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Playing online poker has never been easier, if you still have not tried, then it is about time to do so. Nowadays, there are numerous online poker rooms and sites to choose from.

They are equipped with the best software, provide the best poker games, detailed information about the games rules, strategy, tips etc. It is really easy to start playing, you simply have to download the game software, create an account, with user name and password, and then quickly join the poker room lobby. That is all, and you will be playing the best games ever.

The poker games that you can find on all poker rooms are Texas Holdem poker, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven card stud, Seven card stud high, Five card stud and some more. If you are a beginner, no need to worry, you can quickly grasp the basic rules of the games, of course if you wish to learn to play really well, you have to practice a lot. For this purpose, most of the online poker rooms offer you a free poker version, where you can practice for as long as you want. After you feel confident enough, you can switch to real money mode, and win real money. The choice is yours. So, what you are waiting for, start playing online poker and you will not regret.

UNDERSTAND THE CARDS AND THEIR VALUES

Poker is played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards (except for Ross Perot Poker, which is played with less than a full deck). The cards are ranked from high to low in the following order: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Aces are ALWAYS high. Aces are worth more than Kings which are worth more than Queens which are worth more than Jack, and so on. The cards are also separated into four suits. The suits are:

	Clubs
	Spades
	Hearts
	Diamond

But you already knew that from playing Go Fish , right? The suits are all of equal value, meaning that no suit is more valuable than another. It's a very democratic game.

Each player is dealt five cards. The object of the game is to end up with the highest-valued hand. From best to worst, hands are ranked in the following order:

	Royal Flush
	Straight Flush
	Four of a Kind
	Full House
	Flush
	Straight
	Three of a Kind
	Two Pair
	One Pair
	High Card

Royal Flush

This is the most valuable hand in all of poker. A Royal Flush is composed of 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace, all of the same suit. It's the toughest hand to get.

Straight Flush

A Straight Flush is comprised of five cards in numerical order, all of the same suit. It's not allowed to "wrap around," such as Q-K-A-2-3. This is also very rare. If you get two of these in a row, you are cheating. If there are two Straight Flushes at the table, then whichever hand's Straight Flush reaches the highest card value wins. So in the examples below, Hand 2 (which has a King) would beat Hand 1 (which only goes up to 8).

Four of a Kind

Four cards of the same numerical rank and another random card. If there are two or more hands that qualify, the hand with the highest-ranking Four of a Kind wins. In the examples below, Hand 2 would beat Hand 1.

Full House

Of the five cards in your hand, three have the same numerical rank, and the two remaining card also have the same numerical rank. Ties are broken first by the Three of a Kind, then the Pair. So K-K-K-3-3 beats Q-Q-Q-A-A, which beats Q-Q-Q-7-7.

Flush

A Flush is comprised of five cards of the same suit, regardless of their numerical rank. In a tie , whoever has the highest ranking card wins. In the example below, Hand 1 (with a King) beats Hand 2 (with a Queen).

Straight

Five cards in numerical order, regardless of their suits. Just like with the Straight Flush, a Straight cannot "wrap around." In a tie, whoever's Straight goes to a higher ranking card wins (so in the examples below, Hand 1 beats Hand 2).

Three of a Kind

Three cards of the same numerical rank, and two random cards that are not a pair.

Two Pair

Two sets of pairs, and another random card.

One Pair

One pair and three random cards. If more than one person has a One Pair, then the person with the highest ranking pair wins.

High Card

If none of the players have anything of value, the player holding the highest-valued card wins, with the 2 as the lowest card, and the Ace as the highest. In the case of a tie, you move to the next highest card, and continue.