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Can you imagine anyone driving to Las Vegas in 1992 with $50 in his pocket, then borrowing $10,000 to start playing $200/400 razz and seven-card stud, and in six months, running it up to a $17,000,000 fortune shooting pool, playing poker, and shooting dice? Then, instead of cashing out, he decides … [Read more...]
In 1873, the Briton Joseph Jaggers made the first famous biased roulette wheel exploit. Mr. Jaggers, with a team of six accomplices, carefully observed all the wheels at the Monte Carlo casino and found one wheel with significant bias. By taking advantage of this flaw they managed to win over … [Read more...]
Watch as Ashley Revell sold everything he owned, traveled to Las Vegas and bet it all on one spin of the Roulette wheel. He bet $136,000 on Red, and this is what happened. … [Read more...]
Watch the video as Jonathan Duhamel takes home nearly $9,000,000.00 dollars at the final round of the final table of the World Series of Poker in 2010. The win immediatley but Jonathan on the leaderboard for all time money leaders with such greats as Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Back in June of 2004 Larry Olmsted set the world record for single person poker marathon at 72 hours and 2 minutes! The record was set at Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Manshantucket, CT. … [Read more...]
Pokerstars.com held the world's largest online poker tournament on July 19, 2009 that featured over 65,000 participants. The company is based in the UK and offers great incentives to sign up! … [Read more...]
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Royal Flush
The highest possible hand in poker. A,K,Q,J,10 in the same suit. Odds are 1:650,000 |
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Straight Flush
5 Cards on the same suit in order. Odds are 1:65,000 |
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Four of a Kind
Four of the same cards. Odds are 1:4,000 |
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Full House
Three of a kind plus two of a kind. Odds are 1:700 |
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Flush
5 cards of the same suit not in sequence. Odds are 1:500 |
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Straight
5 cards in sequence but not of the same suit. Odds are 1:250 |
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Three of a Kind
Three of the same cards. Odds are 1:50 |
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Two Pair
Two different pairs. Odds are 1:20 |
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Pair
2 of the same cards. Odds are 1:2.33 |
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High Card
The hand is judged by the highest card held |