Everything You Need To Know About Poker

Everything from how to play to buying what you need.

Poker is a great way to bring your family and friends together, whether you’re at a party, looking for something to do with the family, or just need a little one on one time with your closest buddies. Poker is a really easy game to master, and when you add in the right cards and great atmosphere, you have a party.  If you are thinking of completing that unfinished game room, why not add some décor?

If you have children, you can let them make up card games of their own with poker cards from Disney Princess and Disney Tinkerbell kids to Mickey Mouse and Looney Tunes.  Even the Scooby Doo characters have their images plastered on poker cards.

Gameplay:

In casual play, the right to deal typically rotates among the players and is marked by a token called a dealer button (or buck).

The dealer shuffles the cards, the player on the chair to their right cuts, and the dealer deals the appropriate number of cards to the player’s one at a time, beginning with the player to their left. Cards may be dealt either face-up or face-down, depending on the variant of poker being played. After the initial deal, the first of what may be several betting rounds begins. Between rounds, the players' hands develop in some way, often by being dealt additional cards or replacing cards previously dealt. At the end of each round, all bets are gathered into the central pot.

At any time during a betting round, if one player bets and no opponents choose to call (match) the bet and instead fold, the hand ends immediately, the bettor is awarded the pot, no cards are required to be shown, and the next hand begins.

At the end of the last betting round, if more than one player remains, there is a showdown, in which the players reveal their previously hidden cards and evaluate their hands. The player with the best hand according to the poker variant being played wins the pot.

The Preparation

Have plenty of poker chips.

No matter what kind of chips you use, make sure you have enough. I recommend a minimum of 35 chips per player. 50 to 100 chips per player is even better.

Use brand-new decks of cards. You only need one or two decks per table, they're inexpensive, and there's something really cool about tearing open a brand new deck when you start playing.

Determine your chip denominations. A typical casino standard is $1 for white, $5 for red, $10 for blue, $25 for green and $100 for black.

Have "dealer buttons" available, one per table.

Last but not least, have a great time!

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