Poker is one of the most popular card games. There are many varieties of this game, but they all have some general rules. Poker is an intellectual game with a bit of luck involved. The players form a bank, which at the end of the deal goes to the one who has the highest card combination.
Poker combinations
To start playing poker, you need to learn the seniority of the combinations.
One pair. Two cards of the same rank, regardless of suit. The highest pair is two Aces, the lowest is two deuces.
Two pairs. Two pairs of cards regardless of suit.
Three cards of the same type. Three cards of the same value.
Straight. Five cards, regardless of suit, arranged in ascending order. Moreover, the Ace can go for one. For example - Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace.
Flash. Five cards of the same suit, regardless of value.
Full house. Three cards of the same type plus a pair. For example, 3, 3, 3, 7, 7.
Four of a kind or four identical cards. For example, 5, 5, 5, 5 plus any card.
Straight flush. Five cards of the same suit, in ascending order.
Royal Flush (Royal Flush). The oldest combination. Five cards from 10 to Ace of the same suit.
The goal of the game is to collect the best combination of cards and get the bank.
Poker is an international game
Poker has millions of fans all over the world. On the Internet, many sites urge you to try your hand. You should not enter the game for money without learning the rules and combinations.
At first glance, poker seems to be a simple game that does not require any special skills from the player. But in this case, the first impression is deceiving. It takes a long time before a person really starts to understand the nuances of the game.
Now the most popular form of poker is Texas Hold'em. Here, the player receives only two cards in his hands and five community cards are laid out on the table, from which the players form combinations.
All poker hands start with mandatory bets. In Texas poker these are called the "blinds". There are small and big blinds. The big blind is always twice the small blind.
In each round of betting, bets continue until everyone involved in the hand either calls or folds or checks.
Basic terms:
• Receipt. The player wants to continue playing, but does not want to make active bets. If all players check, then the round is over and the game continues.
• Beth. Initial bid. By betting, the player makes it clear his intentions to collect the pot. In this case, the rest of the players should call the bet, either increase, or go into the fold.
• Fold. In other words, pass. The player refuses to continue the game and discards his cards.
• Call. Bets have been placed in the current hand and the player wants to call them.
• Raise. This is an increase in a bet that has already been placed by another player, by increasing the bet (making a raise), the player declares his intentions to win this hand.
• All in. When a player announces all-in. Then he is obliged to bet all the chips that he has, and in this case he automatically remains in the game to the end and fights for the bank.
You can improve your skills endlessly
You can master the rules of poker in a few days, but if you have a desire to become a professional, it can take years to learn, and it will always seem to you that there is a lot you don’t know yet. Playing poker helps to develop such human qualities as: discipline, observation and self-control.
