GAMES: Poker RULES

The Game: No Limit Texas Hold'em

No Limit Texas Hold'em is the most popular version of Poker. Unlike other casino table games where players are playing against the House, Texas Hold'em players are actually playing against the other players. The object of the game is to make the best 5 card Poker hand out of the player's 2 Hole cards and 5 Community cards on the table. If you know your poker rankings, this game is a snap to learn.

The Game: Omaha

Omaha is just like Texas Hold'em, but each player gets 4 Hole cards instead of 2. Each player must play 2 cards and only 2 cards out of his 4 Hole cards. Omaha is a Pot Limit game instead of a No Limit. The maximum bet is limited to the current size of the pot.

The Game: 7-Card Stud

The traditional poker game, 7 Card Stud, is where players are given 7 cards and try to make the best 5 Card poker hand. Stud is a Limit Game.

Poker Hand Ranking
Pictured below are the hands of poker, listed in order from highest poker hand to the lowest. In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. The player with the best poker hand at the showdown wins the pot.

	Royal Flush The five highest cards, the 10 through the Ace, all five of the same suit. A Royal Flush is actually an Ace-High Straight Flush. Which suit it is doesn't matter in Poker. Two people with Royal Flushes would tie.
	Straight Flush Any five cards of the same suit in consecutive numerical order. Our example shows a 5-high Straight Flush.
	Four of a Kind Four cards of the same denomination. Our example shows four jacks with a deuce kicker.
	Full House Any 3 cards of the same denomination, plus any pair of a different denomination. Ties are broken first by the Three of a Kind, then the Pair. Our example shows sevens full of threes.
	Flush Any 5 non-consecutive cards of the same suit. Our example shows a Queen-High Diamond Flush.
	Straight Any five consecutive cards of mixed suits. Ace can be high or low. Our example shows a six-to-ten straight.
	Three of a Kind Three cards of the same denomination. Our example displays three of a kind, fours.
	Two Pair Any two cards of the same denomination, plus any other two cards of the same denomination. If both hands have the same high pair, the second pair wins. If both pairs tie, the high card wins. Our example shows two pair, eights and fives.
	Pair Any two cards of the same denomination. Our example displays a pair of nines. In a tie, the high card wins.
	High Card If no other hand is achieved, the highest card held wins. In our example, the King of Hearts is the high card.