How the Game is played
All players (and the Dealer) get a
number of cards. You win by 1.) having the best hand or 2.) by
bluffing other players, so they think you have the best hand and
surrender.
Types of Poker
There are two major types of poker:
Draw and stud.
In Draw Poker, cards are dealt and can be exchanged for new
ones. In Stud Poker, cards are dealt and changing of cards is
not allowed.
In both types you can play high, low,
or high-low.
In High, the highest hand wins. In Low, the lowest
hand wins. In High-Low, the highest and the lowest hands win
and split the winnings.
There are more than 120 different
poker games. The most common are:
Five Card Stud, Seven Card Stud, Five Card Draw, Texas Hold'em,
Omaha
Ranking Order of
Hands
| Hand |
Possibilities |
Probability |
Royal
Flush
(10, J, Q, K, A of same suit) |
4 |
1
: 649,740 |
Straight
Flush
(e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of same suit) |
36 |
1
: 72,193 |
Four
of a Kind
(e.g. four 10's ) |
624 |
1
: 4,165 |
Full
House
(Three of a Kind + One Pair) |
3,744 |
1
: 694 |
Flush
(any five cards of same suit) |
5,108 |
1
: 509 |
Straight
(e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of mixed suits) |
10,200 |
1
: 255 |
| Three
of a Kind |
54,912 |
1
: 47 |
| Two
Pairs |
123,552 |
1
: 21 |
| One
Pair |
1,098,240 |
1
: 2 |
| No
Pair |
1,302,540 |
1
: 2 |
|
