Bitcoin poker is a poker game variation which uses Bitcoin (BTC) cryptocurrency as stakes. There are many sorts of poker, but this one (Five-Draw Poker) shows the essential game.
Aim of the game: To have the highest-ranking hand at the end of the game.
Number of players: Four or more
Mechanics in playing Bitcoin poker:
Use the 52-card pack. Aces are high. The suits are all of equal value. Online Bitcoin poker dealer does not need to be chosen unlike the manual one where the dealer is chosen by anyone dealing from a shuffled pack: first to get a Jack becomes the first dealer. Cards are dealt one at a time from the dealer's left until each player has five cards. Players will need to have a 5-card hand that follows one of the winning combinations in poker, and/or outranks their opponents' cards.
Ranking and Combinations:
1st Royal Flush: Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit.
2nd Straight Flush: Five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking (e.g. A2345).
3rd Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank plus any other card.
4th Full House: Three cards of the same rank (Three of a kind) plus a pair. Three of a kind card values determine the rank of a full house. (e.g. Full house Jacks-to-Fives JJJ55)
5th Flush: Five cards of the same suit, not in consecutive ranking.
6th Straight: Five cards in consecutive ranking, that may or may not include an Ace, regardless of suit. The Ace can count as a high (14) or low (1) card. (23456)
7th Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank, regardless of rank and suit, and two other cards. (e.g. KKK73)
8th Two Pairs: Two pairs of different ranks, regardless of the value and suit of the fifth card: the rank of the hand is determined by the higher of the two pairs in value. (e.g. 66889)
9th Pair: Two cards of the same rank, plus three cards that cannot make a higher ranked combination. (e.g. 74JJ2)
10th High Card: The highest ranking individual card.
You can either call, raise, or fold. If you fold, you discard your hand and lose your stake. If you call, you must put into the pool enough stake to match, but not exceed, what any other player has bet in that round. If you raise, you add more value to the call amount, subject to an agreed upper limit. When you raise, you must stake the amount you are raising by.
Once everyone has made a bet, or folded, the remaining players discard up to three cards and receive replacement cards from the dealer. Another betting round follows and you can call, raise, or fold. Previous bets cannot be withdrawn. At the end of the betting round, each player has to have put the same amount into the pool. If you don't do this, you have to fold. Then hands are shown (the showdown). The highest hand wins the pot.
Aim of the game: To have the highest-ranking hand at the end of the game.
Number of players: Four or more
Mechanics in playing Bitcoin poker:
Use the 52-card pack. Aces are high. The suits are all of equal value. Online Bitcoin poker dealer does not need to be chosen unlike the manual one where the dealer is chosen by anyone dealing from a shuffled pack: first to get a Jack becomes the first dealer. Cards are dealt one at a time from the dealer's left until each player has five cards. Players will need to have a 5-card hand that follows one of the winning combinations in poker, and/or outranks their opponents' cards.
Ranking and Combinations:
1st Royal Flush: Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit.
2nd Straight Flush: Five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking (e.g. A2345).
3rd Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank plus any other card.
4th Full House: Three cards of the same rank (Three of a kind) plus a pair. Three of a kind card values determine the rank of a full house. (e.g. Full house Jacks-to-Fives JJJ55)
5th Flush: Five cards of the same suit, not in consecutive ranking.
6th Straight: Five cards in consecutive ranking, that may or may not include an Ace, regardless of suit. The Ace can count as a high (14) or low (1) card. (23456)
7th Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank, regardless of rank and suit, and two other cards. (e.g. KKK73)
8th Two Pairs: Two pairs of different ranks, regardless of the value and suit of the fifth card: the rank of the hand is determined by the higher of the two pairs in value. (e.g. 66889)
9th Pair: Two cards of the same rank, plus three cards that cannot make a higher ranked combination. (e.g. 74JJ2)
10th High Card: The highest ranking individual card.
You can either call, raise, or fold. If you fold, you discard your hand and lose your stake. If you call, you must put into the pool enough stake to match, but not exceed, what any other player has bet in that round. If you raise, you add more value to the call amount, subject to an agreed upper limit. When you raise, you must stake the amount you are raising by.
Once everyone has made a bet, or folded, the remaining players discard up to three cards and receive replacement cards from the dealer. Another betting round follows and you can call, raise, or fold. Previous bets cannot be withdrawn. At the end of the betting round, each player has to have put the same amount into the pool. If you don't do this, you have to fold. Then hands are shown (the showdown). The highest hand wins the pot.