Someone please tell me how to play poker. I know nothing about it and I need to know how to play.?

Answer 1

There are many different 'types' of poker. You need to be more specific about which particular poker game you want to learn how to play.

Answer 2

Like most games, the aim of poker is to win. Whether you're playing for fun or for money, poker will test your skills and strategic abilities.
There are many varieties of poker games but they all follow the same basic format:
Players contribute toward a central 'pot' that contains play chips or chips representing actual money
Players are dealt cards (a 'hand'), some or all of which are concealed
Wagers are made on the strength of the cards in rounds of betting
After the betting rounds are over, the player with the strongest hand - or the last player left standing after the others have folded - wins!
No matter which type of poker you want to play, it's crucial that you understand the deck and that you know the rank of hands.

Answer 3

There are many varieties of poker games but they all follow the same basic format:
Players contribute toward a central 'pot' that contains play chips or chips representing actual money.
Players are dealt cards (a 'hand'), some or all of which are concealed.
Wagers are made on the strength of the cards in rounds of betting.
After the betting rounds are over, the player with the strongest hand - or the last player left standing after the others have folded - wins!

The rank of hands remains the same no matter which type of poker game you play.

In a nutshell, a poker hand consists of five cards. Poker hands fall into one of several categories, such as flush, straight, or two pair. The player with the highest ranking hand is the winner.

Royal Flush: A royal flush is an ace high straight flush. (10,J,Q,K,A)

Straight Flush: A straight flush is a five-card straight, all in the same suit. (example: all Spade 5,6,7,8,9)

Four of a Kind: QuadsQuads, or four of a kind, are four cards of equal rank.

Full House or Full Boat: A full house, or full boat, contains a set (three) of cards of one rank and a pair of another rank.

Flush: A flush is any five cards, all of the same suit. (example: all cards are diamond)

Straight: Five cards of sequential rank. Every possible straight will contain either a 5 or a 10. (example, 2,3,4,5,6 or 7,8,9,10,J)

Three of a Kind or Set: Three cards of the same rank.

Two Pair: A two pair is two cards of one rank and another two cards of another rank.

Pair: One pair is two cards of the same rank.

Answer 4

Yes, try one of the online sites and only play for free while you're learning.

I play in and win a few poker tournaments all the time. Both online and at real tables. I've also been playing for over 20 years.

There are so many subtleties to the game that it'd be impossible to tell you them all here...along with all the variations of the game.

My favorite site is ultimatebet.com for Hold 'em and Omaha. For 7CardStud and it's variations, I'd recommend partypoker.com. Both sites will let you sign up for free and play with play money. You can also play in tournaments for free which is good when you're starting out.

It can take a few years to become good at the game, so do yourself a favor and stick with the free stuff while you're learning. It may be tempting to play for real money if you do well off the bat, but you need to know that your competition plays 8-12 hours a day, day in and day out in the hopes of making a living off of it. They love new guys who depend on luck and will take your money faster than you can deposit it.

So, sign up for free, play for free for a few years and then and only then if you find you can continually win more than you lose overall, sign up for pay tournaments, sit and go's or pay tables. You'll learn alot and save alot of money that way. And maybe even make some in a few years.

GoodLuck! :)

Answer 5

To get started you need to know the order of hands: pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house. After that, it's all about calculating the odds and betting. You have to find a friendly penny ante game to get started, or try playing yahoo poker online for practice. It's free.

Answer 6

Royal Flush - 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace (all of same suit)
Straight Flush - Any 5 cards in order (of same suit)
4 of a Kind - all 4 of a certain # card (or picture card)
Flush - Any 5 cards of same suit
Straight - Any 5 cards in order (any suits)
3 of a Kind - 3 of a certain # card (or picture card)
Two Pair - (ex. 2 Jacks and 2 twos)
One Pair - (ex. 2 eights)

Answer 7

Go to pokerstars.com they will teach you everything you need to know. Its a free site to teach people how to play poker.

Answer 8

I offer just a few clues to being a winner:

-It's never to late to fold.

-Play your cards, focus on the hand you have - not anyone elses.

-The all-in bet is overated!

-Do not look at your cards until it is your turn.

-Bluffing only works after winning a few honest hands.

-Again, play the hand you are dealt, if it sucks, it sucks. There is no way to make a bad hand good, just fold it.

Good Luck and have fun. :-)

Answer 9

OK first of all.... never mind. It will take me forever to explain how to play the game. Why don't you try Howstuffworks.com they have a pretty large database covering everything you want to know about, well, stuff.

Answer 10

i kinda learned how to play after playin yatzee, and i know u play with 5 cards, and u give back a couple an trade if u dont want them, and its all kinda lucky!