06 Jul, 2022 By Admin Tag

Basics of Poker- Card game rules!

The game of poker started in the early sixteenth century as a bluffing game that eventually migrated to different parts of the world and took many forms. A lot of rules, tips & tricks developed around it and was widely accepted by a wide spectrum of audience.

There are some basics to this game that have stayed the same no matter what. This article is all about that. Although, a few tweaks here and there but the soul remains the same.

So, let’s take a look at some basics of poker and the rules of this card game-

The Pack -

The standard 52-card pack, sometimes with the addition of one or two jokers, is used. Poker is a one-pack game, but today, in virtually all games played in clubs and among the best players, two packs of contrasting colours are utilised to speed up the game. While one pack is being dealt, the other is being shuffled and prepared for the next deal.

The procedure for two packs is as follows: While the deal is in progress, the previous dealer assembles all the cards from the pack he dealt, shuffles them, and places them to the left. When it is time for the next deal, the shuffled deck is passed to the next dealer. In many games in which two packs are used, the dealer's left-hand opponent, instead of the right-hand opponent, cuts the pack.

Card values and the scoring-

Poker is played in innumerable forms and a player who understands the values of poker hands and its principles can easily tackle the hurdles. Except for a few versions of the game, a poker hand consists of five cards. The various combinations of Poker hands rank from five of a kind (the highest) to no pair or nothing (the lowest).

Poker hand rankings

Poker involves different hands with their rankings. They are as follows:

Royal flush- The royal flush sits atop the poker-hand rankings as the best hand possible. It features five consecutive cards of the same suit in order of value from 10 through to ace.
Four of a kind- The same card in all four suits. The five-card hand is completed by the highest card among the others on the table or in your hand.
Full house- A hand comprising the same value card in three different suits (three of a kind) and a separate pair of the same rank card in two different suits. When more than one player has a full house, the winning hand is the one with the higher or highest value three of a kind.
Flush- Five cards of the same suit in any order whatsoever. When two players have flushed the flush featuring the highest valued card is the winning poker hand.
Straight- Five cards of sequential numerical value composed of more than one suit. An ace can usually rank as either high (above a king), or low (below a 2), but not both in the same hand.
Three of a kind- A poker hand containing three cards of the same rank in three different suits. The two highest available cards besides the three of a kind complete the hand.
Two pairs- Two different sets of two cards of matching rank. The highest-ranked remaining card completes the hand.
Pair- A pair of cards of the same rank in different suits. The remainder of the hand is formed from the three highest-ranked cards available.