At
the beginning of each hand every player pays into the pot.
This ante is set at $10 per player. Once all players have
anted the hand will be dealt. Play begins with the first
round of betting. The first player can choose to pass (bet
of zero) or to bet. If the first player choose to pass the
second player must choose between to pass or to bet. If no
players bet the hand is over, and the cards will be
redealt. Players must ante up again so the pot will be
larger next hand. If a bet has been made, the next player
must see or raise. If you do not see or raise the earlier
bet you must fold, and you lose any money you have bet up
to this point. If one player out-bets the rest and the
other player fold, the first one wins immediately and does
not have to show his hand to the other.
Poker is played with a standard 4-suit 52-card deck. The ace normally plays high, but can sometimes play low, as explained below. At the showdown, those players still remaining compare their hands according to the following rankings:
Players each get one chance to change none, some or all of
their cards.
All players now hold their final
cards, and have a second chance to bet. Once the second
round of betting is complete, all remaining players turn
over their cards and the best hand wins. The winning
player collects the pot. If two players share exactly the
same value hands the pot is split between them.
Poker is played with a standard 4-suit 52-card deck. The ace normally plays high, but can sometimes play low, as explained below. At the showdown, those players still remaining compare their hands according to the following rankings:
- Straight flush, five
cards of the same suit in sequence, such as 76543 of
hearts. Ranked by the top card, so that AKQJT is the
best straight flush, also called a royal flush. The
ace can play low to make 5432A, the lowest straight
flush.
- Four of a kind, four
cards of the same rank accompanied by a
"kicker", like 44442. Ranked by the quads,
so that 44442 beats 3333K.
- Full house, three
cards of one rank accompanied by two of another, such
as 777JJ. Ranked by the trips, so that 44422 beats
333AA.
- Flush, five cards of
the same suit, such as AJ942 of hearts. Ranked by the
top card, and then by the next card, so that AJ942
beats AJ876. Suits are not used to break ties.
- Straight, five cards
in sequence, such as 76543. The ace plays either high
or low, making AKQJT and 5432A. "Around the
corner" straights like 32AKQ are not allowed.
- Three of a kind, three
cards of the same rank and two kickers of different
ranks, such as KKK84. Ranked by the trips, so that
KKK84 beats QQQAK, but QQQAK beats QQQA7.
- Two pair, two cards of
one rank, two cards of another rank and a kicker of a
third rank, such as KK449. Ranked by the top pair,
then the bottom pair and finally the kicker, so that
KK449 beats any of QQJJA, KK22Q, and KK445.
- One pair, two cards of
one rank accompanied by three kickers of different
ranks, such as AAK53. Ranked by the pair, followed by
each kicker in turn, so that AAK53 beats AAK52.
- High card, any hand that does not qualify as one of the better hands above, such as KJ542 of mixed suits. Ranked by the top card, then the second card and so on, as for flushes.