December 2008 Archive

The Rankings of Poker Hands

December 17th, 2008

Poker hands are the term used whenever a person or someone has 5 cards dealt in their deck. There is a certain ranking for these poker hands and not the usual ranking like one, two, and three. There are different rankings used for poker hands just like in a regular card game.

Here are some of the rankings of poker hands.

The first ranking would be the high card. These are the type of poker hands that are ranked by the value of their highest card. For example, your poker hands are 7, 6, and 5, then 7 would be the highest and so forth. If your poker hands have the same value, it is then ranked as the next highest.

The next type of ranking for poker hands would be pairs. As the word implies, 2 out of the 5 cards in the poker hands must have the same value.

The next type of ranking for poker hands would be two pairs. This type of ranking for poker hands consists of two different pairs.

The next type is called three of a kind wherein three out of the five cards in one’s poker hands are the same.

Another type of ranking is called a straight wherein the cards in the poker hands contain 5 consecutive values which is ranked according to the rule of the highest card.

The next kind of ranking or classification of poker hands is called flush. This kind of flush is not related to the ordinary flush that we know.

A flush is formed when all the cards (five cards) in the poker hands are of the same suit or classification (e.g. five hearts or five spades).

The next type is called a full house wherein three out of the five cards in the poker hands are of the same value while the remaining two are a pair.

The next kind of ranking for poker hands is called four of a kind. As the name suggests, four of a kind is when four of the five cards in the poker hands are of the same value and it is also ranked by the value of the 4 cards.

The next type of ranking or classification of poker hands is called a straight flush. It is a combination of straight and flush hence the name. Sounds confusing? It is actually easy; here the cards of the poker hands have the same suit with consecutive values.

The last and the best classification of poker hands is called the Royal flush wherein all the best cards which is comprised of Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 are all in the same suit.

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Pacific Poker

December 10th, 2008

Pacific Poker offers download or no-download poker game software to its clients such that a player has a free option on this. This software is guaranteed to make navigation easy and includes a feature that saves the “seats” of players disconnected from their dial up connection while playing the game.

Some of the popular poker games that can be found in the Pacific Poker website are Texas Holdem, Omaha High Low, Seven Card Stud, Texas Hold Em and 7-Card Stud.

The most popular game in the Pacific Poker room and in the world of online poker is the Texas Holdem game. A maximum of 10 players can play this game of the standard 52-deck card. Each player is given an equal chance of handing cards with the use of a dealer button. In Texas Holdem Poker Games, the player who assembles the best five-card hand, out of the seven possible wins the pot.

Another game that can be found in Pacific Poker is the Omaha High Low game. This game is a form of Texas Holdem. The initial starting hand is composed of four hole cards dealt face down. Pacific Poker’s Omaha High Low is usually described as an exciting game and has bigger pot money for players to win.

The third game that can be found in Pacific Poker is the Seven Card Stud Poker Game. There are five betting rounds for each game of this and a maximum of 8 players can play this game. The game starts with the dealer dealing 2 cards face down, four cards face up and the last card - the final one - face down for each online player starting with the one seated on the left of the dealer.

The winner in Seven Card Stud Poker Game in Pacific Poker is the one who gets the best five of the seven cards dealt.

The fourth online poker game in Pacific Poker is Texas Hold Em. It is played with the standard 52-deck card and 2 up to a maximum of 11 players can play it. World Poker Tour and World Series Poker are some of the tournaments devoted for it.

Texas Hold Em is played in Pacific Poker starts with the players dealing their two hole cards faced down. The player, who can make the best-ranked five cards using the community cards with his hole cards, wins the game.

The fifth and last game found in Pacific Poker is the 7-Card Stud game. It is a game where players have one or more face up cards.  It is described as the most played poker in public card rooms. This has three versions that can be played in Pacific Poker. These are High, Low and High-Low Split games. In 7 Card Stud Low, the player who obtains the lowest hand wins the pot while one with the highest hand wins in the 7 Card Stud High. In 7-Card Stud High-Low Split, if no one among the players qualifies for the low, the entire pot is given to the high hand.

Some of Pacific Poker’s features include 24-hour customer support for its clients. Players can choose the poker room that can fit their skills and their budgets. Aside from this, Pacific Poker clients all over the world are assured that they are playing against real people.

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