Poker is a complex
card game played with either 52, 53 or 54 cards (depending on how many
jokers/
bugs are used by the game in question). What all the various forms share is a ranking of 5-card hands, based on their
probability of occurrence, regardless of how many cards you are actually playing with. See
Professor Pi's
writeup for an excellent analysis, but here is the result, from highest to lowest:
- Royal Flush
- Straight Flush
- Four of a Kind (aka quads)
- Full House (aka boat/full boat)
- Flush
- Straight
- Three of a Kind (aka trips)
- Two Pair
- One Pair
- Highest card
I believe
Scarne says that the money gambled on
poker in
America in a given week exceeds that of all other forms of
gambling, possibly combined. This is due to the sheer number of unsanctioned/illegal
home games played in suburban neighborhoods, even if played for (relatively) small
stakes.
There are a
metric truckload of
poker nodes in
E2 at the moment, some redundant, some insightful. Some rough organization is necessary.
Theory
Terminology, alphabetically (see also
Poker terms,
casino terms)
Games - Basic, or "Stuff you might see in a Casino"
Flop games
Stud games
Draw games
Games - Stranger, or "Stuff you play at home"
Flop games
Stud-like games
Exchanging games
Draw games
Permutations for games are endless -- whole books are devoted just to cataloging some of the ideas.
Variants, or "Stuff invented by casinos to make more money"
People, or "Guys you don't want at your table"
Places, or "Where you can play legally"
Atlantic City
California, Northern
California, Southern
- Bicycle Club
- Commerce
- Hollywood Park
Connecticut
Nevada,
Las Vegas
Nevada,
Reno
Mississippi,
Tunica
(Vaguely) Related Nodes
This node is (clearly) a work in progress.
Please /msg me if you can help or have suggestions for organization (or candidate nodes).