April 3rd, 2007 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Here are some famous poker variations and something about them.They are all interesting but each attract a different crowd.
Seven Card Stud
Seven Card Stud is a very popular form of Stud Poker, it can be played with a high-only or high-low.
Texas Hold’em, is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed by the dealer.
Omaha High, each player get four cards face down and then a bet happens. Then three cards are dealt face up all at once on the board as common cards with a betting round. Hands in Omaha tend to be higher than in 7 Stud or Hold’em. There is also a Omaha High-Low and Omaha 8 or Better.
These are a few for this post but I will post more amusing game suggestions in a future post.
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December 24th, 2006 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Here are some other variations of poker that could be used to enlighten your home poker game. These game’s rules can be looked about in the internet easily, I am going to just tell you the very basics of basics.
Pineapple, this variation can be played with a high-low rule set. The game starts with three cards dealt face down to each player, then a betting round starts. Then face up cards are dealt and each time these two events occur each player must discard one card from their hand.
Five-Card Draw, players are dealt five cards face down and the betting round then starts. Each player can discard a card or more from their hand, they get cards back from the deck equal to the amount they discarded.
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December 12th, 2006 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Here are a few more variations for your pleasure, in a home poker game.
Baseball, it’s like Seven Stud but all nines and threes are wild cards. So this game is heavily based on luck and there will a lot of high ranked hands, so don’t be surprised if more than one person has a royal flush in one night.
Black Mariah, sometime called Chicago, it too is a game based on the Seven Stud except that the high spide in the hole splits half the pot. Sometimes the Queen of spades counts as the highest card. The game is based on the spades suit.
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November 11th, 2006 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Indian Poker
Indian Poker is a one card game dealt face down to each player. Each player, without looking at their card, then they place it on their forehead, but only other players can see it. So you can see everyone’s card except your own. Then there is a round of betting and then a showdown.
Razz
Razz is like a Seven-Card Stud, played low. Each players start with two cards down and one card up. Each players ante initially and the high card on the board is typically required to make a very small bet.
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February 14th, 2006 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Basic etiquette is everywhere around us in our homes, the world and even in poker. Players who act in not a very gentleman way are avoided by many, being rude and inconsiderate would put you on many of the poker regulars black list.
Things to Do In Pokerooms/Games
-Be honest: Don’t try to short-change the pot or cheat in any manner.
-Play Swiftly: Even in much slower games like Stud, nobody likes slow players.
-Be Courteous and Friendly: Fancy words that mean, just don’t moan when things do go your way.
-Be a good sport: When you win, making fun of others isn’t a good thing to do unless they are very close friends.
-Be good loser: Show some class when you lose.
-Be prepared: If your leaving early or something comes up tell the other players.
-Bet In Sequence: Don’t bet out of your turn.
Things To not Do
-Giving other players advice: Never give advice to other players during games. If the advice is wrong they will be furious at you and if it’s right the player who lost because of that move will be mad at you.
-Looking at others Hands: Never look at others hand unless they don’t object but most really do hate it.
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November 4th, 2005 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Omaha Hold’em, 8-or-Better High-Low Split Poker is quite a lot to remember so just call it Omaha, some even just call it 8. The game for the future as many poker media sites, blogs call it. Everyone gets four face down cards, and like it’s twin game, Texas Hold’em Poker 5 community cards, which every player can use, are dealt face up in the center of the table. The best high hand and the best low hand split the pot.
As in most split pots, because some players try to play the low card and the high card and others try to scoop the entire pot, that’s why the chips are on the table.
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August 24th, 2005 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Omaha/8 is a fast paced action poker game, with four cards dealt to players instead of 2 like in Texas Hold’em. So when players have more cards, they a bigger option to play a hand. when you play a hand more action and more action more fun.
You might get confused trying to make the best hand with your private cards and with the community cards. But if you played Texas holdem you should be fine with this variation also. There is also a riskier version of Omaha, Omaha High.
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April 24th, 2005 › Card Games › › no comments ›
-Omaha is a high-low split game, which means more players have claim in each pot.
-Each player must make the best five card poker hand possible with two cards of his and three communal cards. In Hold’em you aren’t obliged to use any of your cards to make the hand. In Omaha you must play two cards no more no less to make a valid Omaha hand.
-Since you receive four cards instead of two you have six different starting combinations now, as an option. That is why winning hands in Omaha are way higher than in Texas.
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December 25th, 2004 › Card Games › › no comments ›
Like in Hold’em the first two players left to the dealer’s position must post blind bets, which like in Hold’em is used to stimulate the action and pace of the poker game.
In 6$-12$ Omaha game, blinds are around the 3$ and 6$ mark. Blinds like always are considered live. Because blinds represent forced first bet, the players forced to post the bet n raise, only in the first round of betting of course. After the betting has been done by everyone around the table it’s their turn to act once again.
Unlike Stud Poker, where position dictates the order of the plays, the player with dealer button acts last in all rounds of betting, with the exception of the first round.
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December 20th, 2004 › Card Games › › no comments ›
When the four initial cards are dealt to all the players. On the first round of betting, players may call or raise the blind bet or fold their hand. Most casinos will allow a bet and three or four raises per betting rounds, with one exception like always. When two players contest the pot, amount of betsare unlimited.
When the first of betting is done, three community cards are dealt, called the flop, they are turned face up on the center of the table. Then another betting round ensues, if there is no bet a play may check or bet, if there is a bet, players must fold, call, raise or reraise.
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