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Casino Royale: The Poker versus Baccarat Debate

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Baccarat, Poker

So I rented Casino Royale, the new James Bond 007 movie.
If you haven’t seen this movie yet and you’re a James Bond fan, you have got to get your ass to Blockbuster, Netflix, or Hollywood Video and get your hands on this rental (you can pick it up widescreen, fullscreen, or Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray makes [...]

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4 Ways to Maintain the Winning Edge While Playing Online

November 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Baccarat, Blackjack, Inner Game, Online Casinos, Poker

Rest
When you’re winning just keep riding that winning wave. But if you start losing, stop and rest up. Use your time to do relaxing things like hitting your bed to take a power nap, watch some television, or get a snack. If you think of it like if you’re a computer, you’re “resetting yourself”. [...]

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The Baccarat Primer: How to Get Started in Baccarat

November 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Baccarat

Did you know “Baccara” in Italian means zero?
And since the worst hand you can have in Baccarat is zero, well, it makes for an unusual choice for the name of the game.
By the way, it’s spelled B-A-C-C-A-R-A-T. Not bacarrat. Or baccarrat. Or back-a-rat.
History of Baccarat
Baccarat is thought to have been brought into France from Italy [...]

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Johnny Chan Academy: Casino Dealer School

November 4th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Baccarat, Blackjack, News, Poker, Real Life Casinos

Who’s Johnny Chan?
He’s a professional poker player, born in Guangzhou (Canton), China in 1957 and now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. His name in Traditional Chinese is 陳強尼. Yeah, I’m international like that.
He’s got 10 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, two WSOP championship titles (1987 and 1988) and founder of online casino ChanPoker.
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The Myth of the Bad Hand

October 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Baccarat, Blackjack, Inner Game, Poker

There’s really no such thing as your favorite hand or your worst hand.
It’s all in your mind. That thing between your ears. The brain. The noggin. The dome. The psyche.
I’m not saying you’re crazy. A lot of us have weird things that we do, say, or think about. We may not say them to others. [...]

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