Dec 31
The latest in our A to Z of Gambling series sees us take a look at the letter M. Well take a look at a betting system, a bizarre poker hand nickname and type of bet, commonly found in sports betting.
M is for Martingale The Martingale system is a type of betting strategy that sees the gambler doubling his or her stake after each loss, in order to recover losses and bank a small overall profit. The origins of Martingale date back to 18th century France, supposedly involving betting on the flip of a coin.
These days, Martingale is more associated with roulette betting, usually on one of the fifty fifty decisions, such as Red / Black or Odd / Even.
I was very excited when I heard about TCOOP. Turbos are some of my favorite tournaments to play. There is a lot of action and decision-making involved. They also don’t take all day, which I find very pleasant. The cool thing about a turbo tournament series is also that you get to play certain games in a turbo format. I have never played Pot-Limit Omaha rebuy turbo or a High Roller turbo, but I can’t wait to see how it pans out. 
The number of land based casinos increased lately just as much as the number of online gambling sites. It’s obvious that building up a whole new land based casino it’s much more difficult than creating an online casino, but the old fashion gambling locations manage to keep up with the global trend. Although there are literally thousands of casinos worldwide, just some of them have a famous owner.
All I want for Christmas is pocket rockets served with a rainbow flop. Winning the 10th Anniversary Sunday Million or a ticket to the PCA. Have the PokerStars Team Pro ladies been naughty or nice? And what do they want for Christmas and for the New Year?