Poker School

Put your work clothes away because the only suits you will be needing are Hearts,Spades,Diamonds and clubs.

History

Although playing cards have been around since the mid 1300's

By the middle of the 15th century the Germans and Swiss were producing particularly exquisite playing cards. Brought into reality out of the look of Cups, Coins, Swords and Batons emerged the suit symbols of Hearts, Bells, Leaves and Acorns, each an elegant detailed design embellished with colour so that Hearts and Bells were red, and Leaves and Acorns green. Throughout the 15th century France had been churning out cards across her various regions and by the 1480s there emerged the suit symbol designs of Cœurs, Carreaux, Trefles and Piques. These are the Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and Spades of the English and French Packs. Cœurs, or Hearts represented the Church, the Holy men or virtue; Carreaux, or Diamonds were arrowheads, symbolic of the vassals from whom the archers and bowmen were drawn; Trefles or Clubs, deriving from clover, represented the shepherds or husbandman; and Piques, the points of lances – Spades, the knights themselves.

ROYAL FLUSH

A royal flush is an ace high straight flush. Consisting of a 10 up to the Ace of all the same suit.

Basic Rules

STRAIGHT FLUSH

Five cards in sequence, of the same suit.

FOUR OF A KIND

Four cards of the same rank, and one side card or ‘kicker’.

FULL HOUSE

Three cards of the same rank, and a pair.In the event of a tie: Highest three matching cards wins the pot. In community card games where players have the same three matching cards, the highest value of the two matching cards wins.

FLUSH

Any five cards of the same suit. In the event of a tie: The player holding the highest ranked card wins. If necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest, and fifth-highest cards can be used to break the tie. If all five cards are the same ranks, the pot is split. The suit itself is never used to break a tie in poker.

STRAIGHT

Five cards in sequence.

In the event of a tie: Highest ranking card at the top of the sequence wins.

Note: The Ace may be used at the top or bottom of the sequence, and is the only card which can act in this manner. A,K,Q,J,T is the highest (Ace high) straight; 5,4,3,2,A is the lowest (Five high) straight.

THREE OF A KIND

Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards.In the event of a tie: Highest ranking three of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same three of a kind, the highest side card, and if necessary, the second-highest side card wins.

TWO PAIRS

Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards of a different matching rank, and one side card. In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same highest pair, highest second pair wins. If both players have two identical pairs, highest side card wins.

ONE PAIR

Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards. In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same pair, the highest side card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest and third-highest side card can be used to break the tie.

Each player is dealt two cards face down that only they can see. A round of betting occurs. Three community cards (known as the "flop") are dealt face up in the middle of the table. Another round of betting occurs. A fourth community card (known as the "turn") is dealt face up on the table. Another round of betting occurs. A fifth and final community card (known as the "river") is dealt face up on the table. A final round of better occurs. The player's hole cards are revealed and the player with the best five-card poker hand wins the pot. Your five card hand can consist of none, one, or both of your hole cards along with five, four, or three of the community cards. If two or more players share the same best hand, the pot is divided equally among the winners.

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