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| There are three types of poker: community
card games (Hold'em and Omaha), stud games (five- and seven-card
stud) and draw poker. These are the (very) basic principles of
each: Community card games Texas Hold 'Em Hold'em has become the undisputed king of all poker games and is the one played most on television, the internet and in tournaments. In the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the winner of the main hold'em event ($10,000 buy-in) is crowned world poker champion. In hold'em, each player is dealt two concealed or 'hole' cards. Five community cards are dealt on the table. The first three are known as 'the flop', the fourth is 'the turn', the fifth is 'the river'. All players make their best five-card hand from a combination of their hidden cards and the shared cards. They can use one, two or none of their hidden cards. Omaha Similar to hold'em, but with two differences. Firstly, each player is dealt four concealed cards, not two. Secondly, a player must use two from his hand and three from the community cards (unlike hold'em where the number of hidden cards you can use is unrestricted). Otherwise, there are five community cards in the same flop, turn, river format. This game involves more action, as you have more cards to choose from, but remains less popular than hold'em. Omaha Hi/Lo This is an Omaha variant where you play both a normal ('high') hand and a 'low' hand. A low hand is the worst five-card hand you can muster from the nine on offer. If, for example, you had Ah, 2h, 3h, 3d in your hand and the community cards were 3c, 10h, 10d, 4c, 6d, your high hand would be a full house of 3h, 3d, 3c, 10h, 10d and your low hand would be Ah, 2h, 3c, 4c, 6d. Both, of course, are very strong hands. If you win the high and someone else wins the low hand, the pot is split. The only other unique rule is that a low hand does not qualify if the lowest card is higher than 8, so you must have three cards of 8 or lower on the community cards (without pairs) to have any low hand at all. If there is no low hand, then all the money goes to the high hand. All in all, Omaha hi-lo is not the easiest game for novices to grasp! |
Stud
games Five-card stud Here, each person is dealt one card down and one card up to begin. After each round of betting, a player gets another card face-up until they have one hidden and four exposed cards. This is a game where you get to see each other's hand except for the one hidden card. The best five-card hand wins. Seven-card stud Each player is dealt two cards down and one card up. After each round of betting, each player gets another card face up, until the seventh card which arrives face down. Players end up with four exposed cards and three hidden, and make their best five-card hand from the seven. Seven-card stud hi-lo Exactly the same as seven card stud, but with a high and a low hand from seven cards. The rules for the hi-lo are the same as for Omaha hi-lo: 8 or lower to qualify as a low hand, and the pot is split if one has the high and one the low. Draw poker Each player gets five hidden cards. They bet, then are allowed to change a number of cards (usually up to three or four). They bet again before showing their cards. There is a variation of this where cards may be changed twice. |
A few thoughts about online poker Internet poker is virtually a different poker game from the brick and mortar variety. Internet poker games are: Faster Often, twice as many hands are dealt per hour. However, many tournaments employ a set number of hands per round. This is different from live tournaments, which almost always use a time clock. Wilder Online players tend to play more loosely than in live-action games. It's much easier to call a bet or raise with the click of a mouse than to physically reach for one's chips and place them into the pot. This dynamic, unique to online poker, creates more bad beats and seemingly inexplicable behaviour than in regular cardrooms. Based more on relative strength of hands and position rather than tells Most of the time when playing over the internet, you are up against people you don't know. The screen name across the table may indicate some characteristics about the player - but you never really know who you are playing against. In live action games, strategic decisions are often made based solely on the opponent's appearance and behaviour, otherwise known as tells. These clues do not exist online. Offers greater variety or choices ParadisePoker Poker have hundreds of games going on around the clock. While your local casino may have a dozen or so games going, there are literally thousands of poker games taking place every hour of the day and night at internet poker sites. This means you have a much easier time changing tables and trying to find the right game. Furthermore, ParadisePoker Poker offers numerous daily tournaments - including freerolls. While the local casino may have a nightly tournament, ParadisePoker Poker offers as many tournaments you would ever want, every single day. |