Poker rules

Seven Card Stud, Eight or BetterMar 18, 2008In Seven Card Stud 8 poker like the high version, each player gets 7 cards; 3 down cards, and 4 up cards visible to everyone at the table. The winner is the last player in the pot, if everyone else folds, or after all 7 cards are dealt and bets called: The highest hand wins half the pot. A low hand, that qualifies, 5 unpaired cards 8 and lower, wins the other half of the pot. Read more

Razz RulesMar 18, 2008RAZZ is simply a low variation of Seven Card Stud, and like Seven Card Stud poker, each player gets 7 cards; 3 down cards, and 4 up cards visible to everyone at the table. The winner is the last player in the pot, if everyone else folds, or after all 7 cards are dealt and bets called, the player that shows down the lowest 5 card poker hand. Read more

Omaha 8 (High/Low) Poker RulesMar 18, 2008Omaha 8 is a High/Low Split variation of poker, Omaha. The highest hand wins the half the pot; a low hand, that qualifies, 5 unpaired cards 8 and lower, wins the other half of the pot. (Straights and flushes are ignored for the low hand.) Like Omaha the winning hands must be made from exactly 2 cards from the pocket hand and 3 cards from the 5 community cards. Read more

Five Card Stud RulesMar 13, 2008In the Five Card Stud poker, each player gets 5 cards; 1 down card, and 4 up cards which are visible to everyone at the table. The winner is the last player in the pot, if everyone else folds, or after all 5 cards are dealt and bets called, the player that holds the best 5 card poker hand. The mechanics of the game are handled by the Online Site’s Poker Client. Read more

Low PokerMar 13, 2008No doubt Low Ball poker was developed by some player that felt he only got low cards and couldn’t make a good high hand. Regardless, the world now has many poker variations the reward the lowest hand. The most popular use of low hands is in high/low split variations like Omaha 8 and Seven Stud 8 or better. Read more

Texas Holdem RulesMar 13, 2008The poker game taking the world by storm, Texas Hold’em was developed in Texas when cowboys, ready to gamble, needed a game where many players could compete at the same time. Draw poker games were restricted to 5 players and Seven Card Stud to a maximum of eight players. The result was Texas Hold’em with only two cards per player and 5 community cards, (Called the Board. Read more

Omaha Poker RulesMar 13, 2008The dealer’s button is moved to the next player. Position 1 and position 2 post the small and big blinds. (Some sites have two big blinds in Pot LIMIT Omaha games.) Each player is dealt their 4 card, pocket hand. The player in Position 3 starts the action on the pre flop betting round. Three community cards - the flop - are dealt in the center of the table. Read more

Seven Card Stud RulesMar 13, 2008In Seven Card Stud, the player that acts first on each betting round is based on the up cards. On the first round of betting most online poker rooms require the lowest card to make a small “bring-in” bet to start the action. (A very few sites may require the High card to make the bring-in bet.) On subsequent rounds the action begins with the player whose exposed cards make the best poker hand. Read more