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Omaha hold ’em

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:59:05 +0000

Omaha hold ’em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (“flop game”) similar to Texas hold ’em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, … Read More

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Chicago poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:04:38 +0000

The poker game called Chicago is one of the most popular card games in Sweden today. Relying on the keeping of score instead of the placing of bets, it is suitable even for environments such as schools, where gambling is … Read More

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Five-card draw

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:18:08 +0000

Five-card draw is often the first poker variant learned by most players, and is very common in home games although it is now rare in casino and tournament play. The lowball variations make more interesting games and are more commonly … Read More

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Chicago poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:26:17 +0000

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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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Cribbage

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:39:48 +0000

Cribbage or Crib is a card game for two, three or four players that involves forming combinations of cards over a series of hands to accumulate points. Points are mainly scored by runs, regardless of suit; by pairs, triples and … 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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Bourré

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:24:54 +0000

Bourré (also commonly known as Bouré and Boo-Ray) is a trick-taking gambling card game primarily played in the Acadiana region of Louisiana in the United States of America. The game’s closest relatives are probably Spades and Poker; like many regional … Read More

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Basketball

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:47:00 +0000

Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one other by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. Since its invention in 1891, it has developed to … Read More

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Anaconda Poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:26:21 +0000

Anaconda is a variety of the card game Poker, also called “Pass The Trash Poker.” Simple Play This version of the game is also called “3-2-1 Anaconda” or “3-2-1 Left.” Each player is dealt 6 cards. They then each select … Read More

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