General Poker rules
The game of poker comes in many variations, but the the basic rules remain the same for both "real" (offline) poker and online
poker, in all iths different variations such as Texas Holdem and 7 card stud.
A poker deck consist of 52 cards divided into 4 suits (Hearts , Diamonds, Spades & Clubs) and 13 ranks (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,Ace).
The 13 ranks are valued from bottom to top, meaning that a 5 is stronger than a 3 and a J is weaker than a K and so on. (Keep in mind that an Ace can be used as the number 1 and as the successor of a King)
A poker hand consists of 5 cards, please make sure you read our poker hands
page to make sure you are familiar with their order
Poker Variations
We will review the most popular versions of poker :
Texas Holdem rules
Omaha Holdem rules
7 Card Stud rules
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