tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76553418379777385512011-11-27T16:47:27.694-08:00123Paddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374406028541997412noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655341837977738551.post-50555999844265826492007-12-01T06:58:00.001-08:002008-11-13T14:17:57.925-08:00<div><div><div><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GCezJsvWI/AAAAAAAACEQ/RGljvQfq4ps/s1600-R/Royal+Flush.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139032115445022050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GCezJsvWI/AAAAAAAACEQ/W0Np1Xn2yY0/s320/Royal+Flush.png" border="0" /></a>Royal Flush:</strong><br /></div><div><div>Highest combination of poker.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Straight Flush:</strong></p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GEfjJsvYI/AAAAAAAACEg/x1-sl_xrvUs/s1600-R/Straight+Flush.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139034327353179522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GEfjJsvYI/AAAAAAAACEg/1uyNtaLPPEE/s320/Straight+Flush.png" border="0" /></a>A Straight Flush consists of 5 cards in numerical sequence, all of the same suit. The higher straight flush wins. AKQJT is the highest straight flush, and is also called the royal flush. 5432A is the lowest straight flush.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GFXjJsvZI/AAAAAAAACEo/Wb4FEtE9LNQ/s1600-R/Four+of+a+Kind.png"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139035289425853842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GFXjJsvZI/AAAAAAAACEo/eLLmbguYQYc/s320/Four+of+a+Kind.png" border="0" /></strong></a>Four of a Kind,</strong><strong> King kicker:</strong><br /></p><br /><p>The higher 4-of-a-kind wins. 4-of-a-kind is aslo known as quards.<br /></p></div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Full House:<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GGfjJsvaI/AAAAAAAACEw/kKJHImgseWw/s1600-R/Full+House.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139036526376435106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GGfjJsvaI/AAAAAAAACEw/xOcUGYuh6G8/s320/Full+House.png" border="0" /></a></strong></div><div></div><div> </div><div>A full house consists of a 3-of-a-kind and a pair. The higher 3-of-a-kind wins. The Full House is also known as a boat.<br /><br /></div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GHMjJsvbI/AAAAAAAACE4/rHB0xIwFDME/s1600-R/Flush.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139037299470548402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GHMjJsvbI/AAAAAAAACE4/K6Np5S1pygo/s320/Flush.png" border="0" /></a><strong>Flush, Ace kicker:</strong></div><strong></strong><br /><div>A Flush consists of 5 cards of the same suit. The flush with the higher top cards wins. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GIUzJsvcI/AAAAAAAACFA/Lgqgk5Zb6os/s1600-R/Straight.png"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139038540716096962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1GIUzJsvcI/AAAAAAAACFA/Ma_ZnebaYxg/s320/Straight.png" border="0" /></strong></a><strong>Straight, Qween kicker:</strong></div><div></div><br /><div>A Straight consists of 5 cards in numerical sequence. The straight with the higher top card wins. AKQJT is the highest straight; 5432A is the lowest straight. 5432A is also called a wheel.<br /><br /></div><div><strong>Three of a Kind, Jack kicker:</strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F-_jJsvVI/AAAAAAAACEI/MclI6mMXVN0/s1600-R/Three+of+a+Kind.png"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139028280039226706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F-_jJsvVI/AAAAAAAACEI/M93hqNFqrfU/s320/Three+of+a+Kind.png" border="0" /></strong></a><br /></div><div> </div><div>The higher 3-of-a-kind wins. 3-of-a-kind is also known as trips. If you have a pocket pair in Texas Holdem, and you form trips by the third card coming onto the board, this is know as a set. </div><br /><br /><div><strong> </div><div>Two Pair, Queen kicker:</strong></div><div><br /><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F8iDJsvUI/AAAAAAAACEA/yREEMj9DSiY/s1600-R/Two+pair.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139025574209830210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F8iDJsvUI/AAAAAAAACEA/vTFjm1_ntXM/s320/Two+pair.png" border="0" /></a></div>The hand with the higher pair wins. If the top pairs are equal, then the low pairs are used to break the tie. If those are also equal, then the unmatched card is used to break the tie.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><strong>Pair, Ace kicker:</strong><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F6CDJsvSI/AAAAAAAACDw/3ewYuMT_QgY/s1600-R/Pair.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139022825430760738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F6CDJsvSI/AAAAAAAACDw/vroq4etb8cM/s320/Pair.png" border="0" /></a>The hand with the highest pait wins. If the pairs are equal, then the unmatched cards are used to break the tie, first by comparing the highest unmatched cards, then the 2nd highest unmatched cards, and finally the lowest unmatched cards.<br /></div><div> </div><div><div><strong>High Card:<br /></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F4JjJsvRI/AAAAAAAACDo/d4foawxeFJ4/s1600-R/High+card.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139020755256524050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WgAxI1ob1vo/R1F4JjJsvRI/AAAAAAAACDo/sLcNV8Zs33I/s320/High+card.png" border="0" /></a><br />If a hand does not fit in any other category, it is judged by high cards and comparing them. If those are equal, then the 2nd highests are compared, and so on. </div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7655341837977738551-5055599984426582649?l=bestofpoker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374406028541997412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655341837977738551.post-28852043761431285442007-11-30T11:43:00.000-08:002007-11-30T11:47:10.699-08:00<p>The objective of Poker is to win the pot - the collection of money, chips or other bets made by the players during a hand of poker. Basically, there are two ways you can win: </p><p><strong>1)</strong> Have the highest ranking hand </p><p><strong>2)</strong> Bluff the other players into folding by making them believe you have the winning hand. It is from this strategy that made the "poker face" famous. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7655341837977738551-2885204376143128544?l=bestofpoker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374406028541997412noreply@blogger.com0