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Blind man’s bluff poker

Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Poker, Poker variants Guide, games
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Blind man’s bluff is a version of poker which is unconventional in that each person sees the cards of all players except his own.The standard version (also called Indian poker) is simply high card. Each player is dealt one card which he places on his forehead facing outwards, and a round of [...]

Standard ranking of poker hands

Posted by Nicolae on June 15th, 2008 under Poker, Poker hands Guide
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In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. The player with the best poker hand at the showdown wins the pot.
Although used in poker, these hand rankings are also used in a variety of other card games.
A poker hand consists [...]

Poker hands

Posted by Nicolae on June 14th, 2008 under Poker, Poker hands Guide
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A hand in poker can mean any of the following:

A unit of play consisting of a deal, one or more rounds of betting, and possibly a showdown.
A set of five cards with a certain value. For example, the hand A♥ 10♥ 9♥ 5♥ 3♥ is a “flush”, a hand that is valuable [...]