If you have time to kill and you really want to have fun then poker can be one of the best alternatives. Either it’s a lazy Sunday afternoon or a gathering with friends you can have a fun time with poker. Poker is one of the games from the card family. It is played with the minimum number of two players which can stretch up to 10. But veterans prefer 6 players for the best game even though if you don’t have your companions in physical you can go online. Play poker online and you will have time of your life with other experienced players. The situs poker online has various categories to choose from. Whether you are a novice or a veteran you will surely find a group of people with similar experience and interest.
What’s in a name?
Though it is not very clear how poker got its name. It was early in the 19th century that this game was called by the name poker. Some say that it got its name from a French card game called “Poque”. But there is another theory which says that a German card game “Pochspiel” was the inspiration behind the situs poker online. Pochspiel meant “to brag or bluff” in German. So the name poker has a root in Germany. It should be noted that poker was most of the time also called “bluff”.
How to play poker online?
It’s not difficult to find people online who want to play the game at the same time when you want to play. Let us learn how to play poker online. You need to combine your two with those at the center of the cards in such a way that you make the best 5 card poker hand. The hand rankings are as follows
- Royal flush
- Straight flush
- Four of a kind
- Full house
- Flush
- Straight
- Three of a kind
- Two pair
- Pair
- High card
The first three cards at the center are called ‘the flop’. At first you have to make the highest hand rank only with the flops and with the two cards in your hand. You can play the round with other players with the flops. Next the fourth card is turned around which is called ‘the turn’. Now you have to find the other combination with the available cards i.e. to get the best hand ranking. Similarly around can be played with the other players by comparing the hand ranks. The last and the final community card I called ‘the river’. Now with all the available community cards and with the cards in your hands make the best possible hand rank which is then compared with other players. The player with the highest hand rank is the winner.
