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Chen Point Count

Nicolae Sfetcu — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:52:50 +0000

There is a way to compute the Skalansky Malmuth table for those people who have trouble memorizing. The results are almost identical to those generated using the Chen Point Count.[1] To compute the point count the following formula should apply: … Read More

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Essentials in Texas hold ’em hands

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:59:03 +0000

There are (52 × 51)/2 = 1,326 distinct possible combinations of two hole cards from a standard 52-card deck in hold ’em, but since suits have no relative value in poker, many of these hands are identical in value before … Read More

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Texas hold ’em hands

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:26:04 +0000

In the poker game Texas hold ’em, a player’s hand consists of two hole cards, which belong solely to the player and remain hidden from the other players. Five community cards are also dealt into play. Betting begins before any … Read More

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Cribbage show

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:19:12 +0000

Each player in turn (in the order of play), ending with the dealer, totals up the points in his hand, including the turn-up card, and pegs the amount. The order in which this is done is important as a player … Read More

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Seven twenty-seven

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:39:20 +0000

Seven Twenty-Seven is a vying game similar in some respects to poker, and often played as a “dealer’s choice” variant at home poker games. It uses the same equipment and betting system, but the value of hands does not use … Read More

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Non-standard poker hands

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:20:16 +0000

A♦ K♦ Q♦ 10♦ 8♦ Non-standard poker hands are hands which are not recognized by official poker rules but are created by house rules. Non-standard hands usually appear in games using wild cards or bugs. Other terms for nonstandard hands … Read More

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Drawing hand

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:00:16 +0000

In poker, a drawing hand is a hand that is not yet “complete”; that is, one which does not yet rank highly, but which may later, depending on what cards a player receives. This contrasts with a made hand – a hand which is … Read More

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Bridge game play

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:36:40 +0000

Two partnerships of two players each are needed to play bridge. The four players sit around a table with partners opposite one another. The compass directions are often used to refer to the four players, aligned with their seating pattern. … Read More

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Slang names for poker hands

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:48:42 +0000

In poker, players may often use slang terms for particular types of hands. Though most are recent neologisms, others date to poker’s antiquity. All such slang terms typically connect a common concept (from life experience or storytelling) to the hand, … Read More

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Poker bad beat

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:58:31 +0000

In poker, a bad beat occurs when a hand, which was at one time a big favourite to win, loses. Typically the term is only applied in this way when the player holding the eventual winning hand misplayed it spectacularly.Alternatively, … Read More

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