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Thursday, August 28th 2008 |
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In this section we will give you a brief description of what is online casino poker. It's not the same poker that you usually encounter in multiple poker rooms, it is different. In the casino you can't deal a hold'em or play Omaha, but feel free to spend some time on the video poker, Pai Gow, Caribbean, Let-it-Ride and other types of poker. These types are the most frequently played. Some casinos offer Cyberstud poker, poker pursuit and poker ride additionally to the previous types named above.
The most widely spread and perhaps the most popular is the video poker game. It is presented by multiple types - aces and eights, aces and faces, all American, deuces and joker, deuces wild, double bonus, double double bonus poker, double joker, jacks or better, joker poker, joker wilds, supajax, tens or better, different jackpot machines and so on.. The diversity enables to find the game to any liking. The rules of the game are simple. You make a bet and press on the Deal button. Five cards are dealt to you. The goal is to collect the winning combination of the cards. Higher winning combinations coincide in different casinos, but the lowest differ - it can be three of a kind or a pair of jacks or tens. The table depends on the type of video poker, but here are the some of the general descriptions of the combinations that are being paid out.
Natural Royal Flush - when there are one-suit ace, king, queen, jack and ten going one after
Five of a kind (in deuces wild/joker games) - when one deuce/joker or jokers completes
four cards of the same denomination
Straight Flush - when there are five cards of the same suit in sequence
Four of a kind - a combination of four cards of the same denomination
Full House - when three cards of one denomination are combined with two cards of another denomination
Flush - when there are 5 cards of the same suit
Three of a kind - when there are any three cards of the same denomination
Two pairs - when there are two cards of one denomination and two cards of another denomination
Jacks(Kings) or Better - when there are two jacks (kings) or higher cards.
Tens or better - when there are two tens or higher cards
Pai Gow poker is a game where you have to form two hands from seven dealt cards and beat the dealer's hands. The rules are following. You and the dealer are dealt 7 cards which you have to divide into two hands - High hand (5 cards) and Low hand (2 cards). If your hands are higher than dealer's you win completely. If you win only one hand - it's a tie.
Joker is used in Pai Gow poker. It is not a wild card and can be regarded wild only in Straight, Flush, Straight flush or Royal Flush combinations. In other card combinations it is regarded an ace. The winning combinations are five aces, royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs, one pair and high hand. The important thing is that Low hand cannot be bigger than High hand. In case of equality in hands dealer wins.
Caribbean Stud Poker represents a poker-like game where you play only against the dealer. You place an ante and five cards are dealt - four cards face down and one card face up. Now you have to choose whether to bet or to surrender. If you bet and the dealer qualifies - in case he has an ace/king or better combination - your hand is compared to the dealer’s hand. If it is better then your reward is paid out according to the payout table. If the dealer doesn't qualify you win too. If you surrender you will lose the ante and hand will not be played.
Winning combinations for Caribbean stud poker are royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs, one pair and high hand.
Let-it-ride poker is played with a standard deck. The goal is to get the 'tens and better' winning combination with up to 3 bets 'riding'. The players must compare three dealt cards with two community dealer cards.
The game begins with betting - you place three equal bets to the three marked circles in front of the dealer. Then three cards are dealt to the player and two cards - face down - are dealt to the dealer. After you check out your cards the game begins. You can let the bet in the first circle stay in game - let it ride - or cancel (pull) it. After it the dealer turns one of the cards face up. Now decide what to do with the bet on the second circle - to let it ride or to pull it. Then the dealer turns the second card. The last bet on the right circle cannot be pulled away. The final stage is comparing. If all five combined cards don't form tens or better combination, the dealer takes all the bets left, and pays the gain in case you win.
The winning combinations are royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs, tens or better.
Whatever you choose you will definitely enjoy playing. Just be attentive and foresee the future course of the game. Good luck!
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