Who opened a new deck for playing poker, saw that it consists exactly of those cards that are used in the game - 52 from the ace before the twos. But French consists of 54 cards, because it includes two additional cards with the image of the jester - black and white and color. They are called Joker.
What is Joker for?
Joker is used in a variety of card games in which the rules provide for the opportunity to replace them with another card to add a winning combination in poker. That is, the joker does not have a nominal, but in the game can take any desired nominal and suit. Suppose if you have two cards - ace and joker, you can consider Joker for the second ace.
So is it used by a joker in poker? Yes, indeed, in traditional kinds of poker, Joker is not. But there are specific types of poker, which appeared not so long ago and usually cultivating in the casino. These include, for example, American Poker and Poker with Joker (Joker Poker). The rules of the poker game with jokers are usually uncomplicated.
Poker with Joker - Rules
In American poker the game is done against the dealer And begins with payment by players ante in poker and distributing five cards to each player, including a dealer, and one of these cards is surrendered to the open. Next, players make bets or reset their cards depending on the combination on hand. Some species of Americans suggest the possibility of paid for the replacement of a certain number of cards. Joker in this game can use any nominal and a poker suit for adding a winning combination. In some varieties of the game, it enhances the combination, for example, if it is in a pair, this combination is considered to be two pairs.
Poker with Joker, the rules of which almost fully comply with the rules of caribbean poker, also has an initial bet in the form of ante, distribution of five cards to one player and dealer. At the same time, the last map of the dealer gets in the open. The game between the player and the dealer is carried out with a replacement from one to five cards and continues until one of them has a winning combination. Joker can be used as any card.However, it should be noted that the combination made up with a joker is weaker than similar, built without his help.
Unpredictable poker with a joker
So why in poker Joker? First, it allows you to make poker Texas Hold'em more versatileBy adding additional interesting species to the list of standard games. Secondly, Poker with Joker turns out more unpredictableand because more sharp and fascinating. It gives one of the players a significant advantage over the rest, which is quite difficult to read even experienced players. Thirdly, number of winning combinations In such a form of poker, more than in the usual species, which makes the game more dynamic and saturated adrenaline.