Archive for February, 2008

The Poker Channel

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Poker is becoming increasingly popular which can be seen on the example of some numbers showing how many people in different age groups and from various backgrounds take it up as a hobby. Moreover, with the possibilities that the internet offers even more people are expected to start playing. Therefore it is not surprising that [...]

Poker players’ slang

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Knowing poker players’ slang is a real must for all those who want to play professionally as without it you can easy be cheated by other players who would not hesitate to use your lack of knowledge against you. One way to practice it is simply to play poker a lot and pay close attention [...]

Poker varieties

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Poker is a simple game played usually with the use of cards, yet also dice can be used to play it. Poker is easy to play and fun mainly because of it limited number of rules but at the same time tactics that is necessary to win. Although it does not have as long history [...]

The beginnings of poker

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Precise origins of poker are not known, but it is thought that the game comes from the Renaissance game of primero and the French brelan. It is thought that a variation of poker resembling the game as we know it today was played in the first half of the XIXth century in the USA, which [...]

Poker winning hands

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

List of the winning poker hands
 

Pair

Two pairs

Three of a kind

Straight

Flush

Full house

Four of a kind

Straight flush

Royal straight flush

If two players have an identical combination for their poker hands,
the player with the highest card has the winning hand, for example, both have a pair [...]