Poker Rules
Board (Community) Cards
Some poker games, such as Hold'em Bonus Poker and Let it Ride, use Board Cards. Board Cards, sometimes referred to as Community Cards, are cards that both the player and dealer can use to improve their hand. In Hold'em Bonus Poker, the player and dealer each have two cards that belong only to them. They use these cards along with five Board Cards in order to make the best possible 5-card hand. In some cases, they use both of their personal cards and three of the community cards. In other cases, they use all five community cards.
Some poker games, such as Hold'em Bonus Poker and Let it Ride, use Board Cards. Board Cards, sometimes referred to as Community Cards, are cards that both the player and dealer can use to improve their hand. In Hold'em Bonus Poker, the player and dealer each have two cards that belong only to them. They use these cards along with five Board Cards in order to make the best possible 5-card hand. In some cases, they use both of their personal cards and three of the community cards. In other cases, they use all five community cards.
Different Ways of Making a 5-Card Hand
Player-Only Cards
Some poker games, such as the classics 5-Card Draw and 7-Card Stud, do not allow players to use Board Cards. Instead, players try to make the best 5-card hand possible using only their personal cards dealt to them.
Poker Terminology
Some poker games, such as the classics 5-Card Draw and 7-Card Stud, do not allow players to use Board Cards. Instead, players try to make the best 5-card hand possible using only their personal cards dealt to them.
Poker Terminology
- Bet - Risk some of your own money to win even more
- Fold - Throw away your cards and exit the hand
- Check - Decide not to bet and not to fold (essentially decide to pass)
Card Rankings
The following card rankings contain all possible types of poker hands, ranked in order from highest to lowest.
(Highest = Royal Flush, Lowest = High Card)
(Highest = Royal Flush, Lowest = High Card)
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Royal Flush
- The best hand possible
- A version of the straight flush
- A straight from Ten to Ace with all cards of the same suit.
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Straight Flush
- A straight with all cards of the same suit.
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Four of a Kind
- Four cards of the same rank.
- One card of different rank
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Full House (Boat)
- Three cards of the same rank
- Two cards of the same different rank.
- In this case, player has three Fours and two Queens.
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Flush
- Five cards of same suit but different ranks.
- There are four different suits, so four different types of flushes.
- In this case, player a flush of all clubs.
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Straight
- Five consecutive cards of different suits.
- (A 2 3 4 5), (10 J Q K A), (7 8 9 10 J) can count as straights
- (K A 2 3 4) does NOT count as a straight
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Three of a Kind
- Three cards of the same rank
- Two cards of different ranks.
- In this case, player has three Sevens.
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Two Pair
- Two cards of the same rank
- Two cards of the same different rank
- One card of another different rank
- In this case, player has two pair - Jacks and Fives, with a King kicker
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Pair
- Two cards of identical rank
- None of the above-mentioned hands can be formed using the other three cards.
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High Card
- The worst type of hand possible.
- Five cards of different ranks
- Not all of the same suit
- Not all consecutive
- High card means you play the highest of your five cards.
- In this case, player has 10-high.
Updated June 3, 2013 - Nathan Lord Images courtesy of bettingcorp.com