The Basics of Poker
Poker originated in the saloons of the Wild
West and has probably the most game variants. It is
played player against players and not just against the
dealer as in Blackjack, and there is a lot of psychology
involved during play.
Poker is played from a standard deck of
52 cards. Some variant games use multiple decks or add
Jokers or Wild Cards.
The cards are ranked in descending order
starting from the highest; Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10,
9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace. Ace can be high or low.
There are four suits; spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs,
but no suit is higher than another.
Each player is dealt five cards and is
called a hand. The hand highest in ranks wins. In some
games there are Wild Cards or Jokers, which can be labelled
whatever suit and rank the possessor wishes to.
Click
Here to see the Poker hand values
Click
here to see some Poker Game variations
