Casino internet poker is the standard form of Poker. This is not to be confused with the popular poker game of Texas Hold em. If you are a starter to casino poker it is a good point to begin when introducing to the game. The aim of casino poker is to build a hand from 5 cards. After the first round of betting you may discard some or all of your cards and get replacements. All cards should be dealt and discarded face down. The players cards should never be revealed until the final Showdown, and are only then if absolutely necessary.

There are two basic things to learn when it comes to casino poker. The first is Poker's 5-card hands and their ranking. The second is the course of play including when and how to bet. A casino poker hand is made from the best set of five cards and are ranked as follows, highest first:

1. Royal Flush: A-K-Q-J-10, all same suit
2. Straight Flush: any five successive cards of the same suit
3. Four-of-a-Kind: four cards of the same value (e.g. four Kings)
4. Full House: Three-of-a-Kind and a Pair
5. Flush: any five cards of the same suit
6. Straight: any five successive cards
7. Three-of-a-Kind: three cards of the same value
8. Two Pair
9. Pair
10. No Pair: five different cards, mixed suit

In casino poker there are no wild cards and all suits are ranked equally. Casino poker starts with determining the Dealer. The Deal usually rotates around the table from the right clockwise. E.g. if you have just dealt then the person on your left deals next.

The deck is given to the dealer and he shuffles it. Each player pays the "ante" which is a small, flat fee you pay to buy the right to play that round. Don't paying ante means you are "sitting out". These monies and all others in the game go into the center of the table in a pile called "the pot". Once the antes are in, the Dealer deals one card at a time, face down, to each player around the table, beginning on the Dealer's left. The dealer continues dealing the cards until each player has 5 cards, all face down.

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