Rules, Facts and How to Play

Basics of Online Poker

House Rules

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The Game of Texas Hold'em

A full table of Texas Hold’em will seat 10 players and have a rotating blind system, the blind system is designed to start action and generate money for the pot. Blinds are forced bets. There are two blinds, the big blind and the small blind, which is half the amount of the big blind. For example, if the table is a $4/$8 table, then the big blind would be $4 and the small blind would be $2. The blinds move around the table in a clockwise motion, and are the 2 players to the left of the dealer; small is immediately to the left and big is the second seat to the left. A dealer button is used to indicate a dealer; the dealer button also moves clockwise after each hand so all players pay equal blinds. In some tournaments when the blinds get very high, an additional bet, or ante, is also used in addition to the blinds. In tournaments the blinds increase as more time passes but at a cash table or ring game they never increase.
Opening Round (first round of betting)
After the blinds are on the table, each player will be dealt two down cards; these are called hole cards. A betting round will start with the player to the left of the big blind this person may choose to call the bet (pay the same amount as the big blind), raise (pay more) or fold (give the cards up and get out of the hand). When the betting comes to the small blind the player in that position can call the partial bet they initially placed (meaning they must match the amount of the big blind of which they have already paid half of), raise the bet, or fold. The player in the big blind has the option to raise or check (to decline to bet more) since this player already has a full bet in the pot. Should a player raise, the betting action must go around the table again with each player deciding to match the raise, re-raise or fold. Typically there is one bet and three raises allowed. Once the 3 raises have been made the pot is “capped” but not al three raises need to be used. In this round the bets are subject to the lower limits of the table or equal to the big blind. You cannot bet less than the lower limit of the table.
The Flop (second round of betting)
After the first round of betting is completed, three community cards will be dealt face up on the table, this is called the flop. There is a second round of betting (also subject to the lower limit of the table as in the first round). This round of betting is started with the player to the left of the dealer button which is the small blind. Each player still active in the hand may check (only if no player before them has bet) or bet. After a bet, each player may call the bet, raise, re-raise if a player raises, or fold.
The Turn (third round of betting)
After the betting on the flop is complete a fourth community card is dealt face up in the center of the table, this is called the turn, and is followed by another round of betting. With the third round of betting the amount of the bets goes up to the higher limit of the table, take a $4/$8 table again, the bets must be $8, a raise must be at least $16. Limit, Pot-Limit and No Limit (this limits the amounts that can be bet) is explained more in depth below.
The River (fourth betting round)

Omaha High and Omaha hi/lo

To become a successful Omaha player you need to have an absolute understanding of the mechanics of the game. There are two versions to this game; Omaha high-only (meaning the highest hand wins) and Omaha high-low split (meaning the highest hand and the lowest hand split the pot). As Omaha hi/lo (high-low) is the more popular of the two you’ll be more likely to sit down at a hi/lo game, both versions are played exactly the same way except in the hi/lo version the pot (the total amount of money bet on a single hand by all the players) is split; the high hand is awarded half of the pot and the low hand will get the other half. In the event there is no low hand the high hand will take the whole pot. For a hand to qualify as a low, it must have five cards that are ranked eight or lower and have no pairs. For example, a hand consisting of ace, two, four, seven, and eight qualifies as a low hand; but a hand of ace, two, three, seven, and ten does not.
Play in Omaha goes through four rounds of betting: preflop, the flop, the turn and the river. The amounts of bets in the rounds are determined by the limits of the table. Example: at a $1/$2 table, in the first 2 rounds (the opening round and the flop) the amounts of the bets are set by the lower limits of the table, $1. In rounds 3 and 4 (the turn and the river) bets are set by the higher limit of the table, $2.
Opening Round
In both Omaha versions there is a rotating blind structure (meaning for every hand, certain players must contribute a set amount of money to start the betting). The two players to the left of the dealer are respectively the small blind and the big blind. The big blind is the lower limit of the table, small blind is half of the big blind. A dealer button is used to indicate the dealer position, it moves clockwise around the tables with each hand. To start the hand, the deck is shuffled, the blinds are posted and each player is dealt four cards face-down, these are hole cards. There is a round of betting that is limited to one bet with 3 raises. Betting starts with the person third to the left of the dealer, but for this round only and is subject to the lower limit of the table.
The Flop
Then three community cards are dealt face up in the center of the table. These cards are called the "flop." All cards are dealt on the table face up, these are community cards. (All players may use them) In Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo, all winning hands must consist of two hole cards and three board cards. To make his best hand the player may use any two of his four cards he wishes but must use two hole cards combined with any three of the five board/community cards. In a clockwise motion starting with person to the left of the dealer, each player bets or folds with bets being subject to the lower limit of the table. In all following rounds players will bet in this order.
The Turn
Another card is dealt face up, which is called the "turn". After the betting action on the flop is complete, the dealer will place a fourth community card, face-up, on the table. This is the turn card, there is another round of betting but now the bet minimum has gone up to the higher limit of the table, you must bet equal to or more than the higher limit of the table, you cannot place a bet that is lower.
The River
When players have completed the betting on the turn a fifth card is dealt to the community and is the final card. All remaining players will now have nine cards to make their best hand; 4 in the hole and 5 on the table; keeping in mind that a player must use exactly two of his hole cards. Once the river card has been dealt, the final round of betting begins. This last, fourth, round of betting is subject to the higher limit of the table. When all betting is complete, the pot is awarded to the player with the best hand. In Omaha hi/ho the pots will be split between the player with the highest hand and the lowest hand, Omaha the whole pot will go to the highest hand.

Hand Ranking for Texas Hold’em and Omaha

Royal Flush
 An Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten in the same suit.
In the event of a tie: Two or more Royal Flushes split the pot.
 

Straight Flush
 Five cards in sequence, of the same suit.
In the event of a tie: Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins. 




 

Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank, and one side card.
In the event of a tie: Highest four of a kind wins. When players have the same four of a kind, the highest fifth side card ("kicker") wins.

Full House
 Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank.
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
 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.

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.

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 Pair
 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 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.



High Card

Poker Rake

Rake ranges on a percentage of the pot according to the table below. No rake is collected if a hand ends before the flop.

All Real Money Games will be raked according to this table:

Limit Games up to $1 / $2

Limit Games $2 / $4 and above

No Limit / Pot Limit Games