POKER
GAMES
THE HARRAH’S PHILADELPHIA
POKER ROOM
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TEXAS HOLD’EM
A game in which a blind is used (a pre-determined bet
before any cards are dealt). No more than 10 players may
participate in Texas Hold'Em Poker. A white button is moved
clockwise around the table to each player after each hand to
indicate who is next to put in the blind(s). Each player
is dealt two cards face down, then a round of betting occurs.
The Dealer then deals three consecutive community cards
face up in the middle of the table (“the flop”), then another
round of betting occurs. A fourth community card is dealt
face up and another round of betting occurs. A fifth and final
community card is dealt face up and then the final round
of betting occurs. After the last round of betting, all remaining
players will turn their two down cards face up; the player
who has the best five cards out of the seven wins the pot.
OMAHA HIGH &
OMAHA HIGH-LOW SPLIT
EIGHT OR BETTER POKER
A game in which a blind is used (a pre-determined bet before
any cards are dealt). No more than ten players may
participate in Omaha High Poker. A white button is moved
clockwise around the table to each player after each hand
to indicate who is next to put in the blind(s). Each player
is dealt four cards face down, then a round of betting occurs.
The Dealer then deals three consecutive community cards face
up in the middle of the table (“the flop”), then another round of
betting occurs. A fourth community card is dealt face up and
then another round of betting occurs. A fifth and final
community card is dealt face up and then the final round
of betting occurs. After the last round of betting, all remaining
players will turn their four down cards face up; each player
must use two of their own four cards (the cards dealt to them)
and three of the five community cards to make their best five
card poker hand. The player who has the best five cards out
of the nine wins the pot.
IN OMAHA HIGH-LOW SPLIT EIGHT
OR BETTER POKER, the player with the highest ranking
five-card high hand and the player with the highest ranking
five-card low hand shall divide the pot equally.
A winning low hand may not contain a pair,
a three-of-a-kind or a four-of-a-kind or a 9, 10, jack, queen
or king. In the event that none of the hands of the remaining
players satisfies this requirement, the entire pot shall be
awarded to the player with the highest ranking high hand.
FIVE-CARD OMAHA HIGH
(BIG O HIGH) & FIVE-CARD
OMAHA HIGH-LOW SPLIT EIGHT
OR BETTER POKER (BIG O)
A game in which a blind is used (a pre-determined bet before
any cards are dealt). No more than eight players may
participate in a Big O High or Big O. A white button is moved
clockwise around the table to each player after each hand to
indicate who is next to put in the blind(s). Each player is dealt
five cards face down, then a round of betting occurs. The
Dealer then deals three consecutive community cards face up
in the middle of the table (“the flop”); these are community
cards, then another round of betting occurs. A fourth
community card is dealt face up and then another round of
betting occurs. A fifth and final community card is dealt face
up and then the final round of betting occurs. After the last
round of betting, all remaining players will turn their five down
cards face up; each player must use two of their own five
cards (the cards dealt to them) and three of the five
community cards to make their best five card poker hand. The
player who has the best five cards out of the 10 wins the pot.
IN FIVE-CARD OMAHA HIGH-LOW SPLIT
EIGHT OR BETTER POKER (BIG O), the player
with the highest ranking five-card high hand and the player
with the highest ranking five-card low hand shall divide the
pot equally. A winning low-hand may not contain a pair, a
three-of-a-kind or a four-of-a-kind or a 9, 10, jack, queen
or king. In the event that none of the hands of the remaining
players satisfies this requirement, the entire pot shall be
awarded to the player with the highest ranking high hand.
SEVEN-CARD STUD HIGH, SEVEN-CARD
STUD HIGH-LOW SPLIT EIGHT OR BETTER,
SEVEN-CARD STUD HIGH-LOW,
SEVEN CARD STUD LOW,
SEVEN-CARD SUPER STUD HIGH
& SEVEN-CARD SUPER STUD
HIGH-LOW POKER
No more than eight players may participate in a Seven-card
Stud Poker game. Three cards are dealt to each player, two
face down and then one card face up. The player with the
lowest ranking up-card starts the betting, if two hands of the
same rank appear, then the lowest-ranking suit (i.e. Clubs,
Diamonds, Hearts then Spades) starts the action. After the first
round of betting, a fourth card is dealt face up to each player
followed by another round of betting (the highest ranking hand
will be first to act from fourth street through completion).
A fifth card is dealt face up, another round of betting occurs.
A sixth card is dealt face up (total of four cards face up)
and another round of betting occurs. The seventh card is dealt
face down and final betting occurs. All remaining players will
then turn over all of their cards. The player with the best
five cards out of the seven wins the pot.
IN SEVEN-CARD STUD HIGH-LOW SPLIT EIGHT
OR BETTER POKER, the player with the highest ranking
five-card high hand and the player with the highest ranking
five-card low hand shall divide the pot equally. A winning
low-hand may not contain a pair, a three-of-a-kind or a
four-of-a-kind or a 9, 10, jack, queen or king. In the
event that none of the hands of the remaining players
satisfies this requirement, the entire pot shall be awarded
to the player with the highest ranking high hand.
IN SEVEN-CARD STUD HIGH-LOW POKER,
the player with the highest ranking up-card starts the betting
after the first three cards are dealt, and if two hands of the
same rank appear, then the highest-ranking suit (i.e. Spades,
Hearts, Diamonds, then Clubs) starts the action. In Seven-card
Stud High-low Poker, the player with the highest ranking fivecard high hand and the player with the highest ranking fivecard low hand shall divide the pot equally
(there is no qualifier for the low hand).
IN SEVEN-CARD STUD LOW POKER,
the player with the highest ranking up-card starts the betting
after the first 3 cards are dealt, and if 2 hands of the same
rank appear, then the highest-ranking suit (i.e. Spades, Hearts,
Diamonds, then Clubs) starts the action. In Seven-card Stud
Low Poker, the player with the highest ranking five-card low
hand shall win the pot (the best five card low hand is
5-4-3-2-Ace).
IN SEVEN-CARD SUPER STUD HIGH POKER,
no more than seven players may participate. Five cards are
dealt to each player, four face down and then one card face up.
The player with the lowest ranking up-card starts the betting,
if two hands of the same rank appear, then the lowest-ranking
suit (i.e. Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts then Spades) starts the
action. All players still remaining after the completion of
the first betting round must discard two of their down cards
before the second face-up card is dealt. The remaining
hand plays out the exact same as Seven-card Stud Poker.
IN SEVEN-CARD SUPER STUD HIGH-LOW
SPLIT EIGHT OR BETTER POKER, no more than seven
players may participate. Five cards are dealt to each player,
four face down and then one card face up. The player with
the highest ranking up-card starts the betting, if two hands
of the same rank appear, then the highest-ranking suit (i.e.
Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, then Clubs) starts the action. All
players still remaining after the completion of the first betting
round must discard two of their down cards before the second
face-up card is dealt. The remaining hand plays out the exact
same as Seven-card Stud High-low Split Eight or Better Poker.
BADUGI POKER
A game in which a blind is used (a pre-determined bet
before any cards are dealt). No more than nine players may
participate in Badugi Poker. A white button is moved clockwise
around the table to each player after each hand to indicate
who is next to put in the blind(s). Each player is dealt four
cards face down, then a round of betting occurs. Starting with
the player to the immediate left of the button and continuing
in a clockwise rotation each remaining player shall have the
opportunity to draw new cards. Each player may keep their
original hand or discard as many cards of their choosing. Each
discarded card shall be replaced by the dealer. After the first
draw, another round of betting occurs, followed by
a second draw, a third round of betting, a third draw, and
then a final round of betting. If more than one player remains
in the round of play after the final betting round has been
completed, a showdown shall be used to determine the
winner of the pot based upon the following rankings in order
from highest to lowest: The lowest Badugi hand shall win
the pot, a Badugi hand shall be a hand in which each of
the player’s four cards are of a different suit from the others
and are un-paired with the best Badugi hand being a four,
three, two, and Ace; if no players have a Badugi, the player
with the lowest hand containing three cards, each of which
are a different suit and rank (non-paired); if no players have
three cards of a different suit and rank than the player with
the lowest hand containing two cards, each of which are a
different suit and rank shall win the pot (non-paired). If no
remaining players have a hand containing two cards of a
different suit and rank than the player with the lowest card.
(ie. a hand containing a J, 10, 5, 2, (four-card Badugi) would
lose to a hand containing a 10, 9, 8, 7 (four-card Badugi).
TRIPLE DRAW POKER: 2-7 LOWBALL,
A-5 LOWBALL, BADEUCEY & BADACEY
A game in which a blind is used (a pre-determined bet
before any cards are dealt). No more than seven players
may participate in Triple Draw Poker. A white button is
moved clockwise around the table to each player after
each hand to indicate who is next to put in the blind(s).
Each player is dealt five cards face down, then a round of
betting occurs. Starting with the player to the immediate left
of the button and continuing in a clockwise rotation each
remaining player shall have the opportunity to draw new
cards. Each player may keep their original hand or discard
as many cards of their choosing. Each discarded card shall
be replaced by the dealer. After the first draw, another round
of betting occurs, followed by a second draw, a third round
of betting, a third draw, and then a final round of betting.
If more than one player remains in the round of play after
the final betting round has been completed, a showdown
shall be used to determine the winner of the pot based upon
the following rankings in order from highest to lowest:
IN 2-7 LOWBALL POKER, an ace is used only
as a high card. The best possible 2-7 Lowball Poker
hand is 7-5-4-3-2 with all five cards not of the same
suit. A straight, flush, or pair, shall be considered
for purposes of determining a winning hand.
IN BADEUCEY POKER, an ace is used only as a high
card. Half of the pot shall be awarded to the player with the
best possible 2-7 Lowball Poker hand and the other half of
the pot will be awarded to the player with the best Badugi
hand with the best Badugi hand being 5-4-3-2
(all different suits, non-paired).
IN A-5 LOWBALL POKER, an ace is used only as a
low card. The best possible A-five Lowball Poker hand is
5-4-3-2-A. A straight or flush shall not be considered
for purposes of determining a winning hand.
IN BADACEY POKER, an ace is used only as a low
card. Half of the pot shall be awarded to the player with the
best possible A-5 Lowball Poker hand and the other half of
the pot will be awarded to the player with the best Badugi
hand with the best Badugi hand being 4-3-2-A
(all different suits, non-paired).
All games using a button may operate with one maximum
straddle bet per hand of play (player optional)
ROYAL FLUSH
10 through Ace of the same suit
STRAIGHT FLUSH
Any five cards of the same suit in sequence
FOUR-OF-A-KIND
Four cards of the same rank
from each suit (e.g. four kings)
FULL HOUSE
Five cards consisting of three of a kind
and one pair (e.g. three Aces and two sevens)
FLUSH
Five cards of the same suit in any sequence
STRAIGHT
Five cards in sequence but not of the same suit
THREE-OF-A-KIND
Three cards of the same rank
TWO PAIR
Four cards of any suit consisting of two pairs
ONE PAIR
Two cards of the same rank