

retired_iluvemily519

Paddy power games are good .

monopoly top class

retired_ehoff15

my missus method of gambling is to put all her money (no more than a £100, she is stingy) in black on a routlette table. if she wins she walk away with £200 if she lost she wont hang around either.

retired_betsyt

£10 on roulette over the weekend and got upto £240 before walking away :cool:

retired_yvonnep

Only ever had a go with online casinos once, had £10 on Red in Roulette - Won - then put it on a football match.

I found itsilly putting my hard earned on a game which is decided in a second or two, atleast with the footy I get a couple hours enjoyment out of the gamble.

I think I'd find it hard putting anything over a score on roulette, I'm yet to discover the "joys" of blackjack etc online, I imagine is very easy to get addicted for some people.

Thining of starting up a little poker, is Texas Hold em the main game played online?

retired_Billywasjr

Only gamble as much money that you are willing to lose.

Never gamble when drunk.

Always learn to walk away when you have either lost it all (avoid going to ATM/get more cash)...or when you have won enough.

Never chase lost money.

My pearls of wisdom...and I dont like online casino's, but then im an untrusting sod...at least with Blackjack and roulette in real casinos it cannot be fixed.