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(This section
covers the pack of cards; the rank of hands; the shuffle, cut, and
deal; the betting; and the showdown.)
1. Players. Poker may be played by two to ten players. In every
form of poker each person plays for himself.
2. Object of the game. The object of poker is to win the pot, either
by having the best hand (as explained below) or by making a bet
that no other player meets
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3. (a) The pack. The poker pack consists of 52 cards, divided in
four suits: spades (6), hearts (c7), diamonds (0), clubs (4F). In
each suit there are 13 cards: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4,
3, 2.
(b) Joker. The joker may be added to the pack as a wild card.
(c) Wild cards. The joker or any other card or class of cards may
be designated as wild by any of the following methods. The method
must be selected in advance by the players in the game.(
1) The wild card may be designated
by its holder to represent any other card that its holder does not
have.
(2) The joker (in this case called the bug) may be designated by
its holder to represent a fifth ace or any card needed to complete
a straight, a flush, or any special hand such as a dog, cat, etc.
(3) Any wild card may represent any other card, whether or not the
holder of the wild card also has the card designated. [This permits
double- or even triple-ace-high flushes, etc.] A wild card, properly
designated, ranks exactly the same as a natural card. |
