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Burn and Turn “BURNANTURN” Explanation of the burn card in Poker.

Burn - The top card which protects the deck between dealer actions. It is placed face down and discarded, so that the subsequent protected card can be delivered. That was how the term “Burnanturn” was born! Before poker was main stream, it was played in back rooms and basements. There were no cameras or security, and cheating was relatively common. Much of the cheating was done by mechanics (dealers skilled at sleight of hand techniques), who could covertly manipulate the deck while the hand was in play. To counter this, procedures regarding the handling of the deck were developed. It is relatively easy for a mechanic to manipulate the card on top of the deck and the card on the bottom of the deck without being detected. The cards in between are much, much harder to work with. Dealers are required to cover the bottom of the deck with a cut card. After the initial deal, the top of the deck is protected by “the burn” card. The burn card never plays, rather its job is to cover and protect the next cards down which do play. Every time a betting round is complete, the burn card is removed from the top of the deck and placed face down and out of play on the table, so that the live cards underneath may be delivered. Most flop games, like Hold’em, will burn three cards during the course of the hand. The first card burned will be prior to the delivery of the flop, the second prior to the turn, and the third prior to the river. A Seven Card Stud game will have four burn cards, one each for fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh streets. These burn cards are not exposed; they are spread out face down so they can be counted and are kept separate from the muck. In a flop game, if a dealer exposes a card during the initial deal, he first completes the deal and then replaces the exposed card with the burn card. The exposed card is placed face up on top of the deck for all players to see, and is used to protect the deck and replace the burn. The exposed card is treated just like a burn card. After the betting, and before the next cards are delivered, the exposed burn is placed face down in the burn pile.

POKER: is a game of neither skill nor luck, but rather, is a game of discipline, aggression, and effort. Poker is a unique medium for studying people. Where else can one stare at and intensely observe another person for hours every week? Discipline is the mechanism of good poker. Discipline leads to self-control Each well-played hand, won or lost, is a victory. ● Each poorly played hand is a defeat (even if the pot is won).
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WHY PLAY POT- LIMIT POKER? Whether a person who is a poker player of only limit poker should learn to play pot-limit poker play? Most of the great international poker players would enthusiastically reply with a firm YES . Why does pot-limit poker have a magnet like effect on most good poker players? The would-be caller gets odds of only 2-1 in pot-size bet which is in sharp contrast with limit play poker where odds of 5-1, 10-1, and even 20-1 are common. Due to these favorable odds in limit poker most bets are called and majority of the pots are won by showing the best hand at the end. A pot-limit bet or raise confronts the rival player with a more weighty decision. Let us compare a typical pot, and limit poker with pot-limit. For example if in a hold-em game there is $100 pot after the flop, then you get this pot-size in limit poker after playing $10-$20 limit. Also, due to C-note in the pot there is not much leverage in $10 bet. A poker player can make a moderately satisfactory decision without doing complex calculations. If he feels that there is a chance to win, he plays or else he folds. A probable and common poker mistake is to draw to an inside straight. And drawing to longshots all evening will affect your finances considerably. But in the given scenario it does not affect ones bankroll much. If you contest a $100 pot at pot-limit poker, then most of the bets are in the $50-$100 range after the opponent bet the limit which raises the question of what should we do in such a scenario? A horrible play would be drawing to a low-percentage hand like an inside straight. The decision whether to play or fold takes much more weight. A bad decision can prove costly. When you start figuring out the cost t0 poker hand through to the end, the contrast between both the forms of poker becomes even more stark. At $10-$20 limit poker, a $10 bet after the flop, a $20 bet on the turn, and a $20 bet on the end sums up to $50 to call a betting opponent all the way. At pot-limit poker, your rival player can bet $100 after the flop. With a $100 pot, a $100 bet, and a $100 call, he will be able to bet $300 on the turn. The bet in the end could be $900. Thus, adding up to $1300 to see the hand through to the end. At pot-limit poker, the bluff is a mighty weapon. The amount of bet is not the only area of concern that the target of the bet has to think about. He should also consider the probability of being faced with subsequent bets. The bets at pot-limit poker are far larger in relation to the pot and also the subsequent bet increases at a very fast rate. (A raise increases the pot size even faster.) A medium-size bet is a threat to rival players entire stack of chips. As huge leverage is attached to a raise or bet at pot-limit poker, the skilled player can win huge sums of money by using the skills. Generally, a pot is won at limit poker by the player having the best hand. Patience in waiting for good hands plays a more important role than other online poker skills. We pot-limit poker players feel that patience should not be the main factor in the game of poker. We like when skills like knowing when to bluff, reading our rival player correctly, having the guts to push a stack of chips in the pot when required and knowledge of proper odds play a more dominant role. As good poker players can use their skills to the maximum extent, they love pot-limit poker. Limit poker is a fight between players wearing handcuffs whereas pot-limit poker is a open battle. Why would not a well-built person play tackle football instead of touch? The frustration of unsuccessfully trying to make a good hand stand up at limit-play poker is understood by anyone who has played poker. The high pot odds at limit-play poker results in being chased by players drawing to inside straights, backdoor flushes, an over card, a small pair trying to improve, and various other shaky hands. If you could bet more proportionally to the pot size, you could make these chases let go, or severely punish them for not doing so. The solution to all these problems is pot-limit poker. Now, you have more weapons in your armory to fend off the opposition. A skillful pot-limit poker player has a chance to make lots of money. Once you become a good player, it is quite reasonable that you will give preference to that form of poker which gives the maximum opportunity to use that talent. Pot-limit poker is clearly that form. We need not look at pot-limit poker only for monetary gains. Although, we like to win, we want to have fun while doing so. Strong psychological aspects of pot-limit poker such as clever bluffs, complicated deceptive plays, the importance on reading the other players hand makes it a very enjoyable activity. It is always fun to bet a few grand at somebody, know by their embarrassment that you have caught them with hoped-for hand and watch them fold a winner. A big pot won by a bluff is very enjoyable and gives us the satisfaction that the money has been earned instead of being plain lucky. You can make lots of money and also enjoy playing the game by taking up pot-limit poker. Is there anything else a person can ask for?
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