How to play Poker
GENERAL
POKER RULES
These rules apply to all our games. The rules used are almost identical
to the rules used in a regular Las Vegas casino.
In the event of disputes between the players the management's decision will be final.
Hand
Rankings
The winning hand is always determined by the best Five card hand. Aces
counts as the highest card, only in a straight A-2-3-4-5 the Ace counts
as 1 (except in 2-7 Draw), and In High/Low games aces counts both as the
highest and lowest card.
If two or more players are showing the same hand ranking the player with the higher cards wins.
If the hands are still tied the Kicker(s) (the highest card(s) not held in common) will decide who's got the winning hand.
Examples: Q-Q-Q-6-6 beats Q-Q-Q-5-5 Kh-7h-5h-3h-2h beats Qs-Js-Ts-8s-6s A-A-K-T-6 beats A-A-Q-J-5 J-J-J-A-Q beats J-J-J-A-9
If there is an odd (25 cent) chip it goes to the winning player to the left of the dealer. In High/Low games the odd chip goes to the player winning the high hand. In Soko the player that was dealt cards first wins the odd chip.
Buy-in
Our games are played with a table stake. That means that you
are only playing with the chips you have in front of you at the table.
There is a minimum buy-in at each table and on the PL and NL tables there
is also a maximum buy-in.
Sample of minimum buy-ins:
Texas Hold'em/Omaha Fixed Limit Limit Min Buy-In Max Buy-In 0,25/0,50 3 Full bankroll 1/2 10 Full bankroll 2/4 20 Full bankroll 3/6 30 Full bankroll 5/10 50 Full bankroll
New
player
A new player, who wants to join a game played with blinds, must either
come in on the big blind or will be required to post the equivalent of
the big blind to start playing from other positions.
Missed
blinds
A player that has missed a big blind can only come in on the big blind
or will have to post this amount (live bet) to rejoin the game. Players
that have missed both the small and the big blind must also post the equivalent
of the small blind , or wait for his turn to post big blind. This money
is considered as "dead" and goes directly to the pot.
All-in
If you run out of chips in a pot you are considered all-in. This means
that you will remain in the pot until the showdown. A player that is all-in
can only win as much chips from every other player that he has put into
the pot. If other players put in more chips a side pot will be created.
More then one side pot can be created if several players are all-in.
Artificial
All-In
As a way to protect players from losses due to problems with the connection
a system has been worked out to protect the players. This system is used
by most card room on the Internet. It works as follows: If a player cannot
act he will be treated as all-in if he has put money into the pot (if
not his hand will be folded).
Every player will be allowed to be artificially all-in a fixed number of times per 24 hours. The all-ins should not be misused. If the management discovers that a player uses the option to be all-in to gain advantages, he will be warned and if it happens again his account will be closed. It is only possible to become artificial all-in in Fixed Limit and Spread Limit games, not in PL , ½PL and NL games and only in cash games. We recommend that you only play higher limits if your Internet connection is very good.
Server
Crash
In case our server crashes, all players at the tables will have their
money returned to their player accounts. All games that were running at
the moment of the crash will be cancelled and all the chips in the pot
returned to the players who participated. We are aware that this can be
frustrating for some players, especially if you hold a big hand, but this
is the only way to solve these kind of situations.
LIMITS
General
In all Limits a raise must be at least as high as the previous Bet/Raise.
Unless a player are going All-in.
Fixed
Limit
There is a limit set for each table that determines the blinds and the
betting. The big blind equals to the lower limit (for example if the limit
is 5/10 then the big blind is 5). The lower limit is used in the first
two betting rounds and the higher limit in the final two rounds of betting.
The maximum number of bets that can be made in one betting round is 4
(bet + 3 raises).
Spread
Limit
In spread limit the minimum bet on all betting rounds equals to the big
blind. The maximum bet varies on the different rounds. In the limit that
is called 1-2-3 the maximum bet on the first two betting rounds is
1, on fourth street 2 and on fifth street 3. All raises must match
the previous raise except when the pot is being capped. The cap at each
round is 3 x the limit.
No
Limit
In No Limit games, players are allowed to bet any amount at any time.
The only limitation is how much money you have at the table. The minimum
bet equals to the size of the big blind.
Pot
Limit
In Pot Limit games, players are allowed to bet any amount at any time
up to the size of the pot. The minimum bet equals to the size of the big
blind or the bring-in.
½Pot
Limit
In Half Pot Limit games, players are allowed to bet any amount
at any time up to 50% of the size of the pot. The minimum bet equals to
the size of the big blind or the bring-in.
RAKE
All our FunMoney games are absolutely free
of charge. If you play for real money a small charge - called rake - is
taken from the pot. Only pots where there is a flop in Texas or Omaha
or a third card is dealt in Soko or a fourth card is dealt in 7-stud or
a draw is made in 5-Draw are raked. Only players who are dealt cards (active
players) are considered in the Rake table.
Rake table Heads up * 6 - 10 handed tables Pot () 2 players 2-3 players 4-5 players 6-10 players 0 - 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.75 - 9.75 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 10 - 14.75 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.50 15 - 19.75 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.75 20 - 29.75 0.25 0.25 0.75 1.00 30 - 39.75 0.50 0.50 1.00 1.50 40 - 59.75 0.50 0.75 1.50 2.00 60 - 999.75 0.50 0.75 2.00 2.50 1000+ 0.75 0.75 2.00 2.50 * Not eligible for Bad Beat Jackpot
Big
Bet Poker
Due to high costs to run the games
another rake table is used for Big Bet Poker. The games included in Big
Bet Poker is: 2-7 3-Draw 100/200, Omaha Hi/Lo 100/200, Omaha PL 15/25
and 5-Draw PL 25/50.
Rake table - Big Bet Poker Pot () 2 players 3 players 4-5 players 6-10 players 50 - 99.75 0.50 0.75 1.00 2.00 100 - 499.75 0.50 0.75 2.00 2.50 500 - 999.75 0.50 1.25 2.50 3.00 1000 - 1999.75 0.75 1.50 3.50 5.00 2000 - 2999.75 1.50 2.50 4.00 6.00 3000 + 2.00 3.00 5.00 8.00 TEXAS HOLD'EM
Players
Up to 10 players are allowed to play in the same game.
Dealer
In Texas Hold'em a button (the "dealer button") indicates who
the dealer is. The deal moves clockwise between the players.
Blinds
Texas Hold'em is played with two blinds, the "small blind" and the "big
blind". Before any cards are dealt the blinds must be posted. The player
to the left of the dealer posts the small blind and the next player in
turn posts the big blind.
The blinds are considered as "live" bets. If you have posted a blind you are only required to make up the difference, if any, between the blind and the current bet. The players in the blinds have the option to fold, call, check or raise in turn.
Deal
Each player receives 2 cards dealt face down. These 2 cards are called
the "hole cards". After that there will be 3 community cards dealt face
up on the board, "the flop". Then another community card, "the turn" or
"fourth street" will be dealt. Finally the last community card, "the river"
or "fifth street", will make it 5 cards showing on the board.
Betting
order
In Texas Hold'em there are 4 betting rounds. The first betting
round takes place after each player is dealt his hole cards. In this round
the player to the left of the big blind is first to act. In the following
betting rounds the first active player to the left of the dealer button
starts the action.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been dealt out,
there is a showdown to determine the winner. The best 5 card hand wins
the pot. The players are allowed to use 1 or 2 of their hole cards, but
they can also "play the board" meaning that they use all 5 cards on the
board. If two or more players show the same hand they split the pot.
If there was betting on fifth street the player who made the last bet or raise must show his hand first. If there was no betting the first remaining player to the left of the dealer shows his hand first.
OMAHA
Players
Up to 9 players are allowed to play in the same game.
Dealer
In Omaha a button (the "dealer button") indicates who the dealer is. The
deal moves clockwise between the players.
Blinds
Omaha is played with two blinds, the "small blind" and the "big blind".
Before any cards are dealt the blinds must be posted. The player to the
left of the dealer posts the small blind and the next player in turn posts
the big blind. The blinds are considered as "live" bets. If you have posted
a blind you are only required to make up the difference, if any, between
the blind and the current bet. The players in the blinds have the option
to fold, call, check or raise in turn.
Deal
Each player receives 4 cards dealt face down. These 4 cards are
called the "hole cards". After that there will be 3 community cards dealt
face up on the board, "the flop". Then another community card, "the turn"
or "fourth street" will be dealt. Finally the last community card, "the
river" or "fifth street", will make it 5 cards showing on the board.
Betting
order
In Omaha there are 4 betting rounds. The first betting round
takes place after each player is dealt his hole cards. In this round the
player to the left of the big blind is first to act. In the following
betting rounds the first active player to the left of the dealer button
starts the action.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been dealt out,
there is a showdown to determine the winner. The best 5 card hand wins
the pot. The players must use exactly 2 of their 4 hole cards and 3 community
cards. If two or more players show the same hand they split the pot. If
there was betting on fifth street the player who made the last bet or
raise must show his hand first. If there was no betting the first remaining
player to the left of the dealer shows his hand first.
OMAHA High/Low (8 or better)
Players
Up to 9 players are allowed to play in the same game.
Dealer
In Omaha H/L a button (the "dealer button") indicates who the dealer is.
The deal moves clockwise between the players.
Blinds
Omaha H/L is played with two blinds, the "small blind" and the "big blind".
Before any cards are dealt the blinds must be posted. The player to the
left of the dealer posts the small blind and the next player in turn posts
the big blind. The blinds are considered as "live" bets. If you have posted
a blind you are only required to make up the difference, if any, between
the blind and the current bet. The players in the blinds have the option
to fold, call, check or raise in turn.
Deal
Each player receives 4 cards dealt face down. These 4 cards are called
the "hole cards". After that there will be 3 community cards dealt face
up on the board, "the flop". Then another community card, "the turn" or
"fourth street" will be dealt. Finally the last community card, "the river"
or "fifth street", will make it 5 cards showing on the board.
Betting
order
In Omaha H/L there are 4 betting rounds. The first betting round takes
place after each player is dealt his hole cards. In this round the player
to the left of the big blind is first to act. In the following betting
rounds the first active player to the left of the dealer button starts
the action.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been dealt out,
there is a showdown to determine the winner. The best 5 card hand wins
the high pot and the lowest 5 card hand wins the low pot if the hand qualifies
(see below). The players must use exactly 2 of their 4 hole cards and
3 community cards. If two or more players show the same winning hand they
split the pot. If there was betting on fifth street the player who made
the last bet or raise must show his hand first. If there was no betting
the first remaining player to the left of the dealer shows his hand first.
The pot is
split between the best hand for high and the best hand for low. Omaha
H/L is played with an 8 or better qualifier, which means that a hand
must be, at worst, an 8 for low to be eligible to win the low portion
of the pot.
SOKO
Please, be aware of the difference compared to normal hand ranking as a 4-Flush and 4-Straight beats One Pair!
Players
Up to 8 players are allowed to play in the same game.
Deal
Cards are dealt clockwise starting with the first active player
after the dealer box.
Ante
Soko is played with an ante. Before any cards are dealt the antes
must be posted.
Deal
Each player receives 2 cards, one dealt face down and one face up. The
card you are dealt first is your "hole card" and cannot be seen by the
other players. This is indicated with grey background. After that there
will be 3 more cards dealt face up to each remaining player.
Bring-in
The player showing the highest card after the deal must make
a forced bet (bring-in) that usually amounts to 2 x the ante or make a
bet higher than that if the limits allow it. For the purposes of determining
the bring-in, ties in card rank are broken by suit, with the order being
spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs (in descending order). After the initial
bring-in or bet is made action continuous clockwise until betting is completed
for the round.
Betting
order
In Soko there are 4 betting rounds. The first betting round takes place
after each player is dealt his first two cards. Then a 3rd, 4th and 5th
card is dealt to each player and another betting round starts.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been dealt out,
there is a showdown to determine the winner (kickers count). The best
5 card hand wins the pot. If two or more players show the same hand they
split the pot. If there is an odd chip it goes to the player nearest the
dealer box.
If there was betting on fifth street the player who made the last bet or raise must show his hand first. If there was no betting the first remaining player to the left of the dealer shows his hand first.
Hand Ranking in Soko 1. Royal Flush 2. Straight Flush 3. Four of a Kind 4. Full House 5. Flush 6. Straight 7. Three of a Kind 8. Two Pairs 9. 4-Flush 10. 4-Straight 11. One Pair 12. High Cards
7-CARD STUD
Players
Up to 8 players are allowed to play in the same game.
Ante
7-card Stud is played with an ante. Before any cards are dealt the antes
must be posted.
Deal
Each player receives 3 cards, two dealt face down and one face up. The
cards you are dealt first is your "hole cards" and cannot be seen by the
other players. This is indicated with grey background. After that there
will be 3 more cards dealt face up and one card dealt face down to each
remaining player.
Bring-in
The player showing the lowest card in fixed limit and the highest card
in pot limit after the deal must make a forced bet (bring-in) that usually
amounts to 2 x the ante or make a bet higher than that if the limit allows
it. For the purposes of determining the bring-in, ties in card rank are
broken by suit, with the order being spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs
(in descending order). After the initial bring-in or bet is made action
continuous clockwise until betting is completed for the round.
Betting
order
In 7-card Stud there are 5 betting rounds. The first betting
round takes place after each player is dealt his first three cards. Then
a 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th card is dealt to each player and another betting
round starts after each card. The player showing the highest hand on the
board is first to act in each round.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been
dealt out, there is a showdown to determine the winner. The best 5 card
hand wins the pot (kickers count). If two or more players show the same
hand they split the pot. If there is an odd chip it goes to the player
nearest the dealer box. If there was betting on seventh street the player
who made the last bet or raise must show his hand first. If there was
no betting the player showing the highest hand on the board shows his
hand first.
Special
rules
If any player shows a pair on 4th street it is possible to bet/raise double
the limit in Fixed Limit games. A maximum of 3 raises is allowed, no matter
the size of each raise.
If there are not enough cards left in the deck to deal every player his 7th card a community card is dealt face up in the middle of the table. In this case all the players use the same card as their 7th card and no betting is allowed on this round.
7-CARD STUD High/Low (8 or better)
Players
Up to 8 players are allowed to play in the same game.
Ante
7-card Stud H/L is played with an ante. Before any cards are dealt the
antes must be posted.
Deal
Each player receives 3 cards, two dealt face down and one face up. The
cards you are dealt first is your "hole cards" and cannot be seen by the
other players. This is indicated with grey background. After that there
will be 3 more cards dealt face up and one card dealt face down to each
remaining player.
Bring-in
The player showing the lowest card after the deal must make a forced bet
(bring-in) that usually amounts to 2 x the ante or make a bet higher than
that if the limit allows it. For the purposes of determining the bring-in,
ties in card rank are broken by suit, with the order being spades, hearts,
diamonds and clubs (in descending order). After the initial bring-in or
bet is made action continuous clockwise until betting is completed for
the round.
Betting
order
In 7-card Stud there are 5 betting rounds. The first betting round takes
place after each player is dealt his first three cards. Then a 4th, 5th,
6th and 7th card is dealt to each player and another betting round starts
after each card. The player showing the highest hand on the board is first
to act in each round.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been dealt out,
there is a showdown to determine the winner. The best 5 card hand wins
the pot (kickers count). If two or more players show the same hand they
split that part of the pot. If there is an odd chip it goes to the player
winning the high hand and in case the pot is split between several high
hands the player nearest the dealer box gets the odd chip. If there was
betting on seventh street the player who made the last bet or raise must
show his hand first. If there was no betting the player showing the highest
hand on the board shows his hand first.
The pot is split between the best hand for high and the best hand for low. 7-card Stud H/L is played with an 8 or better qualifier, which means that a hand must be, at worst, an 8 for low to be eligible to win the low portion of the pot.
Special
rule
If there is not enough cards left in the deck to deal every player his
7th card a community card is dealt face up in the middle of the table.
In this case all the players use the same card as their 7th card and no
betting is allowed on this round.
5-CARD DRAW
Players
Up to 6 players are allowed to play
in the same game.
Dealer
In 5-card Draw a button (the "dealer button") indicates who the dealer
is. The deal moves clockwise between the players.
Blinds
5-card Draw is played with two blinds, the "small blind" and
the "big blind". Before any cards are dealt the blinds must be posted.
The player to the left of the dealer posts the small blind and the next
player in turn posts the big blind.
The blinds are considered as "live" bets. If you have posted a blind you are only required to make up the difference, if any, between the blind and the current bet. The players in the blinds have the option to fold, call, check or raise in turn.
Deal
Each player receives 5 cards dealt face down.
Draw
After the first betting round is completed each player is allowed to discard
0-5 cards and will draw new cards. Each player have 30 seconds to draw
cards, if he fails to act within this time he will stand pat (draw 0 cards)
and not be able to bet or raise the pot after the draw. To make the draw
you click on the cards you want to discard and press the Discard button.
The cards you have chosen to discard will be grey. Before you have pressed
the Discard button you can change your selection by clicking on the
grey card again.
Betting
order
In 5-card Draw there are 2 betting rounds. The first betting round takes
place after each player is dealt his 5 cards. In this round the player
to the left of the big blind is first to act. In the next betting round,
after the draw, the first active player to the left of the dealer button
starts the action. Both players with and without a blind are allowed to
raise the pot.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been dealt out,
there is a showdown to determine the winner. The best 5 card hand wins
the pot. If two or more players show the same hand they split the pot.
If there was betting after the draw the player who made the last bet or raise must show his hand first. If there was no betting, the first remaining player to the left of the dealer shows his hand first.
Insufficient
cards In the very rare event insufficient cards remain to complete the
draw the mucked and discarded cards are shuffled and used to complete
the draw. A player will never get back his own discards but may receive
another players discards.
DEUCE TO SEVEN (2-7) TRIPLE DRAW
Hand
Rankings
In 2-7 Triple Draw the lowest 5 card hand wins the pot. The best hand
is 2-3-4-5-7. Ace play for high only and straights and flushes counts
against you.
Because Aces play for high, 2-3-4-5-A is not considered a straight but an Ace high.
Players
Up to 6 players are allowed to play in the same game.
Dealer
In 2-7 Triple Draw a button (the "dealer button") indicates who the dealer
is. The deal moves clockwise between the players.
Blinds
2-7 Triple Draw is played with two blinds, the "small blind" and the "big
blind". Before any cards are dealt the blinds must be posted. The player
to the left of the dealer posts the small blind and the next player in
turn posts the big blind.
The blinds are considered as "live" bets. If you have posted a blind you are only required to make up the difference, if any, between the blind and the current bet. The players in the blinds have the option to fold, call, check or raise in turn.
Deal
Each player receives 5 cards dealt face down.
Draws
After the first betting round is completed each player is allowed to discard
0-5 cards and will draw new cards. After each draw there is another betting
round. This is repeated until everyone still in the pot has had the option
to draw a total of three times. Each player have 30 seconds to draw cards,
if he fails to act within this time he will stand pat (draw 0 cards) and
not be able to bet or raise the pot in the next betting round. If he acts
in time during the next draw he will be able to bet in that round.
To make the draw you click on the cards you want to discard and press the Discard button. The cards you have chosen to discard will be grey. Before you have pressed the Discard button you can change your selection by clicking on the grey card again.
Betting
order
In 2-7 Triple Draw there are 4 betting rounds and the same structure as
in Texas Holdem Limit is used. The first betting round takes place after
each player is dealt his 5 cards. In this round the player to the left
of the big blind is first to act. In the following betting rounds, after
each draw, the first active player to the left of the dealer button starts
the action. Both players with and without a blind are allowed to raise
the pot.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place, after all the cards have been
dealt out, there is a showdown to determine the winner. The lowest 5 card
hand wins the pot. If two or more players show the same hand they split
the pot.
If there was betting after the last draw the player who made the last bet or raise must show his hand first. If there was no betting, the first remaining player to the left of the dealer shows his hand first.
Insufficient
cards
If insufficient cards remain to complete the draw the mucked and discarded
cards are shuffled and used to complete the draw. A player will never
get back the cards he discarded in that draw but may receive another players
discards.
Hand Rankings Royal Flush
Straight Flush
Four of a Kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
Three of a Kind
Two Pair
One Pair
