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There are 52 cards in the pack, and the ranking of the individual cards, from high to low, is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. There is no ranking between the
suits - so for example the king of hearts and the king of spades are equal.
A poker hand consists of five cards. The categories of hand, from highest to lowest, are listed below. Any hand in a higher category beats any hand in a lower category
(so for example any three of a kind beats any two pairs). Between hands in the same category the rank of the individual cards decides which is better, as described in more detail below.
In games where a player has more than five cards and selects five to form a poker hand, the remaining cards do not play any part in the ranking. Poker ranks are always
based on five cards only.
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Game Rules
- Pot-limit Omaha
Pot-limit Omaha (also called PLO) is popular in Europe, online, and in high-stakes "mixed games" played in some American casinos. It is more often played high
only, but can also be played high low. Even more so than Limit Omaha Hi-Lo, PLO is a game of drawing, if you are drawing, to the nut hand. For example, second
best flushes and straights can be, and frequently are, beaten. Furthermore, because of the exponential growth of the pot size in pot-limit play, seeing one of these
hands to the end can be very expensive.
Redraws
A great hand to have in PLO is the nuts with a redraw. For example, if the board is Q? J? T?, and you have A? K? Q? Q?, then not only do you have the current
nuts (your ace-king), but you also have a redraw with the two queens in your hand because if the board pairs, you will make queens full, or four queens. If your
hand is A? K? Q? Q? , your hand is even better because you have flush and straight flush redraws as well. In fact, with the Q? J? T? board, A? K? Q? Q? is
approximately an 80-20 money favorite over a random hand containing ace-king. Even a pair of queens with any two spades is better than 55-45 against the same
random ace-king hand. Flopped nut straights, flushes and even sets can often be a double-edged sword in pot-limit Omaha.
Variations
Sometimes the high-low split game is played with a 9-high qualifier instead of 8-high. It can also be played with five cards dealt to each player instead of four.
In that case, the same rules for making a hand apply: exactly two from the player's hand, and exactly three from the board.
In the game of "Courchevel", popular in Europe, instead of betting on the initial four cards and then flopping three community cards for the second round, the first
community card is dealt before the first betting round, so that each player has four private cards and the single community card on his first bet. Then two more
community cards are dealt, and play proceeds exactly as in Omaha.
Pot Limit Omaha high can also be played with more than 4 hole cards, the most common variety being 6 card Omaha which can be found in many casinos
across the U.K.
Professional poker players can sense what their opponents have in their hands. When just beginning you may not be able to read your opponents with that level of skill, but if you
can take a moment to read the cards on the board, you can tell with certainty what they do not have. Reading the board lets you know what hands are possible, and from there
you can use other information from your opponents to gauge what hands are probable. And act accordingly.
Poker Definitions
- three pair
In a seven card game, such as seven card stud or Texas hold 'em, it is possible for a player to have 3 pairs, although a player can only play two of them as
part of a standard 5-card poker hand. This situation may jokingly be referred to as a player having a hand of three pair. Note that in Omaha, it is possible
to "have" 4 pair in the same manner.
tight
Compare to "loose", "aggressive", "passive".
to go
A term used to describe the amount that a player is required to call in order to stay in the hand, "Alice was deciding whether to call now it was $50 to go."
toke
In a brick and mortar casino, a toke is a "tip" given to the dealer by the winner of the pot. Tokes often represent a large percentage of a dealer's income.
top kicker
In community card poker games, top kicker is the best possible kicker to some given hand. Usually it would be an Ace, but with an Ace on the board it
would be a King or lower. Having "top pair, top kicker" is frequently enough to win a Texas Hold'em hand.
top pair
In community card poker games, top pair is a pair of the same rank as the highest ranking card on the board. Compare second pair, bottom pair.
top two
A split two pair, matching the highest-ranking two flop cards.
trey
A 3-spot card. Casino personnel refer to the 3? as the "trey of clubs".
trips
When one of a players hole cards in hold 'em connects with two cards on the board to make three of a kind. This differs from a set where three of a kind is
made when a pocket pair connects with one card on the flop to make three of a kind.
12-way straight draw
A hand in draw poker such as 6? 7? (Joker) 9?, in which any of twelve cards (4 fives, 4 eights, 4 tens) can fill a straight.
under the gun
The playing position to the direct left of the blinds in Texas hold 'em or Omaha. The player who is under the gun must act first on the first round of betting.
underdog
An underdog or dog is a player with a smaller chance to win than another specified player. Frequently used when the exact odds are expressed. Harry
might have been bluffing, but if he really had the king, my hand was a 4-to-1 dog, so I folded.
underfull
In a community card game, a full house that is one of the lowest full houses possible. For example: in Texas hold 'em, a player holding a pair of deuces
with a final board of 2A33Q holds an underfull (Deuces full of Treys). The highest possible full house is Aces full of Treys. Also "underboat".
up
When used with a card rank to describe a poker hand, refers to two pair with the named card being the higher pair. For example, a hand of QQ885 might
be called "queens up".
up and down straight draw
An open ended straight draw. Also called an 'up and down' or an 'up and down draw'.
up the ante
Increase the stake. Also commonly used outside the context of poker.
vig, vigorish
The rake.
vnh
Abbreviation for "very nice hand", used in online poker chat.
wake up
To "wake up with a hand" means to discover a strong starting hand, often when there has already been action in front of the player.
walk
A walk is the situation where all players fold to the big blind.
wash
To mix the deck by spreading the cards face down on the table and mixing them up. A dealer may wash the deck before shuffling.
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