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Review of poker rankings hand::How to Read Poker Players







Review of poker rankings hand::How to Read Poker Players








Nobody               can               argue               that               poker               has               had               a               true               renaissance               in               the               past               several               years.

It               used               to               be               known               as               a               game               that               "seedy"               people               played               and               wasn't               always               played               in               circles               that               practiced               honesty.

Well               with               the               popularity               the               World               Series               Of               Poker               has               received               on               television               all               that               has               changed.

Will               there               be               another               card               game               that               has               a               renaissance               in               the               coming               years?

If               so               could               it               be               bridge?

Bridge               is               a               card               game               played               in               which               two               sets               of               partners               play               against               each               other.

The               partners               first               try               to               get               "the               contract"               by               outbidding               their               opponents.

Then               they               try               to               get               the               most               tricks.

Might               sound               simple,               but               see               here's               the               trick               ....

the               most               popular               form               of               bridge               is               "duplicate".
               In               duplicate               bridge               you               have               at               least               two               tables               in               a               room.

One               pair               sits               in               the               north-south               direction,               and               the               other               in               east-west               direction               at               each               table.

I               will               give               a               simplified               version               of               the               scoring               here.

Both               tables               play               the               same               hand,               and               there               is               a               way               to               score               each               hand               based               on               the               contract               and               how               many               tricks               the               pair               that               gets               the               contract               takes.

Instead               of               competing               against               the               other               pair               at               your               table               though,               you               are               trying               to               do               better               than               the               pair               at               the               other               table               sitting               the               same               direction               as               you               are.

Remember               you               are               playing               the               same               hand!
               As               I               said,               that               is               a               very               basic               explanation               of               the               scoring,               typically               there               are               anywhere               from               4               to               18               tables               in               a               bridge               game               at               a               club.

So               you               could               be               competing               against               17               other               pairs               on               each               hand!

This               article               though               isn't               about               all               the               rules               and               strategies               there               are               books               over               hundred               of               pages               written               on               the               subject!
               I               am               trying               to               decide               if               I               think               Bridge               could               become               popular               with               the               late               teen               and               20's               crowd.

I               think               it               has               potential               because               of               the               ability               to               bluff               in               the               game               just               like               poker,               and               also               the               competitiveness               when               playing               with               a               large               group               at               a               club.

There               are               different               rankings               you               get               as               you               earn               "masterpoints"               based               on               how               you               finish               in               tournaments.

These               masterpoints               allow               you               to               compare               yourself               with               other               players               around               the               world.

They               even               have               "stratified"               tournaments               where               you               compete               against               people               of               your               same               level               and               can               finish               in               that               level               and               any               above               it,               but               the               the               people               in               higher               levels               can               not               place               in               the               levels               below               them.
               The               challenge               of               moving               up               the               ranks               could               be               appealing               to               many               out               there.

My               only               concern               is               the               time               it               takes               to               play,               a               typical               bridge               game               played               at               a               club               or               tournament               will               take               3-4               hours               to               play.

A               hand               usually               takes               about               8-10               minutes.

The               other               issue               with               Bridge               is               the               fact               that               if               you               notice               there               are               a               lot               of               books               on               the               subject.

This               is               because               it               is               a               very               complex               game               with               bidding               and               play               strategies.

Will               a               large               audience               be               willing               to               study               the               strategies               enough               for               it               to               explode               in               popularity?
               Well,               I               think               the               chances               of               this               happening               unfortunately               are               very               slim.

I               think               the               advantage               for               poker               was               that               it               was               a               simple               basic               strategy               to               learn               and               play               the               basics               and               develop               your               own               strategy.

Unfortunately               for               Bridge,               the               basic               strategy               and               learning               curve               is               steep               enough               that               it               will               probably               chase               off               the               casual               card               fan               from               learning               the               game.
               If               it               is               marketed               properly               I               think               Bridge's               popularity               can               increase               with               the               younger               crowd,               but               I               don't               think               it               will               ever               rival               the               renaissance               poker               has               experienced.






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