Table Games : Is there a Strategy to Winning at Poker?

Dear Mark, last weekend, at the radio a gambling expert said that the only game you can truly win at in a casino is poker. Is this true? David R.

There are many persons arguing that by simply counting cards at blackjack, sports betting, even at video poker, having lucrative paytables, you can beat the dealer and win. If we will concentrate on this expert’s statement concerning poker, we will see if it is a beatable game. Let us begin, with two casino gambling truisms. The first is this: you will lose if the odds are against you. This is a generally applicable truth. And of course, you will win if the odds are in your favor.

This is one of the reasons for which casino owners can sleep having nothing to worry about. However, if the odds depend on your ability to play a game, then clearly you can affect the final result by simply using your skill. Normally if skill affects the odds in any way, then the clever poker players will eventually fare better than inapt players will. This is a very important feature that makes poker so appealing to the really keen players.

Once they understand that they are not playing against the casino. Even for all the sensible purposes, poker is obtainable as a loss leader by the house, only giving the casino an insignificant share of the pot. The expert players, will play against fellow patrons, and he is aware of the fact that with the help of his knowledge he will consistently and repeatedly devour weaker opponents. The bottom line is where do you see yourself on the food chain.