Game rules
POKER RULES
There are 3 poker games available :
Texas Hold'em
If you follow these 6 steps at Texas Hold'em, you win!
First betting round
The dealer (indicated by the dealer button) deals two cards to each player, no-one except the player who receives the cards can look at those cards.
If you follow these 6 steps at Texas Hold'em, you win!
First betting round
The dealer (indicated by the dealer button) deals two cards to each player, no-one except the player who receives the cards can look at those cards.
The player on the left of the dealer places the first bet (the small blind) that equals to the amount of the smallest chip.
Second betting round
The player on the left of the small blind places the second bet (the big blind) which is the double of the previous bet.
Step 1 - 1st betting round
The first player to start is the player sitting to the left of the one who placed the ‘big blind’.
The players play one after the other until they get to the first player who placed the 'small blind'.
This player has the choice between ‘folding’, ‘calling’ or 'raising'.
The player who has placed ‘the big blind’ can either ‘fold’ or ‘call’.
If the player who placed the small blind raises, the other players can either ‘pass’ or ‘call’.
Step 2- The Flop
This is when the current dealer of a round places 3 cards face-up on the table.
Step 3 – 2nd round
For this betting round, the first player, still in the game and on the left of the dealer starts.
Step 4 – The Turn
This is when the dealer places the 4th community card on the table. It is called the 'Turn''.
Step 5 – The River
The dealer places the 5th community card on the table. This last card is called ‘The River’.
Stage 6 –The Showdown
This is when the cards are shown. The round is completed when a bet or a re-raise has not been followed. The players then show their cards and once the chips have been won by the winner of the round, another hand starts.
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Omaha Poker
Omaha Poker has the same rules than Texas Hold’em with 2 exceptions:
Second betting round
The player on the left of the small blind places the second bet (the big blind) which is the double of the previous bet.
Step 1 - 1st betting round
The first player to start is the player sitting to the left of the one who placed the ‘big blind’.
The players play one after the other until they get to the first player who placed the 'small blind'.
This player has the choice between ‘folding’, ‘calling’ or 'raising'.
The player who has placed ‘the big blind’ can either ‘fold’ or ‘call’.
If the player who placed the small blind raises, the other players can either ‘pass’ or ‘call’.
Step 2- The Flop
This is when the current dealer of a round places 3 cards face-up on the table.
Step 3 – 2nd round
For this betting round, the first player, still in the game and on the left of the dealer starts.
Step 4 – The Turn
This is when the dealer places the 4th community card on the table. It is called the 'Turn''.
Step 5 – The River
The dealer places the 5th community card on the table. This last card is called ‘The River’.
Stage 6 –The Showdown
This is when the cards are shown. The round is completed when a bet or a re-raise has not been followed. The players then show their cards and once the chips have been won by the winner of the round, another hand starts.
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Omaha Poker
Omaha Poker has the same rules than Texas Hold’em with 2 exceptions:
1. The players have 4 pocket cards instead of 2.
2. In order to have the best hand the players have to use 2 out of 4 pocket cards and only 3 community cards. Texas Hold'em, on the contrary, allows the use of 5 community cards instead of 3.
Omaha Poker is one of the most often played games at Tournaments and Championships like the WSOP.
Omaha Hi/Lo
Omaha Hi/Lo has the same rules as standard Omaha, but there are several ways of sharing the pot.
Omaha Hi/Lo
Omaha Hi/Lo has the same rules as standard Omaha, but there are several ways of sharing the pot.
The winner of the Hi hand is the player with the best ranking hand, as in Omaha or Texas Hold’em. But in addition to that, the winner of the Hi hand can also win the Lo hand. The Lo hand is a hand with 5 different cards below 9. You can use the 2 'pocket' and 'community' cards to improve the Lo hand. In any case, you need to use 2 'pocket' cards.
For example : 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of any colour will be the Lo hand. The Lo hand with the lowest ranking hand wins. In the case of one Lo hand winner, the players split the Pot 50/50 between the Lo hand winner and the Hi hand winner.
In the case of many Lo hands, the winner for Lo hand is determined by comparing the highest of all the lowest ranking cards , subsequently the second highest ranked hand, etc... If there are two or more equal Lo hand winners, then the pot is split between them.
There will certainly be no Lo hand winner at each time. Thus, a player can have 2 different cards or the same pocket cards in his/her hands to play Hi and Lo, in addition to any other 3 community cards.
Pot Limits (recommended for beginners)
Pot Limits (recommended for beginners)
The Pot Limit is different from the No Limit because of the amounts of bets and raises.
The minimum raise is the previous amount raised or the bet in the same round.
For example, if the first player bets £10, the second one can bet a minimum of £10.
For example, if the first player bets £10, the second one can bet a minimum of £10.
The amount of the maximum bet is the total of the pot + the total amount of other players' bets during the round + the amount called by the player. For example if the pot is £50, then the first player bets £10 and the second bets £10, the third player can raise above £80 (£50 in the main pot+ £20 of bets from the 1st round+£10 from the player's own raise).
Pot Limit rules don't change in the last betting round, as it is the case with Pot Limit.
Pot Limit rules don't change in the last betting round, as it is the case with Pot Limit.
No Limit Pot (for the most advanced players)
The difference between no limit and limit is that there is no maximum amount for each raise (apart from the level/amount on the table).
The difference between no limit and limit is that there is no maximum amount for each raise (apart from the level/amount on the table).
The no limit rules don't change in the last betting round, as they keep changing in limit.
The rakes charged
The rake is the fee taken from the games involving real money. The rake applies to the games a player took part in and for which the House has generated at least $0,01 rake for this player.
The rakes charged
The rake is the fee taken from the games involving real money. The rake applies to the games a player took part in and for which the House has generated at least $0,01 rake for this player.
The rake charged is calculated by dividing the total of rakes taken during the game by the number of players who have received the cards.
The rakes vary from 0% to 5% of each total pot. We do not charge a rake if the hand ended before the 'flop' cards were dealt ( 'No flop no drop').
Limit Tables
From $0.02/0.04 to 0.25/0.50 :
From $0.50/1 to $1/2 :
Limit Tables
From $0.02/0.04 to 0.25/0.50 :
| Numbers of players | Rakes per pot | Max. Rake |
| 2-10 | $0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot | $1.00 |
From $0.50/1 to $1/2 :
| Number of players | Rakes per pot | Max. Rake |
| 2-10 | $0.05 for each $1 in the Pot | $1.00 |
From $2/4 to $30/60 :
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Number of players |
Rakes 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 |
From $50 to $100 and above
| Number of players | Rakes 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 and No limit pot Tables
From $0.01/0.02 up to $0.10/$0.20:
| Numbers of players | Rakes per pot | Max. Rake |
| 2-10 | $0.01 for each $0.20 in the Pot | $1.00 |
From $0.25 to $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 |
From $0.50/$1 up to $10/$20:
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Number of players |
Rakes 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 |
From $25 to $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 ranking
At Poker, there is a distinctive order of 9 hands. The strongest combination of the 9 is the Royal Flush, as the hands in diminishing order below indicate:
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Royal Flush of the same suit from 10 to Ace. Example : 10S, JS, QS, KS, AS |
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Straight Flush of the same suit Example : 7D ,8D, 9D, 10D, JD |
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Four of a kind Four cards of the same value Example : JC, JD, JH, JS |
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Full House Three cards of the same value with two cards of a different value. When more than one Full Houses is competing, the one with the highest ranking card of three wins. Example : QH, QS, KD, KC, KH |
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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 |
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Straight Five cards in sequence. If more than one straight is competing, the one with the highest value wins. An Ace can be taken as either high or low card ( but not hight and low in the same hand). Example : 8, 9, 10, J, Q |
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Three of a kind Three cards of the same value. Example : KH, KD, KC |
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Two Pairs Two cards of the same value with another two cards of the same value. When more than one hand has two pairs of the same value, the hand with the highest fifth card wins. Example : JC, JH, QS, QD |
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One Pair Two cards of the same value. In case two hands have pairs, the highest wins. When more than one hand has a pair of the same value, the hand with the highest card outside the pair wins. Example : 10C, 10S |
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High Card When the players have none of the above hands, the hand with the highest card wins. |