subject: The Straight Poker - Montana Poker [print this page] Poker is a game that takes more than just luck; it takes a lot of thinking and analyzing. You need to have math skills, discipline, psychological skills and the ability to learn the concept of risk as opposed to rewards. By knowing these basics and more, the chances of you winning this very exciting card game will greatly increase.
Of all the poker variants, Texas holdem is the most popularly played nowadays. Your best chances of winning this game is to know the basics and learning the different poker hands such as the royal flush, four of a kind, three of a kind, and the straight poker hand.
In this poker variant or in any other poker game, players will create hands of five cards according to preset rules, which differ depending to which variant of poker being played. These hands are being compared with the other players using a standard hand ranking system; the rule of the game is that the player with the highest ranking hand wins that particular deal. With hands of the same category, the rank of the individual cards will determine which is better, as described in more details below.
The highest poker hand is the royal flush. It includes an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten all in the same suit. The straight poker hand consists of five cards of the same suit in sequence. If players have both straight flushes, the one with the higher top card will win.
Four of a kind is another poker hand that has four cards of the same rank, like four jacks for example, plus one card. This type of poker hand is also known as quads. The player that holds the higher set of four cards will win over his opponent whos also holding a four of a kind combination. Other poker hand combinations include, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind and pairs.
