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Chips are one of the most important elements of the many games that are cumulatively referred to as "poker." Poker chips generally represent money that is being gambled within the game, although they can also be used to simply keep score in nonwagering poker matches. Despite the popularity of poker, though, very few people know much... more »
When playing poker at a casino or a home game, it is rare to wager and play with cash and coins. Instead of dealing with dollar bills and making change, poker players prefer to use poker chips. Poker chips are assorted by color and every player buys in for a certain amount when they are playing. In cash games, everyone will receive an... more »
Before you jump headfirst into the world of poker, get a handle on its basics. more »
Poker is a card game that can be played by 2 to 10 players. There are variations in this game such as Draw Poker, Stud Poker and Community Card Poker. The commonly played poker game is Draw Poker. Let us focus on Draw Poker. more »
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Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually (but not always) hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown (in some games, the pot is split between the high and low hands), limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed. In most modern poker games, the first round of betting begins with some form of forced bet. The action then proceeds to the left. Each player in turn must either match the maximum previous bet or fold, losing the amount bet so far and all further interest in the hand. A player who matches a bet may also raise, increasing the bet. The betting round ends when all players have either matched the last bet or folded. If all but one player fold on any round, the remaining player collects the pot without showing his hand. If more than one player remains in contention after the final betting round, the hands are shown and the winning hand takes the pot."Roll Bones">David G. Schwartz, Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling, Gotham (2007), ISBN 978-1592403165
With the exception of initial forced bets, money is only placed into the pot voluntarily by a player who, at least in theory, rationally believes the bet has positive expected value. Thus while the outcome of any particular hand is determined mostly by chance, the long-run expectations of the players are determined by their actions chosen based on probability and psychology.
History
The history is a matter of debate. One of the earliest known games to incorporate betting, hand rankings, and bluffing was the 15th century German game Pochspiel. Poker closely resembles the Persian game of As Nas, though there is no specific description of nas prior to 1890."pagat"> by David Parlett In the 1937 edition of Fosters Complete Hoyle, R. F. Foster wrote: "the game of poker, as first played in the United States, five cards to each player from a twenty-card pack, is read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker
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