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Clear filtersPoker glossary (English ↔ 中文)
The words you’ll hear at a home game, with plain-English meanings and the terms Chinese-speaking players use.
Dealing a hand (and fixing mistakes)
How to shuffle, deal and burn like a pro, plus what to do when a card is exposed or someone gets the wrong number of cards.
Omaha (PLO): what’s different from Hold'em
Four hole cards, the exactly-two-plus-three rule that trips up every new player, and how to work out a pot-sized bet.
Hold’em & PLO equity calculatorShowdown and side pots, explained simply
Who shows first, why “cards speak”, and a step-by-step way to split the pot when players are all-in for different amounts.
Home game settlementBlinds, antes, straddles and bomb pots
The forced bets that start the action, plus the two home-game favourites — straddles and bomb pots — and how to run them fairly.
How betting rounds work
Who acts first, when a round is over, how big a raise can be, and the difference between no-limit, pot-limit and fixed-limit.
Poker hand rankings
All ten poker hands from best to worst, how often each one shows up, and how ties are broken.
Poker hand rankingsTexas Hold'em in 5 minutes
Everything a new player needs for their first hand: the deal, the four betting rounds and how the winner is decided.