I started playing poker in 2004, and my love for the game only increases as time goes by. After several years playing in the only local poker league that has actual dealers at every table, I became a dealer myself. As the years wore on, I began running their major tournaments and training new dealers.
 
  Below is a PDF of a seven page handbook that I wrote and give to the new dealers in the league as I train them.
 
  After many years dealing for the league, a player told me about Mike's Poker Tables, an organization that runs charity gaming events for a variety of charities in NJ. I met with Mike, obtained the required NJ Charity Events Dealer's License and began working at Mike's events, dealing and helping set up the room and run the games, typically two or three times each week. It's a small step towards working my ultimate goal of dealing in a casino poker room, but miles ahead of working in a free pub poker league.
 
  Years ago, I wrote a lengthy article for the Wizard of Odds sister site, Wizard of Vegas. It has no poker strategy or anything like that. It's about the differences between playing poker in a casino poker room vs your friend's dining room, and what you need to know before you go. I recently made some changes. The updated PDF is below while the original Introduction to Poker in a Casino Poker Room artice is still on the Wizard's site.
 
  Note: I'm one of the most prolific posters on the Wizard of Vegas forums, but my user name is DJ Teddy Bear, the stage name I had before getting involved with gaming.
 
  I also post on a fairly regular basis on the Poker TDA forum.
 
  I created two casino games that I'm offering to casinos. Full descriptions of both are available, as well as a link to some Las Vegas maps I created, on my home page, DaveMillerGaming.com.



Poker Dealer Handbook
(7 pages)


 

Intro to Casino Poker Room Poker
(9 pages)


 

 
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