POKER
This is a poker game based on Texas Hold ‘Em rules.
Even if you already know how to play poker, it is recommended that you read this section:
Round: Games are divided into rounds. A round consists of a sequence of card deals and/or bets so that every player around the table has a chance to place a bet or fold (discard your cards and forfeit interest in the current pot).
Dealer: This is the player who ‘deals’ the cards. It is done automatically for you, but you should note that the ‘dealer’ position moves one player to the left at the end of every game of poker. Usually every player is the ‘dealer’ at least once.
Blind: This describes the forced bet that every player has to make at the start of each game. The blinds serve a purpose in which players are forced to put money into the pot which gives the players an incentive to enter the hand. However, only tow players will post or put up the blinds. The first blind is called the “small blind”. This bet is usually half the minimum bet of the game. The second blind is called the “large blind” and is always the same size as the game’s minimum bet. The player directly left of the dealer will have the “small blind,” while the player directly to the left of the small blind will have the “large blind”. When setting up multiplayer games, the hosting player can choose the amount of loot for the initial blind and the amount that each blind is increased by.
Hole: Refers to the first two cards dealt face down to each player at the start of each round. You are the only one who can see what’s on the cards in your own hole.
Hand: A hand is any combination of up to five cards from your hole and the community cards.
Flop: This is the three cards dealt face up onto the middle of the table after each player has received their hole cards.
Turn Card: The fourth card that is dealt face up in the middle of the table.
River Card: The fifth card that is dealt face up in the middle of the table.
Community: This describes all the cards laid face up in the middle of the table. Eventually a total of five community cards will be face up on the table.
How To Play Poker
1.At the start of each game, every player automatically enters their blind bet into the pot (the total sum in the middle of the table that you are trying to win):
A.However, at the end of this and every other round, you have the option to quit (fold) should you desire to leave the game. You will only lose any loot that you have already placed in the pot.
2.Each player is then dealt two cards at random from the deck. The two cards that you receive form your hole.
3.There is then a second stage of betting (optional):
A.Here, you have the option to try and bully your opponents by entering a large stake, signifying that you feel you have a strong hand, or at least try and make them believe that you do.
B.You also have the option of quitting the round by folding and letting the others players remain in the game.
C.You may also need to wager an amount of loot merely to stay in the game.
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