Rules of Poker

Poker is an exciting, easy-to-learn card game, in which the players are pitted against each other. The aim of the game is to obtain the highest combination possible of a maximum of five cards from the seven cards dealt. The player with the highest combination (in Poker terms, the hand) at the end of the round wins the pot. The pot is made up of the collective bets of all the players. A player can also win the pot by being the only remaining player at the end of the hand. The suits are all equal in Poker. If two players have the same hand, the pot is shared. Each hand of Poker involves several betting rounds. Rules in Dutch.

Kinds of Poker

Seven Card Stud: Each player is dealt a maximum of four open and three closed cards. There is a maximum of five betting rounds. The best combination of five from seven cards wins.

Omaha: Each player is dealt four closed cards. A maximum of five open cards is then dealt in the middle of the table. To make a winning combination the player has got to use 2 cards out of the hand and three cards from "the board".

Texas hold'em: Each player is dealt two closed cards. A maximum of five open cards is then dealt in the middle of the table. These can be used by all the players to make up their combination.

No limit: There is no limit on the sizes of bets and raises.