Poker is the name given to a number of card games where players wager on the strength of the cards they hold. Poker is a game that involves a communal "pot" consisting of the players' wagers which is awarded to the poker player who either holds the highest ranking hand or makes a wager which goes unmatched by his or her opponents.

At Poker Stars, Poker star Seven Card Stud and Omaha poker games are played in both "high-only" and "high-low split" form. In these high-low games, the best five-card poker hand for high wins half the pot, and the best qualifying five-card hand for low wins the other half. Poker star Texas Hold' em poker games are always played high-only with a No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit option. For a detailed breakdown of hand rankings, visit Poker star poker hand ranks page.

All poker games begin with some forced wager over which poker players compete. In Seven Card Stud, there are two forced wagers, an ante and a bring-in. In Texas Hold' em and Omaha, the forced wagers are a small blind and a big blind. In any basic poker game, players strategically wager using a number of actions available to them. The actions are as follows:

1. CHECK - If there is no wager on the current betting round, a player may check. The act of checking passes the action to the next poker player immediately clockwise from him or her. A check does not forfeit interest in the pot, only the current right to bet. If all players check during a round of betting, the round is considered complete.

2. BET - If there is no wager on the current betting round, a player may bet. If a player bets, the poker player immediately clockwise from him or her (and any subsequent poker players) may fold, raise, or call.

3. FOLD - The act of folding forfeits all interest in the pot. A player who folds is not required or allowed to wager any further money for the current poker game.

4. CALL - If there has been a wager on the current round of poker play, a player may call. The act of calling requires the player to match the current bet made by his or her opponent(s).

5. RAISE - If there has been a wager on the current betting round, a player may raise. The act of raising requires the poker player to match the current bet, and make a greater one. All subsequent players are required to call the raise or raise again ("re-raise") to maintain interest in the pot.

On each betting round, betting continues until the person immediately counterclockwise the last bettor or raiser acts. When this person acts, the next poker round begins, or the hand is complete.

When the last bet or raise on the final betting round is called, the "showdown" occurs. This is when it is determined who wins the pot, as players show their hands one-by-one. It may be the case that there is no showdown. This occurs when a player bets or raises, and no active players choose to call the player's bet (in other words, all players fold). In this case, the player doing the betting or raising wins the full amount of the pot.

Basic Poker Play: Table Stakes and All-In

Basic poker play is typically played "table stakes", meaning only the chips in play at the beginning of each hand may be used throughout the hand. The table stakes rule has an application called the "All-In" rule, which states that a player cannot be forced to forfeit a poker hand because the player does not have enough chips to call a bet. A player who does not have enough chips to call a bet is declared All-In. The player is eligible for the portion of the pot to the point of his final wager. All further action involving other players takes place in a "side pot", which is ineligible to the All-In player.

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Poker play starts with the dealer handing out the cards clockwise from his or her left. As soon as the cards are dealt, the players are left with four options. You may check the bet (bet nothing but still remain in the game), call the previous bet (bet the same amount as the previous bet), raise the previous bet (increase the amount of the previous bet), or fold (giving up a chance to win the pot by not matching a bet). You can only check when no other players have made any bets and it`s your turn in that round.

Tips for Poker Playing

1. Limit play to only the best starting hands. If you are dealt a weak hand, do not wait; fold quickly. One of the biggest and mot common mistakes made by novice poker players is to play most of the hands they are deal. The top expert poker players, amazingly enough, only play about 20-30% of their starting hands.

2. Play selectively and aggressively. Expert players understand when to avoid committing chips to a hand. They also understand when it is in their best interest to play aggressively in order to get more money in the pot. Aggressive poker players can win two ways: by forcing others out of the hand through aggressive betting and good bluffing, or by holding the best cards. Passive poker players, on the other hand, win only when they are holding the best cards at the showdown.

3. Study the other competitors. In online poker, body language doesn`t exist, but when playing face-to-face poker, study the actions of the other players and you`ll earn an advantage. Even when playing online, some poker rooms allow you to watch a table before actually joining in the game; even this allows you to learn something about the playing style and skills of those at the table. Observe how each player bets, the amount they bet, times at which they hesitate and note the position in which they are better. This can give you a lot of clues to help you once you join the table.

4. Position is power; use it. Being seated at the table in a position that allows you to act after other opponents is extremely valuable because you can gather a great deal of information about other player`s hands while letting almost no information about your cards become known to other players. When you have a choice, position yourself so that you act last and avoid placing yourself where you must act first. Frequently, in small games where there are only one or two other players, you can take the pot with just one bet if the other players have checked to you. So, use the power of position to your advantage.

5. Gear down when losing. When the cards just seem to be falling against you, play fewer hands, avoid playing marginal hands, make the other players find it difficult to draw any information from your actions, and never play weak hands when placed in a starting position.

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but i find if im spending all my time recording my impressions i
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ability to accurately and objectively analyse the numerous subtle
details of each hand depends on unfailing memory. the greats, like
t.j. cloutier, claim to have a photographic memory and can recall
with vivid detail each and every hand they've ever played.
   maybe he can and maybe he cant, i dont know. sometimes i cant even
remember the two cards in my hand that i just folded never mind the
hand from three weeks ago with the guy on the button who just
reaised me all in. if you are playing on line, you have an option,
an option that can soon be your advantage. id like to introduce you
to poker tracker, a software database tracker that will soon be your
secret weapon.
   poker tracker imports your saved hand histories directly from
which ever folder you designate from your poker site software. poker
tacker is compatible with every site ive ever heard of and a few
that i havent. your hand history details every significant event in
every hand you play. who you are playing, the size of the blinds,
the bet sizes, the size of the pot, position, anything and every
detail you can think of can be represented by the data collected in
the hand histories.
   once inside poker tracker, this data is automatically crunched and
sorted into statistical formulas to give you perfect memory.
want to know what hands you lose the most money playing? easy, with
poker tacker its just a click away. want to know which position is
more profitable? poker tracker breaks all stats down into positions
so you can know exactly. are you a winner or a loser? poker tracker
will lay out the facts clearly. you can see where the holes in your
game are and allows you improve.
   poker tracker also keeps a database of every player you ever play
against, in tournaments or ring games. every fact that can be
legally gleaned from their games will be exposed to you in black and
white statistics. you could keep notes in your poker sites software
but i find if im spending all my time recording my impressions i
often lose focus from my own game. PT does this all for me. every
hand recorded with perfect detail that i can recall at anytime.
kinda like that t.j. guy.
   poker tracker comes in three versions, one for hold'em, limit and
no-limit, one for omaha and its variants and another for stud and
razz. you can download demo versions for each at pokertracker.com
for free. these demos allow you to try all the features but limit
your databae to only 1000 hands. nevertheless this is enough to
truely appreciate the added dimension this will bring your online
game. this is software you really need to check out. each player
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