Review of poker rankings hands::Where Can I Learn to Play Poker Online
Review of poker rankings hands::Where Can I Learn to Play Poker Online
If you're not familiar with the term, just flip through the channels to watch the World Series of Poker or go online and register for free poker sites such as PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker. You can watch real professionals play, gain some tips, and hone your game. These are non-gambling sites that are designed for practice more than earning money. You can still deposit money into your account if your 18 or over but I suggest playing with play chips first. I think free rolls are your best pet if you want to try to win some real money but that's not the point of poker. Poker is a professional game with professional champions and people who win big. Famous poker champions like Phil Ivey, nicknamed the "Tiger Woods of poker" play the game as if it were a professional sport and like a professional sport, if they are a 1st draft pick or the MVP, they make gain worldwide fame and recognition. To make a long story short, poker is a card game, there are many variations of the game but the most common is hold em or Texas hold em. Players get a hand or two cards and than either bet, check, raise, or fold what they have. We then see a flop or three face up cards on the table. The key point here is do you have a match with cards from your hand to the cards on the flop. Now there is a hierarchy of possible poker hands. Those range anywhere from a high card pair which simply means the highest card pair you may have such as Ace King to the highest on the ladder, the Royal Flush. Here is a helpful guide about the hands of poker. It gives a description of a hand along with an image of how to get that hand. www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/rules/hand-rankings/ All of that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to poker and there are much more complexities in regards to betting, raising, checking, and folding but again, if you want to start playing this casino favorite, check out PokerStars, Full Tilt, or other free poker sites to learn from the best. Is Poker a Game of Luck or Skill? Good question. So does winning a tournament involve getting the right hands or winning a huge hand on the river (the last card drawn out of the five from the flop). Is it folding every hand until you get those precious pocket kings or queens (two kings or two aces in your hand)? Perhaps it's getting the right flop (first three cards drawn on the table) and matching your hand to the cards on the flop. Some people think that it has a lot more to do with how you play rather than what you get. Indeed to win big hands even if your playing with friends at home is to play smart. Bet or raise when you have a good chance of having the best hand, fold if you have a bad hand, or try to trap a player by checking. When an amateur poker player has the best hand, they usually don't do a very good job at concealing it. I should know. When I first started playing poker with some friends, whenever I got pocket kings or aces, my expression gave it away immediately. Than I started raising or going all in (putting all your chips in) to try to win some chips. Well either they folded immediately or I only won a few chips thus wasting my perfect hand. Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" says it all (great song by the way). If you play with someone face to face, you have to be an actor and hide your emotions. A lot of beginners get really excited when they have a strong hand with a great flop. Bad idea if you want to win big. Just remain calm, cool, and collected. Instead of betting right away, why not check and see if others bet. Don't raise too high or other players will suspect something. Wear sunglasses if you have to, change around your expressions to confuse other players but most importantly wear your poker face well. People usually think poker champions are just lucky I guess if people keep getting pocket aces and having flushes and straight (click link at beginning to know more) than they may win a lot of money. Yet how come we have poker champions that constantly beat out hundreds and thousands of other players to get to the final table and even win. Why do we have great poker pros such as Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Jamie Gold, or Scotty Nguyen. www.pokerpages.com/players/lists/worlds-top-players.htm Does it mean they they always get the perfect hands or get lucky on the river or is there something more. People who lose a lot of hands would probably think the former and that it's just luck. Those who win and play a lot such as I do know that poker is just as much skill as it is luck. It's about slow playing your "straight", "checking" your pocket aces, or painfully having to fold your pocket kings or ace-king due to a bad flop. It's about being gutsy and betting a lot of chips hoping your opponent folds even though you had nothing. It's about knowing when to bet, when to raise, how much, and which hands to play. Just because you have 2-3 for a hand doesn't mean you should automatically fold. Surprises come often and your biggest pot win may come from your worst hand. So is poker a game of luck or skill? That's ultimately for you to decide. For me, it's a combination of both not to mention playing with intelligence. Fold when you have to and play the right hands. You can't always play with a 2-3 and expect to win just because it worked out one time. You can't expect to win just because you have pocket aces. Poker doesn't work like that. Luck is definitely a key to poker, I would be lying if I told you it wasn't. If you have an amazing hand plus flop and somebody puts you all in so you have to call. Than the other player gets a runner runner (the fourth and fifth or final card on the flop) and knocks you out on the river, well that's just really bad luck for you. Luck can be good as well. Say you are put all-in and have a very bad hand and a bad flop but than with the the fourth and fifth cards drawn, you get exactly what you need and win. Well than you just got lucky. So try things out, be creative, play some bad hands and some good hands, get gutsy and bluff (a fake out) if you can. Poker is a fun game to try out and the next time you go to a casino or Las Vegas, try it out. If you don't like it, you don't have to play it but I believe it is and will always be the King of All Card Games. Hints, Tricks, and Tips 1. Don't play every hand Some are good, some are bad, but trying to play every hand and hopefully getting lucky is not the way to go. Chances are you'll lose most of your chips before you ever get that lucky flop on your 2-3 hand. 2. Analyze the possibilities Look at the flop, look at your hand, and try to figure out how others could win. Are there three suited (a club, diamond, heart, or spade) cards on the flop and someone may have flopped a flush. Maybe there is a king, ten, jack on the flop and someone has a queen-ace in their hand so they have a straight. Think about all the possible ways someone could win and use that to your advantage. 3. Use the raises, checks, and bets to your advantage If you know you have the best hand with the best flop, don't reveal it. Check and let others bet and raise. This is called slow playing your hand. Do you want to win 100 chips or 1000 chips? Try to wring out as much as you can. Bet low amounts, only raise a little bit. Downplay your hand to your opponents and let them guide you. 4. Don't be complacent, play smart, and realize that luck is not always on your side I had pocket aces in a game I was playing, naturally I was happy on the inside because I knew I had the best hand. The flop comes and lo and behold, another ace. Now I had trips and I know I won. So I raise a bet a little bit, someone raises me, I raise them back. The 4th card comes, a deuce (2) of hearts, big deal. The guy raises me and I go all-in so he calls. The last card is a 3 of hearts. We show our hands and I lose. How could I lose with pocket aces? My opponent won with a flush and I was knocked out of a tournament. So the thing to realize is that sometimes even if you think you have the best hand, it might now always be the case. The goal is to play your best and hope for the best. Don't give up if you get unlucky, keep trying, maybe bluff them out next time. Just don't give up so easily, don't quit. Resources: http://poker.about.com/od/strategyadvice/tp/tipspokerskill.htm www.pokerpages.com/players/lists/worlds-top-players.htm www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/rules/hand-rankings/ |
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Review of hand ranking poker::How to Play Texas Hold Em Poker
Review of hand ranking poker::How to Play Texas Hold Em Poker
I grew up in a large, extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins who liked to get together on occasion to play poker, usually for pennies or a nickel. From the age of 12, we sat at the table with the grown-ups and were subject to the same rules as everyone else. Thus, I learned very early the game of poker, and will pass this on to those who are new at the game and unfamiliar with the value of particular hands. Whether you are playing stud poker or Omaha poker or Texas Hold 'em, five cards constitute a hand. It is important to learn the rank of a poker hand as the ranking is always the same. The following poker hands are ranked from highest to lowest. 1. Royal Flush - The highest possible hand in poker. If you have an ace, king, queen, jack and ten all in the same suit, you have a royal flush and you will win the hand. If another player also has the same hand in another suit, you will split the pot. The probability of making a royal flush is extremely low which is why it has a high value. 2. Straight Flush - The second highest possible hand in poker beats any hand except a royal flush. If you have five cards of the same suit in sequential order, such as ten, nine, eight, seven, six and five, you will beat any lower ranking hand. You will also beat a straight flush whose highest card is not as high as a ten, such as a run of six, five, four, three and two of the same suit. 3. Four of a Kind - The third highest possible hand in poker beats any hand ranked below four of a kind. If you have four jacks, for instance, your jacks will beat any other hand with four of a kind from four tens on down. If another player had four aces or kings or queens, you would be outranked and would lose. 4. Full House - The fourth highest possible hand in poker will beat any hand ranked below a full house. A full house consists of three of a kind plus a pair. If you have three queens and a pair of fours, you will beat any hand with three jacks on down plus any pair, even if the pair is higher than a four. However, if your opponent's full house has three kings or three aces, you will lose. 5. Flush - The fifth highest possible hand in poker will beat any hand ranked below a flush. If you have five cards of the same suit, such as the ten, seven, four, three and two of diamonds, you have a flush which will beat any hand lower than a flush. However, if another player has a flush with a card higher than your ten (jack, queen, king or ace), the other player wins regardless of which suit he holds. 6. Straight - Five cards of any suit in sequential order. A straight only beats any hand ranked below a straight. If you have, for instance, a seven, six, five, four and three, you have a straight. However, if another player has a straight consisting of nine, eight, seven, six and five, the other player wins the hand. 7. Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same value will beat any hand ranked below three of a kind. If you have three kings, you will also win over another player who has three of a kind lower than a king. 8. Two pair - Two pair of two cards having the same value beats any combination ranked lower than two pair. If you have two jacks and two sevens, you will win this hand over another player who has two tens and two nines. Only the highest pair counts as the winner. However, if another player has two kings and two threes, the other player will win. 9. One pair - One pair beats any hand that doesn't have at least one pair. If another player has a higher pair than you, such as two eights to your two fours, the other player wins. 10. High card - A high card will beat any other hand with no matching pair and whose high card is lower than your high card. If you do no have at least a pair in your hand, you may want to stay in the game if your highest card is an ace. If another player has only a high card and it is lower than your ace, you will win the pot. The cards you are dealt is a matter of luck. The way you play the cards you are dealt takes skill. As Kenny Rogers tells us, you have to "know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." Knowing your opponents, whether they are loose or tight players, is also a factor in winning a hand. Shuffle up and deal! Sources: Personal experience http://www.pagat.com/vying/pokerrank.html http://www.home-of-poker.com/handrankings.htm |
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Review of poker hands by rank::How to Play Video Poker?
Review of poker hands by rank::How to Play Video Poker?
Poker has always been a popular game throughout the United States but ever since 2004 when ESPN broadcasted the World Series of Poker, it seemed to have jumped to incredibly new heights. The Internet and entrepreneurs have flooded computers with gaming sites that allow people to gamble on line or just play for fun. It is slowly becoming once again, a national past time here in America. Whenever I play, there always seems to be one person who does not know what they are doing and needs help along the way. I'm not a professional poker player by any means, but I do understand the hands that you can get and the chances of getting specific hands. Knowing these key things, will help you play poker and play it well. Here is the breakdown of the possible hands in order of best to worst. 1. The Royal Flush. The Royal Flush is considered "The Nuts" in any hand. "The Nuts" means a hand that cannot be beat by any other hand. Basically if you draw a Royal Flush, you win the hand unless you fold. A Royal Flush is a 10 through Ace all in the same suit. There are only 4 possible combinations in a game of poker and the probability of getting this hand is less than two thousandth of a percent. I myself have never received the hand in the six years of playing. 2. A straight flush. A straight flush is only superseded by the Royal Flush. A straight flush is five cards in a row all in the same suit. An example would be a 5 through 9 all diamonds. There are forty possible combinations and the chances of getting this hand are less than two hundredth of a percent. 3. Four of a kind. Just as it sounds, four cards that have the same rank. There are 624 possibly combinations and the probability of getting one these is less than .03%. 4. Full house. A full house is a pair, plus three of a kind. This is usually the most common of the strong hands and there are 3,744 possible combinations and the chances of getting this hand is around 0.15%. 5. Flush. A flush is five cards of the same suit, regardless of the order. There are 5,108 possible combinations and the possibility of getting this hand is exactly 0.2%. 6. Straight. A straight is a sequence of five cards in a row, regardless of suit. There are 10,200 possible combinations and the chances of getting this hand is less than 0.5%. 7. Three of a kind. Three cards that are of the same rank, such as three kings, or three two. There are 54,912 possible combinations and the chances of getting this hand is a little more then 2%. 8. Two pair. As simple as it sounds, two cards of the same rank plus another two cards of the same rank. A common hand there are 123,552 combinations and you have about a 5% chance of getting this hand. 9. One pair. Two cards of the same rank. There are 1,098,240 possible combinations, and in a given hand you have a 42% chance of receiving this hand. 10. No pair. No cards that match anything stated previously. There are 1,302,540 combinations and in a given hand, 50% of the time you will get this hand. |
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