POKER WORLD

POKER GAMES

 

 

TEXAS HOLDEM

Also known simply as Holde'em, theis variation on 7-Card Stud, is becomming the most popular poker game in the world. No Limit and Pot Limit Hold'em are also available at ActionPoker.com. Read more...
 

  

 

OMAHA HI/LO

Omaha is very similar to Hold'em, but has a greater chance of making bigger hands and provides for some extremely exciting games. Read more...

POKER HAND RANKINGS

Royal Flush
Royal Flush
A, K, Q, J, 10
all of the same suit		 Straight Flush
Straight Flush
Any five card sequence in the
same suit		 Four of a Kind
Four of a kind
All four cards
of the same rank		 Full House
Full House
Three of a kind combined with a pair		 Flush
Flush
Any five cards
of the same suit,
but not in sequence
Straight
Straight
Five cards in sequence, but not
in the same suit		 Three of a Kind
Three of a kind
Three cards of
the same rank		 Two Pair
Two Pair
Two separate pairs		 Pair
Pair
Two cards
of the same rank		 High Card
High Card
Otherwise unrelated cards ranked by the highest single card

Poker is a card game that may or may not involve real money; however it requires the players to still make bets. There are many different types of poker games, like Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi, and Seven card stud, which are the most popular. There are also other versions, like Guts, Pan, Big 2 and Chinese Poker (also called 13 Card Poker).

Cards are usually dealt completely or partially face down; it depends on the type of poker game you are playing. The most important part is that you try to make the best hand possible with a 5 card combination (see hand rankings). The player with the highest hand will win the hand. This looks simple so far, but it involves skills to put your opponents out so you can win the hand, even if you have the lowest hand.

The main objective in a poker game is to win the money from the pot, which is the sum of all bets placed by all players involved in the hand. The pot is placed in the center of the table. When a player wins a hand he is awarded the money from the pot.

During the hand players bet in chips (a coin-like token that is used in casinos to represent money with different standard values like $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 and so on).So, every hand has a number of betting rounds where players commit their chips to participate for the pot, which implies then that you must play having the strongest hand or pretend (bluff) you do so the others players decide to withdraw from the hand (fold). Read More...

 

 

If you're like most players, and you play with the same opponents enough, you can't help but notice quirks in their behavior. That woman opposite me always plays the nuts. Isn't the guy on 3rd base bluffing far too often? Of course, when you're at a physical table, you have to keep those notes in your head.

But not at ActionPoker.com. We're proud to announce updated Player Notes. Now you can track how your opponents play, and not worry about them looking at you funny.

Just right-click an opponent's seat, and make your private notes in the text window. Click Update to save.

  

Any social activity is more enjoyable with friends, so ActionPoker.com developed the Buddy List. If you enjoy playing or communicating with certain players, you can make them a regular part of your play.

From the lobby, click Buddy List to open the Buddy List window. From there you can add and remove buddies, or join a buddy's table.