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In poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called hands, according to the rules of the game. [1] Each hand has a rank, which is compared against the ranks of other hands participating in the showdown to decide who wins the pot. [2] In high games, like Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, the highest-ranking hands win
Hand of cards during a game. The following is a glossary of terms used in card games.Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to bridge, hearts, poker or rummy), but apply to a wide range of card games played with non-proprietary pac
Big two (also known as deuces, capsa, pusoy dos, dai di and other names) is a shedding-type card game of Cantonese origin. The game is popular in East Asia and Southeast Asia , especially throughout mainland China , Hong Kong , Vietnam , Macau , Taiwan , Indonesia , the Philippines , Malaysia and Singapore .
A guide to the best hands that a player can receive in poker, from details on the hands themselves to what happens in the event of a tie-break
AA is a strong pre-flop favorite ("smokes") over Big Slick (AK) or any other two-card hand. Bullets: Looks like bullets, possibly a reference to the Dead Man's Hand, two pair of aces and eights, suggesting that Wild Bill drew a third bullet in the back, which filled his hand in death [8] Eyes: Probably from snake eyes in dice [8] Eyes of Texas
Two Card Poker rankings apply; Pairs are ranked over high cards; however there are no 'straights' or 'flushes' in two card guts (or two card poker). One variation of 2-card guts, ranks 23 (of any suits) as the highest ranking hand, trumping AA (pocket aces). Even though getting dealt 23 is more probable than AA (16 possible combinations of 23 ...
In Harrington on Cash Games, a chapter is dedicated on explaining the poker paradox: "Big hands" such as AA and KK tend to win small pots, and "small hands" such as 4♠ 3♠ tend to win big pots, simply because the small hands create well-concealed monsters and will only continue when they hit.
Hand The two hole cards the winner held on the final hand. Prize (US$) WSOP Main Event prize money. Entrants The number of players in that year's Main Event. Winnings Lifetime winnings in WSOP and WSOP Circuit events as of April 15, 2013. Bracelets WSOP victories are counted in terms of bracelets, as of April 15, 2013.