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Casinos with Card Rooms
will either have house dealt games or private games. These are likely to be
paid for either by raking the pot at some capped amount (say 5%), or an hourly
fee.
Some casinos even allow private games to carry on for free. This is
done to encourage players into the casino. It is by no means as common as is it
used to be as many the old fashioned private games have died out and the wild
game rules are not popular amongst the internet playing poker world.
The
house dealt games will be formal and should adhere to basic international
rules. The private games can agree to their own set of games and rules. In the
past people have played standard flop, stud and draw poker
games in both the formats. Most casino dealt poker is in the form of Texas
Hold'em but larger casino card rooms may deal Omaha or other
games.
Non-casino run Card Rooms are making a return to the UK as they
are all around the world. They generally mirror what goes on in the casino Card
Rooms. In the USA however, most organised poker is played in very large Card
Rooms that have other card games like Gin.
The house run games usually deal Texas Hold'em
as their main game. Forward thinking casinos are now spreading
Omaha, Irish, 7-Card Stud and even some Hi-Lo
games. These are the main stay of world tournament and cash poker.
If you have been playing in a Home Game for some time, try and
venture to a casino where a game is being dealt around a full size kidney
shaped poker table. Its a completely different feeling and one necessary to
learn about if you want to experience all that poker has to offer. Check out
the section on
Card Rooms for details or
Card
Room List for where they are.
Real world poker as dealt in casinos
or dedicated card rooms is a very different experience from internet poker. It
is much slower but the compensation is the real interaction with other players
and the chance to put your poker player reading ability to the test.
As
with internet poker there is always the chance that something illegal is going
on in the game you decide to play in. This could be old-fashioned collusion
between players or extra assistance for someone from a skillful dealer. This
things do happen and will continue to happen.
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