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rules
TEXAS
HOLD'EM
3 CARD POKER
OMAHA
HI/LO
7
CARD STUD
STUD
HI/LO
Glossary in common use
Call: If you call, you
just bet enough money to match what has been bet since the
last time you bet. For instance, if you bet a dollar in the
last betting round and somebody bets 2 dollars, you have to
call with one more dollar.
Raise: If you want to
raise you first have to call the highest bet on the table.
After you call the other amount it is basically up to you how
much you want to bet. Let's take the example from above:
Somebody on the table raises a dollar, you have to call him
with a dollar and then you can raise whatever you want. Most
tables have a raising limit which depends on the minimum table
limit. So if you are playing on a table with a minimum of one
dollar you might not be able to bet more than ten in one
round.
Fold: If you fold you
drop out of the current round and lose any chance of winning
the pot in the middle. This should be done if you think your
hand has no chance of winning anyway. When you fold you don't
have to put anything into the pot.
Ranking
of the hands!
From lowest to the highest.
High Card / This is any
card which doesn't qualify as any of the hands below. If
nobody on the table has a pair or better the highest card
wins. In the case multiple players have the same highest card
you look at the second highest, then the third and so on. High
cards are also used to break ties if there are multiple high
hands. So if you have two pairs and somebody else the same two
pairs the fifth card determines the winner.
Pair / One pair with
three distinct cards. High card breaks ties.
Two Pairs / A hand
with Two Pairs (Two Tens and Two Queens for instance), highest
pair wins, the fifth card determines winner in case two
players have the same ranked pairs.
Three of a Kind /
Three cards of the same value (Three Nines for instance),
again high card breaks ties.
Straight / Five
consecutive cards but not from the same Suit (8, 9, 10, Jack,
Queen), highest straight wins, two straights of the same value
split the pot.
Flush / Five cards of
the same Suit (7, 9, 10, Queen, Ace), they need not to be in
particular order, if flush ties the highest cards wins
Full House / Two cards
of one Value and Three cards of another Value (Two Sevens,
Three Kings), highest full wins.
Four of a Kind / Four
cards of the same Value (Four Kings for instance), highest
four wins, in this case there is no count of high card because
obviously there are only four cards of the same suit and value
in a deck.
Straight Flush / Five
cards of the same Suit in consecutive order (8, 9, 10, Jack,
Queen of Diamonds)
Royal Flush / Same as
the Straight Flush but highest card must be Ace (10, Jack,
Queen, King, Ace)
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