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submitted: Jul 18th 2008 | by: JohnnyVegas | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 589 | |

Poker has become one of the most exciting games that anyone can play. There are simple rules of the basic game which apply to playing all the variations of poker. A very slight rules change for each version of the game makes it an easy game for people to play.

The game play can be taught with very simple steps. No matter how many cards are dealt or how many players are present, the basics of poker apply to all types of the game. The player is able to focus on the more important parts of the game like bluffing, when he knows the basics of the game.

Depending upon table size and the type of game there can be any number of players. However, a dealer must be chosen but the deal can pass to other players, this dealer passes out the cards to the players. The role of the dealer is to decide who won the game and to regulate card deals.

After the dealer has shuffled them, the player to the right of the dealer cuts the cards. All the players place the ante into the middle. At this time, either the players can wait for the dealer to begin the game or they can bet, what is called a blind bet.

The dealer passes out the appropriate number of face down cards and, depending upon the version played, the appropriate number of face down cards. Then the players either bet again or they check showing that they do not want to bet. Checking or passing is a sign that the players do not feel the need to make the pot higher.

After each face up card is dealt, the players either bet or check. During this time, the players bluff about what they have in their hand. A player bluffs by betting a certain amount making the other players believe that they have the better hand.

The difference between all other card games and poker is the use of bluffing. Other games use a form of bluffing but poker is the only game that uses cards and bluffing at the same time. Bluffing is an essential part of the game and where it received its name, the French word Poque means to bluff.

Throughout the game, if it comes to a point where one player has bet and all others have folded, the player left wins the pot. If there is more than one player left, the other player either calls or raises. Calling is when the second player doesn't want to raise the stakes and folding is when a player decides his hand isn't good enough to go on..

If there are players who wish to see or raise the bet, then, after the last card has been laid out, there is a showdown. This is where all the remaining players flip over their hidden cards to see who won the hand. The highest hand wins the pot and the game starts over again.

Players bet by using chips that represent the money with which they are playing. Once a player has bet all their chips, they have gone "all in." If they player who has gone all in loses their hand, they are then eliminated from the game.

Poker is not a hard game to play if you know the basic rules of game play. The hardest part of the game is knowing when to bluff and when to fold your hand. Many people use poker as a means of income, this is not recommended unless you have developed your talent of bluffing.

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