There are 52 cards in the deck in total.
There are four different suits.Hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades.
The suits have equal value.
There are thirteen different card ranks.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A of Hearts.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A of Diamonds.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A of Clubs.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A of Spades.
Hearts and Diamonds are red.
Clubs and Spades are black.
Each player holds two cards, called hole cards.
There are four betting rounds :
Pre flop.
Post flop.
Turn.
River.
The flop consists of three cards.
The turn consists of one.
The river also consists of one.
There are ten hand and board ranks you can have.
High Card
One Pair
Two Pair
Three of a kind
Straight
Flush
Full house
Four of a kind
Straight flush
Royal straight flush
Now you know the basics, I will teach you how to count the cards and calculate the winning versus losing probabilities.
Lets begin with an example, a suited connector hand, 9 10 of clubs.We should take a flop at least and hope for :
8 or less high flop
A 9 or a 10 or both
Two nines or two tens
J and Q or 7 and 8 or 8 and J
J Q K or 6 7 8 or 7 8 J or 8 J Q
Two or three clubs
Two nines and one ten
Two tens and one nine
Three nines or three tens
J Q K or 6 7 8 or 7 8 J or 8 J Q of clubs
If none of the above happens it is advisable to check or fold.
End of part one, I will be posting weekly.
