Texas Hold'em Poker (Ezine Ready)

Author: Andy Fullard

Texas hold'em poker . Introduction:
Texas hold'em all is one of the most popular forms of poker games around, which is surprising considering it is one of the newest variant forms of Poker games circulating.

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The main point of Pai Gow Poker game

The player plays opposite the dealer. The dealer gives seven cards to the player. The player divides the cards to the ‘big’ and ‘small’ hands. There are five cards on the ‘big’ hand and two cards on the ‘small’ hand.

The way of Pai Gow Poker game

To start with the player makes the bet at the center of the playing table. After that he gets 7 cards. The player divides gotten cards to the ‘big’ (five cards) and ‘small’ (two cards) hands. The ‘big’ hand should always be bigger then the ‘small’ hand.

After the player has divided his cards the dealer opens his cards. In case the both dealer’s hands are bigger then the hands of the player the player loses. In case one of the player’s hands is bigger then the one of the dealer’s hand then the draw is declared and the player takes his bet back. In case the both player’s hands are bigger then the dealer’s hands the player win. The win is paid in correlation of 1:1 minus 5% of commission.

In case of the equaling of player’s and dealer’s combinations:

The Ace + the King – taking into account the status of the third card, if the third cards are equal taking into account the status of the fourth card and etc. If all five cards are the same, then taking into account the suit priority of the oldest card.

One Pair – taking into account the status of the third card, if the third cards are equal then taking into account the status of the fourth card and etc. If all five cards are the same then taking into account the suit priority of the third card.

Two Pairs – taking into account the status of oldest pair, if both pairs are the same then taking into account the status of the fifth card. If all five cards are the same then taking into account the suit priority of the fifth card.

Straight – taking into account the suit priority of the oldest card.

Flush – taking into account the suit priority, if the suits are the same then taking into account the oldest card.

Straight Flush and Royal Flush – taking into account the suit priority.

The suit priority (starting with the oldest): hearts, clubs, diamonds, spades.