A Texas hold 'em match in progress. Hold 'em is a popular form of poker in the
USA.
Poker is a 6️⃣ game which people play with a normal set (or deck) of 52 cards. Poker
is a gambling game which involves 6️⃣ some luck, but also some skill. In poker, players
make bets against each other depending on the value of their 6️⃣ poker hand. Bets are
usually made with plastic or ceramic discs called chips. Bets may also be made with
coins 6️⃣ or cash, but chips are more often used because they are easier to handle and
count. At the end of 6️⃣ the game, players may swap their chips for money. If the players
are not playing for real money, the chips 6️⃣ are counted at the end of the game to
determine the order of winners.
There are many different kinds of poker. 6️⃣ In draw poker,
each player is dealt five cards. A player can decide to throw away a number of these
6️⃣ cards and then take (draw) new cards to replace them.
In stud poker (for example,
seven-card stud), some of each player's 6️⃣ cards are laid (face-up) on the table so that
the other players can see them. In community card poker (for 6️⃣ example, Texas hold 'em),
players share some of their cards in the center of the table.[1]
The history of poker
is 6️⃣ a matter of some debate. The name of the game likely descended from the French
poque, which descended from the 6️⃣ German pochen ('to knock'), but it is not clear whether
the origins of poker itself lie with the games bearing 6️⃣ those names. It closely
resembles the Persian game of as nas, and may have been taught to French settlers in
6️⃣ New Orleans by Persian sailors. It is commonly regarded as sharing ancestry with the
Renaissance game of primero and the 6️⃣ French brelan. The English game brag (earlier
bragg) clearly descended from brelan and incorporated bluffing (though the concept was
known 6️⃣ in other games by that time). It is quite possible that all of these earlier
games influenced the development of 6️⃣ poker as it exists now.
English actor Joseph
Crowell reported that the game was played in New Orleans in 1829, with 6️⃣ a deck of 20
cards, four players betting on which player's hand was the most valuable. Jonathan H.
Green's book, 6️⃣ An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling (G. B. Zieber,
Philadelphia, 1843), described the spread of the game 6️⃣ from there to the rest of the
country by Mississippi riverboats, on which gambling was a common pastime.
Soon after
this 6️⃣ spread, the full 52-card English deck was used, and the flush was introduced.
During the American Civil War, many additions 6️⃣ were made, including draw poker, stud
poker (the five-card variant), and the straight. Further American developments
followed, such as the 6️⃣ wild card (around 1875), lowball and split-pot poker (around
1900), and community card poker games (around 1925). Spread of the 6️⃣ game to other
countries, particularly in Asia, is often attributed to the U.S. military.
The game and
jargon of poker have 6️⃣ become important parts of American culture and English culture.
Such phrases as ace in the hole, beats me, blue chip, 6️⃣ call the bluff, cash in, pass the
buck, poker face, stack up, up the ante, when the chips are down, 6️⃣ wild card, and others
are used in everyday conversation even by those unaware of their origins at the poker
table.
Modern 6️⃣ tournament play became popular in American casinos after the World Series
of Poker began in 1970. It was also during 6️⃣ that decade that the first serious strategy
books appeared, notably The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky (ISBN 1880685000), Super
6️⃣ System by Doyle Brunson ( ISBN 1580420818), and The Book of Tells by Mike Caro ( ISBN
0897461002).
Poker became more 6️⃣ popular early in the 21st century, largely due to the
introduction of online poker and the invention of the hole-card 6️⃣ camera which finally
turned the game into a spectator sport. Viewers could now follow the action and drama
of the 6️⃣ game, and broadcasts of poker tournaments such as the World Series of Poker and
the World Poker Tour brought in 6️⃣ large television audiences.
Game play [ change | change
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Royal Flush in hearts
The game of poker is played in hundreds 6️⃣ of variations,
but the following overview of game play applies to most of them.
Depending on the game
rules, one or 6️⃣ more players may be required to place an initial amount of money into the
pot before the cards are dealt. 6️⃣ These are called forced bets and come in three forms:
antes, blinds, and bring-ins.
Like most card games, the dealer shuffles 6️⃣ the deck of
cards. The deck is then cut, and the appropriate number of cards are dealt face-down to
the 6️⃣ players. In a casino a "house" dealer handles the cards for each hand, but a button
(any small item used 6️⃣ as a marker, also called a buck) is rotated among the players to
determine the order of dealing and betting 6️⃣ in certain games. In a home game, the right
to deal the cards typically rotates among the players clockwise, but 6️⃣ a button may still
be used.
After the initial deal, the first of what may be several betting rounds
begins. Between 6️⃣ rounds, the players' hands develop in some way, often by being dealt
additional cards or replacing cards previously dealt. During 6️⃣ a round of betting, there
will always be a current bet amount, which is the total amount of money bet 6️⃣ in this
round by the player who bet last in this round. To keep better track of this, it is
6️⃣ conventional for players to not place their bets directly into the pot (called
splashing the pot), but rather place them 6️⃣ in front of themselves toward the pot, until
the betting round is over. When the round is over, the bets 6️⃣ are then gathered into the
pot.
After the first betting round is completed (every participating player having
called an equal amount), 6️⃣ there may be more rounds in which more cards are dealt in
various ways, followed by further rounds of betting 6️⃣ (into the same central pot). At any
time during the first or subsequent betting rounds, if one player makes a 6️⃣ bet and all
other players fold, the deal ends immediately, the single remaining player is awarded
the pot, no cards 6️⃣ are shown, no more rounds are dealt, and the next deal begins. This
is what makes it possible to bluff.
At 6️⃣ the end of the last betting round, if more than
one player remains, there is a showdown in which the 6️⃣ players reveal their previously
hidden cards and evaluate their hands. The player with the best hand according to the
poker 6️⃣ variant being played wins the pot.
The following are poker hands, from best to
worst:
Straight flush : Five cards of the 6️⃣ same suit in sequence (if those five are A,
K, Q, J, 10; it is a Royal Flush )
: Five 6️⃣ cards of the same suit in sequence (if those
five are A, K, Q, J, 10; it is a ) 6️⃣ Four of a kind : Four cards of the same rank and any
one other card
: Four cards of the 6️⃣ same rank and any one other card Full house : Three
cards of one rank and two of another
: Three 6️⃣ cards of one rank and two of another Flush
: Five cards of the same suit
: Five cards of the 6️⃣ same suit Straight : Five cards in
sequence (for example, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
: Five cards in sequence (for 6️⃣ example, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8) Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank
Three cards of the same 6️⃣ rank Two
pair: Two cards of one rank and two cards of another
Two cards of one rank and two
cards 6️⃣ of another One pair: Two cards of the same rank
Two cards of the same rank High
card: If no one 6️⃣ has a pair, the highest card wins
Poker chips [ change | change source
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Poker chips are small discs. They made 6️⃣ by various materials including molded plastic,
colored metal molded clays. They are used in table games as play money. Modern 6️⃣ poker
traces its roots towards the 1800s, and in those days, players used what you could to
help keep a 6️⃣ tally. Coins, gold dust and nuggets were used until they considered
replacing with something which would indicate them. Thus, the 6️⃣ casino chips happen to be
introduced within the gambling business.
Poker rooms started using casino chips to
simply manage the cash 6️⃣ and then collect charges. In those days, casino chips were
created of ivory, bone, paper wood. However, the most generally 6️⃣ used chips were created
of composite clay. One problem made an appearance due to the developing casino chips
which was 6️⃣ cheating. Some players considered sneaking some chips in their hands. To
avoid this, manufacturers created differentiated disks. Consequently, a range 6️⃣ of styles
was created. With time, other manufacturers could use many other materials for making
casino chips, for example, plastic 6️⃣ and metal.[2]
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