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Online Poker

Poker, in general, is a card game (see card gambling) in which whoever holds the highest-ranking hand wins the game. Ranking is determined according to a scale. Online poker refers to playing a virtual poker, playing in an Internet online gambling site. Online poker is a name for all sorts of online poker games. In an online poker site you play on tables against other players who visit the site and bet on their money, or just play online poker for fun. There is no dealer in online poker, as opposed to other casino games.

Common Poker Winning Combinations

Jacks or Better: One Pair pays off only if the cards in the pair are Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay off.
Kings or Better: One Pair pays off only if the cards in the pair are Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay off.
Two Pair: Two sets of pairs of the same card denomination.
Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same denomination.
Straight: Five consecutive denomination cards, not of the same suit.
Flush: Five non-consecutive denomination cards, all of the same suit.
Full House: A poker definition of set of three cards of the same denomination, plus a set of two cards of the same denomination.
Five of a Kind: Four cards of the same denomination and one Wild card.
Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same denomination.
Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same denomination.
Straight Flush: Five consecutive denomination cards, all of the same suit, are names straight flush in online poker.
Royal Flush: Five consecutive denomination cards, all of the same suit, starting from 10 and ending with an ace has the name royal flush in online poker.
Wild Royal Flush: Royal flush hand that includes a wild card.
As mentioned above, online poker is wide definition for many kinds of poker plays:

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Video Poker

Video poker is also known as draw poker. The dealer uses a 52-card deck, which is played fresh after each hand. The object of the game varies with each machine, and the player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

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Pai Gow Poker

Pai Gow (pronounced "pie-gow") Poker is an exciting game of skill, which fuses the ancient Chinese game of Pai Gow (meaning: "makes nine"), and modern Online Poker. In Pai Gow Poker the player competes, one on one, against the dealer. The object of the game is for the player to arrange seven dealt cards into two hands ("setting" the cards). The seven cards must be set in such a way so that the player's five-card ("High") hand scores a higher value than the two-card ("Low") hand. The player's High and Low hands must then have a greater value than the dealer's High and Low hands.
Pai Gow Rules:
The game is played with a standard 52-card deck, plus a Joker (totaling 53 cards). (The Joker may be used either as an Ace or to complete a Straight, Flush or Straight Flush, only.) After placing their bet, the players are each dealt seven cards. The players must then set their cards into two separate hands. The first hand, which must consist of 5 cards, is referred to as the "High Hand", as it must have the highest value of the two hands. The second hand, which consists of the remaining two cards, is referred to as the "Low Hand". You may ask the house to suggest the best way by clicking on the "House Way" button. If you wish to bet by the house recommendation click on set, thereafter you can decide to rearrange your cards as you prefer. The goal of Pai Gow Poker is to beat both of the dealer's hands, according to the standard Poker hand values rules (see chart below). If both hands beat the dealer's hands, the player receives "even money" on their bet (minus a 5% vigorish or house commission). If both of the player's hands lose against the dealer's hands, the dealer takes the player's bet. If only one of the player's two hands win, the round results in a tie or "Push". Winning Combinations:
High (Five-Card) Hand:
The Five-card Hand must have the highest rank of the two hands. The object is to form the best rank for the 5-card hand, from the seven dealt cards.
Low (Two-Card) Hand:
The Two card Hand must have the second-highest rank of the two hands. The highest-ranking 2-card hand possible is a pair of Aces. If the Two card Hand is not composed of a pair, the value of the cards will determine the hand's rank.
The Wild Card:
The Wild Card is the Joker card, which can be substituted only as a single Ace or to complete either a Flush, Straight, or Straight Flush.
Copy Hand:
When the player and the dealer compare hands that have the same rank, the hand is referred to as a "Copy Hand". In Pai Gow Poker, the dealer wins the Copy Hand, as opposed to Blackjack, where a Copy Hand results in a "Push".

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Stud Poker

Stud Poker is a poker-style game, in which the player competes, one on one, against the dealer. At the end of the hand, the player and dealer compare hands formed from their five cards. The player's goal is to beat the dealer's hand.
Caribbean Stud Poker Rules:
Caribbean Stud Poker is played with a standard 52-card deck of cards. To start the game, the player must first place an "Ante Bet". The dealer then gives each player five cards face-up. (On Public and Group tables the other members' cards will appear to be dealt face down.) The dealer also receives five cards; four cards dealt face down, and one card face up. When the player looks at his/her cards, and the dealer's Up Card, the player either challenges the dealer's hand, by placing a bet, or surrenders. The "Challenge Bet" is always equal to twice the Ante Bet. If the player chooses to "Surrender", the Ante Bet is lost. When a Challenge Bet is made, the dealer reveals his four remaining cards, and the hands are then compared. In order to qualify, the dealer's hand must contain at least one Ace and one King. If the dealer's hand does not qualify, the players receive a 1 to 1 payout on their Ante Bet, and the Challenge Bet is returned without additional winnings. Should the dealer's hand qualify (with a value of at least one Ace and one King), the player's and dealer's hands are then compared, and the best hand wins (see Poker Hand Value Chart below). A player's winning hand receives 1 to 1 on the Ante Bet, plus the winnings on the Challenge Bet, which are calculated according to the hand's value (see "Payoff" column of Poker Hand Value Chart below).
Push
When the dealer's and the player's hands are equal, it is considered a "Push", and both the Ante Bet and the Challenge Bet are returned to the player.

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