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Rules and how to play Poker:
(poker variants including Omaha Poker, Hold'em Poker and Let it Ride) The Basics: Poker started in the saloons of the Wild West and has probably the most game variants. Poker 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 poker games use multiple decks or add Jokers or Wild Cards. The poker 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. In poker there are four suits; spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs, but no suit is higher than another. Each poker player is dealt five poker cards and is called a hand. The hand highest in ranks wins. In some poker games there are Wild Cards or Jokers, which can be labelled whatever suit and rank the possessor wishes to.

The Ranking of Poker Hands:
The ranking of poker hands based on probability starting from the highest are as follows: Royal Flush - Five of a Kind (with a Wild card or Joker) - Straight Flush - Four of a Kind - Full House - Flush- Straight - Three of a Kind - Two Pair - Pair - High Card

Five of a Kind is only possible when using wild cards and is the highest possible hand. If more than one hand has five-of-a-kind, the higher rank wins; e.g. five Aces beat five kings, which beat five queens, and so on.

Straight Flush is the best natural hand. A straight flush consists of five poker cards in sequence and of the same suit. An Ace high straight-flush is called a Royal Straight Flush or Royal Flush and is the highest natural hand.

Four of a Kind is a hand that contains of four poker cards of the same rank. The hand with the highest rank of four-of-a-kind beats other four-of-a-kind hands. If there are many wild cards, as used in some poker game variants, there could be two four-of-a-kind hands with the same rank. In this case, the hand with the higher ranking fifth card wins. This poker rule applies to hands that tie, such as a pair or two pairs. Dead heats split the pot.

Full House is a hand consisting of three-of-a-kind and a pair. Again, where Wild Cards are used, ties are compared first by the three-of-a-kind ranking, then the poker pair.

Flush is a hand consisting of poker cards that are all of the same suit in any order.

Straight is a hand consisting of 5 poker cards in sequence, such as 5-6-7-8-9. An Ace may either be high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (A-2-3-4-5).

Three of a Kind is a hand similar to the four-of-a-kind hand, except that if the remaining two poker cards are a pair, then it becomes a Full House.

Two Pair is a hand that contains two poker pairs only.

Pair is a hand that contains one poker pair only.

High Card is a hand that is none of the above and is a weak hand. If no poker player has a pair or better, then the hand that contains the highest ranking card wins. If multiple poker players tie with the highest poker card, then the second highest poker card decides, followed by the third and so on.

Note on Wild Cards:
How the wild card can be used depends on the poker game you are playing and the poker rules. A wild card can be defined as a joker or standard card that, by player agreement and/or poker dealer's choice, can be used to represent any poker card desired. When a joker is in play, it usually can only be used as an Ace or to complete a straight or flush. It cannot be used as a true wild card, for example, as a king to make KK75X play as three kings. When playing for low, the joker becomes the lowest rank not already held, so 864AX is played as 8642A, with the joker used as a deuce. Wild cards add an additional hand, five of a kind, which normally ranks above a straight flush. They can also cause confusion when two poker players hold the same hand composed of different wild card combinations. The standard rules of poker do not distinguish between such hands, but some poker players prefer to rank hands using fewer wild cards above less 'natural' versions of the same hand.

Playing Poker:
In most games players must 'ante' a nominal amount just to have the cards dealt. Once the cards are dealt, the betting starts. Poker players bet into the pot in the middle of the table and it is done in turn clockwise. The poker player with the highest rank showing, is the first to speak and to bet. He can either bet or check. By saying 'Check', he passes the decision to bet to the next player who can also check. If all poker players check, then it is the end of the round. Everyone opens his poker cards and the highest hand wins. Only after one poker player places a bet the real betting starts. Each poker player in turn can either 'Call', 'Raise' or 'Fold'. To fold is to pass or drop out of the round and not play. To call means willing to match the bet, and the same amount must be placed on the pot. To raise means to match the bet and add an extra bet. Say you start with a $5 bet. If someone else raises $10, he puts $15 in the pot. When your turn comes again you need to add $10 difference to the pot to stay in the game, and if you want you can also raise or even say 'Pot'. Pot is a raise to the maximum, which means to bet the same amount as the total money available in the poker pot. If there are no more raises and all the poker cards have been dealt, then it is the end of the round. Everyone opens his closed cards and the highest hand wins the poker pot.

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Rules and how to play Blackjack:
The object of the blackjack game is to accumulate cards with point totals as close to 21 without going over 21. Face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are worth 10 points. Aces are worth 1 or 11, whichever is preferable. Other blackjack cards are represented by their number. If a blackjack player and the House tie, it is a push and no one wins. Blackjack Ace and 10 (Blackjack) on the first two blackjack cards dealt is an automatic blackjack player win at 1.5 to 1, unless the house ties. A blackjack player may stand at any time. Playing blackjack: To win you need to beat the dealer without busting. You bust when your blackjack cards total to more than 21 and you lose automatically. The winner is whoever has closest to a total of 21. You reach 21 by adding up the values of the blackjack cards. The blackjack table seats about 6 players. Either six or eight decks of blackjack cards are used and are shuffled together by the blackjack dealer and placed in a card dispensing box called 'Shoe'. Before receiving any blackjack cards players must place a wager. Then the players are dealt two cards face up. The blackjack dealer gets one face up, one face down. Each blackjack player in turn either stays or takes more blackjack cards to try and get closer to 21 without busting. Blackjack Players who do not bust wait for the dealer's turn. When all the players are done, the dealer turns up the down card. By blackjack rule, on counts of 17 or higher the dealer must stay; on counts of 16 or lower the blackjack dealer must draw.

If you make a total of 21 with the first two cards (a 10 or a face and an Ace), you win automatically. This is called 'Blackjack'. If you have Blackjack, you will win one and one-half times your bet unless the dealer also has Blackjack, in which case it is a Push or a Tie (or a Stand-off) and you get your bet back. The remaining blackjack players with a higher count than the blackjack dealer win an amount equal to their bet. Blackjack Players with a lower count than the dealer lose their bet. If the dealer busts, all the remaining players win. There are other betting options namely Insurance, Surrender, Double Down, Even Money and Split.

Insurance: side bet up to half the initial bet against the blackjack dealer having a natural 21 - allowed only when the dealer's showing card is an Ace. If the dealer has a 10 face down and makes a blackjack, insurance pays at 2-1 odds, but loses if the dealer does not.

Surrender: giving up your hand and lose only half the bet.

Early Surrender: surrender allowed before the blackjack dealer checks for blackjack.

Late Surrender: the blackjack dealer first checks to see if he has blackjack. If he does, surrender is not permitted.

Double Down: double your initial bet following the initial two-card deal, but you can hit one blackjack card only. A good bet if the blackjack player is in a strong situation.

Even Money: cashing in your blackjack bet immediately at a 1:1 payout ratio when you are dealt a natural blackjack and the blackjack dealer's showing card is a blackjack Ace.

Split Hand: split the initial two-card hand into two and play them separately - allowed only when the two first blackjack cards are of equal value. Use each blackjack card as the start to a separate hand and place a second bet equal to the first.

Hard Hand: A hand without a blackjack Ace, or with an Ace valued at 1 is said to be Hard in that it can only be given one value, unlike a Soft Hand. (You can value an Ace 1 or 11 to suit you).

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