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Video Poker Tips
Unlike most games you’ll find in a casino or on an online gambling site, video poker actually works slightly in your favor. The game came onto the scene in the 1970s where it became a hit and today it is still one of the most popular forms of gambling available. Not only that, but video [...]
Priest Wins $100,000 on Poker Reality Show Debut
Last week, right here on Silver Oak, I posted about a poker playing priest who was set to appear on the debut episode of a new poker reality show. Well, yesterday he appeared, and kicked some serious butt. Father Andrew Trapp took home $100,000 on the first episode of The Million Dollar Challenge, and also [...]
Craigslist Killer Is a Big House Card Shark
You may remember a headline news story back in April of this year when Phillip Markoff (aka the Craigslist Killer) was arrested for murdering a prostitute he found on Craigslist. Despite being on his way to being a doctor and a husband (he was in medical school and was engaged at the time), Markoff is [...]
Priest Plays Poker for one Million Dollars
When writing this blog, we scour the globe internet for stories from the world of gambling that may be of interest to those who play here at Silver Oak Online Casino. But in all that scouring, this has to be the first time that we find a story that’s both interesting and relevant, in the [...]
Worst Idea for a Reality TV Show Ever?
Lots of people have become very famous by starring in popular reality shows: Richard Hatch from Survivor, all those Kardashian sisters from their self-named show, Heidi & Spencer from The Hills, Rob & Amber from every single reality show on TV, even Paris Hilton from The Simple Life (with an assist to her self-shot, night-vision [...]
Man Enters, Wins Women-Only Poker Tournament
When the Borgata casino in Atlantic City recently hosted a women-only poker tournament, things didn’t quite turn out the way the casino planned. A man defied tradition, if not the law, and entered the tournament as the only man in the 270 player field. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, he won. The party-pooper’s [...]
Game Review – Joker Poker
In my opinion, choosing the right online video poker machine is sort of like picking a pizza. Everyone likes something different, but hey, they’re all pretty tasty. Truth be told, I’ve never met a video poker game I didn’t like. Well, there was that one 4am session in Vegas with a mean-spirited Double Bonus Poker [...]
Game Review – Bonus Deuces Wild
If you’re someone who likes to scour online casinos looking for the video poker game with the best odds, look no further. Bonus Deuces Wild features the lowest house odds, and that means you’ll win more when you play! Like with all our online video poker games, the basic rules of Bonus Deuces Wild are [...]
Judges Can’t Decide if Poker is Game of Skill or Chance
Maybe justice really is blind. For years now, various parties have been involved in various legal fights throughout the US, as the legal establishment tries to create a clear definition of what exactly poker is. Depending on which side of the fence they’re on, these parties have been trying to either have poker declared a [...]
Will Wedding Bells Ring on Monday’s Bachelorette Finale?
Tomorrow night, Bachelorette Jillian Harris will finally decide between her final two suitors. The twenty-nine year old interior designer will have to choose between chemistry and stability, between raw physical attraction, and a good, safe choice, between Kiptyn and Ed. Her final gamble will be the ultimate game of pick ‘em, as she makes a [...]
Video Poker Strategy : The Exception to the Rule
Image by Bill on Capitol Hill via Flickr If you are a video poker veteran (or have read the video poker strategy articles on this blog) you are undoubtedly familiar with the video poker rule of thumb: always play maximum coins for the best odds. Always. You also may be aware of the difference between [...]
Deuces Wild Strategy Cheat Sheet
Due to the popularity of our jacks or better video poker strategy card, we decided that our readers would love this one as well: the Deuces Wild Video Poker Cheat Sheet. Since all of the video poker games have a unique set of rules, the best strategy to use for Deuces Wild Video Poker is [...]
