Triple Card Poker

General Rules
There are two different ways of betting in Triple Card Poker: The Pairs Plus bet and the standard Ante / Play wager. You can bet on either one or both, and in varying amounts. They are both founded on a three card hand. The ranking of the hands is like that of poker, except that it is easier to get a flush than a straight. The ranking of the hands is as follows:

• Straight Flush
• Three of a Kind
• Straight
• Flush
• Pair
• High Card
• After placing your initial wagers, click on “Deal” to start the game.

Ante and Play
If you bet on the ante spot, you must look at your three cards and decide to raise or fold. A raise will be the same amount as your first bet. If you elect to fold your hand, you will lose your ante bet.

If you elect to raise, then you will go against the dealer’s hand. In order to qualify, the dealer needs at least a Queen high. You will win the Ante bet at 1:1 and the raise bet pushes if the dealer’s hand does not qualify. You will lose both bets if the dealer does qualify and her hand beats your hand. You will be paid out on both the Ante and the Raise if the dealer’s hand does qualify and your hand beats the dealer’s hand. Both wagers push if the dealer’s hand qualifies and the dealer ties you.

Also, there is a bonus on the Ante wager which is not contingent on the dealer’s hand. By clicking on “View Payouts” in the game, you can see how this pays out in addition to the standard 1:1 ante payout.

Pairs Plus
With the Pairs Plus bet, the dealer’s hand is immaterial. Your bet will be paid if your hand contains a pair or higher ranked hand. Click on “View Payouts” to see the paytable.

Pai Gow Poker

Procedure of Play
Pai gow poker uses a joker, so this means there are 53 cards in the deck. Please see below about using the joker since it is not a true wild card. You play against the dealer, and both of you will be trying to make the best possible hand.

Every round begins with the player making a bet and clicking on “Deal”. You will get seven cards initially. You will then group the cards into two hands, a five-card hand (which must be the high hand) and a two-card hand (which must be the low hand). The ranking of the five-card hand is the same as in poker, except that a straight of A-2-3-4-5 is the second highest straight.

The dealer will set his/her hands according to the “house way” once you have grouped your cards and hit the “split” button. Then the two five-hand cards will be compared. After that, the the two two-hand cards will be compared. The highest hand will win in each case. You will be paid with even money, less a 5% commission, if both of your hands beat both of ther dealer’s hands. The round is considered a push if you win one hand, but lose the other to the dealer. You will lose the entire wager if you lose both hands. The dealer wins tie hands.

The Joker
The joker can be used to complete a straight, flush, or straight flush, otherwise it is an ace.

Ride On Poker

Ride On Poker

Procedure of Player
When the player places three equal wagers on the bet spot and clicks “Deal”, play begins. Then the dealer deals three cards face up to the player and two community cards face down. The player has the option to take one of the bets back by clicking on “Take Back,”or to leave the bet in place by clicking on “Ride On.” Then the dealer turns over one of the two community cards and the player has the choice to “Take Back” another bet or “Ride On.” The player’s decision the first time has no effect on his/her decision the second time. Then the final community card is flipped and the player is paid according to the payoff table.

The “View Payouts” tab displays all payout odds and information.

Progessive Jackpot
There is a $1 per hand side bet available to the player. In order to win, the player is required to have at least a flush. You place this side bet by clicking on the coin slot below the bet area. The player has chosen to take part in the progressive wager for this hand when the button shows “On.” The player has chosen not take part in the progressive jackpot wins when the button shows “Off.”

Red Dog Poker

Red Dog Poker

General Rules
Play begins when the player places a bet and hits deal. The dealer will then deal two cards, the first card to the left and the second card to the right. Then the player will have the option of whether to raise or not. A raise must be equal to the original wager. If the third card (or middle card) ranks between the first two cards, the player wins. If the third card is a match or is outside the first two cards, the player loses.

The Payout Table is as follows:

1 card spread: 5-1
2 card spread: 4-1
3 card spread: 2-1
4+ card spread: 1-1

The hand is a push if the first two cards are of consecutive ranks. A third card is dealt if the first two cards are equal. The player is paid out at 11-1 if the third card is also equal to the first two cards. The hand is considered a push, however, if the third card is not equal to the first two cards.

Video Poker

Play Video Poker

General Rules
In order to start playing video poker, you need to click on the “coin” icon to pick the value of the credits you are going to play with. When you click on the “View Payouts” button, you will be able to see the payout scale for video poker.

You are allowed to bet between one to five credits per hand. In betting, there are three choices:

Select the number of hands you wish to play by clicking on the arrows next to the “No. of Hands Bet” label.
For every credit you you wish to bet per hand, click on the arrows next to the “Bet per Hand” label.
If you want to bet five credits per hand on all hands, click on the “bet max” button one time. When you click on the “bet max” button, you are placing the maximum bet and automatically starting the first deal, so you don’t need to click on the “deal” button.
Push the “Deal” button to get your cards after you have placed your bet.

Once you click on the “deal” button, you will see five face-up cards on your screen. Now you need to decide which cards you would like to keep. If you would like to keep a card, click on it. If you change your mind, click on the card again and the word “Held” will be removed from the card. You will see the word “Held” on the cards you keep. This means that it will not be replaced when you pick new cards.

You should hit the “deal” button when you have selected the cards you’d like to hold. This will replace the cards that do not have the word “held” on them and you will then have your final hand. Your acquired credits are deposited directly into your account when you win.

Jacks or Better
Jacks or Better is straight poker that does not use wild cards. A winning hand requires a pair of jacks or better.

Jokers Wild
Joker’s Wild is straight poker that includes a Joker card. This means that the deck has 53 cards. The Joker card is wild, which means that it can stand in for any card. A winning hand requires at least two pairs.

Deuces Wild
Deuces Wild is straight poker with all the twos being wild. This means that they can be used to stand in for any card. A winning hand requires at least three of a kind.

Caribbean Poker

The object of the game of Caribbean Poker is to beat the dealer’s five card poker hand. Players winnings are determined by both the poker hand the player has, as well as beating the dealer’s hand. The better the poker hand, the better the player’s win would be.

The player begins by placing the ante bet in the correct betting area. This ante is required to meet the table minimums and maximums. Once this is done, the player is dealt five cards, face up, and the dealer is also dealt five cards, four face down and the fifth card dealt face up.

The player needs to decide whether to raise or fold at this point. If the player chooses to fold, the ante is lost and a new round begins. Otherwise, if the player clicks the raise button, the player bets double the ante in the bet circle, and the dealer’s cards are revealed. The dealer must have at least an Ace/King combination to qualify. If the dealer does not qualify, the player automatically wins the ante bet, the raise portion of the bet, however, is considered a push and is returned to the player.

If the dealer does qualify, the player’s hand is compared to the dealer’s hand. If the player’s hand wins, he or she is paid out according to the payout chart – viewed by clicking on the “View Payouts” button. If the player’s hand loses then all bets, the raise and the ante, are lost and a new round begins.

History of Poker

The history of poker is a matter of debate. It closely resembles the Persian game of as nas, and may have been taught to French settlers in New Orleans by Persian sailors. The name of the game likely descended from the French poque, which descended from the German pochen (‘to knock’). Yet it is not clear whether the origins of poker itself lie with the games bearing those names. It is commonly regarded as sharing ancestry with the Renaissance game of primero and the French brelan. The English game brag (earlier bragg) clearly descended from brelan and incorporated bluffing (though the concept was known in other games by that time). It is quite possible that all of these earlier games influenced the development of poker as it exists now.

English actor Joseph Crowell reported that the game was played in New Orleans in 1829, with a deck of 20 cards and four players betting on which player’s hand was the most valuable. Jonathan H. Green’s book, An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling (G. B. Zieber, Philadelphia, 1843), described the spread of the game from there to the rest of the country by Mississippi riverboats, on which gambling was a common pastime. As it spread up the Mississippi and West during the gold rush, it is thought to have become a part of the frontier pioneer ethos.

Soon after this spread, the full 52-card English deck was used, and the flush was introduced. During the American Civil War, many additions were made, including draw poker, stud poker (the five-card variant), and the straight. Further American developments followed, such as the wild card (around 1875), lowball and split-pot poker (around 1900), and community card poker games (around 1925). The spread of the game to other countries, particularly in Asia, is often attributed to the U.S. military.

The game and jargon of poker have become important parts of American culture and English culture. Such phrases and clichés as ace in the hole, ace up one’s sleeve, beats me, blue chip, call one’s bluff, cash in, high roller, pass the buck, poker face, stack up, up the ante, when the chips are down, wild card, and others are used in everyday conversation, even by those unaware of their origins at the poker table.

Modern tournament play became popular in American casinos after the World Series of Poker began, in 1970. Notable champions from these early WSOP tournaments include Johnny Moss, Amarillo Slim, Bobby Baldwin, and Doyle Brunson. It was also during that decade that the first serious strategy books appeared, notably Super/System by Doyle Brunson (ISBN 1-58042-081-8) and The Book of Tells by Mike Caro (ISBN 0-89746-100-2), followed later by The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky (ISBN 1-880685-00-0).

Poker’s popularity experienced an unprecedented spike at the beginning of the 21st century, largely because of the introduction of online poker and the invention of the hole-card camera, which turned the game into a spectator sport. Viewers could now follow the action and drama of the game, and broadcasts of poker tournaments such as the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour brought in huge audiences for cable and satellite TV distributors. Because of the increasing coverage of poker events, poker pros are becoming more and more like celebrities, with poker fans all over the world entering into expensive tournaments for the chance to play with them. This increased camera exposure also brings a new dimension to the poker professional’s game.

Major poker tournament fields have grown dramatically because of the growing popularity of online satellite-qualifier tournaments where the prize is an entry into a major tournament. The 2003 and 2004 WSOP champions, Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer, respectively, won their seats to the main event by winning online satellites.

5 Card Draw Poker – Learn How to Play Five Card Draw

The rules of 5 Card Draw are similar to the rules of Holdem. The game is played as follows:

1. A small dealer button identifies one player as the dealer. The dealer button moves one spot clockwise after every hand.
2. Before any cards are dealt, players must post any mandatory bets, known as ‘blinds’ or ‘antes’.
   1. In Draw, the player directly to the left of the dealer must post the ‘small blind’.
   2. The player two spots left of the dealer must post the ‘big blind’.
   3. The small blind is most often smaller than the big blind, usually exactly half.
3. After the mandatory blinds and/or antes are posted, each player is dealt five cards face down.
4. A betting round begins, beginning with the player to the left of the big blind. This player is said to be ‘under the gun’. As in every other form of poker, players can choose to check, fold, bet or call as appropriate throughout the round of betting.
5. After the first round of betting, players have the option of discarding up to 5 cards, and exchanging them for new ones. It is not mandatory that players discard and exchange- it is strictly optional. If a player chooses to keep all of his original cards, this is known as ‘staying’.
6. After each player has discarded and exchanged his desired amount of cards, a second and final round of betting begins. The action starts once again with the player under the gun.
7. Once the final round of betting is complete, any remaining players must show down their hands. As in all other forms of poker, the player with the best five-card poker hand wins the pot. If two players show down identical hands, they must split the pot.
8. Once the pot has been transferred to the winner, the dealer button is moved one spot clockwise, and a new hand may begin.

Play Omaha Poker – Learn How to Play Omaha Poker

Omaha Hi poker, usually known simply as Omaha, is very similar to Texas Holdem. There are two main differences between the games:

1. In Omaha, instead of receiving only two hole cards, each player receives four.
2. In Omaha, players must use exactly two of their hole cards in combination with three community cards to make their five-card poker hand.

Structurally, Omaha is pretty much the same game as Holdem. Let’s take a look at the rules:

1. A small dealer button identifies one player as the dealer. The dealer button moves clockwise around the table, and is passed at the end of every hand.
2. All blinds, antes or other required bets must be put into the pot before any cards are dealt. In Omaha.
   1. The player directly to the left of the dealer posts the small blind.
   2. The player two spots to the left of the dealer posts the big blind.
   3. Generally, the small blind is half the size of the big blind.
3. After the required bets have been placed, four hole cards are dealt face down to each player. A betting round begins, beginning with the player to the left of the big blind. This player is said to be ‘under the gun’.
4. Once betting has completed in the first round, three community cards are dealt face up, for all players to use. A second betting round follows the deal, beginning with the player in the small blind. This betting round is known as the ‘flop’, or ‘Third Street’.
5. Once betting has completed on the flop, one community card is dealt face up, for all players to use. A third betting round follows the deal, beginning again with the player in the small blind. This betting round is known as the ‘turn’, or ‘Fourth Street’.
6. Once betting has completed on the turn, a final community card is dealt face up, for all players to use. A fourth and final betting round follows the deal, beginning once more with the player in the small blind. This betting round is known as the ‘river’, or ‘Fifth Street’.
7. Once all betting is complete on the river, any players remaining in the hand must show down their cards. All players still involved must compare their five-card poker hands. The pot is handed over to the player with the highest ranked hand.

Omaha Hi-Lo (Omaha 8):

Omaha Hi-Lo, usually known as Omaha 8, is structurally the exact same game as Omaha Hi. There is, however, one fundamental difference:

1. In Omaha 8, players can aim to make either the best high poker hand, or the best low poker hand. In the case that one player shows down a winning high hand, and the other shows down a winning low hand, the two players split the pot. In order to win the full pot at showdown, a player must have both the best high and low hand, or there must be no low hand in play.

Type of Poker – How to Play Texas Holdem

1. A small dealer button identifies one player as the dealer. The dealer button moves clockwise to the next player after every completed hand.
2. Before any cards are dealt to the players, any enforced bets must be put into the pot. These enforced bets are usually in the forms of blind bets and antes.
   1. The first player to the dealers left must post the first blind bet, called the small blind.
   2. The second player to the dealers left must post the second blind bet, called the big blind.
   3. The small blind is usually smaller then the big blind- hence the terms ‘small’ and ‘big’ as identifiers. In most games, the small blind will be half of the big blind.
3. Each player is dealt two cards face down, called hole cards. A players hole cards may be used only by him, and are visible to nobody.
4. After the deal, the player to the left of the big blind must open the betting action by either calling the big blind, raising, or folding. All players participate in the first round of betting, and continue to the next.
5. In the next round, known as the flop, or Third Street, three community cards are dealt face up. Betting begins with the player to the left of the dealer. A betting round ensues.
6. After betting ceases on the flop, a fourth community card is dealt face up for all players to use. A new round of betting begins. This round is known as the turn, or Fourth Street. On Fourth Street, the bet amount doubles to the game’s highest limit.
7. Once betting is complete on the turn, a fifth and final community card is dealt face up. A betting round follows, known as the river, or Fifth Street. This is the final round of betting in a hand of Holdem.
8. After the final round of betting, any players remaining in the round must show down their hands. The player with the highest ranked five-card poker hand wins the pot. If two players show down identical hands for a tie, they must split the pot.
9. The round of Holdem is over after the pot has been returned to the winner, and dealer button moves clockwise to prepare for a new hand.
10. Now that you know the rules of Holdem, test your skill by playing a complete hand using our interactive tutorial! You don’t have to spend a penny!