Casino Poker Card Game

A Poker hand consists of five cards. The value of a hand depends on whether it contains one of the following combinations:

Straight flush
The highest possible hand: all five cards of the same suit and in sequence (for example: the 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of diamonds). The highest-ranking straight flush is the A, K, Q, J, and 10 of one suit, called a royal flush.

Four of a kind
Ranks next under a straight flush, as, four aces, or four sixes. It does not matter what the fifth, unmatched card is.

Full House
Three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, as 8-8-8-4-4, and ranks next under four of a kind.

Flush
Five cards of the same suit, but not all in sequence, and ranks next below a full house.

Straight
Five cards in sequence, but not all of the same suit. It loses to a flush or higher hand, but beats anything else.

Three of a kind
Three cards of the same value. It ranks next under a straight.

Two pairs
Two pair of two cards of the same value. It ranks next under three of a kind.

One pair
Two cards of the same value. It beats any hand containing no pair but none of the higher-ranking combinations named above.
Below the rank of hands containing one pair are all the no-pair hands, which are rated by the highest card they contain, so that an ace-high hand will beat a king-high hand, and so on.

The Object
The object of Poker, regardless of the type of game, is to get five cards that have a higher value than the other players at the table. The player whose cards outranks all the others wins the pot.

Betting
Casino Poker features casino-style betting, which is different than your average home game. The main difference, being that you do not decide the amount of your opening bets and raises. The betting amounts are automatically determined by the table limits. All early round bets use the minimum table amount and all late round bets use the maximum table amount. See the rules for each specific game for more information.

Unlimited Raises
Casino Poker is limited to 3 raises per round. However, if there are only two players left in the hand the number of raises is unlimited (until somebody calls).

All In
If you run out of money during the play of a poker hand, you may declare All In. This means that you will remain in the hand but don't have to make any more bets. However, you are only eligible to win the amount of the pot at the time you declared All In.
Blind Bets
In Texas Hold 'Em, the first two seats must place a Blind Open and Blind Raise respectively. This means they must place this bet whether they like their cards or not. The remaining players must then call or fold (the betting has already been opened). The second seat player will automatically be in the hand (unless somebody else raises) and the first seat player will have a choice of calling the blind raise or folding. This is only true for the first round.

Bring In
After the first round of cards in a stud game, the player with the lowest up card is required to contribute an additional ante or Bring In into the pot.

The Deal
After the ante (which each player adds to the pot automatically), Five-Card Draw begins with five cards dealt, face down, to each player. Each player is given a turn to deal, clockwise around the table. The dealer is indicated by fan of cards in the in the Player Display.

The First Betting Interval
After the cards are dealt, the player to the left of the dealer then has the option to Open, that is, make a bet based on the first five cards dealt, or Check which means to pass the option to Open to the next player. If you think you have no chance of winning this hand, you can Fold, only losing your ante.
After an opening bet is made, you will have the opportunity to Call, Raise or Fold.

The amount of the opening bet, call and raise during the first betting interval is a fixed limit, based on the limits you chose when you selected the table.


The Draw
Once the opening bets are placed, each player has the opportunity to replace the cards in their hand by discarding those they do not want and drawing new ones. Click on the cards you want to discard, then click the the Draw button.
If you mistakenly clicked on a card you would like to keep, just click on it again to return it to your hand.
If you want to keep all of your original cards, click the Stand button.
The Second Betting Interval
Opening
After all players at the table have finished drawing, the player who Opened during the first betting interval will be given the option to Open, Check or Fold.

The amount of the opening bet for the second betting interval is a fixed limit, based on the limit you chose when you selected the table.

Calling and Raising

After an opening bet is made, the players seated clockwise to the player who opened have the opportunity to Call which means to match the bet of the person seated to your right, or to Raise the bet by matching the previous bet and adding to it.

The amount of the call and raise is determined by the fixed limit you chose when you selected the table.

Although raises are limited to 3 per round, when only two players are left the raises become unlimited.

The Deal
After the ante (which each player adds to the pot automatically), Five- and Six-Card Stud begins with two cards, one down and one face up, dealt to each player. In Seven-Card Stud, each player is dealt three cards, two down and one up.
Each player is given a turn to deal, clockwise around the table. The dealer is indicated by fan of cards in the in the Player Display.


The First Betting Interval
After the first two cards are dealt, the player with the lowest up card is required to throw the Bring In into the pot. This is an amount equal to the ante.
After the Bring In, the player to the left must either Raise the bet to the first round bet minimum, (which is based on the limits you chose when you selected the table) or Fold.

After one of the players raises to the first round bet limit, the other players may Call, Raise, or Fold.


Drawing Upcards
After the first betting round, each player still in the game is dealt another upcard. At this point, the player who has the highest hand showing has the first opportunity to Open, Check, or Fold. After the opening bet, the other players have a chance to Call, Raise or Fold. After all players have bet, each remaining card is dealt face up and bet upon in sequence until the final card of the hand, which is dealt face down.
Calling and Raising

After an opening bet is made, the players seated clockwise to the player who opened have the opportunity to Call, or to Raise the bet by matching the previous bet and adding to it.

The amount of the call and raise is determined by the fixed limit you chose when you selected the table.

For Five-Card Stud:

The fixed limit minimum is used for the first 3 cards dealt.
The fixed limit maximum is used for the last 2 cards dealt.
For Six-Card Stud:
The fixed limit minimum is used for the first 3 cards dealt.
The fixed limit maximum is used for the last 3 cards dealt.
For Seven-Card Stud:
The fixed limit minimum is used for the first 4 cards dealt.
The fixed limit maximum is used for the last 3 cards dealt.

The Deal
To begin Texas Hold 'Em, two cards are dealt to each player, face down. Five cards, called Community Cards, are placed in the center, face down. Although there is no ante, The player seated to the immediate left of the dealer must put a Blind Open into the pot. The next player to the left must put in a Blind Raise. The amount of the Blind Open and Blind Raise are determined by the fixed betting limits you chose when you selected the table.
The players to the left of the player who posted the Blind Raise can then either Call, Raise or Fold. The players who put in the Blind Open and Blind Raise must match the difference between the largest bet and the Blinds to stay in the game.

The Community Cards
After all players have bet, three of the cards in the center of the table are turned face up. Each player uses these cards in combination with their own in an attempt to get the best hand. The player to the left of the dealer has the first opportunity to Open, Check or Fold. The betting then moves clockwise around the table until all players have had a chance to Call, Raise or Fold.
The next two Community cards are turned over and bet on in sequence.
Calling and Raising

After an opening bet is made, the players seated clockwise to the player who opened have the opportunity to Call which means to match the bet of the person seated to your right, or to Raise the bet by matching the previous bet and adding to it.

The amount of the call and raise is determined by the fixed limit you chose when you selected the table.


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