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vipin asked:

While playing the Texas Holdem game, it is quite important you know the basic rules for the game. Having this information up head definitely would give you the upper hand. Because of time and space constraints, this article would not cover the basic rules of the Texas Holdem game. Tips to your success are also good to know so they are contained in this article.

Before playing a game of Texas Holdem here are some of the tips you should know

- Bluff rarely

- Play only premium starting hands

- Beware of tight/aggressive tables

- Try to read and know the playing styles of your opponent

- Bet or raise only when warranted

- Have a good kicker

- Vary your play

To explain the above tips, before you bluff you must be quite sure that your opponents are not holding strong hands and/or are very weak when you bluff. Ensure you vary your play. You can do this by occasionally limping on “raising hands” and raising on some “calling hands.” Having a bad kicker proves expensive in the long run. You want to be sure that you are not giving away any unwarranted calls

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Riza asked:

A lot of games are played with the same format as seven card stud and indeed when you take a look at the games that are present in the HORSE forced rotation of poker variants, the R, S and E parts of HORSE are all poker variants that are played using the same format of 7 card stud. All in all, you can not be considered an all around poker player in today’s world unless you are willing to play 7 card stud and play it well and with that in mind let us go through the game play and how exactly it works.

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The Seven Card Stud Poker game starts off with each player getting dealt three cards; two of them face down and one of them face up. The person with the lowest card showing is then required to make the bring-in bet, with the player to their left starting non-forced action. This player has the option of calling the bring-in bet, completing the bet by making a raise or simply folding their hand. Action then continues around the table with each person getting the chance to call, raise or fold and once the betting on Third Street has been settled, Fourth Street is then dealt face up to all the players.

Now, the player with the highest hand is required to make a bet and if you are playing with a limit betting structure, they have the option of making a double bet if they pair the card they have showing. Players have the option of checking or betting until a person bets at which point they have the option of calling, raising or folding. Once the betting round action has been resolved, the whole thing is repeated on Fifth and Sixth Streets with two more cards being dealt face up to each player.

Once the betting on Sixth Street has been resolved, then Seventh Street is dealt to each player face down. A final round of betting ensues at which point players show their hands and the person that can make the best five card poker hand from the seven they have available ends up winning the pot.

The reason 7 card stud poker is so popular in the world today has to do with the idea that it draws on the popularity of 5 card stud poker. When poker was initially created, the stud games served as a welcome alternative to the popular draw games and in today’s world the stud games once again serve as a welcome alternative, except this time it is to the board games of Hold ‘Em and Omaha rather than to the draw games. People that want something different naturally gravitate towards stud and this is why many poker experts believe that stud games have the longest playability simply because of the fact that they represent the alternative rather than what happens to be in style currently.

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Liz Lunn asked:


Texas Holdem is currently “the” game to play in the poker world. The rules are fairly simple and so with relatively little information even the newest of players can win a pot or two.

The game works as follows:

Each player is dealt 2 cards face down. Then there’s a round of betting where you can either fold (cast out) your cards believing that they aren’t good enough to win, calling which means placing the appropriate minimum bet into the pot, or raising if you think your hand has a good chance of winning. Once everyone at the table has bet the dealer will place 3 cards face up in the middle of the table. These cards are called “the flop” and are the first of 5 community cards that all players will be able to use in combination with their original cards to make the best possible hand.

Once the flop is shown, there is another round of betting where some players will fold because the flop has meant their hand is not as strong as they thought it was, and others will raise as they’ll now have a better hand than they were originally dealt with. Again, there’s always the possibility to “check” which at this stage means you don’t need to place any more money into the pot, but as with the first round of betting, this is only possible if no-one else at the table has during this round of betting. If someone has raised, then you will need to either fold your hand or “call” which means matching the amount of money placed by the person who raised – or you could raise again if you’re confident that your hand is best.

When betting is completed, then the 4th card, known as “the turn” is placed face up on the table, followed by another round of betting as in the one following the flop. Finally the 5th card, “the river” is dealt face up by the dealer followed by a final round of betting. Once the bets are complete, whoever is still left in the game turns over their cards and the winning hand gets all the money in the pot.

Winning hands:

One of the most important things to learn in how to play Texas Holdem is which hand out ranks another from a 3 high to a royal flush, so in order from least to best the hands are:

Single Card High – you have no pair, no nothing, but you have the highest card of the players left in the game. It’s not unheard of to win with a King or Ace high.

One Pair – a pair of anything, but highest pair wins the hand – your pair of 8s wins over my pair of 4s.

Two Pair – 2 pairs, that could be pairing up your dealt (hole) cards with 2 of the community cards, or if you already have a pair, you could make 2 pair if a pair is dealt in the community cards.

Three of a Kind – also known as a set or trips, you could have 1 or 2 of them in your hand and the others are in the community cards – remember that if you only have 1, it’s possible someone else also has one in which case the other card in your hand (the kicker) will have to be higher than theirs in order for you to win.

Straight – 5 cards in consecutive numerical order of any suit. If there’s more than one person with a straight, then the person who has the highest straight wins – but if both straights are the same, then the pot is split between the players who have the straights.

Flush – 5 cards of the same suit. Simple as that. If more than one person has a flush in any one hand however, it’s the person with the highest ranking flush card that takes home the pot – my Ace high flush will win over your 9 high flush.

Full House – If you get a pair, plus a set – that’s 2 of one card and 3 of another, that’s a full house. It’s a pretty good hand!

Four of Kind – also known as quads – unless there’s a straight flush possibility, or someone else who has a higher set of 4, you are guaranteed to win with this hand.

Straight Flush – 5 consecutive numbered cards of the same suit.

Royal Flush – this is also a straight flush, but it’s as high as it gets (10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace suited) – get this, and you ought to take home the money!

In simple terms Texas Holdem is a poker game where you make the best hand you can from up to 7 cards available – 2 you are dealt with, plus 5 community cards available for use by all players.



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