Poker

A Texas hold 'em game in progress. "Hold 'em" is usually the most popular form of poker.

Poker is a betting game in which players, with all or part of their hole cards, place bets on an initial bid, with the total amount of the bets falling on the player or players with the best combination of cards.

There are many varieties of poker, including open poker, closed poker, shared card poker, and assorted poker. The most played of the first three categories are, commonly, poker poker (closed five or draw poker), seven open (seven-card stud), Omaha hold 'em, Texas hold & #39;em and Poker 224, each being a good starting point for learning the games of this type. All the cards are used, including the jokers in some modalities. In the event that the pairs tie, the highest 4 wins and if they are equal, the 5 is looked at.

In the event that double pairs tie, the two highest pairs win, in the event that they tie, the ones that win are chosen, for example, double pairs of K and Q and ones of A and 3 win the k q by points that exceed already that A beats K by 1 and Q beats 3 by 9.

History

Royal steps or imperial flower.

The history of poker is a matter of debate. The name of the game seems to come from the French term poque, which in turn descends from the German pochen (to hit), but it is not clear if the games to which these refer names were the true origins of poker. It bears a strong resemblance to the Persian game as nas, and may have been taught to French colonists in New Orleans by Persian sailors. It is believed to share parentage with the ancient Renaissance game called first and the French "blean". The English game brag (from the old bragg), clearly descended from brelan, and incorporated the bluffing “deceit, bluff” (although the concept was already known in other games of that time). epoch). It is quite possible that all these old games influenced the development of poker as it exists today.

English actor Joseph Crowell described the game as it was played in New Orleans in 1829: played with a deck of twenty cards, four players bet on which hand of cards would have the highest score. Jonathan H. Green's book: An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling (An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling, G. B. Zieber, Philadelphia, 1843) describes the spread of this game throughout the rest of the country, via the barges of the Mississippi River, where gambling was common entertainment.

Poker table.

Shortly after this expansion, the full 52-card English deck was used and the "color" play was introduced; (having five non-consecutive cards of the same suit, for example five clubs). During the American Civil War, many things were added, including draw poker, bare poker, and sequence poker. These were followed by more American-style additions such as jokers (circa 1875), lowball and split-pot poker (circa 1900), and poker games. community card poker. The expansion of the game to other countries, particularly Asia, is often attributed to the US Army.

The game and jargon of poker have become an important part of English-speaking cultures. Phrases like ace in the hole (an ace in the hole), beats me (no idea), blue chip (first class), call the bluff (see a bluff, realize someone is bluffing), cash in (take advantage), poker face (make a poker face, referring to not showing any expression on the face), stack up (go ahead), wild card (wild card or joker ) and others, they are used in everyday conversation, even outside of their poker table context.

The modern tournament became popular in American casinos after the start of the World Series of Poker in 1970. It was also during this decade that the first serious books on strategy appeared; in particular Theory of Poker, by David Sklansky; or Super system, by Doyle Brunson. Satellite and cable broadcasts of tournaments have added to the popularity of the game.

Great players in the game include Stu Ungar, Sam Farha, Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, and Doyle Brunson.

Among the best Spanish players we find, among others, Adrián Mateos, Sergio Aído, Javier Gómez, Lucas Blanco and Vicente Delgado.

It is one of the most played games in casinos around the world. Up to several thousand players can participate in their tournaments at tables of eight, nine or ten players, depending on the place and type of tournament.

On April 29, 2010, poker was accepted as a mind sport by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA).

Classification of hands

Top	Name in Spanish	Name in English	Description	Example	Possible combinations	Probabilities
1	Royal steps or Imperial flower	Royal flush	Five cards followed by the same stick from 10 ace.		4 2 598 960	0,000154%
2	Staircase color	Straight flush	Five consecutive cards of the same stick.		36 2 598 960	0.001385%
3	Poker	Four of a kind or Quad	Four equal cards in their value.		624 2 598 960	0.024 per cent
4	Full	Full House	Three equal cards in its value (trio), plus two other equals in its value (part).		3744 2 598 960	0.1440576%
5	Color	Flush	Five cards from the same stick, without being consecutive.		5108 2 598 960	0.1965%
6	Escalera	Straight	Five letters forming a number staircase.		10 200 of 2 598 960	0.3924%
7	Threesome	Three of a kind or Set	Three equal cards of value.		54 912 of 2 598 960	2.1113%
8	Double couple	Two pair or Pocket	Two pairs of cards of the same number (par and par).		123 552 of 2 598 960	4.759%
9	Couple	One pair	Two equal number cards (and three different).		1 098 240 of 2 598 960	42.257%
10	High Charter	High card	Win who has the highest card of all.		1 302 540 of 2 598 960	50.1177%

Computer gamers

There are now several hundred rooms online that allow you to play almost every variant of poker out there. Being able to sit at home and play with someone from any other territory has seen the online poker industry grow wildly, not long ago producing a record on the PokerStars software of over 2,000,000 players at a time. This fact has produced a radical change in what the game itself is, since unlike the real game, the online game attracts many more players (novices and experts) than in the absence of few physical signs on the hand of their rival (tells) need to develop a mathematically profitable poker game (EV + expected value with positive expectation) to get direct benefits.

Flop

In the different variants of poker in which community cards are used, such as Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, the flops are called flop three cards that are located face up on the table; this is the second of the four rounds that we find in a hand of any of these modalities.

In this round, the first three community cards face up are dealt to the center of the table and the action starts again starting with the small blind, the player to the left of the button.

The cards that make up the flop must always be taken from the top of the deck and in order to avoid fraud, the first of the cards that remained on top of the deck during the first round of betting is he eliminates without showing it and in this way the ones that form the flop are taken (this is called "burning" the first card).

In order to see the flop it is necessary for more than one player to remain in the hand after the first round of betting, because if the players fold the hand, the player who remains automatically wins the hand. hand, without the need to show the first three community cards.

In the situation where several players remain after the first round of betting (preflop), so that players can "see the flop&# 34;, it is mandatory that they have bet the same amount to the pot.

Turn

In the event that two or more players remain in the hand after the flop, another community card is drawn face up, called the turn, but not before returning to "burn" a letter. Once the card is visible, the player to the left of the button will start the action again. At the end of this new round of betting, in the event that there are still two or more players in the play, it will be uncovered, after "burning" one card, the last community card, called the river.

River

The river is undoubtedly the most decisive card, it is the last card, if the players have not already tied their hand, this was their last chance. The first player to speak is again the player to the left of the button. Once this round is over, if the bets have been matched, if any, the player who bet will have to show his hand, and the one who matched the play will be able to choose whether to show them to take the amount in the pot, or not show the cards that I had

Everyone must have two cards to start.

Screen appearances

Poker is a game very present in the cinema. Appears in the plot of films such as Rounders, Maverick, The Big Blind, Casino Royale, Lucky You, The Man with the Golden Arm, Titanic and Cincinnati Kid. In Latin American cinema, poker is represented in the Argentine film La suerte en tus manos.

In addition, we can also see poker in numerous adventure video games. In the game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, poker is spoken of as a competition in which you must read the opponent's mind, their gestures and their tics to win, since a withdrawal in time will stop your losses, and can even give you victory later.

The Texas Hold'em version of poker is also featured as a minigame in the Red Dead Redemption saga, and has received much praise for its realistic artificial intelligence.

A film that shows very well the life of a player and the idea of the player as a «professional» concept, as if it were a profession, is Lucky You. In this film you can see both the positive side of poker and the negative if you don't keep an exhaustive control of the bank.