Love The Game!
We do. We love poker in all shapes and varieties, but to start off we’re
just going to 💱 be offering the 2 most popular variations: Texas Hold’em and Omaha (4 and
5 Card). These are the most played, 💱 and most loved games of poker around. They are both
great for ring games, sit-and-gos and large field tournaments.
It’s where 💱 we’re
starting but we’ll be looking to spread more games as we go. We’ll be listening to you
at the 💱 4Forum to hear what you – the players – want, and we’ll work on delivering that.
But for now…
Texas Hold'em 💱 Poker
It’s one of the most popular variants for good reason.
Whether you’re new to poker or a seasoned veteran, Hold’em 💱 provides the perfect mix of
excitement, strategy and unpredictability that will make you fall in love with the
game. Like 💱 many of the good things in life, it’s easy to learn but difficult to master
with different ways to make 💱 it your own.
Hold'em Rules:
Texas Hold’em is the most
popular type of online poker in the world. The key points of 💱 the action are:
Every
player is dealt two-hole cards. Only you get to see your two-hole cards.
As well as
your two-hole 💱 cards, there are up to five community cards that will be dealt. After the
pre-flop betting, the dealer spreads the 💱 first three community (shared) cards on the
Flop, then another on the Turn, and a final one on the River.
On 💱 each 'street' -
pre-flop, flop, turn, river - players take turns to check, bet, call or raise. Once
everyone has 💱 put in the same amount of chips (or the action has checked round) the next
card is revealed. If there 💱 are any players left in after betting on the river then the
best poker hand wins the pot which is 💱 the best possible five-card hand made from your
two hole-cards and the five community cards.
Omaha Poker (4 & 5 Card)
If 💱 you like Texas
Hold’em, you’ll probably love this exciting action-packed variation. Omaha will test
your skills in a whole new 💱 way and provide endless entertainment. Get ready to embrace
new strategic challenges!
Types of Omaha Poker Games:
Pot Limit Omaha Poker - 💱 A player
can bet what is in the pot (i.e.R$10 into aR$10 pot). This is the most popular form of
💱 Omaha Poker and the one we will offer for starters.
No Limit Omaha Poker - A player can
bet any amount, 💱 up to all their chips, at any point.
The main difference between Omaha
and Texas Hold’em is that in Omaha, each 💱 player starts with four- or five-hole cards
rather than two.
PL Omaha Rules:
4 & 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha is played 💱 with 52 cards at
a table of 2-9 users. The game begins with the dealer giving each player 4- or 💱 5-hole
cards, followed by four rounds of betting: pre-flop, flop, turn and river, with 5
community cards being dealt face 💱 up.
Pot Limit - A player can bet or raise up to what
is in the pot. Also, there are no 💱 restrictions on the number of permissible
raises.
General rules:
Every player is dealt four- or five-hole cards. Only you get to
see 💱 your hole cards. Betting action proceeds clockwise around the table.
Every player
needs to use two-hole cards and three community cards 💱 to make their best hand.
In Pot
Limit, the games are referred to by the size of their blinds (for example, 💱 aR$2/$4
Omaha game has a small blind ofR$2 and a big blind ofR$4).
The minimum bet in Pot Limit
Omaha is 💱 the same as the size of the big blind, but players can always bet up to the
size of the 💱 pot.
Minimum raise: The raise amount must be at least as much as the
previous bet or raise in the same 💱 round. As an example, if the first player to act
betsR$5 then the second player must raise a minimum ofR$5 💱 (total bet ofR$10).
Maximum
raise: The size of the pot, which is defined as the total of the active pot, plus 💱 all
bets on the table, plus the amount the active player must first call before
raising.
Example: If the size of 💱 the pot isR$10, and there is no previous action on a
particular betting round, a player may bet a maximum 💱 ofR$10. After that bet, the action
moves to the next player clockwise. That player can either fold, callR$10, or raise 💱 any
amount between the minimum ($10 more) and the maximum. The maximum bet in this case
isR$40 - the raiser 💱 would first callR$10, bringing the pot size toR$30, and then
raiseR$30 more, making a total bet ofR$40.
In Pot Limit Omaha, 💱 there is no ‘cap’ on the
number of raises allowed.
Poker hand rankings work the same as Texas Hold’em and can 💱 be
found here.
