The rules

Texas Hold'Em :

One player acts as dealer. This position is called the button and it rotates clockwise after every hand.
The two players to the left of the dealer are the small blind and the big
blind, respectively.
Every player receives two cards face down.
The player to the left of the big blind is first to act.
Each player can call, raise or fold.
When the first betting round is completed, three community cards are flipped face up on the table. This is called the flop.
The second round of betting begins with the player seated to the left of the button.
When the second round of betting is finished, a fourth community card is flipped face up on the table. This is called the turn.
Third round of betting.
When the third round of betting is over, a fifth community card is flipped face up on the table. This is called the river.
Fourth (and last) round of betting.
When the last round of betting is over, the cards of the remaining players are compared.
The players must combine their hole cards with the community cards to make the best possible 5-card poker hand. It is possible to use both hole cards, one hole card or no hole card (play the board), in an effort to make a hand.
Once the hand is finished, the button goes to the next player (to the left) and a new hand is dealt.

Omaha :

Omaha  rules are based on Texas Hold’Em with these main differences:

Players are dealt four pocket cards.   Player must use two pocket cards and three community cards to make the best possible poker hand.

Players cannot play the Board as two cards have to come from their hand.

Omaha hi-lo :

In Hi-Lo games, the pot is split between the Hi hand and the Lo hand. The same cards may be used in declaring Hi and Lo.

One hand may win both the Hi and the Lo halves of the pot. A frequent example of this is "the Wheel", consisting of an Ace-2-3-4-5. If there is no qualifying hand for Lo, the best Hi hand wins the whole pot. In the division of the pot, the Hi hand receives any odd chip. Otherwise, all the regular rules of each game apply except that a qualifier of 8-or-better for the Lo hand applies unless a specific statement to the contrary is made. This means that the winning low hand can only contain cards of the value under 9. Hence in Flop games, the Flop must contain three cards of the value of 8 or lower. In order to qualify for the low half of the pot, the low hand must be 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 or lower.

Omaha 5 :

Omaha 5 rules are based on Omaha. The only difference is that each player gets 5 cards.

Omaha 5 hi-lo :

Omaha 5 hi-lo rules are based on Omaha hi-lo. The only difference is that each player gets 5 cards.

Courchevel :

Courchevel rules are based on Omaha 5. The only difference is that, once all the cards are dealt, the dealer reveals the first card of the flop, before the first betting round. After that,
the second and the third cards of the flop are revealed.
Then the game plays exactly like Omaha 5.

Courchevel hi-lo :

Courchevel hi-lo rules are based on Omaha 5 hi-lo. The only difference is that,  once all the cards are dealt, the dealer reveals the first card of the flop, before the first betting round. After that, the second and the third cards of the flop are revealed. Then the game plays exactly like Omaha 5 hi-lo.

Seven Card Stud Poker :

Every player is dealt a total of seven cards, three of them face down, and the other four face up. The objective is to make your best five card hand using any combination of the seven cards you are dealt.

This is how the Seven Card Stud is played:
Every player is dealt 2 cards face up and one face down. A betting round starts. Then a card is dealt face up to every player remaining. The one who has the best hand (with his 2 face up cards) is the first to talk starting a betting round. Then another card is dealt face up, and so on until the last card dealt face down.

Seven Card Stud hi-lo :

Seven Card Stud hi-lo plays exactly like Seven Card Stud. The only difference is that the pot is divided between the hi hand and the lo hand. For the lo, please refer to game rules for Omaha hi-lo.

Seven Nullo :

Seven Nullo plays exactly like Seven Card Stud. The purpose here is to make a low hand. Flushes and straights count against you. So the best hand is 6-4-3-2-A, and the second one is 6-5-3-2-A.

Razz :

Razz plays exactly like Seven Card Stud.  The purpose here is to make a low hand. Flushes and straights do not count against you. So the best hand is 5-4-3-2-A, and the second one is 6-4-3-2-A.

Deuce to Seven Triple Draw :

Deuce to Seven Triple Draw is a 5 card draw low game. Each player is dealt 5 cards and the goal is to make the lowest possible 5 card hand. There are four rounds of betting and three draws in this game. After each round of betting players choose cards to discard, anywhere from 0 to 5, and the dealer deals them replacement cards. After the third and final
draw there is one last round of betting. Aces play for high, and flushes and straights count against you. The best hand here is 7-5-4-3-2, and the next one is 7-6-4-3-2.

Ace to Five Triple Draw :

Ace to five triple draw plays exactly like deuce to seven triple draw expect that hands are ranked differently. Just as in Deuce to Seven, you are trying to make a low hand but unlike in Deuce to Seven, in Ace to Five straights and flushes do not count against you and Aces play for low. This means that the best possible hand you can have is A2345 with flushes being irrelevant to the rank of the hand. In Ace to Five, A2345 is called a wheel. A2346 is the next best hand and is called Number 2 or a 6-4. The next best hand is A2356 and so on. 23456 is the worst possible 6-low and the fact that it is a straight does not count against you.

Badugi :

Badugi is a triple draw low game. Each player is dealt 4 cards. Badugi plays exactly like deuce to seven triple draw expect that hands are ranked differently.
Badugi has a different ranking of hands than traditional poker. Although every player has four cards to use, the rules of the game require that certain cards be removed to  construct a one, two, three or four card badugi hand. At the showdown (after all betting has concluded), a player is forced to remove one of any two suited cards and any
paired cards from the four. This generates a badugi hand of one to four cards. Any four card badugi hand beats a three card badugi hand, three card badugi hands beat a two card badugi hand, and two card badugi hands beats a one card badugi hand. A four card badugi hand is often referred to simply as a "badugi".

Two badugi hands containing the same number of cards are evaluated by comparing the highest card in each hand (where ace is low). The hand with the lower card is superior. If there is a tie for the highest card, the second highest card (if there is one) is compared. If the ranks of all the cards in the badugi hand are the same the two hands tie. As with  standard poker games, suits are irrelevant in comparison of two hands.

So the best hand is A-2-3-4 with four different colors.

Badeucey :

Badeucey is a combination of Deuce to Seven and Badugi.
The pot is split between the best Deuce to Seven hand and the best Badugi hand.
In this case, the Ace in Badugi is not the best card, so the best Badugi hand is 2-3-4-5.
It is possible to win the entire pot by holding the best hands in Deuce and Badugi.
So the best Badeucey hand is 2-3-4-5-7 with 2-3-4-5 with four different colors.
Badeucey plays exactly like Deuce to Seven and Badugi.

Hi-lo Regular :

Hi-lo Regular plays like Omaha hi-lo. The only difference is that all the cards are
available for the low. A possible lo could be K-J-10-8-7.

Game play

Before every new hand, the dealer shuffles six decks of cards and one of the players cuts the deck before dealing. The player must not touch the cards, nor can he cut during the play. The first five cards of the shoe are burnt. Before every new hand is dealt, the player must bet on the betting line in front of him. Then the dealer gives each player two cards, and deals only one card to the bank. After this first round of dealing, the player can either stand (“Stand”) or ask to draw one more card (“Card”). If the total is above 21, the player loses and is eliminated.

Once all the players have their final hand, the dealer draws for the bank, as long as its total is inferior or equal to 16. As soon as the bank is at 17 points or more, he cannot draw anymore. The player wins if his hand value is higher than the bank’s, and below 21, if the bank is over 21 or if the player has scored 21 with two cards. If bank and player’s scores are even, the player takes back his bet.

The player hits 21 (or “Blackjack”, in casinos) if he has 21 with only the two first cards (Ace + a card with a value of 10). If the bank also has 21, the hand is even, and the other players lose.

Payments

• hand higher than the bank’s : 1 time the bet

• 21 in two cards : 1,5 time the bet (ex : if player bets 20€, you win 30€ and takes back his 20€ bet)

Side-bets

The player can also make various plays, if he wants to :

• Double-down : if the player’s hand looks interesting (for example, if the bank has first drawn a 3, 4, 5 or 6 whereas the player already has a total of 10 or 11) after the first two cards, he can double his bet. Then, he only can draw one more card.

• Split : if the player has two similar cards, he can split his hand and thus double his bet. If he gets a third similar card, he can even play a third hand, by placing the same bet one more time. A player can split as long as he gets similar cards. Regarding Aces, the player can only split it with one Ace on each hand. Thus, if the player gets a 10 as a third-card, he does not hit a “21” even if his total is 21, because he has not got it with the first two cards.

• If the player bets on the “POK” line, he can play for the special bonus. Payments for the POK line are the following :

—    1 pair, Jacks minimum, (1 time the bet)

—     2 pairs  (2 times the bet)

—     Trips (3 times the bet)

—     Straight (4 times the bet)

—    Flush (5 times the bet)

—    Full  (7 times the bet)

—    Quads (20 times the bet)

—    Straight flush (50 the bet)

Royal straight flush (100 the bet) 

Game play

Before every new hand, the dealer shuffles six decks of cards and one of the players cuts the deck before dealing. The player must not touch the cards, nor can he cut during the play. The first five cards of the shoe are burnt. Before every new hand is dealt, the player must bet on the betting line in front of him. Then the dealer gives each player two cards, and deals only one card to the bank. After this first round of dealing, the player can either stand (“Stand”) or ask to draw one more card (“Card”). If the total is above 21, the player loses and is eliminated.

Once all the players have their final hand, the dealer draws for the bank, as long as its total is inferior or equal to 16. As soon as the bank is at 17 points or more, he cannot draw anymore. The player wins if his hand value is higher than the bank’s, and below 21, if the bank is over 21 or if the player has scored 21 with two cards. If bank and player’s scores are even, the player takes back his bet.

The player hits 21 (or “Blackjack”, in casinos) if he has 21 with only the two first cards (Ace + a card with a value of 10). If the bank also has 21, the hand is even, and the other players lose.

Payments

• hand higher than the bank’s : 1 time the bet

• 21 in two cards : 1,5 time the bet (ex : if player bets 20€, you win 30€ and takes back his 20€ bet)

Side-bets

The player can also make various plays, if he wants to :

• Double-down : if the player’s hand looks interesting (for example, if the bank has first drawn a 3, 4, 5 or 6 whereas the player already has a total of 10 or 11) after the first two cards, he can double his bet. Then, he only can draw one more card.

• Split : if the player has two similar cards, he can split his hand and thus double his bet. If he gets a third similar card, he can even play a third hand, by placing the same bet one more time. A player can split as long as he gets similar cards. Regarding Aces, the player can only split it with one Ace on each hand. Thus, if the player gets a 10 as a third-card, he does not hit a “21” even if his total is 21, because he has not got it with the first two cards.

• If the player bets on the “POK” line, he can play for the special bonus. Payments for the POK line are the following :

—    1 pair, Jacks minimum, (1 time the bet)

—     2 pairs  (2 times the bet)

—     Trips (3 times the bet)

—     Straight (4 times the bet)

—    Flush (5 times the bet)

—    Full  (7 times the bet)

—    Quads (20 times the bet)

—    Straight flush (50 the bet)

Royal straight flush (100 the bet)

The game play :

Before any new hand, the dealer shuffles up the 52-card deck and cuts it. Prior to any deal, the players must bet on the “Ante” line in front of them. Then, the dealer acts clockwise and gives five cards, face down, to each player, as well as to the bank. The bank’s 5^th card is face up.

Once the dealing is finished, the player can take a look at his cards and then takes a decision :

• He can raise the bet if his hand looks interesting to him, and thus compete versus the bank’s hand. Thus, he must bet on the “Bet line”, which is equal to a double “Ante” bet.

• He can fold his cards if his hand looks too weak to beat the bank’s, and thus put his cards aside, still face down. He then loses his “ante” bet.

Once everyone has acted, the bank’s hand is revealed, face up. The bank’s hand can only compete with the player’s hands if the bank’s hand has qualified, i.e. if it is equal or higher than Ace-King.

Payments

If the bank’s hand is qualified, the player can only win if his hand is higher. If so, the player wins 1 Ante bet, and wins accordingly to the payments below for the “Bet” line.

If the bank’s hand is not qualified, the dealer burns his hand, and pays 1 Ante bet, but not the “Bet” bets.

Additional drawing

If the player thinks his hand is good, but not enough, he can “buy” a new card for a sum equal to his initial Ante. If so, the player burns one of his cards face down, and the dealer draws a new card for him. Afterwards, the player cannot play for the bonus.
Any player can also play “blind” for the seats next to him (on the left, and on the right). If he wants to do so, he bets on the “Ante” and “Bet” lines before the deal for those seats. He discovers the hand only after all players have acted.

The “Bet” payments
(Maximum winnings : 20 000 € by hand)

The card rank is the following (from higher to lower) : Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Ace can be taken as a “1” for the straight and straight flush.

—     1 pair, (1 time the bet)

—      2 pairs  (2 times the bet)

—      Trips (3 times the bet)

—      Straight (4 times the bet)

—     Flush (5 times the bet)

—     Full  (7 times the bet)

—     Quads (20 times the bet)

—     Straight flush (50 the bet)

—     Royal straight flush (100 the bet)

The bonus (optional)

It is an additional bet of 2€, which has to be placed on the “Bonus” line in front of the player, if he is willing to. The bonus is paid only if the hand is :

—     Flush (100 times the bet, i.e. 200€)

—     Full (150 times the bet, i.e. 300€)

—     Quads (1 000 times the bet, i.e. 2 000€)

—     Straight flush (1 600 times the bet, i.e. 3 200€)

—     Royal straight flush (4 000 times the bet, i.e. 8 000€)

If the band does not qualify, the winning hands for the bonus must be announced by the player to the dealer.

Game rules :

Opposed to the banker, the two side of the table (tableaus), depicted for each them by a player, must be the closest possible to 9 points, with a maximum of three cards dealt.

The table is divided into two “tableaus”, and the players can either bet on the 1^st tableau, the 2^nd tableau or on both of them. The banker plays against the two “tableaus”, and deals a third card if the draw allows it.

Card values :

10, Jack, Queen, King = 0

Ace = 1

Other cards (2-9) = face values

Players calculate their score by taking the sum of all cards modulo 10, meaning that after adding the value of the cards the tens digit is ignored. For example : 6 + 5 = 11 = 1 ; 4 + 6 = 10 = 0, which is a « Baccarat ».

Gameplay :

The croupier shuffles up the cards, and the banker cuts the deck himself or, if allowed, by another player.

Two employees are seated next tot the table : one croupier takes the bets and gives the cards to players. The banker plays against the other players and deals the cards. The table consists of two “tableaus” : one side for “tableau” 1 and the other side for “tableau 2”. Both of them consist of 6 seats each. The banker and the croupier are seated facing each other, in the middle of the table.

When the croupier announces “Faites vos jeux”, you can bet in front of you. You can also bet on the other “tableau” : if you are seated on “tableau 1”, you can bet on “tableau 2” as well. You can as well bet “across the tableaus”, both on “tableau 1” and “tableau 2”. Bets are thus paid equally.

The croupier then announces “Rien ne va plus”, and it’s then impossible to bet anymore. The banker can deal the cards.

For each tableau, a player can act, and keeps its acting option until his hand wins. The banker deals 2 cards to each players, face down, and two for him, face up.

If the player’s hand value is from 0 to 4, he has to draw for another card (by just saying “card”)

If the player’s hand value is 5, he is free to act, whether by drawing one more card or by standing

If the player’s hand value is 6 or 7, he has to stand (by saying “no card” or “no”)

If the player’s hand value is 8 or 9, he has to show his cards

If the player draws another card, it is dealt to him face up. Depending on its value, the banker can decide to draw another card for himself or not.

If the banker’s hand value with his two first cards is 8 or 9, he takes the cards back, without drawing new ones for the players.

Player wins if the “tableau” he has bet on gets a higher total than banker’s hand value.

Payments :

If the player’s “tableau” is the winning one, the payoff is even money : he takes back his bet plus his winnings, which is equal to the bet. For example, if you bet 20€, you take you 20€ bet back, and you win 20€.

If the player has bet across the two “tableaus”, there are two possibilities :

—      Tableau 1 wins, and there’s a deuce on the second one : player wins half of the bet (for a 40€ bet, he takes back 20€, and wins 20€)

—      One of the “tableaus” is deuce, the other one is a loser : player loses half of the bet (for a 40€ bet, he takes back 20€ only, from the initial bet)

If the player loses, he loses his bet too.

Special situation :

If the player’s or banker’s hand value is 8 or 9, the game is stopped. If the player AND the banker reach this total at this moment, the highest hand value determines the winner. The third card is drawn only if the banker and the player have not drawn a natural first.

Three Card Poker involves two independent bets : Pair Plus and Ante and Play. A player may make a wager on either one or both of these bets before the deal commences.

Cards are dealt from a standard 52 card deck and hands are ranked from highest to lowest: Straight Flush, Three of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Pair, Nothing. See Hand Ranking page for a more detailed explanation. Both the player and dealer are dealt three cards to their hand.

Pair Plus

The result of the Pair Plus bet is determined only by the hand rank of the player's hand, the dealer's hand being irrelevant. The player wins the bet with a pair or better and loses with nothing.

Ante and Play

Before cards are dealt the player makes an Ante wager. After being dealt a hand of three cards the player may either:

1. Fold and lose the ante bet.

2. Play and make a further wager equal to the ante bet.

Dealer does not qualify -> Win Even Money -> Push

Dealer qualifies, player's hand wins -> Win Even Money -> Win Even Money

Dealer qualifies, player's hand ties ->Push -> Push

Dealer qualifies, player's hand loses -> Lose -> Lose

If the player decides to make the Play bet the dealer's hand is revealed and a showdown occurs. If the dealer has a Queen high or better the hand is said to qualify. The result of the hand is determined with the rank of hands compared if the dealer qualifies.

If the player hand consists of a straight or better a bonus is paid on the Ante bet not depending on the dealer's hand or whether the player wins or loses.
WINNING HANDS AND PAYOUT

The rank of cards is the following : Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Ace equals 1 for the straight and straight flush.

« Pair plus » :
• 1 pair : 1 to 1
• Flush : 4 to 1
• Straight : 6 to 1
• Three of kind : 30 to 1
• Straight flush : 40 to 1

« Ante bonus »
• Straight : 1 to 1
• Three of kind : 4 to 1
• Straight Flush : 5 to 1