Poker is one of the most popular card games in the world, but becoming a professional player is not easy. This game requires players to have strategies and skills to make the right decisions, instead of relying on luck alone. There are many different ways to play Poker. JILICC will guide you through the most popular how to play Poker to help you become a successful player!
What is Poker?
Poker, also known as Texas Hold’em, is a popular card game worldwide and is used in many casinos and online gambling websites.
Poker is played with a deck of 52 cards and has many different variations, such as APPT, APR, or WSOP.
During the game, players will be dealt private cards and turn over the community cards to make betting decisions. Poker combines gambling and strategy, requiring players to have skills to build strategies and make the right decisions.
This game has appeared in the world since the 2000s and is increasingly popular globally. Recently, Poker has been introduced to the Philippines and has become a favorite game and experience through online card playing websites or playing directly with friends.
Poker Terms
In the game of Poker, you can perform several actions such as folding, betting, raising, going all-in, or calling, depending on the situation and your strategy.
Folding means that you do not want to continue the game and return your cards. Betting is the act of placing a certain amount of money to start the game, and other players must also bet the same amount if they want to continue.
Raising is the act of adding more money to the game, and it shows that you have a strong hand. Going all-in or all-in is when you bet all of your current money, and if the game continues, you are just a spectator.
At the end of the game, the remaining players will show their cards to determine the winner. If you go all-in and win, you will win all the money bet from the time you went all-in. Calling is the act of putting in the same amount of money as the previous player to continue playing the game.
Basic Poker Rules
A Poker table requires a minimum of 2-10 players, and depending on the format, the number of players can be different. On the table, there is a letter D called Dealer or dealer, and it will be passed to the next player after each hand.
Each player will receive 2 private cards, and then 5 community cards will be turned over in the middle of the table. A Poker game consists of 4 betting rounds: pre-flop, flop, turn, and river. The betting round ends when no one raises and the amount of each person’s bet is equal.
After 4 betting rounds, the player with the strongest hand from private cards and community cards on the table will win. However, in some cases, the game can end when someone raises and all other players fold; then the raiser will be the winner.
At the end of each betting round, the bets will be collected into the pot. The winner will receive the entire amount in the pot. In case a player goes all-in, he can only receive the amount of money in the pot up to the time of going all-in.
Detailed and easy-to-understand instructions on how to play Poker
Round 1
In the first betting round of Poker, players will be dealt 2 hole cards and can perform actions such as calling, raising, or all-in, depending on their cards. The dealer will start the betting round by placing a certain amount of money, and then the player on the left can perform similar actions. The betting round will end when all players agree on the bet amount and no one raises more.
The Free Flop round will end when each player’s bet amount is equal. In this case, the player can continue to the next betting round or fold and withdraw from the game.
Round 2
In this betting round, the first three community cards are opened face up and placed in the middle of the table, called the three community cards because all players can use them to form the strongest hand of 5 cards. The first person to have a turn will start from the person to the left of the Dealer. The actions are similar to the previous betting round, with the addition of the option to check to pass the turn to the next player if no one has bet before.
Round 3
The 4th community card (Turn) will be turned over, of course, players can also use it to combine with their hole cards. And then players will proceed to bet as in the previous rounds.
Round 4
The 5th community card (River) will be turned over, and the 5th community card has appeared, and players know what their cards are.
The remaining players will proceed to a final betting round. The gameplay is the same as the previous round. At the end of this final betting round, if more than one player remains, all players will show their cards (Showdown) to determine who has the strongest hand according to the hand rankings.