Texas Hold'Em

Players

Up to ten players can play at one table. In tournaments, however, more tables may be part of the tournament.

Betting structure

Texas Hold'em is played with two blinds; small blind and big blind. A blind is a bet that two players are forced to post before the cards are dealt. Texas Hold'em is played as Limit, Pot-Limit and No-limit.

Order of play

The two players to the left of the dealer post the blinds. The dealer is symbolised by a button marked "D" in front of the player. The dealer button rotates clockwise around the table.

Every player is dealt two cards face down ("hole cards"). These cards are exclusive to the player and not visible to the other players.

The player directly to the left of the big blind starts the first round of betting.

Three cards ("the flop") is placed face-up in the middle of the table. These community cards are shared by all players and are combined with the hole cards.

The player to the left of the dealer starts the second round of betting.

A fourth community card ("the turn") is placed in the middle of the table.

The player to the left of the dealer starts the third round of betting.

A fifth and last community card ("the river") is placed in the middle of the table.

The player to the left of the dealer starts the last round of betting.

Showdown - The player with the best hand wins the pot. Every player combines his/her hole cards with the community cards to make the best five-card hand. If more than one player has the same hand they split the pot.

Omaha

Players

Up to ten players can play at one table. In tournaments, however, more tables may be part of the tournament.

Betting structure

Omaha is played with two blinds; small blind and big blind. A blind is a bet that two players are forced to post before the cards are dealt. Omaha can be played as Limit, Pot-Limit and No-Limit.

Order of play

The two players to the left of the dealer post the blinds. The dealer is symbolised by a button marked "D" in front of the player. The dealer button rotates clockwise around the table.

Every player is dealt four cards face down ("hole cards"). These cards are exclusive to the player and not visible to the other players.

The player to the left of the big blind starts the first round of betting.

Three cards ("the flop") are placed face up in the middle of the table. These community cards are shared by all players and are combined with the hole cards.

The player to the left of the dealer starts the second round of betting.

The fourth community card ("the turn") is placed in the middle of the table.

The player to the left of the dealer starts the third round of betting.

The fifth and last community card ("the river") is placed in the middle of the table.

The last round of betting is started by the player to the left of the dealer.

Showdown - The player with the best hand wins the pot. Every player must combine two hole cards with three of the community cards to make the best five-card hand. If more than one player has the same hand they split the pot.

Omaha Hi/Lo

In Omaha Hi/Lo the pot is split between the highest hand and the best low hand, if there is a valid low hand. In order to be counted as a low hand, no card in the combined five-card hand can be higher than 8 or consist of a pair. Aces can be used for both high and low hands. When comparing the low hands, the hand wins that has the lowest high card. This means that 7,5,4,2,A will beat 8,4,3,2,A. If both players have the same high card, the second highest are compared, etc. It is possible for one player to win both the high and the low hand. The low hand can be a flush or a straight. Therefore, the best low hand is 5,4,3,2,A. If there is no valid low hand, the high hand wins the entire pot.

Card Stud & 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo

Players

Up to eight players can play at one table. In tournaments, however, more tables may be part of the tournament.

Betting structure

Betting structure 7-Card Stud is played with an ante. An ante is a bet that all players are forced to post before the cards are dealt. 7-Card Stud is played as Limit poker.

Order of play

All players pay the ante. The ante is normally 10% of the minimum bet. Consequently, the ante is $1 in a $10-$20 Limit game.

Every player is dealt three cards. Two of the cards are dealt face down and the third is dealt face up.

The player with the lowest visible card bets first. That player can choose between a half or a full bet. In the first round, a full bet is the lower number in the structure, for example $5 in a $5-$10 game.

Every player is dealt a fourth card face up.

The player with the highest visible hand bets first in the second round of betting. The bet is still the lower number in the structure. But if a player has an open pair, he has the option of betting the full amount, for example $10 in a $5-$10 game.

Every player is dealt a fifth card face up.

The player with the highest visible hand bets first in the third round of betting. From this round onwards, all bets are made with the higher number in the structure.

Every player is dealt a sixth card face up.

The player with the highest visible hand bets first in the fourth round of betting.

Every player is dealt the seventh and last card face down.

5-card draw

Players

Up to five players can play at one table.

Betting structure

5-Card Draw is played with two blinds. A blind is a bet that two players are forced to post before the cards are dealt. 5-Card Draw can be played as Limit, Pot-Limit and No-Limit.

Order of play

The two players to the left of the dealer post the blinds. The dealer is symbolised by a button marked "D" in front of the player. The dealer button rotates clockwise around the table.

Every player is dealt five cards face down. These cards are exclusive to the player and not visible to the other players.

The player directly to the left of the big blind starts the first round of betting.

The player to the left of the dealer draws first. Every player can draw up to five cards.

The player to the left of the dealer starts the last round of betting.

Showdown - The player with the best hand wins the pot. If more than one player have the same hand they split the pot.

Lost connection

If a player loses his connection before or during the drawing of cards, the draw is handled automatically. Cards are kept according to how the hand matches the following rules:

Two pairs or higher
Open Royal Flush draw (KQJ10 suited)
High pair (AA,KK,QQ,JJ)
Straight flush or flush draw
Low pair (1010 or less)
Open straight draw
Gut straight draw
High card (A,K,Q,J)
No cards are kept

Betting structure

Limit

In Limit poker, every bet/raise is made with a fixed amount. The only valid bet/raise is equal to the limit, for example $5 in the first two rounds and $10 in the last two, in $5-$10 Limit Hold'em. There is a cap of four bets/raises per betting round.

Pot-Limit

In Pot-Limit, the maximum bet/raise is equal to the present value of the pot, plus the amount needed by the player to call. However, a bet/raise must be at least equal to the stakes and the latest bet/raise of that round, for example $5 in $5-$5 No-Limit. There is no cap on the number of raises.

Betting round

Check

If nobody has bet, or if the player has posted a big blind and nobody has raised, the player can still opt to check. This means that you refrain from betting, but you are still in the hand. However, a player can never check if someone else has bet. If somebody bets after a player checks, that player is forced to call, raise or fold.

Folding

A player always has the option to fold. That means discarding the hand and leaving the game until the next hand is dealt.

Calling

A player has the option to call a bet. That means posting the same amount as was bet by the other player.

Betting

If no player has bet, you have the option of betting yourself. That means posting a bet, thereby forcing the opponents to call, raise or fold.

Raising

If a player has bet, you have the option to raise him. That means posting a bet that is higher than the player's bet, forcing him/her to call, re-raise or fold.

Hand ranking

In poker, you always count the best five-card hand. This means, for example, that if two players have the exact same pair, the player whose set of three other cards is the highest, wins. If more than one player has the exact same hand, they split the pot.