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What are the rules how to play
Texas Holdem
Players
Up to 10 players are allowed to play at one table.
Betting structure
Texas Holdem is played with two blinds, a small blind and a big blind. A
blind is a forced bet that two players have to post before the cards are
dealt. The betting structures available for Texas Holdem are Limit,
Pot-Limit and No-Limit.
The play
1. The blinds are posted by the two players to the left of the dealer. The
dealer is indicated by a round white button with the letter ”D” in front
of the player. The dealer button moves clockwise around the table after
each hand.
2. Each player is dealt two cards face down (”pocket cards”). These cards
can only be seen by the player that receives them.
3. The first round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
big blind.
4. Three community cards (”the flop”) are placed face up in the centre of
the table. These cards can be used by all players, together with the
pocket cards, to combine a hand.
5. The second round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
dealer.
6. A fourth community card (“the turn”) is placed in the centre of the
table.
7. The third round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
dealer.
8. A fifth and last community card (“the river”) is placed in the centre
of the table.
9. The last round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
dealer.
10. Showdown – The player with the best hand wins the pot. Each player
combines the five community cards and their two pocket cards to create the
best five card hand. If two or more players have the best hand they will
split the pot.
How to Play
Omaha Poker Rules What are the
Players
Up to 10 players are allowed to play at one table.
Betting structure
Omaha is played with two blinds, a small blind and a big blind. A blind is
a forced bet that two players have to post before the cards are dealt. The
betting structures available for Omaha are Limit, Pot-Limit and No-Limit.
The play
1. The blinds are posted by the two players to the left of the dealer. The
dealer is indicated by a round white button with the letter ”D” in front
of the player. The dealer button moves clockwise around the table after
each hand.
2. Each player is dealt four cards face down (”pocket cards”). These cards
can only be seen by the player that receives them.
3. The first round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
big blind.
4. Three community cards (”the flop”) are placed face up in the centre of
the table. These cards can be used by all players, together with two of
the pocket cards, to combine a hand.
5. The second round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
dealer.
6. A fourth community card (“the turn”) is placed in the centre of the
table.
7. The third round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
dealer.
8. A fifth and last community card (“the river”) is placed in the centre
of the table.
9. The last round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
dealer.
10. Showdown – The player with the best hand wins the pot. Each player has
to combine two of their pocket cards with three of the community cards to
create the best five card hand. If two or more players have the best hand
they will split the pot.
Omaha Hi / Lo Poker How to Play What are
the rules
In Omaha Hi/Lo, the pot is split between the best high hand and the best
low hand - if there is a qualifying low hand. To qualify as a low hand, no
card in the combined five card hand can be over 8 or be a pair. Ace can be
used in both the low and high hand. If more than one low hand qualifies,
the hand with the lowest high card will win. This means that the hand
7,5,4,2,A beats 8,4,3,2,A. If the high cards are the same, the next card
is compared. It is possible for one player to win both the high and low
hand. The low hand is allowed to be a flush or a straight. The best
possible low hand is 5,4,3,2,A. If there is no qualifying low hand, the
high hand wins the whole pot.
7 Card Stud How to Play What are the
rules
Players
Up to 8 players are allowed to play at one table.
Betting structure
7 Card Stud is played with an ante. An ante is a forced bet paid by all
players before the cards are dealt. The only betting structure available
for 7 Card Stud is Limit.
The play
1. The ante is paid by all players. The ante is usually 1/10 of the small
bet, for example $1 in a $10-$20 game.
2. Each player is dealt three cards. Two cards face down and one card
faced up.
3. The first round of betting starts with the player that has the lowest
visible card. The player can choose to place a full or half bet. For the
first round, a full bet is the lower amount of the structure, for example
$5 in $5-$10 game.
4. Each player is dealt a fourth card face up.
5. The second round of betting starts with the player that has the best
visible hand. If two players have the same best hand, the suit will decide
who starts the betting. The bet is still at the lower dollar figure of the
structure. However, if a player has an open pair he has the option to
place the higher bet in the structure, for example $10 in a $5-$10 game.
6. Each player is dealt a fifth card face up.
7. The third round of betting starts with the player that has the best
visible hand. From this round onwards there are no more small bets. All
bets are at the higher dollar figure of the structure.
8. Each player is dealt a sixth card face up.
9. The fourth round of betting starts with the player that has the best
visible hand.
10. Each player is dealt their seventh and last card face down.
11. The last round of betting starts with the player that has the best
visible hand.
12. Showdown – The player with the best hand wins the pot. The hand is
combined using five of the seven cards that the player has. If all 8
players are still in the game when the seventh card is dealt, it is dealt
face up in the centre of the table as a community card. This is because
the cards in the deck would run out if each player is dealt a seventh card.
7 Card Stud Hi / Lo
How to Play What are the rules
In 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo the pot is split between the best high hand and the
best low hand - if there is a qualifying low hand. To qualify as a low
hand, no card in the combined five card hand can be over 8 or be a pair.
Ace can be used in both the low and high hand. If more than one low hand
qualifies, the hand with the lowest high card will win. This means that
the hand 7,5,4,2,A beats 8,4,3,2,A. If the high cards are the same, the
next card is compared. It is possible for one player to win both the high
and low hand. The low hand is allowed to be a flush or a straight. The
best possible low hand is 5,4,3,2,A. If there is no qualifying low hand,
the high hand wins the whole pot.
How to Play
5-Card Draw rules are what
Players
Up to 5 players are allowed to play at one table.
Betting structure
5-Card Draw is played with two blinds. A blind is a forced bet that two
players have to post before the cards are dealt. The betting structures
available for 5-Card Draw are Limit, Pot-Limit and No-Limit.
The play
1. The blinds are posted by the two players to the left of the dealer. The
dealer is indicated by a round white button with the letter ”D” in front
of the player. The dealer button moves clockwise around the table after
each hand.
2. Each player is dealt five cards face down. These cards can only be seen
by the player that receives them.
3. The first round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
big blind.
4. The draw starts with the player to the left of the dealer. Each player
is given the opportunity to change 0-5 cards.
5. The last round of betting starts with the player to the left of the
dealer.
6. Showdown – The player with the best hand wins the pot. If two or more
players have the best hand they will split the pot.
Disconnection
If the player is disconnected before or during the draw round and fails to
reconnect before the timeout, the player’s cards will automatically be
changed. If you hold any of the following hands then these cards will be
kept if automatic change takes place:
1. Hand with two pair or higher.
2. Open royal straight flush draw (KQJ10 suited)
3. High pairs (AA,KK,QQ,JJ)
4. Straight flush draw or flush draw
5. Low pairs (1010 and below)
6. Open straight draw
7. Gutshot straight draw
8. High card (A,K,Q,J)
9. No cards saved
General Rules
Available betting structures
Limit
In structured limit games, all bets/raises are a set amount. The only
valid bet/raise is the current limit, for example $5 on the first two
rounds and $10 in the last two rounds in a $5-$10 Hold'em game. There may
be a maximum of 4 bet/raises in a round of betting. This includes a bet,
raise, re-raise and a cap.
No-Limit
In no-limit, a valid bet/raise must be at least the current limit and the
last bet/raise. No higher limit is available, other than the amount of
chips that the player has at the table. No maximum number of raises exists.
Pot-Limit
In pot-limit, the valid bet/raise must be at least the current limit and
the last bet/raise. A pot-limit bet/raise may be maximum the value of the
pot, plus all bets at the table including the current players call. No
maximum number of raises exists.
The Betting Round
Check
If no player has placed a bet or if the player is on an un-raised big
blind, the player has the alternative to check. That means declining to
bet, but retaining the option to remain in the hand if someone else bets,
or even to call or raise if someone else bets. A player can not “check” if
someone else has placed a bet. If another player bets after a check, the
checking player is forced to either call, raise or fold.
Fold
A player always has the option to fold. When a player folds his hand he is
no longer in the game until the next hand.
Call
A player has the option to call when another player has placed a bet. When
the player calls, he puts in the same amount as the bet in the pot and the
betting round is ended unless another player raises.
Bet
If no one else has placed a bet, the player can bet himself. A bet will
force the other players to either call, raise or fold. The amount of the
bet depends on the betting structure.
Raise
The player has the option to raise another player’s bet. The player then
raises to an amount higher than the bet, which forces the other players to
either call, re-raise or fold.
Pokerhand ranking
The pokerhands are ranked according to the following:
1. Royal Straight Flush
The best possible straight flush. Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace, all of
the same suit.
    
2. Straight flush
Cards of five consecutive ranks, all of the same suit.
    
3. Four of a kind
Four cards of any one rank, and any other card.
  
4. Full house
Three cards of one rank, and two cards of a second rank.
  
5. Flush
Five cards of the same suit that doesn't make a straight.
   
6. Straight
Cards of five consecutive ranks when not all five are of the same suit.
7. Three of a kind
Three cards of the same rank and two unrelated cards.
8. Two pairs
Two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and a fifth unrelated
card.
9. One pair
Two cards of the same rank and three other unrelated cards.
10. High card
Five unrelated cards – no pair, no flush, no straight. Nothing but the
highest card.
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