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Gaming

Beating down the bully

Whether you’re an experienced poker player or still learning the intricacies of the game, one thing we know for sure is that your day will be much more difficult if you have an aggressive player to your left. WGM explains how to deal with someone who keeps re-raising.   In our April 2018...

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Pai Gow Part B: Pairs and standard hands

WGM continues with Part 2 of a three part series on the game of Pai Gow in which we look at pairs and standards hands.   Last issue we introduced you to the tiles and basic rules of Pai Gow (visit wgm8.com to read). Now let’s move on to Part B, in which we start to evaluate the hands we are...

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Raining money

City of Dreams awarded the largest ever Duō Fú Duō Cái progressive jackpot in July.   One lucky player enjoyed an amazing start to July when they won Macau’s largest ever Duō Fú Duō Cái jackpot at City of Dreams. The monster progressive prize sat at HK$42.9 million when it was won by...

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King of the world

American John Cynn topped the second biggest WSOP Main Event field of all time to be crowned 2018 champion in what proved to be another fascinating series.   Thirty-three-year-old American John Cynn has been crowned the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, earning a massive US$8.8...

Gaming

Pai Gow Part A: The tiles and basic play

Pai gow is an extraordinary table game played with tiles. A combination of luck, skill and culture, its complexity has scared many away, but if you take the time to learn you will have found one of the truly great games to play, rich in both Asian heritage and culture.   Explaining pai gow is...