Poker,
the world's favorite card game, has many variations.
The Golden Tiger Poker Room is part of the Prima Poker
Network, meaning you could be playing against Players
from many different casinos. Players are able to enjoy
the five most popular games at the Golden Tiger Poker
Room.
In
addition to this, players can enter our Tournament system,
which are knock out rounds of your favourite poker game.
If
you're not familiar with the different versions of Poker,
click on the list above for a brief guide to each of
the games and features. A more detailed guide is available
from within the Poker Room software, or you can click
here.
Basic
Rules
All
poker games use a standard 52 card deck, and the cards
are ranked: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6,
5, 4, 3, 2, Ace. (Aces count as both high and low).
Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades are all of equal
value.
The
aim is to have the best hand out of the cards you are
dealt, with the following winning hands listed in order
of rank.
Royal
Flush
The ultimate hand, the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and
Ten of any one suit.
Straight
Flush
A straight in one suit, i.e. five cards of the same
suit in ascending order.
Four
of a Kind
Four cards of the same value.
Full
House
Three of a kind and a pair, with the three of a kind
counts first.
Flush
Five cards of the same suit.
Straight
Five cards of assorted suits in ascending order.
Three
of a kind
Three cards having the same face value.
Two
Pair
Two sets of pairs.
One
Pair
One pair of cards.
High
Card
Highest card wins the hand in the event of one of the
above hands being present.
Texas
Hold'Em
If
the action of poker was synonymous with one type of
game, the action would be in Texas Hold'Em. With up
to ten people playing at once, Texas Hold'Em is arguably
the most popular poker game in the world. Players are
dealt two cards each (called the hole cards), and five
community
cards are dealt by the dealer, with a round of betting
preceding each new community card. Players need to make
the best five card hand out of the five community
cards and two hole cards. Note that you do not have
to use the two hole cards in your hand. You can use
both, only one or none of them.
Omaha
Golden
Tiger Poker Room offers the popular Four Card Omaha
game. Similar to Texas Hold'Em, Omaha is a community
card poker game where players are dealt four cards (called
the pocket cards), instead of two as in Texas Hold'Em.
The Dealer then deals five community
cards, with betting rounds preceding each newly
dealt community
card. Players must make the best five card hand
using two of their pocket cards and three of the community
cards.
Omaha
Hi/Lo
Omaha
Hi/Lo is one of the most challenging versions of poker
played across the globe. Using the same dealing structure
as Omaha, Hi/Lo is different as the pot is split by
both the highest and lowest hand. A low hand does not
qualify if it beats an 8. If none of the hands qualifies
as lowest then the pot goes to the highest hand. You
can use different cards for the two hands, and it is
possible to be both the highest and the lowest.
Remember
you must use two pocket cards and three community
cards to construct a hand, however you may use
different cards to create a high and low hand.
Seven
Card Stud
The
most popular of the stud poker games and a close second
to Texas Hold'Em in popularity, Seven Card Stud is
a high betting game that rewards skilful players who
crave a challenge. Each Player is dealt three cards,
two face down (called hole cards) and one face up
(called up or door cards). Rounds of betting precede
the Dealer giving each player three more up cards
and one more down card. A final round of betting occurs
after the last card, and the Player with the highest
five card hand wins using any five of their seven
cards.
Five
Card Stud
The
classic poker game, Five Card Stud Poker is one of the
oldest games. Players are dealt one card face down (the
hole card) and one card face up (the up or door card).
Players then have a betting round before the dealer
gives out a new up card. Once players have five cards
there is a final round of betting, and the Player with
the highest hand wins the pot.
