What is Poker?
Poker is a family of card games in which players wager over which hand is
best . Today 💳 it is usually played with a standard deck, thus poker games vary in deck
configuration, the number of cards in 💳 play, the number of cards dealt face up or face
down, and the number of cards shared by all players, 💳 but all have rules that involve
one or more rounds of betting. Poker has many variations, all following a similar
💳 pattern of play and generally using the same hand history.
Tips for beginner
If you are
completely new to poker and have 💳 no idea where to start, our view is that Texas Hold'em
is the best game for beginners. It's the most 💳 popular, the most widely available, and
it's one of the easier games to learn.
Once you're familiar with Texas Hold'em, you 💳 can
then start thinking about trying some of the other variants. Omaha is considered by
many to be a good 💳 second game to learn, but it's really up to you. Just remember that
it's always a good idea to learn 💳 how to play and practice on the fun app before
proceeding further.
How to play Poker?
Poker variations
Poker has many variations, All
💳 following a similar pattern of play and generally using the same hand history.
a) No-
limit Texas hold'em (NLH)
In Poker, "no 💳 limit Texas-hold'em" is a game where each
player at the table is dealt two hole cards and there are five 💳 cards in the middle (the
flop, turn and river) that are considered to be community cards. Each player at the
💳 table can use their hole cards and community cards to make their best possible hand.
b)
Pot Limit Omaha (PLO)
1. 4 💳 hole cards are dealt instead of 2 to each player.
2. A
player must always use 2 cards from the 4 💳 cards dealt to him/her and 3 cards from the 5
community cards to make the best 5 cards.
3. A limit 💳 is placed on the maximum amount
that can be raised in a user's turn. A user may raise any amount 💳 less than or equal to
the pot value.
Pot Limit Omaha 5
5-card PLO rules are the same as 4-card PLO rules. 💳 You
have to make your hand using forcibly 2 of your hole cards along with 3 out of 5
community 💳 cards.
The only difference is you get an extra hole card, for a total of
5.
Game Play
There are three types of 💳 betting limits in a Poker game -
Pot-Limit
The
player can bet or raise only up to the current size of the 💳 pot. This bet also depends
on outstanding bets on table along with POT amount.
No Limit
As the name suggests, the
player 💳 can bet or raise as much as they want anytime as much as their chip stack
allows.
Fixed Limit
The player can 💳 bet/raise only up to a predetermined limit.
(Limits
each stage of game play)
Regardless of the variant, the betting rules remain the
💳 same.
In Texas Hold'em, Omaha & Omaha-5 there are the following betting rounds
-
Pre-Flop
It refers to that portion of the hand 💳 which is played prior to the dealing
of the flop.
Flop
After the pre-flop round, 3 community cards are dealt face-up on 💳 the
table and the next round of betting commences.
Turn
One more card is dealt and the
third round of betting begins.
River
The 💳 final community card is dealt and the final
round of betting starts.
At the Showdown, all active players reveal their cards 💳 and the
best five-card combination wins the pot.
As per the strength of his/her in-hand cards,
the player can choose to 💳 make any of the following actions on his/her turn to
act.
Bet
Wagering Money in the pot.
Raise
Putting more money than your opponent 💳 wagered
in the pot.
Check
Passing the action to the next player without wagering money in the
pot. You can check only 💳 if no one makes a bet before your turn.
Call
Matching the
amount of bet/raise made by your opponent.
Fold
Leaving the hand on 💳 your turn to act.
You can fold your cards anytime during the game if you are not confident with the
💳 strength of your hand.
Hand Rankings
A common poker-hand rankings system underpins all
forms of the game by classifying the relative strength 💳 of different types of poker
hands. So players can determine which hand is best.
Rank 1
Hand Name : Royal Flush
A
Royal 💳 Flush is made out of 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace, all of the same suit.
Rank
2
Hand Name : Straight Flush
A 💳 Straight Flush is five cards in a row, all in the same
suit.
Rank 3
Hand Name : Four of a Kind
A 💳 Four of a Kind is the same card in each of
the four suits.
Rank 4
Hand Name : Full house
A Full 💳 House is a pair plus three of a
kind in the same hand.
Rank 5
Hand Name : Flush
A Flush is five 💳 cards in the same suit,
not in numerical order.
Rank 6
Hand Name : Straight
A Straight is five cards in
numerical order, 💳 but not in the same suit.
Rank 7
Hand Name : Three of a kind
Three of
a Kind is three of one 💳 card and two non-paired cards.
Rank 8
Hand Name : Two Pair
Two
Pair is two different pairings or sets of the same 💳 card in one hand.
Rank 9
Hand Name :
One Pair
One Pair is a pairing of the same card.
Rank 10
Hand Name : 💳 High Card
A High
Card refers to a hand with no matching cards.
What is a Tournament ?
A Poker tournament
is a 💳 tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two or
more players playing on a 💳 single table (called a "heads-up" tournament), and as many as
tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables. 💳 The winner of the
tournament is usually the person who wins every poker chip in the game and the others
💳 are awarded places based on the time of their elimination. To facilitate this, in most
tournaments, blinds rise over the 💳 duration of the tournament. Unlike in a cash game, a
player's chips in a tournament cannot be cashed out for 💳 money and serve only to
determine the player's placing.
How to enter a Poker tournament in A23 ?
To enter a
poker 💳 tournament in A23, you need to follow the steps.
Click on Poker tile> Click on
the tournament section> Select the tournament 💳 that you want to join according to the
time and Buy in> Register to the tournament> Join the table as 💳 the tournament
starts.
What all tournaments does A23 provide ?
Guaranteed Tournaments
Guaranteed
tournaments or GTD tourneys are poker tournaments that have a 💳 guaranteed cash prizes.
Irrespective of the number of players playing the tournament, the prize amount will be
paid out to 💳 the players.
Freeroll Tournaments
Tournaments that have zero buy-in fee are
called Freeroll tournaments. Players who register for freeroll tourneys stand to 💳 win
cash prizes without paying any fee.
Timer Tournaments
Timer tournaments are poker
tournaments that run for a limited time only. Once 💳 the time runs out, the players
remaining will be ranked based on their chip stacks.
Sit & Go Tournament
A Sit and 💳 Go
(SNG) Poker Tournament is a single table poker tournament which has no scheduled time
and starts when the necessary 💳 number of players have registered. Sit & Go tournaments
run for shorter duration compared to other tournaments.
Satellite Tournament (Satty)
A
satellite 💳 tournament in poker is a qualifying event in which winners usually win a
Ticket for a free buy-in to a 💳 larger & more prestigious tournament.
Normal Bounty
Tournament
A bounty is a feature in some poker tournaments that rewards a player for
💳 eliminating/ knocking out another player. Depending on the tournament, a player will be
rewarded for eliminating either a specific player, 💳 or any player. Bounty amount from
eliminating an opponent will get added to the player's Poker balance.
Progressive
Bounty Tournament
"Progressive Bounty 💳 tournament" is a variant of bounty tournament in
which players collect a X% of a bounty amount if they knock 💳 out a player. The rest of
the bounty is added to their own head (Player bounty amount + Knocked out 💳 player bounty
%).
Tourneys Glossary:
Tourney fee - the total amount played by a player to enter a
tournament. It includes buy-in 💳 fee and entry fee
the total amount played by a player to
enter a tournament. It includes buy-in fee and entry 💳 fee Buy-in fee - buy-in fee is the
amount paid by a player to register for a tournament
buy-in fee is 💳 the amount paid by a
player to register for a tournament Prize - Prize amount is the total cash amount
💳 available to be won by the players. Based on prize structure, this amount will be
distributed to the players
Prize amount 💳 is the total cash amount available to be won by
the players. Based on prize structure, this amount will be 💳 distributed to the players
Prize structure - Prize structure determines how many players won and their respective
winnings amount after 💳 the tourney ends
Prize structure determines how many players won
and their respective winnings amount after the tourney ends Starting stack 💳 - The number
of chips a player gets at the start of a tournament is called the starting
stack/starting chip 💳 stack
The number of chips a player gets at the start of a
tournament is called the starting stack/starting chip stack 💳 Blinds level - In poker
tournaments, blinds keep increasing after every X minutes. The duration in which a
certain blind 💳 runs is called a level
In poker tournaments, blinds keep increasing after
every X minutes. The duration in which a certain 💳 blind runs is called a level Next
level - Refers to the blind that will run in the next level, 💳 after the end of current
level
Refers to the blind that will run in the next level, after the end of 💳 current
level Rebuy - A player can rebuy into a tournament if his chip stack goes below a
certain level. 💳 Upon rebuy, chips will get added to the player's chip stack. Rebuys can
be done until a predefined level only
A 💳 player can rebuy into a tournament if his chip
stack goes below a certain level. Upon rebuy, chips will get 💳 added to the player's chip
stack. Rebuys can be done until a predefined level only Addon - A player can 💳 top up his
chip stack by using the add-on option. Add-on will be enabled during break time after
the end 💳 of the rebuild period
A player can top up his chip stack by using the add-on
option. Add-on will be enabled 💳 during break time after the end of the rebuild period
Re-entry - Re-entry enables a player to re enter a 💳 tournament once he exhausts chips
and gets eliminated. Re-entry can be done until a predefined level only
Re-entry
enables a player 💳 to re enter a tournament once he exhausts chips and gets eliminated.
Re-entry can be done until a predefined level 💳 only Ticket - A ticket will get you into
a particular tournament without paying any tourney fee. Tickets can be 💳 earned through
playing satellite games, or through promotional offers.
A ticket will get you into a
particular tournament without paying any 💳 tourney fee. Tickets can be earned through
playing satellite games, or through promotional offers. Tourney break - To ensure that
💳 players take a break from continuous gameplay, all tournaments will have break time for
every hour.
Tournament rules:
