Archive for January, 2010

Texas hold ‘em starting hands

Sunday, January 10, 2010 19:13 No Comments

Texas hold ‘em starting hands consists of two Hole cards in the poker game of Texas hold ‘em, which belong solely to the player and remain hidden from the other players. Five community cards are also dealt into play. Betting begins before any of the community cards are exposed, and continues throughout the hand. The [...]

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Omaha hold ‘em

Sunday, January 10, 2010 19:11 No Comments

Omaha hold ‘em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold ‘em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. The exact origination of the game is unknown, but [...]

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Online poker

Sunday, January 10, 2010 19:08 No Comments

Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide. Christiansen Capital Advisors stated online poker revenues grew from $82.7 million in 2001 to $2.4 billion in 2005,[1] while a survey carried out by DrKW and Global Betting [...]

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Texas hold ‘em

Sunday, January 10, 2010 19:04 No Comments

Texas hold ‘em (also known as hold’em or holdem) is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed by the dealer—a series of three (“the flop”) then two additional single cards (“the turn” and [...]

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