Posts Tagged ‘clay chips’

Clay chips: a great gift for poker fans

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

There are plenty of options available when you are planning to gift your loved ones and to make the gift unique and special for your friends or family who is interested in poker or has or is planning to set up a home poker room then clay chips would be a great idea that can impress them and make your gift really special.

There are wide variety of chips of different materials available in the market amongst them clay chips are the best and the most relevant gift.Chips provide a class and elegance for the game and are more durable than any other materials and can be easily maintained by cleaning and rubbing oil regularly. The brand new look can be maintained over years if they are properly maintained and cleaned.

Clay are more durable since they do not easily chip or break. Clay chips are not purely made out of clay they are usually clay composite chips which increases the strength and durability of the chip. To provide the professional feel for home poker games clay poker chips would be the ideal choice. Casinos usually customize clay poker chips hence these chips are very ideal for playing and you can customize the gift by imprinting initials.

Learn the basic odds while you play with clay poker chips

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

When you are playing poker there are lot of probability, calculations and statistic involved. Don’t worry because you don’t have to be a mathematics expert to play the game of poker. You simply have to figure out your pot odds first and this is the comparison between the amount of money in the pot and the amount of money you pay in order to stay in hands.

The next step is to figure out your equity, which is the comparison of your chances of winning the pot to your opponent’s. This will help you decide when to make a call in the game. In fact playing with clay chips in poker is full of odds and in every action you make or the bet you face and the hands you play, you have to face the odds.

In fact those who are very good at mathematics calculate everything very fast and easily whereas those who have maths phobia think that poker is not a game for them. However the truth is that the calculations of clay chips are very simple though they need to be done at regular intervals.

Keep records when you play with clay chips

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

It is observed that a good number honest and capable poker players also most often distort the truth when it comes to discussing their results from their own sessions of poker game. Even today there are many players who don’t have their own bankroll, the money that is specifically set aside for playing with clay chips.

There are many poker players that keep their money for poker and real life needs mixed up and hence when they lose, they have to sacrifice with the basic necessities of their life as well as their family’s life also. So it is very important that you keep the poker bankroll separate and make up your mind before playing with clay chips.

While playing poker you should keep the complete record and it should not matter whether you are winning or losing at the game. The whole record should be maintained so that if you are winning, you can tell exactly how much you have won and if it is the either case, you will know when to quite playing with clay chips.

Play the nuts and take advantage of the nervousness of your opponent

Monday, July 27th, 2009

The nuts in poker means the best possible hands with brilliant chips that you have in a certain situation. However there is no particular way to play nuts and you have to evaluate and make the right move depending upon your opponent and his strategies. There is a possibility that even if your opponent is not having good hands, he might turn the game upside down with his strategy.

The main thing is that you don’t know what chip is in your opponent’s hands and you have to make guesses by studying his face and action, which can be most often misleading if your opponent has good self-control. Also some players show opposite expressions so that you assume a different situation and get trapped in his line of attack.

One thing that is also important to note when playing this game is the seat selection, which means you have to go simultaneously with poker table selection. If you want to tighten your position on your opponents go and sit to their left side and this will allow you to have complete control and you can even exploit them too.

Poker - The example of Dan Harrington

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

One need look no further then Dan Harrington for a great example of how the business and poker world’s collide. In fact in his case the comparison of business stretches not only to poker, but cards and gaming in general. Dan Harrington has used his gaming skills for success in business and also his business skills for success in texas holdem poker. He has used his knowledge not only for success at the poker table. He has also experienced huge financial success teaching his principals through successful poker books.

He is a great example of how for some, the two areas are pretty much the same. He has applied his skills at poker chip accumulation to raise money which could then go into solid business ventures. The great part about this is that once your poker bankroll is used to grow a large successful business you can then reverse and use that money to be able to throw your chips around without fear.

So for any budding entrepreneurs out there who also have a hunger for a clay poker chip in their hand, look to Dan Harrington’s story for some fantastic inspiration.