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Poker
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 The objective of poker is to win the pot, which is the collection of money, chips or other bets made by the players during a hand of poker. And there are two ways you can do this:
- Have the highest ranking hand
- Bluff the other players into folding, by making them believe you have the winning hand.
You need a good "poker face" to bluff successfully, although it's a little easier when playing online!
Gambling on Poker: There are usually three rounds of betting allowed in casino poker. When a player makes his or her bet, the next player can call (bet the same amount as the previous bet), raise, or fold (and you forfeit your chips or money).
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Online Casinos where you can play Poker:
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32 Red Online Casino
As a new player you get £100 completely free.
As the winner of Casinomeisters Best Casino Award for 2003 and 2004, The 32Red Online Casino is rapidly becoming the webs favourite casino with excellent customer service, fast payouts and unmatched style. It's a nice, well organised casino with plenty or options. It's one of the online casinos that manages to transfer some of the style of gambling to a web site. We recommend it highly.
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Jackpot Joy
Get up to a £100 bonus when you sign up to the casino.
Terrific site with lots of online instant win games, card games, casino games and online Lotto. Millions are won every week.
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Paddy Power Casino
Deposit £50 and get 50 free chips.
Paddy Power is one of the UK's fastest growing bookmakers, has moved into online gaming with a casino busting with fun.
- go to www.paddypowercasino.com
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32 Red Poker
The Poker room from the guys at 32 Red Online Casino gives you just what you'd expect from them: style, fast payouts and friendly customer service.
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Poker Hand Rankings:
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Listed in order from the best hand to the lowers poker hand:
- Royal Flush - Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 all of the same suit
- Straight Flush - Five cards of the same suit in sequence
- Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same rank
- Full House - Three cards of the same rank and two cards of another rank
- Flush - All five cards are the same suit, but not in a sequence
- Straight - Five cards in a sequence, but not in a single suit
- Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same rank
- Two Pair - Two cards of one rank and another two cards of another rank
- One Pair - Two cards of the same rank
- A hand without a pair, straight, or flush, valued only by its highest card
If two or more players hold hands of the same ranking then the winner is decided by who has the highest card. No suit is higher than any other and suits can't be used to decide who has the best hand.
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The Chances of Getting These Hands:
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How many hands there are in the deck when playing five-card poker and the probabilities of getting them:
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Number |
Approx Odds |
Royal Flush
Straight flush
Four of a kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
Three of a kind
Two pairs
One pair
No hand |
4
36
624
3,744
5,108
10,200
54,912
123,552
1,098,240
1,302,540 |
649,740 to 1
72,192 to 1
4,164 to 1
693 to 1
508 to 1
254to 1
46 to 1
20 to 1
1.37 to 1
1 to 1 |
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  He had the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces. Mark Twain
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