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Black Jack
Blackjack is played against the dealer. Each player
receives 2 cards and the dealer one card.
From left to right, the players then have the
opportunity to take more cards (draw) or stick with what
they've got (stand) in an attempt to make a total to
beat the dealers hand.
If the cards total 22 or more you lose.
Each card counts at face value with Jacks, Queens and
Kings counting as 10. Aces count as 1 or 11.
The best possible hand is a 'Blackjack' which is any ten
or face card with an Ace.
When all players have finished playing their hand, the
dealer then takes cards to finish his hand.
If the dealers total is 16 or less he must draw another
card. If the dealers total is 17 or more he stands.
If the players total is higher than the dealers total
without going over 21 he wins even money.
If it is less he loses, and if it is the same it is a
'stand-off', i.e a tie.
Baccarat
Place your wager on the banker's hand and/or on the
player's hand and/or on a tie. The player and the banker
are then each dealt a two-card hand. In certain cases, a
third card is dealt to the player or the banker or both
(Third Card Rules). Cards are dealt from a shoe that
holds 6 decks of cards. The decks are shuffled each
round.
The player closest to 9, wins.
If you bet on the player and the player wins, you
are paid 2 for 1 winnings on your bet.
If you bet on the banker and the banker wins, you are
paid 2 for 1 minus 5% bank commission (vigorish).
If both the player's hand and the banker's hand have
equal totals, the game result is a 'tie'. If you have
placed a bet on the 'tie' field, your payoff is 9 for 1.
Third Card Rules
The following baccarat rule chart governs when the
player and/or the banker will automatically be dealt
(i.e. "draws") a third card in the baccarat game:
Player
Point Value of First Two Cards:
0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Draws a card
6 - 7 Stands
8 - 9 "Natural hand", no further draw.
Banker
Point Value of First Two Cards: Draws when the
player's third card is: Does not draw when the player's
third card is:
0 - 1 - 2 Always draws a card
3 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 9 8
4 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 0 - 1 - 8 - 9
5 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 8 - 9
6 6 - 7 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 9
7 Always stands
8 - 9 Player cannot draw Player cannot draw
Important note: If either the player and /or the Banker
has a total of 8 or 9, they both stand. This Rule
overrides all other rules.
Roulette
The idea is to bet on where on wheel the ball will land.
There are many options croupier on the night will give
you a little more instruction as you require it, but
here's an idea of the odds:
1 number straight 35-1
2 numbers split 17-1
3 number street 11-1
4 number square 8-1
6 number line 5-1
1-12 or 13-24 or 25-36 2-1
12 number column 2-1
Even or odd 1-1
Red or black 1-1
If your bet comes up, you will receive your winnings
from the above odds plus your original stake money!
Poker
How the Game Is Played
Poker is a game of betting, where the objective is
to have the best hand in a showdown or to win by having
everyone else fold (drop out of a hand). In a High/Low
Poker game, the player with the highest-ranking hand
splits the pot with the player with the lowest-ranking
hand.
All bets made by all players go in a pile of chips in
the center of the table, called the pot. No player can
compete for the pot unless they are willing to meet the
highest bet made by another player. Because of this
rule, players are able to bluff and win the pot
(everyone else folds, because they don’t want to call
the bet).
The object of the game is to win the pot. A player
can win the pot in one of two ways:
1. After all bets are in, all players who are still
in show their hands. This is called a showdown. The
player with the best hand wins.
2. If during betting, a player makes a bet that no other
players are willing to meet, that player wins the pot
without showing his/her cards.
A standard 52-card deck is used. The cards are dealt one
at a time, clockwise motion (number of cards varies with
game). Aces are high, but aces rank low in the sequence
A-2-3-4-5.
The lower and upper bet amounts you make at each betting
interval will vary depending on what game you are
playing and the rules for the betting interval at that
point in the game. If you want to join a table with
higher stakes, be sure you have enough cash to stay in
the game.
A no limit game means that you can wager all of your
chips anytime you bet. In Poker, turns (opportunities to
check, call, raise, fold, show, and so on) pass from
player to player in clockwise rotation.
Ranks of Poker Hands
Before you play a game of Poker, you should learn
the hierarchy of hand rankings. The following
combinations of cards rank the same in every form of
Poker. They are listed in order from highest to lowest
value.
Straight Flush. Five cards in sequence in the same suit
are called a straight flush. If two straight flushes
compete, the hand with the highest-ranking cards in the
flush sequence wins. For example, a hand composed of
A-K-Q-J-10 (royal flush) beats a hand composed of
K-Q-J-10-9. The royal flush is the highest standard hand
and beats all other hands.
Four of a Kind. Any four cards of the same rank form
four of a kind. If two players have four of a kind, the
hand with the four higher cards wins. Four of a kind
beats a full house or any lower hand.
Full House. Three of a kind and one pair form a full
house. The full house with the highest-ranking three of
a kind beats another full house with a lower-ranking
three of a kind. Full house beats a flush or any lower
hand.
Flush. A hand of any five cards all of the same suit is
called a flush. A flush with the highest-ranking cards
beats another flush hand. If the highest cards from each
players hand tie, the next highest-ranking cards
determine the winner, and so on. A flush beats a
straight or any lower hand.
Straight. A hand of any five cards in sequence, but not
of the same suit is a straight. The straight with the
highest-ranking cards at the head of the sequence is the
winner against another straight hand. The highest
possible straight is A-KQ-J-10. The lowest possible
straight is 5-4-3-2-A. A straight beats three of a kind
or any lower hand.
Three of a Kind. Three cards of the same rank, such as
three 8s, form three of a kind. The highest-ranking
three cards wins against another three of a kind hand.
Three aces are the highest; three 2s are the lowest.
Three of a kind beats two pair or any lower hand.
Two Pair. Two cards of the same rank and two matching
cards of any other rank form two pair. The hand with the
highest-ranking pair wins against another hand of two
pair. If the highest-ranking pair ties, the hand with
the second highest-ranking pair wins. If the all pairs
in both hands tie, the hand with the highest-ranking
fifth card wins. Two pair beats any hand with one pair,
or no pair (high card).
One Pair. Any two cards of the same rank form one pair.
The hand with the highest-ranking pair wins against
another hand of one pair. If both hands have the same
pair, the highest-ranking unmatched card in the hand
determines the winner.
If the highest- ranking unmatched cards tie, the next
highest-ranking unmatched cards are compared, and so on.
One pair beats any hand with no pair (high card).
High Card. A hand with no matched cards is called high
card. This hand is commonly referred to as a runt. With
two competing high card hands, the hand with the
highest-ranking card wins. If the highest-ranking
unmatched cards tie, the next highest-ranking unmatched
cards are compared, and so on.
Rules for Aces
In a straight, the ace can rank either high or low,
depending on the card sequence. The ace is high in the
sequence A-K-Q-J-10. Aces rank low in the sequence
5-4-3-2-A.You cannot use the ace to wrap a lower
sequence with a higher sequence, such as 3-2-A-K-Q.
Aces rank high in all other hands except an ace is low
in a low-hand (High/Low) game.
How Betting Works in Poker
Betting takes place during periods of the game
called betting intervals. Depending on which game is
being played, most games have between two and five
betting intervals.
Hoyle Casino requires the first betting interval to
begin with a mandatory bet (two mandatory bets in
Hold’em games) called a blind.
After the first round, at each betting interval, a
specific player has the first right or obligation to bet
(open). Which player opens the betting depends upon the
type of Poker being played. Usually, the player to the
dealer’s left opens the betting. In the Stud-Poker
games, the player with the lowest or sometimes the
highest-ranking hand opens the betting.
You can stay in the hand by doing one of three
things:
1. Call. Match the current highest bet in the pot.
This is referred to as staying in the hand.
2. Raise. Match the current highest bet in the pot, then
add more money to the pot to become the highest bet in
the pot. Each player must at least match (call) this bet
to stay in. The Hoyle Casino raise rule is: in all
betting intervals, if more than two players are betting,
there is a limit of three raises total.
3. Check.You are permitted to check if no player before
you has opened with a bet.
When you check, you stay in the hand without having to
call or raise. Each player after you can also check
until one of the players makes an actual bet.
You can also drop out of the pot by folding. When you
fold, you turn in your hand and lose any chips you have
added to the pot for that hand.You can fold at any time.
However, it is recommended that you only fold if you
don’t want to call a bet (i.e., don’t fold if you can
check).
Betting continues until all bets are equalized. Bets are
considered equalized when the turn comes around to the
player who originally made the highest bet and when
every other player either called the bet or folded.
A player does not have to meet a bet for an amount which
is larger than all the chips or money that player has on
the table. A player in this situation is all-in and can
put all of his or her money in the main pot (even if it
does not cover the bet) and stay in the hand. This
player no longer participates in the betting.
If more than two players are still in a hand in which
one player is all-in, bets made after that point are
added to a side pot, which is only available to the
players who have paid in the required bets. If the
player who is all-in wins the main pot (which they
contributed to), the best hand of the other players wins
the side pot.
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