Poker game is a card game that players wager money against each other and the person with the card carrying number wins the game. The betting card game do not use dice when playing it as so many skills are employed when playing it. In the card settings, some of the cards are not marked with numbers but rather alphabets like 'A', 'K', 'Q' and 'J'. While 'A' represent the first in the order of rankings, 'J' which represents 'Judge' is the next after the card marked '10' which is followed by 'Q' which represents 'Queen' and 'K' which stands for 'King'.
'A' which stands for 'Ace' is the highest ranking card in the poker game but since it represents '1', it can also be the lowest if you are completing a straight. For example; A-2-3-4-5 which is called 'a wheel ' or 'a bicycle' is considered 'a five high straight' which is called 'a royal flush' cannot be beaten when played. In poker games, words like deal and stud are often used when playing. Although, there is a standard pattern of play, different poker games has it own different rules of play which may had been modified by the players to suite themselves. Standard rule for a poker game is that it involves betting until only it remains a last player.
The first bet which is a forced bet is called the blind bet because the player calling the bet can not yet estimate his cards in respect of his fellow players cards. After the forced bet which is a blind bet, subsequent bets follows which marched the previously bet or is increased. Anyone who does not match the bet called fold losing all the money he had bet so far and that is how the process continues until the final betting round. At the end of the final betting round,the remaining player collects the pot without been asked to reveal his cards. If the remaining players after the final bet are two or more, both of them will have to reveal their cards and the player with the highest ranking cards takes the pot.
In poker games, all bets money are put in the pot except the initial bet money which is the forced bet. Just as poker games are played at the casinos and game houses, poker games are now played online through the use of internet. Many Android applications had been developed for the use of playing poker games and apart from the money been bet by the players, online sport betting sites also give opportunities to customers to be on poker games. Top ten of the online poker games are 'Texas Hold'em', 'Pot-Limit Omaha', 'Seven -Card Stud', 'Razz', 'Omaha Hi-Lo', '2-7 Triple Draw', 'Five -Card Draw', 'Chinese Poker', 'Horse' and 'Badugi'.
In a poker game, the type of card on your hands determines the amount of scores you get after tendering. Type of card scoring systems include; 'Five of a kind', 'Straight flush', 'Four of a kind', 'Full house', 'Flush', 'Straight', 'Three of a kind', 'Two pairs', 'A pair', 'No pair'. The key to winning a poker game is to know when to bet just as the key to winning a game of monopoly is knowing when to buy house. Betting in poker games are in three parts which are the low bet, the medium bet and the high bet. The more the players in a poker game bets increases the amount which can be win. Raising the bet in poker game is good as players who can not risk that amount will call a fold and in poker games, the fewer the opponents the better.
When you raise your bet in poker games, anyone who want to stay in the game will have to raise their betting and this will increase the size of the pot. Increase in the size of pot is increase in possible winnings of the poker game players. Before you continue a bet, check your hand and your continuation bet should just be a slight increased bet. Poker game involves mathematics that is you calculate the probability of a possible outcome. The knowledge of mathematics is needed to predict after the computation of the factors that can affect the outcomes had been made. Betting with big amount gives a big impression of you since other players will be believe you have much money to wager and will quickly fold so as not to lose much money.
Although, a casino has other betting games like 'Roulette wheel, slot machine, dice roll. Non of all these games are as popular as poker game or pay as much as it does. In these other games, you are competing against the casino or game owner which is difficult to defeat. When playing against a competitor, it is easier to defeat the opponent and win money like in poker game than having the game owner who sets the game's rules be your competitor. While playing against those who set the rules or control the game, they can manipulate the game to favour them if it was not in their favour before.
When playing a poker game, do not state your bet clearly as your competitors will analyse your game and use it to make calculation against you. If you calculate that the player after you is ready to stake hundred dollars, make a stake of two hundred dollars in other to force him to call a fold. Always watch the game, do not over bet when you find out that the bets are against you, call it a day. Many players always make this mistake, they always they always want to retrace their lost bet and find out where they made mistakes. They continue to replay the games hoping to win back their lost bets which they continue to lose until they lose all their money and run into debt.
Although, many people lose money playing poker games, most people win money from playing poker games as it can be addictive. Most addicted players lose money playing it but if you know how much to bet, you will bet reasonably and win money.