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Five-Card Poker

Adam-Poker — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:30:18 +0000

In order to play such a poker game, you would need 2-8 players. Initially, the players put a small bet in the pot. Thereafter, the dealer deals each player five cards, face down starting with the player to the dealer’s left. All the players can pick up and see their cards. The betting begins from the player sitting on the dealer’s left. Those who are still in the hand get to trade in one or more cards when the betting is done. He/she can trade in the other four cards from the hand, if there is an ace in the hand. However, you would be required to show the ace.

Pai Gow Poker

Adam-Poker — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:34:47 +0000

Pai Gow is a popular game of poker amongst the Asian gamblers. Some historians believe that Pai Gow was supposed to be a form of Zen meditation, however was introduced in the casinos as a game of chance. It is also known as ‘two-handed’ poker and the ultimate goal of this game is to create two hands of seven cards each from the cards given to the player. One of the hands should consist of two cards, while the other should contain five cards. The smaller deck is usually referred as the ‘in front’ hand whereas the other one is called ‘behind’.

What is Strip Poker?

Adam-Poker — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:23:55 +0000

Strip Poker is played just like the other poker games and many a time it ends up enticing the non-poker players into the game as well. It can bring back some fun in the poker game and Strip Poker comes in several variations. Quite a few times, Strip Poker is considered to be a way of flirting or used as a form of foreplay. There are fast, medium or slow stripping modes in the game and the level of excitement in each mode varies. In the speedy strip poker games, all the players except the winner are required to remove an item of clothing. Medium mode in strip poker means that the winner is the only individual who is not stripping and the losers have a choice to buy their clothes back in the subsequent rounds. The slowest mode means that the player with the lowest score on the table is the only one to strip.