Basic Poker Rules
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Poker, in the vast majority of it’s forms, is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. Occasionally the game may call for more... Read more
Poker Terms
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Poker Terms (with permission, from Bob Ciaffone’s ‘Robert’s Rules of Poker’) ACTION: A fold, check, call,... Read more
2-Card Manilla Rules
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Manila poker is a Texas Hold’em variant played with a stripped deck (cards ranked from 2 to 6 inclusive are removed from the deck).... Read more
3-Card Manilla Rules
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3-Card Manila poker is a Texas Hold’em variant played with a stripped deck (i.e. cards ranked from 2 to 5 inclusive are removed from... Read more
Anaconda Rules
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Anaconda is a 7-card Stud variant with some relation to draw games, in which unwanted cards are passed along to other players. Players... Read more
Baseball Poker Rules
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A 7-card stud variant with wild cards. Wild Card Rules 3s and 9s are wild. If a 4 is dealt face-up, the player who received it received... Read more
Big 2 Rules
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Big 2 Poker can be played with up to 4 players. Each player receives 13 cards. The winner is the first player to discard all their... Read more
California Hi-Lo Draw Rules
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This is a draw game with the pot being split between the highest hand and (if there is one) a low hand. One joker is added to the deck,... Read more
Caribbean Stud Rules
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Caribbean Stud Poker is played against the dealer. Players can choose to play or not depending on their cards. If a player chooses... Read more
Chowaha Rules
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Chowaha uses an interesting and, at first glance, complicated board structure. But it is quite simple. Players can use any row of... Read more
Cincinnati Rules
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A Texas Hold’em variation in which players are dealt 5 pocket cards, and the five community cards are dealt face-down and then revealed... Read more
Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Rules
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A five card draw poker game where the object is to get the lowest hand. Aces count as the highest card, and flushes and straights count... Read more
Five Card Draw Rules
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A Draw Poker game with 5 cards. Betting Structure Draw poker has an ante and two betting rounds. Read more SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title:... Read more
Five Card Stud Rules
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A stud game where players receive 3 face-up cards and 2 face-down cards. Betting Structure Players bet in the normal way, with set... Read more
Follow the Queen Rules
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Follow the Queen plays like 7-Card Stud with wild card rules. Wild Cards Queens are wild, and so are all cards matching the rank of... Read more
Gardena Jackpots Draw Poker Rules
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A five card draw poker game with a wildcard. Each player is dealt 5 cards, face down. After the 1st round of betting, all players have... Read more
Guts rules
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A game with minimal betting and strategy, which is very easy to learn and play. The Deal Players first all post an ante. Players are... Read more
Irish Hold’em Rules
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A Hold’em variant where players discard some of their pocket cards and then form their hand from their remaining pocket cards and... Read more
Iron Cross Rules
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Players form a poker hand from their five pocket cards and either arm of a ‘cross’ of community cards that are revealed one at... Read more
Lame-Brain Pete Rules
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Lame-Brain Pete can be played by up to 20 players at the same time. The game uses community cards (the ‘board’ dealt to the centre... Read more
Let It Ride Rules
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Players try to achieve a pair of tens or higher with up to three bets ‘riding’. Players do not compete against the dealer or other... Read more
Liar’s Poker Rules
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Liar’s Poker is a simple 1-card game in which players can see everyone else’s card, but not their own. The Deal One card is dealt... Read more
Lowball Ace to Five Rules
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Lowball is draw poker, except that the lowest hand wins the pot. Low Hands A low hand must meet certain requirements to win. Read more SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title:... Read more
Lowball Deuce to Seven Rules
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Lowball is draw poker, except that the lowest hand wins the pot. Low Hands A low hand must meet certain requirements to win. Read more SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title:... Read more
Mexican Stud (Roll Your Own) Rules
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A stud game in which players choose which of their cards are shown face up. The Deal Each player receives two cards face down. Read... Read more
Mississippi Stud Rules
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A stud game with one less betting round than standard 7-Card Stud. Bet Sizes Games of Mississippi Stud Poker are identified by their... Read more
Omaha Hi Rules
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Omaha Hi is a community card game. Every player is dealt four cards face down, followed by five community cards dealt face up in the... Read more
Omaha Hi-Lo Rules
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Omaha Hi-Lo is a community card game. Every player is dealt four cards face down, followed by five community cards dealt face up in... Read more
Pai Gow Rules
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Pai Gow is played against a dealer. Players are dealt seven cards, as is the dealer. These cards are dealt from a deck including one... Read more
Pan Rules
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Panguingue is a type of Rummy game. The object of Pan (Panguingue) Poker is to be the first player to ‘meld’ your 10 cards, plus... Read more
Pinatubo Rules
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Pinatubo poker is a Texas Hold’em variant, similar to Manila Poker, played with a stripped deck (i.e. cards ranked from 2 to 6 inclusive... Read more
Pineapple Rules
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In Pineapple, players form a hand from ‘community’ cards that all players have access to and their own ‘pocket’ cards. What... Read more
Progressive Hold’em Rules
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A Hold’em variant where players must bet an increasing amount to stay in the game as each community card is dealt. Betting Structure... Read more
Q-ball Draw Poker Rules
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A draw game played for lowball hands. A joker is included in the deck. Betting Structure There are three blinds used: one betting... Read more
Razz Rules
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Razz is 7 card stud where the best low hand wins, played with two to eight players. Read more SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Razz... Read more
Red Dog Rules
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Red Dog Poker is often known as In Between Poker. Players bet according to the odds of receiving a 3rd card that falls between the... Read more
Seven Card Stud Hi Lo Poker Rules
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Seven card stud eights or better, also known as seven card stud hi lo, is a split pot game, played with two to eight players. As in... Read more
Seven Card Stud Poker Rules
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Seven card stud is the most popular version of stud poker, and is played between two and eight players. Every player is dealt a total... Read more
Six Card Stud Poker Rules
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A stud game where players receive a total of six cards—two face down and four face up. Players use any combination of their cards... Read more
Spit in the Ocean Rules
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A community / draw game where players receive 4 pocket cards and one card is used as a community card, which is in effect every player’s... Read more
Super Eight Rules
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In Super Eight, players form a hand from ‘community’ cards that all players have access to and their own ‘pocket’ cards. What... Read more
Tahoe Rules
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In Tahoe, players form a hand from ‘community’ cards that all players have access to and their own ‘pocket’ cards. What makes... Read more
Texas Hold’em Rules
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Texas hold’em is a community card game. Every player is dealt two cards face down, and then five community cards are dealt in... Read more
Tic Tac Toe Rules
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Players form a 5-card poker hand from two pocket cards and any three-card row from a grid of 3×3 community cards on the table. Posts... Read more
Trees Rules
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A five card poker game where players may exchange cards with one another. Betting Structure Trees has an ante and two betting rounds.... Read more
Wall Street Rules
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Wall Street is a 7-Card Stud variation in which players have the chance to ‘buy’ cards from the board of community cards instead... Read more






