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Poker question?
Been watching "poker after dark" and still can't figure out whats going on. I know the game, the button, blinds (sort of) but I don't know checks and calls in relevance to the turn, river and what the heck is a gut shot? Any educational sites would be appreciated.
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- google pocker, checks are when you start the bidding and you don't want to bet yet. Calls are when some one raises money and you accept their raise and match it. the turn is the 4th card that gets flipped over, the river is the 5th and last card to get flipped over
- You should consider getting phil Hellmuths book on hold em it explains alot. A gutshot is a straight draw that needs one of the inner cards to win. Checks mean they arent betting and would just like to see it for free.
- pokerstars.net a gut shot means you have 4 out of 5 for a straight and only a certain card will hep you for example if you have 4,5 6,8 the only card that will give you a straight is a 7. open ended straight means you have 4 of 5 cards but 2 cards will help you for example 4567 in this case a 3 or an 8 will give you a straight. check means you don;t make a bet. call means you match another players bet and raise is well a raise either from nothing or raise over what another person bet. try a free poker website you will get the hang of it and ask questions most people will help you out.
- A check means you don't want to make a bet and you want to see the next card. You can't check if someone before you has bet you must either call (which is equal their bet) or raise (which is bet more) If you raise the other people at the table would have to call you if they wanted to continue playing. They may also re raise you inwhich you would then have to either call thier reraise or fold. I'm not sure what you mean about the checks and calls in relevance to the turn and river.. weather you want to check, call, or bet will depend on your hand or your ability to judge your opponents hand. A gut shot straight draw is when you have a straight draw when one of the middle numbers is missing, it is the opposite of an open-ender which is a straight draw where a card on either end would give you a straight. Hope that helped!! Let me know if your still confused Ps.. keep watching it helps a lot
- It's hard to explain in one post, so I've given you a web site that has a beginners section. Basically the players try to make the best five card poker hand, using the hidden cards in their hand (two cards, called hole cards) and the five community cards. There is a round of betting after you get your hole cards. Then the first three community cards come (the flop) and another round of betting. Then the turn (one more community card) and another round of betting. Then the river (the last community card), and a final round of betting. The pot is won either by the person with the best five card poker hand, or the person who is still in the hand after everyone else folds. During each betting round players can check (a bet of nothing), bet any amount up to all the chips they have, or fold, which means they give up on the chance to win the pot. The button rotates around the table with each new hand. Cards are dealt to the left of that button, as if the person with the button was the dealer. The player to the left of the button has to put in a bet before the hand starts, called the small blind. The player to his left puts in the big blind, which is double the small blind. This forces action in the game and makes it more interesting. If no one was forced to bet, everyone would fold unless they had a great hand, because there would be no money in the pot. During the first betting round action starts to the left of the big blind. That player can call (place a bet equal to the big blind), fold, or raise. During each betting round every player must put the same amount of money in the pot in order to remain in the game. That's a vague overview, I hope that helps. Try playing some free online poker for play money and you'll get the idea.
- There are lots of different poker terminologies etc that can take a lot of time to master. It's best to do a bit of research before jumping into a game at a reputable poker site. You can also practice before playing for real money. That's what i did too and I'm so much better now. It definitely help heaps!
