Texas Hold'em
In Texas
Hold'em the "dealer button" indicates who is the dealer. The deal moves
clockwise between the players. Texas Hold'em is played with two blinds, the
"small blind" and the "big blind". Before any cards are
dealt the blinds must be posted. The player to the left of the dealer posts the
small blind and the next player in turn posts the big blind.
Players receive
two cards face down (also called holecards), after which there is a round of
betting.
In this round the player to the left of the big blind is first to act.
After that there
will be three community cards dealt face up on the board, called the
flop, and another
round of betting occurs.This betting round the "small blind" starts the
action. Then another community card, "the turn" or "fourth street"
will be dealt, and another
round of betting occurs. Finally the last community card, "the
river" or "fifth street", will appear on the board. The last
round of betting occurs.
If no more
betting takes place there is a showdown to determine the winner. The players
are allowed to use one or two of their hole cards, but they can also "play
the board" meaning that they can use all five cards on the board.
The best possible five card poker hand, using any
combination of hole cards and community cards, wins the pot.
If two or
more players show the same hand they split the pot. You can find the Texas
Hold’em handrankings here.
Omaha
In Omaha
the dealer button indicates who is the dealer. The deal moves clockwise
between the players.
Omaha is played with two blinds, the "small
blind" and the "big blind". Before any cards are dealt the
blinds must be posted. The player to the left of the dealer posts the small
blind and the next player in turn posts the big blind.
Players receive
four cards face down (also called holecards), after which there is a round of
betting.
In this round the player to the left of the big blind is first to act.
After that there
will be three community cards dealt face up on the board, called "the
flop", and another
round of betting occurs. This betting round the "small blind" starts the
action. Then another community card, "the turn" or "fourth
street" will be dealt, and
another round of betting occurs. Finally the last community card, "the
river" or "fifth street", will appear on the board. The last
round of betting occurs.
If no more
betting takes place there is a showdown to determine the winner. The players
must use exactly two of their four hole cards and three community cards.The
best possible five card poker hand wins the pot.
If two or
more players show the same hand they split the pot. You can find the Omaha
handrankings here.
Seven Card Stud
In Seven
Card Stud players
receive three cards, two cards dealt face down and one face up (also called holecards).
The player
showing the lowest card in fixed limit and the highest card in pot limit after
the deal must make a bring-in that usually amounts two times the ante or make a
bet higher than that if the limit allows it.
For the purposes of determining
the forced bring-in, ties in card rank are broken by suit, with the order being
spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs (in descending order). After the bring-in or
bet is made action continuous clockwise until betting is completed for the
round.
Then the
4th, 5th, 6th and 7th card is dealt to each player and another betting round
starts after each card dealt.
If any player shows a pair on 4th street it is
possible to bet/raise double the limit. A maximum of three raises is allowed,
no matter the size of each raise. The player showing the highest hand on the
board is first to act in each round.
If no more
betting takes place there is a showdown to determine the winner. The best possible five card poker hand wins the pot
(kickers count).
If two or
more players show the same hand they split the pot. You can find the Seven Card
Stud handrankings here.
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