Subject:	Travel & Entertainment: Setting Up a Home Poker Game
Body: Your Ad Here	******************************************************* DUMMIES eTIPS: Travel & Entertainment http://etips.dummies.com ******************************************************* TODAY'S eTIP(TM): Setting Up a Home Poker Game A successful ongoing home poker game requires good planning and well-thought-out rules. The key to a good game, of course, is a friendly, fair game that people will want to keep coming back to on a regular basis. A good home game has rules established well before the game begins to avoid any controversy. Try to follow the rules that normally apply in card clubs and casinos so as to not confuse people who play in both. Your rules should encompass answers to at least the following questions: * Is checkraising allowed? * How will antes be put up? By each player or only by the dealer? * What is the best low hand? (The great majority of card clubs say that A-2-3-4-5 is the best low, even though it's a straight.) * If you play a high-low game, how will the parties declare their hand? (Chips in the hand is the most common method.) * In a high-low game, if one person goes both ways, what happens if he ties one way? * Who splits the pot if a player going both ways wins only one way? * What constitutes a misdeal? * What happens if there is a misdeal? * If the pot is split up between two players, who gets any odd chip? Think about putting your rules on paper. Memories fade as to what was agreed upon, so it's helpful to bring out the rules in the event of any controversy. Poker For Dummies [ http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0764552325.html?cid=etipBookLink ], by Richard Harroch and Lou Krieger, is packed with expert tips, including how to bluff successfully. Related Articles Playing a Hand of Seven-Card Stud [ http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1002.html?cid=etipArticleLink ] Playing National Tournament Chess [ http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-991.html?cid=etipArticleLink ] Talking the Talk in Poker [ http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1558.html?cid=etipArticleLink ] ******************************************************* ******************************************************* WIN AN XBOX 360 SYSTEM! Attention all you big gamers out there! Dummies.com is giving you a chance to win the ultimate gaming console - the new Xbox 360. You can play your favorite games, as well as watch DVDs, play digital music, view digital photos, and more! Drop by soon for the full details of the prize package, and to enter! http://etips.dummies.com/contest.asp?template=FORDUMMIES&cid=sweeps0506 ******************************************************* CATCH SUDOKU FEVER Sudoku (or Su Doku) is the latest addiction to hit puzzle fans everywhere, and Dummies has three volumes of challenging Sudoku puzzles to keep beginners, experts, and everyone in between plenty occupied. Give Sudoku a try by checking out our sample puzzles. http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-290387.html?cid=specialtypage ******************************************************* EXPERIENCE THE SPANISH LANGUAGE Discover a wide world or information made fun and easy to understand with our new Para Dummies series. Drop in soon. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;18951747;11583957;y?http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-106195.html ******************************************************* A WORD FROM US ******************************************************* Hello 1@informationstreams.com. This commercial e-mail is coming your way because you subscribed to the service at http://etips.dummies.com/. If you'd like to add more topics, choose a different format, have your eTips sent to a different e-mail address, subtract topics, or unsubscribe, visit http://etips.dummies.com/change.asp. ******************************************************* A WORD FROM OUR LAWYERS ******************************************************* This absolutely FREE service is brought to you by Dummies.com (http://www.dummies.com). Copyright 2006, Wiley. All Rights Reserved. Wiley Publishing, Inc. Attn: Dummies.com 10475 Crosspoint Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46256 Customer Care: 1-877-762-2974 Contact Us http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-100100.html Privacy Policy http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-100065.html Legal and Copyright Notices http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-100099.html
Date:	2006-06-14 - 01:10:06

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