Poker
uses a standard pack of playing cards, 52 cards .Some
games use additional wild cards like jokers. The card ranking
in poker is:
Ace (the highest card),
King
Queen
Jack
10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 (the lowest card).
Ace
may sometimes be considered the lowest value card depending
on the poker variation you are playing.
There
are four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs). No
suit is ranked higher than any other. All poker hands contain
five cards, the highest hand wins.
The
use of Wild Cards depends on the variations, wild cards
take on whatever rank or suit you want it to take. A wild
card can either be a seperate card added like a joker or
you may specifiy a certain card in the standard deck to
be wild like dueces, or whatever else.
The
number of cards dealt depends on the game you are playing.
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| Five
of a Kind - A five of a kind is only possible
when using wild cards and is the highest possible hand.
If more than one hand has five of a kind, the higher cards
win, five Aces will beat five kings, which beats five queens,
and continues on down the ranking of the cards.
Royal Flush - An Ace, king, queen, jack
and ten of the same suit. A royal flush is the highest ranking
natural hand. Sometimes referred to as an Ace high straight-flush.
Straight Flush - A straight flush is the
second best natural hand. A straight flush is a straight
(5 cards in order, such as 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10) that are
all of the same suit. As in a regular straight, you can
have an ace either high (A - K - Q - J - T) or low (A -
2 - 3 - 4 - 5). You can not use the Ace in a wraparound
and example would be K - A - 2 - 3 - 4, which is not a straight.
Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same
rank like four Aces or Four Kings. If there are two or more
hands that qualify, the hand with the higher-rank four of
a kind wins. Very rarely, I mean really rarely, if you are
playing a game with alot of wild cards, you may have two
four of a kinds with the same rank. In this case you use
the High Card rule (number 10 on this list).
Full House - A full house is a three of
a kind and a pair, such as Q - Q - Q - 4 - 4. When there
are two full houses the tie is broken by the three of a
kind. An example would be J - J - J - 5 - 5 would beat 9
- 9 - 9 - A - A. If for some reason the three of a kind
cannot determine the victor then you go to the pair to decide
(this would only happen in a game with wild cards). An example
of this would be K - K - K - A - A would beat K - K - K
- J - J.
Flush - A flush is a hand where all of
the cards are the same suit, such as A-J-9-7-5, all of spades.
When flushes ties, follow the rules for High Card.
Straight-Five cards in rank order, but not of the same suit
(it can be any combination of the four suits). An example
of a straight is 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7. The Ace can either be
high or low card, either A - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 or 10 - J - Q
- K - A. Wraparounds are not allowed (an example being K
- A - 2 - 3 - 4). When two straights tie, the highest straight
wins, K - Q - J -10 - 9 would beat 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - A. If
two straights have the same value, A K Q J T vs A K Q J
T, the pot is split equally.
Three of a Kind - Three cards of any rank
with the remaining cards not being a pair. Once again the
highest ranking three of a kind would win. K - K - K - 2
- 4 would beat Q - Q - Q - 2 - 3. If both are the same rank
(only in a wild card game), then the High Card rule would
come into effect with the remaining two.
Two Pair - Two distinct pairs of card and a fifth
card. The highest ranking pair wins. If both hands have
the same high pair, the second pair wins. If both hands
have the same pairs, the high card wins.
Pair - One pair with three distinct cards.
Highest ranking pair wins. High card breaks ties.
High Card - When a hand has none of the
above qualifications of any of the ones listed above, nobody
has even a pair or better, then it comes down to who is
holding the highest ranking card. If there is a tie for
the high card then the next high card determines the pot,
if that card is a tie than it continues down till the third,
fourth, and fifth card. The High card is also used to break
ties when the high hands both have the same type of hand
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| Texas
Holdem Poker is probably the most popular poker variant
in the United States and is now becoming popular worldwide
and is a major poker tournament game and the pinnacle is
the World Series of Poker (WSOP) held in Las Vegas as an
annual event. The rules are fairly straight foward when
the concept of the game is grasped. Poker can now be played online in 3D at PKR Poker.
Object of Texas Holdem Poker - Gaining the best
possible five card poker hand, using any combination of
two hole cards (pocket cards) and community cards, to win
the pot.
To
commence the game each player is dealt their own two cards
face-down (termed the pocket cards) by
the dealer.
Bets and raises on the first two betting rounds
are set at the lower limit of the stakes structure. In a
$2/$4 game, all bets and raises are $2 for the first two
rounds.
Bets and raises on the last two betting rounds are set at
the higher limit of the stakes structure. In a $2/$4 game,
all bets and raises are $4 for the last two rounds.
Four bets per player during any particular round is the
maximum. This would consist of (1) a bet, (2) a raise, (3)
a re-raise, and (4) a cap. Once the pot is capped, players
will have only the option of calling or folding.
Betting Rounds
There are 4 betting rounds in
Texas Holdem Poker.
1st Betting Round
Now the pre-flop begins where the player to the left of
the Big Blind has the option to fold (quit)
, call the big blind or raise. The big blind is similar
to an ante but it is a forced bet in the second position
to the left of the dealer button. The dealer
button moves around the poker table clockwise moving one
spot to the left at the end of
each hand, it's pupose being to let the players
know where the action is. The big blind
is a full bet and the small blind (the
player to the right of the big blind and the left of the
dealer button) is typically half of the full bet of the
first betting round.
2nd Betting Round
The dealer then burns (places a card face down
in a seperate burn pile) a card and turns over three community
cards face-up. These three cards are called the flop.
The action begins with the first player to the left of the
dealer button (the button always acts last in the game).
3rd Betting Round
The dealer burns another card then turns over one more community
card which is called the turn or 4th
street. The action again begins with the player
immediately to the left of the button.
4th
Betting Round
The dealer burns another card then turns over one final
community card called the river or 5th
street.
The 4th and final hand is the showdown
(Every remaining player shows their hand with bettor showing
first) Highest hand wins the pot. All remaining players
must use one of the following choices at the showdown:
Two pocket cards & three boardcards
One pocket card & four boardcards
No pocket cards & five boardcards (called playing the
board)
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| Omaha
Poker is identical to Texas Holdem
Rules with the exception that the player is
dealt four cards instead of two and you must use two cards
from your hand and three community cards to make your highest
possible poker hand. The rules are simple once you have
grasped the rules of Texas Holdem.
Object of Omaha Poker - Gaining the best
possible five card poker hand, using exactly two of
the four hole cards (pocket cards) and three community cards,
to win the pot.
To
commence the game each player is dealt their own four hole
cards face-down by the dealer.
Bets and raises on the first two betting rounds
are set at the lower limit of the stakes structure. In a
$2/$4 game, all bets and raises are $2 for the first two
rounds.
Bets and raises on the last two betting rounds are set at
the higher limit of the stakes structure. In a $2/$4 game,
all bets and raises are $4 for the last two rounds.
Four bets per player during any particular round is the
maximum. This would consist of (1) a bet, (2) a raise, (3)
a re-raise, and (4) a cap. Once the pot is capped, players
will have only the option of calling or folding.
Betting Rounds
There are 4 betting rounds in
Omaha Poker.
1st Betting Round
Now the pre-flop begins where the player to the left of
the Big Blind has the option to fold (quit)
, call the big blind or raise. The big blind is similar
to an ante but it is a forced bet in the second position
to the left of the dealer button. The dealer
button moves around the poker table clockwise moving one
spot to the left at the end of
each hand, it's pupose being to let the players
know where the action is. The big blind
is a full bet and the small blind (the
player to the right of the big blind and the left of the
dealer button) is typically half of the full bet of the
first betting round.
2nd Betting Round
The dealer then burns (places a card face down
in a seperate burn pile) a card and turns over three community
cards face-up. These three cards are called the flop.
The action begins with the first player to the left of the
dealer button (the button always acts last in the game).
3rd Betting Round
The dealer burns another card then turns over one more community
card which is called the turn or 4th
street. The action again begins with the player
immediately to the left of the button.
4th
Betting Round
The dealer burns another card then turns over one final
community card called the river or 5th
street.
The 4th and final hand is the showdown
(Every remaining player shows their hand with bettor showing
first) Highest hand wins the pot. All remaining players
must use one of the following choices at the showdown:
Two pocket cards & three boardcards
One pocket card & four boardcards
No pocket cards & five boardcards (called playing the
board)
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Omaha
Hi-Lo Poker rules are identical to Omaha
Hi Rules with the exception that there is a
winner for the best high hand AND the best low hand. The
low must be an 8 or better low to qualify. It is recommended
to be familiar with the other game rules on this page.
Object of Omaha Hi-Lo Poker - Gaining the
best possible five card poker hand, using exactly two of
the four hole cards (pocket cards) and three community cards,
to win the pot and if possible get the best high hand AND
best low hand to win the whole pot, also known as scooping
the pot. In Omaha Hi-Lo Poker there is always a
winning high hand but not necesarily a winner for the low
hand.
To
commence the game each player is dealt their own four hole
cards face-down by the dealer.
Bets and raises on the first two betting rounds
are set at the lower limit of the stakes structure. In a
$2/$4 game, all bets and raises are $2 for the first two
rounds.
Bets and raises on the last two betting rounds are set at
the higher limit of the stakes structure. In a $2/$4 game,
all bets and raises are $4 for the last two rounds.
Four bets per player during any particular round is the
maximum. This would consist of (1) a bet, (2) a raise, (3)
a re-raise, and (4) a cap. Once the pot is capped, players
will have only the option of calling or folding.
Betting Rounds
There are 4 betting rounds in
Omaha Hi-Lo Poker.
1st Betting Round
Now the pre-flop begins where the player to the left of
the Big Blind has the option to fold (quit)
, call the big blind or raise. The big blind is similar
to an ante but it is a forced bet in the second position
to the left of the dealer button. The dealer
button moves around the poker table clockwise moving one
spot to the left at the end of
each hand, it's pupose being to let the players
know where the action is. The big blind
is a full bet and the small blind (the
player to the right of the big blind and the left of the
dealer button) is typically half of the full bet of the
first betting round.
2nd Betting Round
The dealer then burns (places a card face down
in a seperate burn pile) a card and turns over three community
cards face-up. These three cards are called the flop.
The action begins with the first player to the left of the
dealer button (the button always acts last in the game).
3rd Betting Round
The dealer burns another card then turns over one more community
card which is called the turn or 4th
street. The action again begins with the player
immediately to the left of the button.
4th
Betting Round
The dealer burns another card then turns over one final
community card called the river or 5th
street.
The 4th and final hand is the showdown
(Every remaining player shows their hand with bettor showing
first) Highest hand wins the pot. All remaining players
must use one of the following choices at the showdown:
Two pocket cards & three boardcards
One pocket card & four boardcards
No pocket cards & five boardcards (called playing the
board)
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