HOW TO PLAY Playing Terms of the dealer. These players are is a universal rule in casino poker. to form a straight 5, 4, 3, 2, A. at an advantage because they Bankroll: The amount of chips Top Pair: A pair that uses the Poker Chips get to bet after seeing how that you have. It represents your highest card on a flop. To make the most of your game, the rest of the table bets. bankroll for a particular game, for nothing beats the feeling of playing Turn: The fourth community the day, or for any definite period. Limp In: To call a bet before the with real poker chips. Chips are card flipped over. Also referred flop with the intent of either available in several patterns, styles Big Blind: The larger of the two to as “Fourth Street”. forced bets that kicks off a round of seeing the flop cheaply, or hoping and weights. Generally, chip colors betting. Required from the player to check-raise a player that bets How to Play follow a set of dollar values: farther around the table. two spots to the left of the dealer. Poker Hands (in order $1 White from best to worst) Big Slick: Having an ace and a No Limit: A game where a player may $5 Red • Royal Flush: A, K, Q, J and a 10 all king as your hole cards. This is bet as many or all of the chips they $25 Blue from the same suit a very strong starting hand. have on the table on any given turn. $100 Green • Straight Flush: Five cards in $500 Black Bottom Pair: A pair that uses the Kicker: The highest card in a hand numerical sequence, all from the lowest card on the table. that isn’t being used to create a pair, same suit The more players you have in a three, or four of a kind. Often times, game, the more chips you will Bullets: Pair of aces as hole cards. • 4 of a Kind: 4 cards of the same the kicker serves as a tie-breaker with value or number (one from each suit) need to play. Below is a guideline Button: This represents the equally good chance of winning. • Full House: Three of a kind and a to help you determine how many chips you will need to play: dealer. The dealer button rotates Monster: A great hand that has a pair one player after each hand. really good chance of winning. • Flush: 5 cards of the same suit. The 3 to 4 players: 300 chips flush with the higher top cards wins. 5 to 6 players: 400 chips Buy-In: The amount you must Muck: The discard pile. cash into chips to join a game. If two flushed have the same top 7 to 8 players: 500 chips Nuts: A hand that can’t be beat card, then the flush with the higher 9 to 10 players: 1000 chips Check-Raise: To check the first time no matter what community second-to-top cards wins, etc. the bet comes to you, and then to cards come up next. • Straight: 5 cards in numerical The Rules raise the next time it comes to you, sequence, but not from the same suit Texas Hold'Em Rules: all within a single betting round. Outs: All the cards that can come • 3 of a Kind: 3 cards of the same • Hole Cards: Each player is dealt two on the draw to make a player’s value or number (one from each suit) cards face down Connectors: Any two cards existing hand a winning hand. in succession (i.e. a ten and a • Two Pair: 2 sets of 2 cards of the • The Flop: Three cards are dealt face Jack). A related term, called Over the Top: When you re-raise same face or number down on the table "suited connectors" refers to another player’s raise, you are • One Pair: 2 cards of same face or • The Turn: A fourth card is dealt face any two cards in succession said to be "Going over the top number up on the table that are of the same suit. of him". In no limit games, if you • High Card: The highest • The River: A fifth card is throw all your bankroll in after single card of all the hands dealt face up on the table Cowboys: Pair of kings another player’s raise, you are as your hole cards. Object of the Game The five cards on the table are going “All-in over the top”. The objective is to win money by community cards. Your hand is Dominated Hand: A hand that looks Odds: The amount of money capturing the pot, which contains formed by making the best poker good to a novice player, but is known in the pot compared to what you bets made by players during the hand you can by using any five out to typically lose to another hand that must put in to continue playing. hand. A player wagers a bet in of the seven cards (5 community has a high likelihood of being played hopes that they have the best + 2 hole cards). All of the players (i.e. a king and a 4 will often lose to Quads: Four of a kind. The third hand, or gives the impressions have access to the community another king with a higher kicker strongest hand. It can only be beaten that they hold a strong hand and cards. When played for money, or a stronger hand all together). by a straight flush and a royal flush. thus convinces the opponents to there is a round of betting after Double Up: Going all in on a hand River: The fifth and final fold. Knowing how to read a hand a round of cards is dealt (four during a no-limit game and winning, community card flipped over that appears to be beaten is just as rounds of betting in total). important as knowing when to bet. which doubles your bankroll. in the center of the table. Also Omaha Hold’Em Rules: In most poker hands, a combination referred to as “Fifth Street”. Similar to Texas Hold’Em , except Drawing Dead: A player that is in of five cards is the best hand. a pot hoping to make their hand Short Stack: The player with the hands in Omaha are usually with a draw, but doesn’t realize that the fewest chips at the table. Number of Players much better, since you get to Any number of players, choose from 9 cards total. they can’t win even with a draw. Small Blind: The smaller of the typically 2 to 10, can play. Early : The first few two forced bets that kicks the first Hole Cards: Each player is dealt four places immediately to the left round of betting in each hand. The Dealer cards face down of the dealer. These player are It is required from the player In all casino poker games, the dealer The Flop: Three cards are dealt face at a disadvantage because they sitting immediately to the left does not participate as a player. down on the table have to bet before the rest of the of the dealer or dealer button The dealer only deals the cards and The Turn: A fourth card is dealt face ensures the games are run honestly up on the table table on each betting round. Structured Betting: A game and quickly. At home, you may The River: A fifth card is dealt where there are fixed amounts Flop: The first three community rotate the deal to each player or face up on the table for bets and raises. cards flipped over between the elect one person to deal. You must The five cards on the table are first and second betting round. Table Stakes: A popular rule that also decide if the dealer can play. community cards. Your hand is states you can’t add money to the Hit: Drawing a card or cards The Deck formed by making the best poker bankroll you have on the table that help your hand. Use a standard 52-card deck, hand by using any five out of the during a hand. You cannot be without jokers. In poker, the ace seven cards (5 community + 2 hole Hole Cards(s): The cards dealt forced to fold by someone with is the highest card and the 2 cards). All of the players have access face down to each player. a larger bankroll than you, and (deuce) is the lowest. However, to the community cards. When instead a side pot is created for bets Late Position: The first few the ace can be used as a low card played for money, there is a round places immediately to the right exceeding your contribution. This of betting after a round of cards is out, stand pat, or re-roll as many you, and they might reraise you. game is less risky, but you need dealt (four rounds of betting in total). dice as they choose. If the player to be prepared to bet your entire • Check-And-Call: If you have a does, in fact, choose to re-roll any stack or lose your entire stack. 5-Card Draw Rules decent hand, but you think there of the dice, they double their ante. Less money is better because Each player is dealt five cards, face is a good chance your opponent players cannot over bet the pot. down. There is a round of betting. The winner is the player with might have a better one, you Then the players can discard up to the best poker hand after all may wish to avoid a raise. In this Frequently Asked five of their cards and dealt new players have had a turn. Aces are case, you can check-and-call. Questions ones from the deck. After the draw, high, outranking a six, except • Blinds: Each hand, one player at Can you have a three-pair in Texas there is another round of betting. in a low straight (A, 2, 3, 4, 5). the table puts in a big blind and Hold'em? No, there is no such Some house rules vary in that you Kickers do not apply in this game. the player in front of him puts in thing as a three-pair. Only your cannot draw more than four cards, For example, A, A, A, 6, 5 and A, A, a small blind. In most games, the best five-card poker hand counts. and you can only draw four cards A, 3, 2 would both score three aces. small blind is half the size of the Do kickers matter? It matters if you have an ace (and expose However, you may play with kickers, big blind. The big blind is the size if it is part of person's final it). Also, some have a rule that to similar to a strict-rule poker game. of a small bet in a limit game. The five-card poker hand. open on the first betting round, blind is paid regardless of whether The "one tie, all tie" rule applies. If one must have a pair of jacks or the player likes his cards or not. The Can I show my hole card to my a player had dropped out prior to better. If no one has jacks or better other players must call (or raise) the opponents before the showdown the tie being made, they cannot the hand is considered a misdeal. blind bet or else they must fold. The in order to pysche-out my continue on in the game. player in the small blind must make opponents? It depends on the 7-Card Stud Rules Some play that any number (but up the difference between the big house rules. Sometimes when a Played with 2–8 players. Generally usually a two) can be used as a blind and the small blind in order to player must make a large call, they played with a fixed-limit betting. "wild" and then is equal to any other stay in the hand. So, if the big blind display their hole cards to their After everyone antes up, five number of the player's choice. was $2 and the small blind was $1, opponent to see if the opponent betting rounds begin. the player in the small blind would gives some sort of reaction. Certain • Ante: Preset amount put in the Betting Basics have to pay $1 to stay in the hand. poker rooms and home games pot by each player prior to each • Bet: You can put one bet into the allow this but other place would • Position: The blinds rotate each hand being dealt. Different stake pot. All the players must call that instantly call the hand dead and hand. The person to the left of the games have different antes. For bet by putting in the same amount would make the player fold. dealer pays the small blind, and the example, a $1 ante is common in a of money, or else they must fold. person to the left of the small blind Who wins if two people each have $10–$20 games (10% of the small • Check: You can choose not to pays the big blind. In the preflop a straight? Whoever has the highest blind), but a $0.25 ante is also place a bet. If no one bets, then the betting round, the player to the left straight wins. Example, if player A common in a $1–$2 game (25% of game continues and everyone is still of the big blind is the first to bet and has a 4,5,6,7,8 and player B has a 5, the small blind). Sometimes the in the hand. If someone else bets, the big blind is the last to bet. In all 6, 7, 8, 9, then player B would win. game is played without an ante. you must match the bet or fold. rounds after that, the small blind is What happens if someone at the • Third Round: After everyone antes, the first to bet, and the dealer is the • Fold: You are out of the hand tables bets more than I have? You all players are dealt two cards, face last to bet. Position is very important and cannot win any money. Any either fold or go all-in. If you go down (hole cards) and one exposed in poker. Information is power and money you have put into the all-in, you can only call as much as card. The person with the lowest card each bet gives away information. If pot up to this point is lost. you have in front of you at the table. is forced to bet half of the small bet. a person bets before you, he gives Players can then raise, call, or fold. • Call: Match bets made so you information you need to make Can I buy more chips during a far for this round of play. hand instead of going all-in? No, • Fourth Round: An exposed card your bet. On the other hand, they you have to wait until the hand is dealt to each player, followed • Raise: You put money into the have to make their bet without the is finished to get more chips. by a round of betting. From fourth pot equal to the amount bet so information contained in your bet. round on, the person with the best far, plus one bet, Now all the other • Limit Poker: The bets are limited What is the maximum number of exposed hand begins the betting. players must call your raise or fold. to a specific size. You cannot bets/raises in a fixed-limit game? They may also raise you back. This depends on the house rules. • Fifth Round: An exposed card is make a smaller or larger bet. The Generally, poker rooms allow for one dealt to each player, followed by • Showdown: After all the cards size of the limits will be in the bet and up to three raises per betting a round of betting. If the game is have been dealt and all players name of the poker game. For round. Some places allow for up to played in a fixed-limit format, this is have made/matched bets, cards are example, you might decide to four raise. If the game is heads-up, where the big bet would be put in. shown to determine the best hand. play $1–$2 limit game, here's what the sizes of the bets would be: poker rooms will sometimes allow for • Win By Default: If everyone • Sixth Round: An exposed card an unlimited number of bets/raises. is dealt to each player, followed except one player folds, then that Preflop: $1 (small bet) How is the pot calculated in a pot- by a round of betting. player gets all the money in the On the flop: $1 pot. He does not have to show On the turn: $1 (big bet limit games? A person may bet or • Seventh Round: Each player is his hand to the other players. On the river: $2 raise up to the amount in the pot. dealt a final hole card, followed by a round of betting. • Reraise: Someone raises you, This shows how much one bet would but you feel that you have a be at any stage of the hand. So, If the game has eight players and very strong hand, and you want before the flop, one bet would be $1. there aren’t enough cards left to make your opponent pay to On the river, one bet would be $2. in the deck to deal each player a stay in the hand. Then you can final hole card, a card is placed • No Limit Poker: There is no limit raise him back and force him to to the maximum bet you can make on the board and is considered put in another bet or fold. 'shared' by all the players (similar in any betting round. However, to a community card in hold'em). • Check-Raise: You check, your there is a minimum bet similar opponent bets, and you raise them. to limit poker. For example: Best poker hand wins (best 5-card Now they call, and if your hand is as hand of the 7 cards each player has). On the flop: $1 good as you think it is, you just won On the turn: $2 (big bet) Poker Dice Rules: two bets from them. 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