Implied Threat vs. Implied Odds
Very few poker writers explicitly discuss the implied threat, but I think it is one of the most crucial bluffing concepts in poker.
Related Poker News:
- Holdem A-Z: I is for Implied Odds
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- South Africa: Casinos to Be Acquired
- Risky business: Tavern games feel casino threat
- Bomb threat empties casino
- Casinos warn Net a threat to betting biz
- Casino foes trooping to hearing
- Bingo halls under threat
- PartyGaming plays down casino threat
- Bomb threat prompts casino evacuation
- South Africa: Bingo Terminals ‘A Threat to Gaming’
- Bomb threat at senior center
Interesting gambling facts:
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- The first games that we would recognize as modern roulette were introduced in Paris casinos around the end of the 18th century. In the mid 19th century the single zero game was invented in France, this reduced the casino's edge thereby increasing the odds of the player.
- In Cuba, during the 1950's, the blackjack shoe was first introduced. The dealers in Cuba handled the cards really well and management thought that the dealers may be being a little too good to their friends. So, to curb their suspicions, management decided to use a "dealing box" which is currently known as a shoe.
- In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).
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