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DRAW POKER
Poker, known in some circles as "The Great American Game",
actually originated in the United States! It became popular
among the Cajuns and French of New Orleans in the 1800's. At
that time they called the card game "poque", likely from the
French word "pocher" meaning "to bluff". As the game worked
its way north by way of Mississippi steamboats the name came
to be known as "poker", probably because of mispronunciation.
Poker is loosely based on card games which date back as far
as the fifteenth century. There are many forms of today's
game including Spit-in-the-Ocean, Criss-Cross, Michigan, Base-
ball, High-Low, Showdown and Stud. But the most popular is
Draw Poker.
THE GAME
Draw Poker is played with a fifty-two card deck, the
Jokers being discarded. All players "ante" an amount which
has been previously agreed upon. The dealer shuffles then
five cards each are delt to the players, one at a time, face
down, in turn to the left of the dealer. After inspecting the
hand delt him, each player to the left of the dealer receives
the opportunity to bet, raise, see, or fold. A player "sees" a
bet by matching it, in order to stay in the game. After seeing
a bet, a player may "raise" the bet, requiring all who wish to
continue to see the raise. Usually, seeing and raising are
combined as raising. Those not wishing to continue, "fold" and
forfeit all amounts bet. After all betting is complete and each
remaining player has seen the last bet, each player to the left,
in turn from the last to see, may discard up to five cards and
draw new ones as replacements in order to better his odds of
winning. A player who discards none "stands pat". When each
player has drawn or stood pat, the last to see starts a new
round of betting. Play is finished when all but one player have
folded or when one player "calls" the bet. The player with the
highest hand wins the pot and becomes the dealer.
SCORING
There are no points awarded in Poker. It is usually
played with money or chips representing money instead. Hands
are valued from least to highest in order as follows:
High Card:
The highest valued card held wins the hand. Deuce is low
and Ace is high. (If all cards in all hands match, the highest
suit wins. Ace of spades is high, then Hearts, Diamonds, and
Clubs. Lowest card is the two of Clubs.)
A Single Pair:
The highest valued pair wins. Again, Deuce low - Ace high.
To break a tie, the next highest single card wins.
Two Pair:
The highest combination wins. In the case of a tie, the
next highest single card wins.
Three-of-a-kind:
The highest threesome wins.
Straight:
The highest five cards in sequence, but not all of the same
suit...Ace may be high or low to make the sequence. Tie is
broken by the highest high-card's suit.
Flush:
The highest five cards held in a single suit. Ties are broken
as with the Straight.
Full House:
The highest combination of Three-of-a-kind and a Pair. Ties
are broken by highest three-of-a-kind.
Straight Flush:
The highest five cards of a single suit, in sequence. Tie is
broken by the highest suit.
Royal Flush:
Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of a single suit. Highest
suit wins in case of a tie.
LAS VEGAS DRAW POKER
Draw Poker as played in Las Vegas allows a draw of only
three cards and requires that a player have a pair of Jacks
or better in his hand. Players not meeting this requirement must
fold and forfeit their ante, which is usually a quarter.
The maximum bet in Las Vegas Draw Poker is usually five
dollars. Raises may be considered as bets or may not be
specified, depending on the house. Most casinos allow only three
raises. Some, however, allow five before the player in turn must
see, call or fold.
USING THE KEYBOARD
VALUES: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,J,Q,K,A. SUITS: S,H,D,C. "1"
is equal to 10. Press <ESC>, "Q", or Ctrl Break to Quit midgame.
COMPUTER DRAW POKER
The computer game is played as Five Card Draw Poker
with no requirements for opening bet and no limit. Both the
player and the computer start with 1000 "chips". Each antes
one chip before cards are dealt. Three raises per round are
allowed in the computer version of the game.
This game is designed to allow the computer to act as
both tutor and player. It does not look at your hand to make
playing descisions and doesn't remember any of the cards
in your hand when it does check them. It checks your hand
only to see that you are playing the game properly. When
you are in a rule-breaking situation, it will display a message
to help you to get it right. It also displays messages to
direct you when to bet, see, raise, call, fold, discard and
draw. The computer plays with a certain degree of sophistry
and will bet high or low, as well as bluff, at random. When you
can consistently beat the computer you are playing with a
good deal of skill.
After pressing <Q> to quit...enter POKER to play!
are playing with a
good deal of