POKER HAND VALUES AND RANKING A POKER HAND Straight Flush A Straight Flush is the best value poker hand value possible in a game of Poker. No other poker hand ranks as high. It is the highest poker hand value available. It is a straight 5 cards in order, where …
Read More »Hand Rankings & Showdowns
In the event that there are at least two players who have held on to their hands all the way to the river, there must be a showdown to determine who has the better hand. And if one of the players showing down happens to be you, you had better …
Read More »Seven Card Stud – Premium Starting Hands
Playing Premium Starting Hands Poker is a game of decisions, and seven card stud is no exception. Throughout the course of a session, you will have to decide when to fold, when to bet, when to call, when your opponent really has the hand he is representing, and even when …
Read More »Seven Card Stud – How Good Is Your Hand?
How Good Is Your Hand – Drawing Hands These are the starting hands that have the potential to make a winner, but do not constitute a made premium hand on the opening round. You may have three to a straight (a three-straight, such as 7c-8d-9s), three to a flush (a …
Read More »The Best Omaha Hi-Lo Hands
Previously we discussed the best poker hands for Omaha. The general theme was that each 2 card pair should be useful, and there are 6 such pairings of 2 cards from our 4 total cards. Now with adding in the challenge of making a qualifying low hand, that does complicate …
Read More »Ideal Omaha Poker Hands
Following on from our Omaha Poker Strategy guide to the best Omaha Poker hands, we’ll look at the ideal hands you can get pre-flop. Picking the best hand in Texas Holdem is easy. Since you are only dealt 2 cards, the best hand is clearly being dealt 2 aces before …
Read More »Omaha Poker Hands
The possible hands in Omaha are very much similar to every variety of poker. The difference in Omaha is that these 5 card hands must be created using exactly 2 cards out of the 4 cards dealt to the player and exactly 3 cards of the 5 that are shared …
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