How to Play Poker in 8 Simple Steps?

 

Step 1:

 

Poker Hand Rankings Despite the psychological aspect of poker, normally the highest valued hand determines the winner, unless you're bluffing, of course! It is important to try to get the strongest poker hand, especially for beginning players. The best high hand in most poker formats is the royal flush.

 

Step 2:

 

The importance of table positions Position is everything in poker and in the action centers near the button, except in stud games. Early position, like the small and big blinds, is located to the left of the button and acts first after the flop. The squares to the right of the button are in the late position (they act last after the flop) and the squares in between are in the middle position.

 

Step 3:

 

Pre-flop action Pre-flop action begins with the player sitting to the left of the BB (big blind). The action then continues in a clockwise direction and the BB acts last. Before the flop, players can do three things: fold, call, or raise. When all players have acted and the pot is right, the betting round is over.

 

Step 4:

 

Post-flop action The flop is made up of the first 3 community cards out of a total of 5. After the flop, players have the option to check (bet nothing), bet, call, fold or raise, depending on their position at the table and their any other previous action.

 

Step 5:

 

Post-turn Action This fourth community card is shown directly when the post-flop betting round ends. After the flop, you will have the same options as before the flop, that is, check (bet nothing), bet, call, fold or raise, depending on your position at the table and any other previous actions.

 

Step 6:

 

Post-river action When you finally reach the river (the fifth community card), you should have a hand that can win. Or you could even try to lie by bluffing if everyone passes. Also, there are no more cards that can win you!

 

Step 7:

 

You have reached the stage of showing the cards For this time to come, there must be at least 2 players left. The winning player must reveal his cards to win the hand. The player with the best 5-card hand wins. That player is the one who will win the pot. And in the Omaha variant, there are two pots!

 

Step 8:

 

Get ready for a new round! Once the winner has been determined, it is time to shuffle and deal the next round of cards.

 

Texas Hold'em

 

Texas Hold'em is the most popular poker variant in the world. It is the main attraction of the WSOP Main Event and continues to be the cornerstone of all poker competitions. The object of the game is to build the best 5-card poker hand using your 2 hole cards and 5 community cards (Flop, Turn, and River).

 

Omaha Hi

 

Unlike Hold'em, where you play with 2 hole cards, in Omaha Hi (Pot Limit Omaha - PLO) you play with 4 hole cards. Players must make the best 5-card hand using 2 of their 4 hole cards and 3 of their 5 community cards. Unlike Hold'em, you cannot "play the table." Do you have four diamonds in your hand? Sorry, but you can only use 2 to create that color!

 

Stud

 

7 Card Stud is one of the classic variants of poker. Each player receives 7 cards and there are no community cards. Players must use only their own hand to create the best hand of cards. (You are not allowed to borrow letters from your neighbors!). Stud has pre-flop early, forced ante bets, and 7 cards dealt over 5 streets, plus one more round than Hold'em.

 

Omaha Hi-Lo

 

In Omaha Hi-Lo there are two winning hands, one high and one low. In this Omaha format, the pot is split 50% between the two. To make the low hand, you must use 5 unique cards less than 8. You can only use 2 of the 4 hole cards and 3 of the 5 community cards to make the best possible 5-card hand.