Poker

First game: step by step

Assume that you are participating in an online tournament from ten players (known as Sit-N-Go):
1. The game begins when all ten places are taken.
2. The two players sited right after the dealer start the game. Those players have to make the obligatory bets called blinds: small blind and big blind, respectively.
3. The dealer delivers to each player two cards with the faces down. Then comes the turn of the player sited right after the player who made the big blind.
4. When is your turn you have to call, raise or fold. If you made the small blind, that means that you betted half of the sum required to continue the game. If you made the big blind and the player in front of you didn’t raise, means that you already betted the required sum to open the flop. In case the player in front of you raised, you can call or raise his bet; or fold.
5. The flop: the dealer delivers three cards with the faces up. Those players, that didn’t fold can use those cards to collect the best hand (card combination). After the flop is delivered the next betting round starts. If nobody bets, then it’s enough to check to be able to see the next card; without betting extra money. If the player before you betted to see the next card, you’ll have to call or raise. In the opposite case you’ll have to fold.
6. The turn: the dealer delivers the fourth card with the face up. Once again, every player, with cards on his hands, depending on the situation can check, call, raise or fold.
7. The river: the dealer delivers the last fifth card with the face up. The last betting round begins. If one player makes a bet and the other calls, then both show their cards, and the winner is defined.
8. If the bet is made, but the other player didn’t call, the player who made the bet takes the entire prize or pot as it’s usually called. This player has the right not to show his cards and give them back to the dealer (known as mucking).
9. As soon as the winner is defined, a new game starts, and the dealer’s button goes to the next player sited at left. As a rule, the blinds are raised after some period of time.
10. The game finishes after the last player is eliminated and the prize fond is splitted between the finalists.