by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

Jan 19, 2007

Poker:

Poker is a kind of card game that’s played all around the globe by card lovers. Many people love the game of Poker. Poker is not only played in conventional casinos but is also played online over the Internet. The poker that is played over the Internet is called as Online Poker. Online poker is responsible for increase in the casino income for the past few years. In 2005, the estimated increase was around $200m. Some online poker hosts provide information, tips and tricks to players ranging from beginners to experts. Poker is an interesting game in the casinos and is also famous among card lovers. Some Poker sites even offer sign-up bonuses to attract customers. Sometimes these bonuses are also called as bonus codes or just the codes or bonuses. The rules of the conventional poker that is played in the casinos are different from the ones that are played online. The rules in the casinos regarding poker are more hard and fast.

The game:

In the game of poker, betters pool all their money at the center of the table, which is called as a pot. The players with fully or half concealed cards may call their bet and the person with highest ranking amongst others, wins the money. Chips are used in the game instead of actual money. It is the primary currency of the game. These chips can be bought from the casino windows available as well as from any casino employee. The chips are specially made with different colour codes, shapes and sizes. This coding for the chips is done for security reasons. Sometimes these chips can be used in other casinos in the same area for the purpose of uniformity.

Types of Poker:

There is certain jargon for the game of poker though they might differ or change for each sub-game. There are even different types of poker – Draw poker, Stud poker, Community Card poker.

In Draw poker, the players are distributed with 5 or more than five cards each which are kept concealed. These cards can then be replaced many number of times.In stud poker, the players receive cards one at a time some of which are displayed on the table. In this type of poker the players are not allowed to replace any cards.In Community card poker, there is a pool of cards from which the players can pick up the ones that make highest pair.

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