Rules for Poker

4.The three cards forming the ‘ﬂop’ are automatically dealt on the table.

5.There is a third stage of betting (optional). See point 3 above.

6.A fourth card is then dealt (turn card).

7.There is a fourth stage of betting (optional). See point 3 above.

8.A ﬁfth card is then dealt (river card).

9.There is a ﬁfth stage of betting (optional):

A.Here, you have the option to try to bully any remaining opponents by entering a large stake, signifying that you feel you have a strong hand, or try and make them believe that you do.

B.You may also need to wager an amount of money merely to stay in the game.

10.Once the ﬁnal round of betting is ﬁnished, all remaining players automatically reveal their cards. A combination of your hole and the community cards forms your hand. The player with the best hand wins the pot.

At each stage of betting you can decide whether you wish to remain in the game. Should you decide to stay in the game, the amount of gold needed to remain in the game will be automatically allocated. You then decide whether you want to raise this amount as part of your betting tactics. If you do not wish to raise, you simply pass the betting onto the next player.

A ranking of poker hands from royal ﬂush to high card.

Standard ﬁve-card poker hands are ranked here in order of strength, from the strongest poker hand to the weakest:

Royal Flush

The best possible hand in poker: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10, all of the same suit.

Straight Flush

Any ﬁve-card sequence in the same suit. For example: 8, 9, 10, Jack, and Queen of Clubs; or 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Diamonds, etc.

Four-Of-A-Kind

All four cards of the same value. For example: 8, 8, 8, 8; or Queen, Queen, Queen, Queen, etc.

Full House

Three of a kind combined with a pair. For example: 10, 10, 10 with 6, 6; or King, King, King with 5, 5, etc.

Flush

Any ﬁve cards of the same suit, but not in sequence. For example: 4, 5, 7, 10 and King of Spades.

Straight

Five cards in sequence, but not in the same suit.

For example: 7 of Clubs, 8 of Clubs, 9 of Diamonds, 10 of Spades, and Jack of Diamonds.

Three-Of-A-Kind

Three cards of the same value. For example: 3, 3, 3; or Jack, Jack, Jack.

Two Pair

Two separate pairs. For example: 2, 2, Queen, Queen.

Pair

Two cards of the same value. For example: 7, 7.

High Card

If a poker hand contains none of the above combinations, it’s valued by the highest card in it.