1. What are the top 10 poker hands pre flop?

The following is a list of 5-card poker hands, from the absolute best to worst. This list assumes no jokers or wild cards are being used. 1. Royal Flush A royal straigh flush is when you have 10-J-Q-K-A, all of the same suit. 2. Straight...

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2. What is a Kicker?

Definition: A kicker is a card used in poker to decide ties -- for instance, if two players have a pair of Aces, who wins will be decided by who has the highest unpaired card, i.e. if one player has a pair of aces and a king, and the other has a...

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3. What does "The Nuts" in poker mean?

Definition: The absolute best possible hand in any given hand of poker. The unbeatable, unbreakable hand. Also Known As: nuts Examples: When the fourth diamond fell on the river, I knew I had the nuts -- I had the ace of diamonds, giving me the...

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4. What are all these nicknames like "Pocket Rockets"?

If you play or watch Texas Hold'em at all, you'll start hearing people announce they've got "Big Slick" or "I've got snowmen!" They're not being literal -- they're talking about the hole or pocket cards they've been dealt in the lingo of poker. ...

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5. What is a "Donkey"?

Definition: If a poker player is called a 'donkey,' he's a bad player who makes blatantly bad poker plays. A weak player. Donkey is also shortened to "donk" by many players to announce that they're playing badly or planning to, as in "I'm...

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6. What are "Blinds" ?

Before a hand is even dealt, players put money in the pot. This way, each player has something at stake in the game before the first card is dealt. Blinds To start the action rolling most poker games make players put in a forced bet,...

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7. How does betting work?

Let’s look at how a round of betting goes: You’re the first to act in a game with antes. There are two things you can do: check (pass the bet) or you can bet. Let’s say you bet. The next player (the one sitting on your left) can do...

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8. What are some common betting terms?

Family pot — When everyone at the table stays in a hand, it's called a family pot. Kick it— To raise. If you’re raising a $5 bet by another $5, you’d say, “Kick it up to $10." Limp — To bet the minimum or simply call. In...

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