Hand Rankings:

Familiarize yourself with the definitions and values of different hands. The hands are in order of increasing value: High Card, One Pair, Two pair, Three of a kind, Straight, Flush, Full house, Four of a kind, Straight flush and Royal flush. A given hand beats all hands listed before it.

1. HIGH CARD		6. FLUSH
2. ONE PAIR		7.FULL HOUSE
3. TWO PAIR		8. FOUR OF A KIND
4. THREE OF A KIND		9. STRAIGHT FLUSH
5. STRAIGHT		10. ROYAL FLUSH

Basic Poker Terms:

Hand: Hand represents to the particular combination of cards held by the player.

Play: A single game, from one shuffle to the next is called a play.

Pot: The accumulation or pool of money bet by players during the game is referred to as pot. The game is a contest for a pot of money, which builds in the course of play of each hand.

Hand Tie: If two players have the same hand then they divide the pot between them. When the pool is not exactly divisible then the left over amount goes to the player who called the highest bet.

Ante: Money the players put into the pot before they see their cards. Antes are also called blind bets.

Rake: It is a commission charged by the poker rooms as a small amount of the total pot won at the end of most hands. This is their only source of revenue.

Showdown: The final act of determining the winner of the pot after all the betting has been completed.

Betting Rules:

Call: A bet exactly equal to the highest bet made by the preceding player to stay in the play. Call is often known as "stay in".

Fold:A player discards his hand and gives up his chance of winning the pot in this play. A player who folds is considered inactive and also forfeits his previous bets. Fold is also referred to as "drop out".

Raise: A bet equal to the highest bet made by any of the preceding players plus some extra amount. The additional amount is that by which he raises the bet. Every other player in the game must either then call (bring his bet up to the raised amount), fold, or raise again.

Check: It's like pass, where a player doesn't bet any amount and still stays in the play.

Also see how limit, no limit and pot limit poker rules affect your betting.