Six Announced for New Year Poker After Dark

The surprise hit poker show on NBC is Poker After Dark, a show that airs in most cases at two in the morning, and features six poker pros fighting for a $120,000 prize, to which they each contributed $20k. The … via What’s new on Launchpoker.com

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Sun, December 30th, 2007

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Casino gambling information:

  • Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
  • The major differences between regular poker and video poker is that you are playing against a machine rather than real people, and your goal is to achieve particular hands rather than beat opponents hands.
  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).
  • When playing blackjack, always split Aces and never split 4's, 5's or Tens. You would be surprised at how many players split Tens. Why risk getting a lower hand when you already have a twenty value? Also note that at most casinos, you are not allowed to re-split Aces.