Poker

This article is very useful for those who has never played poker and want to find out more about it. In the game 2 to 14 players can take part but most common are 6 to 8 players taking part. The main goal of the game is to take the so-called pot. This is the sum of all the bets made. If you want to win the pot you should have the greater hand. There are usually used 52-card decks and all the four suits are included- diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs. Some of the cards are used as wild cards. The player decides what the role of a wild card is. He gives the name of it. There are some card packs containing 53 cards. There is one more in it - the joker. We also have the one-eyed cards, jack of hearts and jack of spades. Ranking A royal flush beats a straight flush. A straight flush beats four of a kind. Four of a kind beats a full house. A full house beats a flush. A flush beats a straight. A straight beats three of a kind. Three of a kind beats two pairs .Two pairs beat one pair. One pair beats a high card. When playing with a wild card the best hand is five of a kind. It is stronger than a straight full. The game starts with dealing the cards. One card is put face-up in the left until a jack turns up. Left is the direction for betting and dealing. Each player has the right to cut the desk before every deal. Betting procedure Each player should put a certain amount of chips in the pot. This amount is either the same to greater that the amount put from the previous player. The one who bets more than the previous one raised the bet. The game ends with a showdown-all the players show their cards .The winner is the one that has the best cards. He takes the pot.