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Fun Poker Facts
So, you play poker... Whether you are good or bad, win or lose, I am sure you
do not know all of the following fun facts. These facts are pretty interesting
to know, even for any type of player.
- Playing cards were invented in China
- A fifth suit was added in 1937 but never caught on because people had to buy
all new decks
- At least 65,000,000 Americans regularly play poker
- Dead mans hand is Ace’s and Eights
- Getting dealt 10 , 2 is referred to as Doyle Brunson because he won back to back
World Series with the hand.
- In the 1800’s, 2,000 to 2,500 riverboat gamblers played poker on American Waterways,
By contemporary accounts, no more than four of these poker players were honest
all the time. A straight beat a flush at this time.
- Las Vegas Casinos are not legally obligated to pay off there gambling debts
- Due to French Influence, Spades represent Royalty, Diamonds represent Merchants,
Clubs represent the peasants, and hearts represent the clergy.
- Edmond Hoyle lived to be 97, but diesd 150 years before Poker was invented.
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The Basics
Poker is a game of chance. However, when you introduce the concept of betting, poker
gains quite a bit of skill and psychology. Poker is played from a standard pack
of 52 cards. (Some variant games use multiple packs or add a few cards called
jokers.) The cards are ranked (from high to low) Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9,
8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace. (Ace can be high or low, but is usually high). There
are four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs); however, no suit is higher
than another.
Some games have Wild Cards, which can take on whatever suit and rank their possessor
desires. Sometimes jokers will be used as wild cards, other times, the game will
specify which cards are wild (deuces, one-eyed jacks, and so on).
Hands are ranked as follows (from high to low):
Five of a Kind - Only possible when using wild cards; it is the highest possible hand. If more
than one hand has five of a kind, the higher card wins (Five Aces beats five kings,
which beat five queens, and so on).
Straight Flush - The best possible natural hand. A straight flush has a straight (5 cards in
order, such as 5-6-7-8-9) that are all of the same suit. As in a regular straight,
you can have an ace either high (A-K-Q-J-T) or low (5-4-3-2-1). However, a straight
may not 'wraparound'. (Such as K-A-2-3-4, which is not a straight). An Ace high
straight-flush is called a Royal Flush and is the highest natural hand.
Four of a Kind - This had contains four cards of the same rank. If there are two or more hands
that qualify, the hand with the higher ranking four of a kind wins. If, in some
bizarre game with many wild cards, there are two four of a kinds with the same
rank, then the one with the high card outside the four of the kind wins.
Full House - This hand contains three of a kind and a pair, such as K-K-K-5-5. Ties are
broken first by the three of a kind, then pair. So K-K-K-2-2 beats Q-Q-Q-A-A,
which beats Q-Q-Q-J-J. (Obviously, the three of a kind can only be similar if
wild cards are used.)
Flush - This is a hand where all of the cards are the same suit, such as J-8-5-3-2,
all of spades. When flushes ties, follow the rules for High Card.
Straight - This is 5 cards in order, such as 4-5-6-7-8. An ace may either be high (A-K-Q-J-T)
or low (5-4-3-2-1). However, a straight may not 'wraparound'. (Such as Q-K-A-2-3,
which is not a straight). When straights tie, the highest straight wins. (AKQJT
beats KQJT9 down to 5432A). If two straights have the same value (AKQJT vs AKQJT)
they split the pot.
Three of a Kind - Three cards of any rank, matched with two cards that are not a pair (otherwise
it would be a Full House. Again, highest three of a kind wins. If both are the
same rank, then the compare High Cards.
Two Pair - This contains two distinct pairs of cards and a 5th card. The highest pair
wins ties. If both hands have the same high pair, the second pair wins. If both
hands have the same pairs, the high card wins.
Pair - One pair with three distinct cards. High card breaks ties.
High Card - Any hand which does not qualify as any one of the above hands. If no player
has a pair or better, then the highest card wins. If multiple players tie for
the highest card, they look at the second highest, then the third highest etc.
High card is also used to break ties when the high hands both have the same type
of hand (pair, flush, straight, etc).
So, how do you bet? Poker is, after all, a gambling game.
In most games, you must ANTE something (amount varies by game, our games are
typically a nickel), just to get dealt cards. After that the players will begin
to bet into the pot in the middle. At the end of the hand, the highest hand (that
hasn't folded) wins the pot. Basically, when betting gets around to you (betting
is typically done in clockwise order), you have one of three choices:
Call - When you call, you bet enough to match what has been bet since the last time
you bet (for instance, if you bet a dime last time, and someone else bet a quarter,
you would owe fifteen cents).
Raise - When you raise, you first bet enough to match what has been bet since the
last time you bet (as in calling), then you 'raise' the bet another amount (up
to you, but there is typically a limit.) Continuing the above example, if you
had bet a dime, the other person raised you fifteen cents (up to a quarter), you
might raise a quarter (up to fifty cents). Since you owed the pot 15 cents for
calling and 25 for your raise, you would put 40 cents into the pot.
Fold - When you fold, you drop out of the current hand (losing any possibility of
winning the pot), but you don't have to put any money into the pot.
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