They call me Lady Luck - Great Poker Scenes

You might not learn how to gamble by watching poker flicks, but you sure can have some fun. Most of the poker scenes are great, though some of the crazy card combination these stars get - will even make Lady Luck laugh out loud. We decided to bring you the best Hollywood poker scenes out there, who knows, maybe you will be able to a catch a trick or two, at least a new poker face.

This is one that every poker player needs to know by heart. Marlon Brando wooing Lady Luck just before a crucial game in "Guys and Dolls"



This one is my favorite. It's from the classic movie "The Sting" starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Newman is lucky alright, not with the cards, but for the fact that he did not get shot after cheating:



This one is also a classic - "The Cincinnati Kid" it features Steve McQueen as the best poker player in the world in New Orleans - the best city in the world.



Here's to chances! If this ever happened to anybody out there - I'm quitting poker. It's Mel Gibson in Maverick and his royal flush beats a straight flush and a four of a kind in one hand.



Last but not least is Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and this is more of what your neighborhood poker night might look like:



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Tips for playing winning craps

Today, we continue our “man cannot live by poker alone” series with a look at some quick and easy strategies for playing winning craps. Many people are too intimidated by the craps table to walk up and play (“Where do I place my bets?”, “Why is everyone yelling at me? It’s not my fault I rolled a two!”) but following these leads will help you get in the flow of the game and decrease the odds that you’ll lose your shirt!

Tips for playing winning craps:

· Watch the other players at the table and find the person with the most chips. Make the same bets he does (although in smaller amounts) to get a feel for how a “pro” plays the game.

· To make the game last longer, stay away from the long-odds bets and stick with betting on “Pass/Don’t Pass” or “Come/Don’t Come”

· Don’t leave the table after you win. Craps is a game of streaks and while you need to bet responsibly, you must also be prepared to keep a winning streak going.

· Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Most dealers (the ones who want to get tipped anyway) will provide friendly, patient advice for the new player.

· Try and limit your betting to a Pass Line bet and two Come bets. This is enough action for most folks and will keep you in the game longer by limiting losses when the shooter craps out.

· Stay away from crazy long odds bets such as “Yo-Eleven”. There are plenty of smarter investments to make around the table where the odds against you are not as great.

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Five things that make the Hollywood Park Casino a place to visit before you die.

Ah, glorious Inglewood, California. A stone’s throw from Los Angles proper has never felt so far away. When in Inglewood, you absolutely must visit the epitome of class and style, The Hollywood Park Casino. It’s got poker, right smack dab in the middle of Southern California.

Need more reasons? Let me count the ways.

1. A poker room 5 minutes from LAX! Got a long layover? Have the cabbie shoot up the Imperial Highway and he’ll have you sitting down at a $3/$6 table in minutes. Just make sure he’s there to pick you up. Cab service around this neighborhood? Not so much.

2. Pink’s! There’s a real live Pink’s Hot Dogs inside the Hollywood Park Casino. Not a landmark like the one off of La Cienaga, but then again, the line is shorter.

3. The ponies! Hollywood Park is actually one of the pre-eminent horse racing venues in the country. In between hands, you can play via simulcast from your seat, or walk over and see the horses run live.

4. The delightful people! You can play poker with the patrons of Hollywood for hours and never have a problem. Just don’t make eye contact. On second thought, go ahead and stare, they’re going to be oblivious to you anyway…frankly, they’ve got their own problems.

5. The celebs! Yes, celebrities do play there. This author has seen Ben Affleck, Chris Moneymaker and Gary Coleman playing poker at Hollywood Park…all in the same month!

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The Five Worst Things We Got From The Poker Boom

After golf peaked in the general American consciousness, poker was there to fill in the gap. But the rise in mainstream poker popularity was short-lived. Those who loved the game are still there, but now have to deal with some of the residual effects of that crazy time.

The five worst things we got from the poker boom:

1. Online players who thought they knew the game. While it is fun to take their money, guys who constantly chase cards and require a little plastic index card to remember “what beats what” are just plain no fun to play with. The online poker boom created an army of these folks and released them on the world.

2. Gambling addicts. In all seriousness, online poker was way too accessible for many individuals who had trouble controlling their gambling habits. With hands moving many times faster than live poker, this was the crack cocaine of poker.

3. Too much poker on TV. We all love the World Series of Poker. Heck, the WPT tournaments are nice, slick productions as well. But do we really celebrity tournaments, ladies-only events and hour after hour of televised heads up play? Thanks to the sudden rise of the sport, like it or not, that’s what we got.

4. The Kyl Bill. Arizona Senator Jon Kyl was the author of this bill that essentially put an end to internet poker as we know it the United States. The bill, which made it illegal for banks to allow their credit cards to be used for gaming transactions, was a good thing for compulsive gamblers (see above), but a downer for anyone who wanted to pick up and play without having to put on pants.

5. Celebrity players. Unless we’re talking about Jennifer Tilly (whose movie career was a little suspect before her poker career anyway), the celebs who came out and start playing poker during the boom period were lame at best. Ben Affleck, Tobey McGuire, Matt Damon, Jennifer Garner and others all looked like folks who had too much money and/or time on their hands, and were stealing seats from guys trying to make a legitimate living at the game.

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