February 09, 2010
If you want to become a serious poker player online or offline
you need to know the poker
hand rankings or you not know if you have a good hand or a bad hand. Of course
if you are use to playing with friends at home
you are more than likely not playing by the rules that are seen at casinos. All casinos
poker rooms online
and offline play by the same rules. The first thing you must know is that all 52 cards are used to play poker in most cases; however
the joker may or may not be used. The joker is often only seen in Draw Poker games and is not used in Texas Holdem
other holdem games
and stud poker.Cards are ranked from highest to lowest with the Ace at the top. The King
Queen
and Jack come next in that order and then 10 all the way down to the 2 often referred to as the deuce. The Ace can be used at the top or the bottom as a one for straights or even for the lowest card. In practically all poker games
only the five best cards are counted even if you are playing a seven-card game. Here is the breakdown so you will know if you have a good hand.If a joker is in play
the best hand a person can have is a five of a kind with five Aces at the top of the list. If no joker is in play
the best hand is the straight flush. A straight flush is five cards of the same suit such as all spades
all hearts
all clubs
or all diamonds. Of course
the cards must be in order to be a straight such as five diamonds from 5 to 10. A Royal Flush is the best hand
which includes the Ace
King
Queen
Jack
and Ten. Four of a kind comes next. All four cards must be the same card
such as all tens
kings
etc with the higher the card ranking the better. The best of course would be four Aces.Next is the Full House. A full house is three cards that have the same rank and then a pair. The higher the three cards the better such as 3 Kings and 2 5s. Of course
the person with the higher three cards will beat other players.The flush is next. A flush is cards of the same suit
but not in order. This means you can have five hearts of any rank. The person with the highest rank card will win if everyone has a flush. The straight is next with five cards in order from various suits. This means you can have 1 ace space
1 diamond king
1 heart queen
1 club jack
and 1 spade 10. The suit does not matter.Three of a kind means the same card such as all three kings. The next is a two pair of the same such as 2 Aces and 2 fives. The last one is one pair such as 2 tens. Of course if no one has any of the above
the person with the highest card will win the hand.
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February 07, 2010
How to Play 7 Card Stud Poker
Many people sit around and play stud poker in their homes and in casinos. However
if you are mainly an at home player you may not be playing by the rules that you will see at an online poker room or in a casino This could be very bad
if you start playing and make a big mistake that can hurt your pocketbook. The best way to ensure you are ready to play is by learning the rules of stud poker. All casinos offline and online use the same basic rules of play. This article will give you the basics for playing 7-card stud poker
even though there are other varieties such as 5-card stud poker.The way in which the game of 7 card Stud Poker is played is that each player begins by putting the ante in the center of the table. This is normally a predetermined amount of money set by the casino or online poker room. Once everyone has anted the dealer begins with the player on his or her left and deals two cards down and one card face up to each player. The player that has the lowest card face up begins the betting
known as the bring in. The betting goes around the table in clockwise fashion until every player has made their bet with each player either calling
raising the bet
or folding. After this round of betting
the dealer deals the fourth card to every player that is still in the game
meaning they have not folded. Now
the player with the best hand showing begins the betting. Then the betting goes around the table again with players once again calling
raising
or folding. The next card or fifth card is dealt to each player face up with another round of betting as before. Then the sixth card is dealt face up with a round of betting. The last card or seventh card is dealt by the dealer to each player that has not folded face down. The players after this have another round of betting and then show their hand
known as the showdown. The winner is the one with the best 5-card hand. Each card that is dealt is also referred as street such as Fourth Street instead of the fourth card and so on until reaching Seventh Street or the seventh card. Of course
this is just the basic game play
in order to play poker well
you must learn all about the rankings and what hands beat which hands. You may think that you have a great hand just because you have 2 pair
however
if another player has 3 of a kind or a full house
you will loose. The better you are at learning the rankings and the way in which to play the various types of poker games
the more likely you are to bring in some winnings.
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