Help Me Lose Some of My Innocence

Published on September 5, 2005 By Texas Wahine In Misc

I wanna play poker.

I've never actually played poker before, and I'm pretty unfamiliar with the rules.

I watched a little 'net cartoon on Texas Hold 'Em, and what I got from it is that each person gets two card that no one sees. They bet on those cards, then another card is put face up in a "community" deck.

Bet again.

Then another card, bet again, etc. until there are four "community" cards face up on the table.

Players then use their cards and the "community" cards to make their best hand, and the best hand wins the pot.

Now, we have a deck of cards, and we have miscellaneous items that could stand in for chips, or we could use change. What I don't quite understand (and haven't been able to get a good run down of) is what the various hands (royal flush, full house, etc.) are made up of and which ones are worth the most?

Any poker tips for me?

Comments

Texas Wahine

on Sep 05, 2005

Oh, and I'm kind of confused about how the betting works.

Like the first person bets a certain amount, and then the next person has the bet the same amount or raise (which everyone else would have to match) or fold and get out of the game?

*confused*

(And don't worry, I'll just be playing with my husband, so I won't really lose any money...all his money is mine, anways, hehe)

Dr Guy

on Sep 05, 2005

Learn poker. Texas Holdem is great. But you have to know the poker rules (texas is just a version).

If you got low hole cards, fold. Because the rest of the cards are going to be the same for all of you.

MarcieMoo

on Sep 05, 2005

Go to partypoker.net and you can play with play money for free. I've started watching on TV...it's kinda fun, I think. partypoker.net will also teach you what's what. No one really knows what they're doing on partypoker.net if you go down to the bottom of the list on the tables, so it's kinda fun.

I don't know much...I'd suggest watchign on TV for an hour or two if you want to learn which hands you should fold or play. And you've got the betting down really good. If you go all in you're either bluffing or you've got a good hand, or you've got hardly any money...lol At the beginning there's the small blind and the big blind, which basically means that you're betting that with just your two cards you're going to do okay. You can also "check"...which means you skip your chance to bet and then watch and see what everyone else does. If everyone checks, the dealer just deals another card, or if someone DOES bet, you go around and everyone has to bet, etc...

Hope that makes sense.

Dr Guy

on Sep 05, 2005

Reply By: Marcie Helen

Hope that makes sense.

A teacher teaching Poker! Ommmmm! I am going to tell!

Texas Wahine

on Sep 05, 2005

Thanks for the help guys.

Do either of you know of maybe like a link to a site that has a run down of the different hands? I looked last night but mostly came up with online gambling sites with no info.

I'm not too worried about learning to be good offhand cause I think I'll pick that up as we go (or not, but still fun, haha), but I can't seem to find any concise instructions to get started with.

Texas Wahine

on Sep 05, 2005

Royal flush (10 through Ace of the same suit)
Straight flush (any 5 cards in a row of the same suit)
4 of a kind (self explanatory)
Full House (three of a kind plus a pair)
Flush (5 cards of the same suit, any order)
Straight (5 cards in a row numerically, mixed suits)
3 of a kind
2 pair
1 pair
high card

Thank you SOOOO much! That's exactly what I needed!

Good luck, and don't lose your socks! (losing your panties is much more fun, plus your feet wont get cold.)

Bwahahahaa...so many possibilities!

Oh, a great site for texas hold-em (free) is at www.camelsmokes.com

Thanks, I'll check that out.

InBloom

on Sep 05, 2005

My boyfriend is a HUGE Texas hold em fan...he has actually played in some sports bar tournaments around town, and has played at home poker parties for quite a while. Maybe I can ask him to stop by and give you a few tips. He's asked me to come along and play with him, but I don't think I know the game well enough yet to play against others...

citahellion

on Sep 05, 2005

For normal Texas Hold 'em, the order is this:

All players ante.
2 cards dealt face-down to each player.
Bet.
3 cards turned face-up in the middle of the table. (This is the "Flop".)
Bet.
1 more card turned face-up in the middle of the table. (This is the "Turn".)
Bet.
1 more card turned face-up in the middle of the table. (This is the "River".)
Bet.
Remaining players compare hands; best 5-card hand formed of any 5 of the 7 cards available wins.
If players have the exact same hand, (e.g. both hold an ace and a jack, or the best hand is a straight made of the 5 community cards) split the pot.

citahellion

on Sep 05, 2005

Oh yeah, the anteing in Texas Hold 'Em is a bit interesting.

One player is The Dealer.
The player to the Dealer's right is the "Big Blind".
The player to the right of the "Big Blind" is the "Small Blind".
The Small Blind MUST pay in a certain amount (e.g. $100).
The Big Blind MUST pay in twice the Small Blind. (e.g. $200).
Other players may be required, depending on house rules, to ante a smaller amount (e.g. $15.)

All bets made must be multiples of the Small Blind.

On the first round of betting, the Big Blind counts as the first bet placed. Therefore subsequent players must bet at least the amount of the Big Blind.

At the end of each hand, the player to the left of the current Dealer becomes the new Dealer.

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