Poker - Casino Winning Systems and Strategies

POKER GENERAL RULES
The objective of poker is to win the pot. You can do this by having the best hand or by convincing the other players that you have the best hand and force them to drop out.

Poker Hands
A poker hand is made from the best arrangement of five cards and are ranked as follows, highest first:

SEVEN CARD STUD
Seven card stud is one of the most detailed and complicated of all poker games because of the sheer number of hands that can be made from seven cards. In addition to its complexity, it can be a very expensive online gambling game, having five betting rounds, each involving potential raises and re-raises. Because three cards are hidden, the other players' hands are difficult to compute. This adds to the game's volatility and the roller-coaster effects on your bankroll.

The game begins with each player being dealt two cards face down. These are called hole cards. A third card is dealt face up. In games with antes, the person with the highest face-up card starts the betting. He can make a wager or he can check (indicate he won't make a wager but will remain to see if anyone else bets) or he can fold. All players will have the opportunity to match or raise the total bet as the play goes around the table. Or they can fold.

When the betting finishes, a second round is dealt face up. Now, the best two-card hand initiates the betting. Another round of raises and re-raises ensues.

A third round is dealt face up with the same procedure as before.

Now, a fourth round is dealt face-up with the same procedure as before.

On the fifth round of play, the card is dealt face down. The final round of betting begins. Al the remaining players now have four cards face up and three cards in the hole. The player has to make the best five-card poker hand out of his seven cards.

POKER WINNING SYSTEMS
Don't hold four cards of an inside straight, an inside straight is one where the possible straight can be completed only one way. An outside straight is one that can be completed in two ways and so is twice as likely. The exception to this rule is an ace-high straight.

Don't hold three cards of a straight except for - K-Q-J

Don't hold three cards of a flush- do not hold three cards of the same suit unless it is also a potential straight flush.

Don't hold a kicker with any pair or with three of a kind- a kicker is a single high card - J,Q,K,A - that has the potential to turn into a winning pair.

What those words mean:

poker tips - Fold
You fold when the cards that you hold are so lousy that to remain in the game would spell certain doom.
At this point, you have no further monetary commitment to the hand, your cards are never revealed.

poker tips - Call
In order to call, you are required to contribute the equivalent amount of chips as the other players since your last bet. The player to the left of the dealer has the ability to "check" because the value of the pot has not been established. This is applicable on the first round of betting.

poker tips - Raise
Similar to a "call" except this time you get to increase the value of your bet when the chance to do so arises since the last time you bet. This is a good strategy if you feel that you have a strong hand or want to see who's - bluffing - and who's not. There is generally a maximum limit that you can raise per round.

The player with the highest hand value wins the pot. But before this can happen, all players are required to either "fold" or "call" during that particular round of betting. Now if someone was to "raise" during the round then we are required to start all over again. When the cycle is finally complete, all the players must reveal their cards.

Poker Hands:

Five of a Kind
This occurs when all five cards have the same value. In order to hold five of a kind a wild card must be used.

Royal - Straight Flush
The Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten of any suit. You have 1 chance in 650,000 odd hands dealt to ahieve a royal flush in poker.

Five cards of the same suit in ascending order. This would constitute a Straight Flush. Not unlike a regular straight, an ace counts as either a high - low card.

Four of a Kind
It's the same as saying four cards of the same suit e.g. a jack of spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts. In the unlikely event that two players have a "four of a kind" hand, the hand with the highest value set of cards wins. However there are many games of poker that involve wild cards. In the event of a tie during a wild card game, the player with the highest fifth card would be declared the winner.

Full House
A full house is three of a kind and a pair. The player with the higher value first three of a kind wins in the event of a tie.

Flush
A Flush simply means that your hand contains cards of all the same suit. If two players have the same hand the winner is the player holding the highest valued cards. For example, if the highest card in your hand is a ten and the other player's highest card is an eight, you're the winner.

Straight
A Straight is five cards of any suit in ascending order. The ace can be either high or low and the high straight wins the tie.

Three of a Kind
An example of a Three of a Kind would be: 9 of Hearts, 9 of Diamonds, and a 9 of Spades. The other two cards are used in the event of a tie. This is provided that "wild cards" are used. The highest remaining two cards would be used to establish a winner.

Two Pair
Two sets of pairs. Ex: (4,4,Q, Q). The highest pairs take the pot in case of a tie.

Pair
One pair of cards in your hand. K, K, or 4,4.

High Card
Highest card takes all in the event of a breakdown of the above hands