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In order from best to worst, the possible hands in poker are:
Royal Flush - 10-J-Q-K-A of the same suit
Straight Flush - five cards of the same suit in order
Four of a kind
Full House - a pair and three of a kind combined (ex: 3-3-K-K-K)
Flush - five cards of the same suit in no order
Straight - five cards in order but not of the same suit
Three of a kind
Two pair
Pair - two cards of the same number
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turn and the river. A n
needed to play Texas,
can play.
called, in
yers must
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is a sure half-pot
the whole pot by
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est spade.
five cards, but the dea
rounds; common deali:
the cards have been d
cards, is placed face
flipped up. Players th(
ing to the next playerc
it up. If it is picked ui
in his hand with the ul
now trump. Here's whe
suit of trump (exampli
is the Jack of that suit
second highest is the Ja
spades), called the left
K-Q-10-9. In the non-tr
traditional A-K-Q-J-10-
If all players pass,1
it up to order trump, o
ers have the option of
specialty rule usually e
dealer; if no players ca
for "euchring" them. If
t have followed suit, it
pposing team gets two
vo points for taking all
points wins.
o "go alone," or have
nd. Often this is only
as Seven-Card Higt
works best with five
are variations for few
cards face down. He c
es three to the left. 1
he picks up his neigh
high (best hand takes
example: A-2-3-4-6,
either way. Bluffing i
each player flips, or
reveal his hand to the
There is a bet betwt
one card remains face
his own cards and wha
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sci
ers
hat
neraly only play
so if they stay in
you as a player and a better, so
how they react to you when you
attention to
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