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Poker For Dummies
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Poker is not unlike riding a bike – confusing and awkward at first, until it
becomes almost second nature, with the best of players learning how to
naturally anticipate outside moves by players and adjust to the scenarios.
Although there are an exceptional amount of variations to poker, the basic
principle of the game always remains the same – get the best hand possible to
win.
The strength of a poker hand goes as follows:
1) High card – A high card hand contains no pairs and means what it sounds
like. A player can only play their hand with the highest possible card and hope
that no other player has a higher card, a pair, or more.
2) Pair – This poker hand contains one single pair of cards and will beat
another hand that either has one lower pair or just a high card.
3) Two Pair – Better than a single pair or a high card, this hand contains two
pair. In the case that another player also has two pair, the player with the
highest pair in his/her hand wins.
4) Three of A Kind – Beats any hand containing two pair or lower.
5)Straight – Five cards that line up in sequential order (i.e. 10, J, Q, K, A)
Ace can usually be used either after the K or before the 2, but cannot connect
them.
6) Flush – Five cards of the same suit.
7) Full House – Three of a kind plus another pair equals a very strong hand in
poker.
8) Four of A Kind – all four suits of one card! 9) Straight Flush – A
combination of the straight (numbers in order) but all are of the same suit.
9) Royal Flush – 10, J, Q, K, A all of the same suit. Although bluffing (faking
your opponent out with large bets despite not having a good hand) can become a
part of a good poker player’s arsenal, the cards do not lie, and following this
scale for poker hands can help new players to win and be successful early.
--< Watchdog
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