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New poker site
Monday, July 24, 2006, 02:56 PM
New poker site:
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Backgammon Tips & Tricks
Sunday, December 11, 2005, 10:05 PM
Always double when it can't cost! Suppose you are down 2-0 in a match to 3. You win the next game, the Crawford game, and are now down 2-1. There is NO reason not to double on your first roll of the next game! If you lose the game, so what? Losing 4-1 and losing 3-1 are the same thing. But this way, if you WIN the game, you win the match.
I've heard some players say "I want to wait until I have a big advantage, maybe I'll get my opponent to drop." But this can't be right. Consider this.
Suppose you reach a point where you are even 90% likely to win the game! Say you double and your opponent drops. The score is now 2-2 and you have a 50% chance to win the match. But suppose you had already doubled. You now have a 90% chance to win the match, because this game decides it!
There is another situation where this concept comes into play. Suppose you are trailing 1-0 in a match to 3 and your opponent doubles. Let's say you decide to take. Redouble right away! If you lose the game you lose the match, so why not set yourself up to win the match?
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Backgammon for poker players
Thursday, December 8, 2005, 10:51 AM
"Backgammon may have been around for 5000 years or so but its the latest craze to sweep the online gambling world. Yes the oldest game on the planet could soon be taking over from poker as the fastset growing game on the internet. Well, a couple of years ago you may not of heard of Texas hold'em let alone imagined yourself playing through the early hours of the morning with people from all over the world. Just like poker, online backgammon is a game of skill but with arguably a smaller influence of luck.
A board game with 24 spaces onto which 15 checkers are placed, it wont take you long to pick up the rules. The doubling cube is what makes betting on backgammon exciting for gamblers. If you think you are going to win then you can try and double the points available. If the other player accepts the double then the game continues, but if not, they lose the game and you collect the points (or cash!).
During the course of a game both players can double each other and the points being played for can multiply up to 64 times. The top players in the World are making a decent living from the game and next year will see the games first $1 million tournament. Read on and you could be there. There are sit and go tournaments, big cash tournaments and backgammon freerolls. Right now you can play backgammon online with a free backgammon download. Worried about how to play online backgammon? Read on and before you know it you'll have your own backgammon strategy finely tuned."
Read the full article here: http://www.online-betting-guide.co.uk/backgammon.php
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Four tips for backgammon
Thursday, December 1, 2005, 11:57 AM
1. If you think your opponent should double after the move you make, look for a play that will make him not want to double.
2. If you think you should pass a cube after the move you make, look for a play that will make your position strong enough to take.
3. If you don't think you should double after the play you make, look for a play that will give you a correct double.
4. If you think your opponent can take after the play you make, look for a play that should make him drop.
Play online backgammon now.
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Peter Hallberg - Backgammon World Champion
Wednesday, October 12, 2005, 11:47 PM
"I started playing backgammon in 1995. The first tournament I attended was the beginners flight in the 1995 Copenhagen Open. With 9 of 11 possible points I won the flight and at that point I was forever hooked on backgammon.
In the following years I attended a lot of tournaments with sparse results. I managed to get my error rates quite low and tried to go pro in 2002. It went quite well but my company got a contract which made it hard to further pursue my backgammon career. "
Read more on Peter Hallbergs's personal web site at http://www.peterhallberg.com or click here to download your copy of free backgammon software and play online. If you'll be lucky you might meet Peter around the tables...
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