Poker Rules
Whether you’re going to play poker online or at home, for fun or for money,
you’ll need to know some basic poker rules. Poker is a game of skill and strategy,
and therefore, it’s a good idea to have a reasonable understanding of the game.
There are many varieties of poker games, however they all follow the same basic rules:
- Players donate some chips into a central ‘pot’.
- Players are dealt cards known as a ‘hand’, some or all of which are dealt face down.
- Bets are made on the strength of the player’s cards, there may be several rounds of betting.
- At the end of the betting rounds, the player with the strongest hand, or the last player
left in the game after all other players fold wins!
Which ever type of poker you what to play it is important that you understand the deck and
that you know the poker hand rankings.
The Deck
A deck of playing cards has 52 cards. The cards are divided into 4 suits, each suit having 13 ranks.
The deck also contains two jokers which in some poker games can be used as ‘wild cards’.