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Few Poker Basics for Beginners
Here are few common terms used in the game of poker and the knowledge of which is a must to follow the game and act accordingly.
Natural indicates a hand without any wild cards while Rank refers to the value of the particular card (there are 13 ranks in total).
Bugs is a joker which can represent any card if it is used to accomplish a flush or a straight but acts only as Ace for all other kinds of hand.
Declare involves the announcement of your desire to try for high hand or low hand. There is also an option for trying both high and low hand. It is done by secretly placing the chips in your hand; no chip indicates that you favor going low while 1 chip for going high and 2 chips for trying both high and low.
In High/Low games, the highest and the lowest hand share the pot after the round of declaration. It is essential to thoroughly understand the agreed upon conditions for high/low before beginning the game.
Down refers to placing the cards face down such that the value is not shown. It is also called as In The Hole. Roll is when the down card is flipped up.