Poker hands

In fixed-limit games, no one may bet or raise by more than the established limit. In draw poker the limit is usually twice as much after the draw as before—for example, two chips before the draw, four chips after. In stud poker the limit is usually twice as much in the final betting interval as in previous betting intervals. (The higher limit applies also when any player’s exposed cards include a pair.) These respective forms of the game are described below. In a fixed-limit game a limit is usually placed on the number of raises that may be made in any betting interval. Playing a Round of Texas Hold'em The third and final use of the poker hand rankings is high-low split games. This is where the pot is split evenly between the players with the highest ranking poker hand and lowest ranking poker hand.

Three cards are dealt to each player who has placed an ante bet and three cards to the dealer. After viewing his three cards the player must decide to either: In Poker what Is the Dead Man’s Hand? Even ‘lowball’ games like Razz or 2-7 Triple Draw use these poker hand rankings, only in reverse: in these games you win by making the worst hand, but crucially you still use the same order of hands.