5 Card hand rankings

These are the 5 card poker hands in order of worst to best. Starting with High hand which is whoever has the highest card since no one has anything higher such as a pair. A pair is when a player has 1 card the same as another. Then there is 2 pair which is when 2 cards match eachother. The next is three of a kind, this is also called a set, when there is 3 matching cards. A straight is when you have 5 cards in order without matching suits. A flush is the next, a flush is when you have 5 cards with matching suites. A full house is when you have a three of a kind and a pair at the same time. A four of a kind follows this and is when you have all 4 of the same cards. The second best hand is called a straight flush, as the name says it is when you have a flush and straight at the same time overlapping eachother. The highest hand possible to get in poker is called a royal flush. A royal flush is when you have 10 J Q K A in order with matching suites.

How to play stud.

Stud is diffrent than any other type of poker in the fact that there is not 5 cards layed down on the board. In stud the game begins when everyone is dealt 3 cards face down. You then have a round of betting. Then everyone is given another card followed by another round of betting. This happens until each player had 7 cards infront of them face down from all other players. After the final round of betting the cards are flipped over and whichever player has the best 5 card hand wins the pot.

How to play Pinnaple

Pinnaple is a type of poker which inwhich you are dealt 3 cards. A hand starts when all players are dealt 3 cards. The next action is for each player to throw away 1 of there 3 cards. After everyone has discarded 1 card there is than a round of betting. After the round of betting is finished the flop is layed down which is 3 cards face up. Then followed up by another round of betting. The next card layed face up is called the turn after this the third round of betting is done. The last card to be turned face up is called the river. After the river there will be 5 cards layign face up and the final round of betting occurs. The winner is decided by the best 5 card hand. The 2 cards you have left in your hand work with the 5 layed down on the board to give you your best 5 card hand,

How to play Omaha.

Omaha is a type of poker which is similar to texas holdem besides the fact your are dealt 4 cards. A hand starts when all players are dealt 4 cards. After the cards are dealt there is a round of betting. After the round of betting is finished the flop is layed down which is 3 cards face up. Then followed up by another round of betting. The next card layed face up is called the turn after this the third round of betting is done. The last card to be turned face up is called the river. After the river there will be 5 cards layign face up and the final round of betting occurs. The winner is decided by the best 5 card hand. You must use 2 and only 2 of your four cards in your hand.

Pokers main games other than texas holdem.

Many people that are new to poker only learn to play holdem some even think its the only poker game out there. This is an extremly misfortunate mind set that new young players all falling into. Poker has games such as: Omaha, Omaha high/low, Stud, Stud high/low, Pinaple, Crazy Pinanple, 2-7 low ball, Razz, and still many more variartions to poker. The reason people are falling to the assumtption of poker meaning texas holdem is  because it is the easiest to televise, advertise and to understand.