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Three poker games are currently available at Noble Poker:
As you will see, Omaha & Omaha Hi-Lo are variations of Texas Hold’em. All these games are designed for two to ten people (plus a virtual dealer), with a 52-card deck. The bets placed by players accumulate into a pot as the game progresses. The best poker hand wins the pot!
To get a better understanding of the rank of various poker hands, please click here.
The games are quite similar in their basic concept, but each has its own unique and important strategic differences.
We also suggest you take a look at our poker glossary and try to memorize some of the more common terms mentioned here.
One of the hottest poker games around, it’s taken the poker world by storm! In the past few years, Hold’em has become almost synonymous with poker itself, even though there are many variations to the game which have devout followings, such as Draw Poker, 7 Card Stud, Omaha and more.
In Texas Hold’em, Up to 10 players (plus a virtual dealer) are seated at a table. If you have selected Side View, you will see avatars representing the players. In front of one of the players is a button with a "D" on it. This is called the dealer button. The dealer button moves one position to the left before each round. This button originates from when players in the group took turns to deal the cards. In our poker room, there is a virtual dealer (shown in side view) who does the actual dealing (sitting behind the big box of chips). The virtual dealer does not participate in the game in any way other than dealing cards.
The Blinds
The game begins as follows: First, the two players directly to the left of the dealer button (not the virtual dealer!) must post blinds - that is, to place a bet before receiving cards. This is to ensure that every winning hand wins some money. Since the dealer button moves on every game round, everyone has to post blinds at some point in the game. The player to the immediate left of the dealer button posts the small blind, equal to half of the minimum stake (e.g. $2.5 for a $5/$10 game). The player to the left of the small blind posts the big blind, equal to the amount of the minimum stake (e.g. $5 for a $5/$10 game).
Pocket Cards
After the blinds, the first cards are dealt. Every player gets two cards face down. These are called the pocket cards (aka "hole" cards). For example, if the first two cards you got are JJ, it means, in poker lingo, that you have "pocket jacks."
Betting round 1
Betting begins with the player immediately to the left of the big blind and continues in a clockwise direction around the table. Every player can fold, call or raise. Raising is possible by the lower table stake ($5 in a $5/$10 game) only. Betting is explained in more detail below.
The Flop
Now three cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table in a sequence called The Flop, and these cards are called the flop cards. These are community cards and can be used by all the players to make up their hand.
Betting round
Second round of betting follows. This is carried out exactly as the first betting round.
The Turn
After the second round of betting, a fourth community card is dealt face up in the middle of the table. This is called The Turn. It is followed by a third round of betting.
Betting round 3
This round, again, is carried out just like the first and the second, with one exception: raising is possible only by the higher table stake ($10 in a $5/$10 game).
The River
This is it... the fifth and final community card is revealed. This is called The River and is followed by the fourth and final round of betting.
Betting round 4
This final betting round is carried out exactly as the third.
Showdown
After the final betting round, the best five-card hand is determined. Both the pocket cards and the community cards can be used to make up a hand. (for example: if you have pocket JJ and there are three Aces in the community after the river, you have a full house. Are you a winner? Remember, sometimes the type of hand you got is not enough but rather the rank of the cards in your hand will determine if you are a winner. In this case, if someone else has KK, that player and yourself share a full house, but the other player beats you since his KK outranks your JJ.
Players can also split the pot if they have the same hand. In the rare case of the best hand consisting of community cards only, the pot is divided between all the players left in the pot at the showdown. If you see that you are losing, and do not want to show your cards, you can Muck, that is to give up your hand and lose the pot. Otherwise you can Show to compare your hand with others.
The next round
After a hand is completed and the pot is taken by the winner, the dealer button is moved one player to the left, and the next hand begins.
Betting system
The player left to the big blind starts the betting round, as betting order goes around the table clockwise. Everyone is betting according to what they think their hand will lead to.
Fold
If you do not like your cards, you can fold. If you have posted a blind, made a bet or raised a bet, you will lose that money. But you will not lose any more. After folding, you are out of the game until the next game round.
Check/Call
You can stay in the game by checking or calling. If no bet has been made before you, you can check without placing any money in the pot. If a bet has been made, you can call by placing the same amount in the pot.
Bet/Raise/Re-raise
If you think your hand is good enough, you can make a bet. If another player has already made a bet, you can raise it. Amounts are fixed by the table stakes. For example, in a $5/$10 table, bets are $5 in the first two rounds and $10 in the last two. There can be one bet and three raises in each round (bet, raise, re-raise, re-raise). After three raises the betting round is capped and the next card is dealt (or, if it is the final betting round, the best hand is determined).
All-in
When a player runs out of chips during the course of a hand, he/she does not have to fold. Instead, the player can choose to go All-in. When you are all-in, you bring in all your chips and the pot is divided into the main pot and a side pot. All subsequent chips are hereafter added to the side pot. At the showdown if the "All-in" player does not have a winning hand, both the side pot and the main pot go to the winning hand, as usual. At the showdown if the "All-in" player has a winning hand, the main pot goes to the "All-in" player, and the side pot goes to the next best hand. When several players go All-in, multiple side pots are created. The pots are divided according to hand and order in which the players went All-in. If a player that did not go All-in has the winning hand at the showdown, he wins all side pots and the main pot. If an All-in player has the strongest hand he/she wins the pot or pots that were collected until he/she went All-in. Any All-in player with a winning hand can only win the pot or pots they are involved in.
A betting round continues until all players have folded or called the third raise, or until a bet has been called by all players (except the one who placed the bet) with no raise taking place.
Omaha poker follows the same rules as Texas Hold'em poker, but with two exceptions
Players are dealt four pocket cards instead of two.
Players must use two pocket cards and three community cards to make their best high hand, unlike Hold’em which is a bit more flexible, and where you could use only 1 hole card and 4 community cards. In Omaha you are obligated to use 2 of your 4 pocket cards.
These two differences in the rules may seem at first minor but can demand a very different strategy.
Omaha Hi-Lo follows the same rules as regular Omaha, but there is an additional way to win a share of the pot. The Hi winner is the player with the best poker hand, as in regular Omaha. But in addition to a High (“Hi”) winner, there can be a Low winner. The Low hand is a hand with 5 different cards below a 9. (It is possible for a player to have the best high hand and low hand together). You must use two pocket cards and three community cards to make a low hand. For example, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of any suit would be a Low hand. The lowest Low hand is the Low winner. In case of a Low winner, the pot is split 50/50 between the Low and High winner. In case of multiple Low hands, the Low winner is determined by comparing the highest of the low cards, then the second highest, etc. If the two or more Low hands are equal, the Low pot is split between them. Because there must be at least three different low cards (under 9) on the board at the end to enable a qualifying low hand there may not be a Low winner every hand. Also, a player may use different pocket cards for Hi and for Low, from the four cards dealt to him along with any three community cards, where again different cards may be used for the high hand to the low hand. In Omaha Hi-Lo the lowest possible hand is 5, 4, 3, 2, A of any suits (flushes and straights do not count against you for the low hand). Ace counts as high and low and therefore the same ace can be used to make a high hand and a low hand.
Pot Limit games
Pot Limit games differ from the Limit games by the betting and raising amounts allowed: The minimum raise amount is the previous bet or raise in the same hand. For example, if the first player bet $10, the second player can raise a minimum of $10. The maximum raise amount is the total betting pot + total bets of other players in the betting round + the call amount of the player. For example, if the pot is $50, the first player bets $10 and the second player calls $10, the third player can raise up to $80 ($50 in the main pot + $20 from past bets in the round + $10 of the player's own call).
No Limit games
Unlike Limit games, No-limit games have no restrictions on the amount players may raise – subject of course to the player’s table balance. For example, if a player’s table balance is $1,000, he may wager in any amount as long as it under that amount.
The house commissions between 0% and 5% of each total pot, but never more than $5. Also, we do not charge a rake if the hand ended before the flop - "No flop no drop."
The following are the fixed limits for the rake: Limit - $0.02/$0.04 - $0.25/$0.50
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2-10
$0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot
$1.00
Limit - $0.50/$1 - $1/$2
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2-10
$0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot
$1.00
Limit - $2/$4 up to $30/$60
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2
$0.05 for each $1 in the Pot
$1.00
3-4
$0.05 for each $1 in the Pot
$2.00
5-10
$0.05 for each $1 in the Pot
$3.00
Limit - $50/$100 and above
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2-3
$1 for each $50 in the Pot
$2.00
4-10
$1 for each $50 in the Pot
$5.00
Pot limit & No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 up to $0.10/$0.20
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2-10
$0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot
$1.00
Pot limit & No Limit - $0.25/$0.50
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2
$0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot
$1.00
3-4
$0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot
$2.00
5-10
$0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot
$3.00
Pot limit & No Limit - $0.50/$1 up to $10/$20
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2
$0.05 for each $1 in the Pot
$1.00
3-4
$0.05 for each $1 in the Pot
$2.00
5-10
$0.05 for each $1 in the Pot
$3.00
Pot Limit & No Limit - $25/$50 and up
Number of players
Rake per Pot
Max. Rake
2-3
$1 for each $50 in the Pot
$2.00
4-10
$1 for each $50 in the Pot
$5.00
POKER HAND RANKS
The winner of each poker hand is the player who has the strongest combination of cards, using any combination of "pocket" cards and "community" cards. The combinations are listed here from strongest to weakest hand. Each combination is illustrated by an example, where the following abbreviations are used: C - Clubs, D - Diamonds, H - Hearts, S - Spades; J - Jack, Q - Queen, K - King, A - Ace.
Royal Flush
Straight flush from 10 to ace.
Example: 10S, JS, QS, KS, AS
Straight Flush
Straight with all five cards of the same suit.
Example: 7D, 8D, 9D, 10D, JD
Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank. Suit is irrelevant.
Example: JC, JD, JH, JS
Full House
Three cards of one rank together with two cards of another rank. When more than one full house is competing, the one with the highest ranking group of three wins.
Example: QH, QS, KD, KC, KH
Flush
Five cards of the same suit. When more than one flush is competing, the one with the highest card wins.
Example: AS, 5S, 7S, 9S, JS
Straight
Five cards in sequence. When more than one straight is competing, the one with the highest card wins. An ace can be taken as either high or low (but not both high and low in the same hand).
Example: 8, 9, 10, J, Q; suit is irrelevant.
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank.
Example: KH, KD, KC
Two Pair
Any two cards of one rank together with two cards of another rank. When more than one hand has two pairs of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside the paired cards wins.
Example: JC, JH, QS, QD
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank. In case two hands have pairs, the highest pair wins. When more than one hand has a pair of the same rank, the hand with the highest card outside the pair wins.
Example: 10C, 10S
Highest Card
When players have none of the above, the hand with the highest card wins.
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