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POKER & ITS LEGALITY

Q. What is Poker?
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Poker is a skill-based game that people play with a normal set (or deck) of 52 cards. Poker is any of a number of card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules in ways similar to Poker rankings. The winner is determined by probability and preponderance and not just luck. Even the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) recognizes Poker as a 'mind sport'.

Q. Is Poker legal in India?
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Betting and gambling are listed under Entry 34 of the State list ever since the Indian Constitution came into effect in 26 January, 1950. As such, our Constitution permits states to enact laws to regulate betting and gambling in their respective jurisdictions.

Various states in India exercise this power independently and have enacted anti-gambling legislations within their jurisdictions conforming to the principle act of Public Gambling Act of 1867 which includes the exception of “games of skill”. Therefore, state laws prevail over this act.

In this regard, the legislative acts of a certain number of states prohibits all games involving money as stakes and do not make an exception for games of skill. These states include Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Currently, residents of these states are not allowed to play poker for real money on online poker platforms. That said, players can still play free poker games and tournaments for leisure.

Players from all other states in India can follow their passion and continue playing online poker for stakes on credible poker platforms on PokerBaazi. This has led to the rise of many prominent poker players in India who have made a name for themselves in this spectacular game of skill.

Q. I am a school student. Can I also play?
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Our services and products are not available to anybody who is under the age of 18 years on the day of them applying for membership through the registration process on the site. Also, it is strictly prohibited for any user under the age of 18 to play games on our website.

We reserve the right to request proof of age at any stage to verify that minors are not using the service. We may exclude a person from play if proof of age is not provided or if we suspect that a person using the service is underage.

The services and products are not intended for users connecting to the site from jurisdictions that say it is illegal to do so. Any underage player who has provided dishonest or inaccurate information regarding their true age or identity may have all their winnings forfeited and could face criminal prosecution.

POKER FORMATS & VARIANTS

Q. What are the variants of Poker?
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1. No-Limit Texas Hold'em (NLHE): Texas hold 'em is one of the most popular variants of poker. Two cards, known as hole cards, are dealt face down to each player, and then five community cards are dealt face up in three stages.

2. Pot Limit Omaha (PLO): Omaha Hold'em is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold'em, where each player is dealt four/five cards and must make his or her best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards.

3. Super Hold’em: Super Hold’em is an exciting poker format wherein each player is dealt with 3 hole cards. Players have to use at least 1 hole card along with the community cards to make the best 5-card combination.

4. Open Face Poker (OFP): Open Face Poker, also popularly known as OFC, is played between either 2 or 3 players. Unlike poker, this game is played without chips. A point system is followed to determine the score, with each point holding a certain value.

Q. What is Super Hold’em? How is it different from Texas Hold’em?
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Super Hold’em is an exciting poker format wherein each player is dealt with 3 hole cards. Players have to use at least 1 hole card along with the community cards to make the best 5-card combination.

Whereas in Texas Hold’em, each player is dealt with 2 hole cards and the players can use either none or up to 2 hole cards to make the best 5-card combination.

Q. How is Pot Limit Omaha different from Texas Hold'em Poker?
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1. In Omaha, 4 or 5 cards are dealt (depending on the variant) to each player whereas in Texas Hold'em only 2 cards are dealt.

2. The player needs to compulsorily use 2 hole cards to make the best possible hand in Pot Limit Omaha, whereas in Texas Hold'em, a player can use either 1 hole card or both the cards to make the best possible hand.

3. Omaha is a pot-limit game where the maximum a player can raise or bet depends on the size of the pot, whereas Texas Hold'em has no limits on betting.

Q. What are cash games and what are the formats of cash games?
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Cash Games: Your chip stack in a cash game represents its real money value. Blinds and antes are set for the table and they don't increase like a tournament. You can enter or leave a cash game at any time you want.

Formats of Cash Games:
1. Cash table: Cash Game Tables can be played on our website or application using your deposit amount (Unused Balance).
2. Play Money table: Practice Money Tables can be played on our website or software using our virtual tokens or Play Money. It does not have any monetary value and is only useful to practice poker. New players are advised to play this game.

Q. What is 5 Card PLO?
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In this format, 5 hole cards are dealt instead of 4 and a player must use 2 hole cards and 3 community cards to complete his/her best 5 card combination. The game also follows a 'pot limit' structure, just like the regular variant.

Q. What is a run-it twice Table?
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In some cash games, if a player is all in before the river has been dealt, the players involved can agree to 'run it twice' i.e. the remaining streets get dealt twice, with half the pot going to the player with the best hand in each instance.

Q. What is a Tournament and what are the formats of tournaments?
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Tournament: A poker tournament is a game with a fixed format. Everything is predetermined – the blinds, buy-in, stack sizes, antes, structure, and time limit.

Formats of Tournaments:
1. Guaranteed Tournaments: In poker, a "guaranteed prize pool" is when tournament organizers guarantee that a tournament will have a minimum prize pool of a certain amount. Guaranteeing a prize pool is done to increase attendance as players will know that they will be playing for a minimum amount of money.
2. Free Entry Tournaments: A Free Entry tournament is a poker tournament with no entry fee. Some freerolls (eg: Depositors FreeRoll) require payment at some point to gain entry to the tournament.

Q. What are the variants of the Tournament?
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There are three variants of tournaments:

KnockOut tournaments: Knockout tournaments (also known as Bounty tournaments) pay a cash prize for every player you knock out of the tournament. This cash prize is the 'bounty' on the player and is separate from the tournament's prize pool. This means that players with many knockouts can still take home some money, even if they do not make it to a winning position in the tournament. The last player of the tournament - i.e. the winner - will have his/her bounty credited to him/her as winnings.

Progressive Knockout: The bigger the catch, the better the prize! While regular Knockout pays a player the same fixed amount for each knockout, Progressive Knockout places a different price on each player's head. In this variant, you win 50% of the bounty each time you knock out a player and the rest gets added to your bounty. As the tournament progresses, players with many knockouts will subsequently have higher bounties, and will be worth more to knock out! The last player of the tournament - i.e. the winner - will have his/her bounty credited to him/her as winnings.

Win the Button: In a regular poker game, the dealer button is moved around the table in a clockwise manner. However, in this format, the button will be passed to whoever wins the round. Effectively, this gives them the advantage of acting last in the game. Win the Button is an action-packed variant that rewards players that actively go for the win.

HAND RANKING

Q. What are the various hand rankings of Poker?
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Hand Rankings, from strongest to weakest, are:

1. Royal Flush
2. Straight Flush
3. Four of a Kind
4. Full House
5. Flush

6. Straight
7. Three of a Kind
8. Two Pair
9. Pair
10. High Card

Q. What is a Royal Flush?
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The highest among the best poker hands. It is a unique combination of an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten - each of the same suit. The probability of getting it is 0.000154% (odds as 649739:1). The Royal Flush is an invincible Hand because any player who possesses cannot be beaten under any circumstances.
Q. What is a Straight Flush?
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The second-most difficult and the second-most invincible card combination, it features five suited cards in increasing numerical sequence. The probability of getting it is 0.00139% (odds as 72192:1). Theoretically, the only way it can be beaten is by a Royal Flush.
Q. What is a Four of a Kind?
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Third in the list of the best poker hands. It involves exactly four cards of the same rank plus one random card. It is the highest-ranking 'Four of a Kind' that is used to decide a winner. The probability of getting it is 0.0240% (odds as 4164:1).
Q. What is a Full House?
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It is a much simpler card configuration in which the cards are arranged in a 3+2 formation. It consists of three similar cards of one rank and another set of two similar cards of a different rank. A game-changer, this Hand is used to decide the winner because the player with the highest-ranking three cards is the winner. The probability of getting it is 0.1441% (odds as 693:1)
Q. What is a Flush?
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It consists of five cards of the same suit without any sequence. If several players get a Flush, then the winner is decided on the basis of card rankings. The probability of getting it is 0.1965% (odds as 508:1) amongst all of the winning hands in poker.
Q. What is a Straight?
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It consists of five cards of different suits that are arranged in perfect numerical sequence. The highest-ranking card is used as the tie-breaker if such a case is found. A special case with getting a Straight is that the Ace can act both as the High or Low card depending on the cards it is placed with. The probability of getting it is 0.3925% (odds as 254:1).
Q. What is a Three of a Kind?
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A relatively simple configuration that involves three cards of the same ranking and two random (unrelated) cards. This arrangement is used to decide the outcome in case of a tie-breaker. The probability of getting it is 2.1128% (odds as 46.3:1)
Q. What is a Two Pair?
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It consists of two cards of the same rank and two cards of some other rank that match each other but not the first pair, besides one card not of either rank.
Q. What is a Pair?
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It has two matched cards of the same rank, and three random and unrelated side cards. This is quite a common scenario to find in games of Texas Holdem or Omaha.
Q. What is a High Card?
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It can be simply any card that does not fall into any of the categories mentioned above. It is best used to break the deadlock and determine the winner in case of a tie, provided none of the aforementioned hand rankings are available. If the first cards are identical, the second card is taken into account. If they are also identical, then the next one and so on until the first superior card is found.

GLOSSARY

Q. What are Hole Cards and Community cards?
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Hole Cards:Two random face-down cards dealt to each player on a table.

Community Cards:Five cards put face-up on the game table. Players use them to make their respective card combinations. A player strives to make a winning card combination using his two Hole Cards and a fixed number of Community Cards (depending on the poker variant he is playing) to make the best five-card combination. In Texas Hold'em, every player strives to make the best five-card poker hand using his two Hole Cards and Five Community Cards. The player with the best card combination is the winner. In Pot Limit Omaha, a player should also make the best five-card combination. Every player initially gets four Hole Cards, out of which he discards two. He should then try to make a winning five-card poker hand with two Hole Cards and Five Community Cards.

Q. What is the Buy-In?
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The money you start with in a cash game or the entry fee in a tournament.
Q. What is a Dealer?
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The player seated with the button in front of them during a poker hand. They are also the last to act on any betting round, giving the dealer position advantage on every hand.
Q. What is a Small Blind?
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The forced bet was put in the pot by the player seated directly to the left of the dealer during the first round of betting. This is usually half the value of the big blind.
Q. What is a Big Blind?
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This is the largest forced bet preflop. It is commonly double the size of the small blind.
Q. What is a Pot?
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The chips or money that players have bet on a hand. This money is up for grabs and goes to the player with the best five-card hand when the players show their cards.
Q. What are the Stakes?
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Poker involves placing forced amounts, and they are called the Big Blind and Small Blind respectively. These forced amounts start the formation of "Pot", the minimum amount of money that works as an incentive for players to continue and win the game. As the game progresses, the Pot size (or the money on the table) also increases. The distribution of the cards starts from the player sitting to the immediate left of the Dealer and then proceeds in a clockwise manner around the table. The next player to receive the cards is the Big Blind. It is important to understand that the Small Blind starts the game by placing an amount which is usually half t of the blind posted by the Big Blind.
Q. What is a Board?
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When the flop, turn and river cards are all on display, this is known as the board. Q. What is a Pre-Flop Round? Betting action that happens before the first three cards are dealt takes place preflop. This is the round of betting in which the small blind, big blind, and antes seed the pot to induce action.
Q. What is a Pre-Flop Round?
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Betting action that happens before the first three cards are dealt takes place preflop. This is the round of betting in which the small blind, big blind, and antes seed the pot to induce action.
Q. What is Flop?
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The first three cards dealt face-up on the board are called the flop. This is followed by another round of betting before the next community card is dealt.
Q. What is Turn?
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The fourth card dealt face-up on the table during a poker hand. Also known as Fourth Street in Texas Hold'em, it is followed by another round of betting.
Q. What is River?
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The final card dealt face-up on the table during a poker hand. It is also called Fifth Street in Texas Hold'em as it is the fifth and final community card that precedes the final round of betting.
Q. What is a Showdown?
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When the remaining players in a hand have to flip over their cards to determine who has the best hand after the final round of betting that comes after the river card.
Q. What is a Fold?
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Players may forego the action thinking that the cards they are dealt with are not good enough. Should they do so, they forfeit their cards by "Folding." This also puts them out of competition for that very hand.
Q. What is a Wager?
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A Wager is a token amount that acts as a minimum for other players to match in order to remain in the game.
Q. What is a Call?
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A Call means that a player places an amount equal to the last-placed wager on the table.
Q. What is a Check?
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When a player Checks, he is consciously declining the option to open the pot from his side and is rather transferring the action to the person sitting to his left. One can Check only when there is no wager in progress at that very instance.
Q. What is a Raise?
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A raise happens when a player increases the amount of the last-placed wager on the table. A player may do it when he/she has a better card combination or when he/she is bluffing.
Q. What is a Re-raise?
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If there is a bet and a raise in front of a player and they choose to raise it again it is called a re-raise or three-bet.
Q. What does it mean to go All-In?
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All-In is a unique scenario in which all the chips of a particular player are in the pot before the completion of the hand.
Q. What does Run It Twice mean?
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"Running it twice" occurs when two players are all-in before the river and decide to deal the remaining cards twice. The two players decide to "run it twice", which means that the river card will be dealt with twice. 50% of the pot will go to the winner of the pot after the first river card is dealt, while 50% of the pot will go to the winner of the pot after the second river card is dealt.
Q. What is Late Registration in a Tournament?
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We make allowances for players to join-in late for a Tournament. This process is called Late Registration and its length may vary as per the online tournament you're interested in. We mention the same in our in-game game Lobby on our apps and desktop software. Our Tournaments may allow one entry or multiple entries per player. This is defined in the tournament rules and format set by us and varies from tournament to tournament.
Q. What is Unregistration from a Tournament?
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Some (not all) of our online gaming tournaments allow the players to unregister themselves from a tournament until a certain pre-specified time before the tournament begins. We request you to check the exact registration details of every Tournament that you're looking to play online. This may help you avert last-minute changes to your plans to a certain extent.
Q. What is a break in Tournaments?
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Tournament breaks are scheduled every 25 minutes past the hour and are 5 minutes long. You can find the break schedule per tournament in the Tournament lobby of our app or gaming software. Please note that we may not allow breaks in all of our tournaments and such information shall be conveyed well in advance.
Q. What is a Re-Buy?
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Even the best card players may lose, and poker thus offers them a window to claw themselves back into the game. It is called a Re-Buy and it refers to a period of time (set at the start of the Re-Buy tournaments) where a player can re-enter if they lose all of their chips after purchasing them. Please note that only the Re-Buy tournaments offer this option and their prize pools are much larger as a result of multiple entries.
Q. What is an Add-on?
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An add-on is an additional buy-in in a poker tournament in which a player can buy more chips than a player received with his/her original buy-in. This is similar to a top-up recharge in prepaid mobile phones.
Q. What is Re-entry?
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A Re-Entry, as opposed to a Re-Buy, requires that players seeking to get back in the game are first eliminated from the tournament before they pay for the buy-in again. At that point, they are assigned to an entirely new seat.
Q. What is a Double Re-buy?
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A willing competitive card player can do a Double Re-Buy by paying twice the buy-in amount of the tournament.
Q. What is an Entry Free?
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The small fee that is charged by a brick-and-mortar casino or online poker room for hosting a poker tournament.
Q. What is In The Money?
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You finish 'in the money' in a poker tournament once the money bubble has burst and every remaining player receives prize money once they bust out of the tournament.
Q. What is a Prize Pool?
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All the entry money contributed by players in a tournament to the total prize money that is awarded to players that make a deep run in the tournament is called a prize pool. The prize pool is divided up and commonly awarded to the top 10% of finishers in the tournament.
Q. What is an Overlay?
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In poker, an overlay is a term used to describe the difference between a poker tournament's guaranteed prize pool and the total of the actual prize pool generated by entrants.
Q. What is a Starting Stack?
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This is how many chips you begin with in a tournament or Sit 'N' Go (sit and go) game. All players begin with the same starting stack in normal tournaments.
Q. What is a Satellite?
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A tournament with a smaller buy-in that is usually played at a single table in which the winner gains entry into a larger tournament as the prize.
Q. What is a Sit And Go Tournament?
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This is a single-table tournament that normally involves ten players where the last player who survives wins the tournament. Satellites are usually sit-and-go tournaments.
Q. What is a Rank?
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The value of a card or hand used to determine which hands win and lose during a round of play.. An ace is the highest card rank and a royal flush is the highest hand rank.
Q. What is a Bubble?
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The money bubble bursts when the last player in a tournament is eliminated before the prize money starts getting awarded. If the top 40 players in a tournament get paid, then the unlucky player that is eliminated in 41st place has busted on the bubble.
Q. What is a Bounty?
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In multi-table tournaments (MTTs), we put a bounty on certain players which means a reward for whoever knocks them out of the game.
Q. What is a Bluff?
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A bet made with a weak hand that makes it look stronger than it is to your opponents. A player hopes to make their opponents fold with this action.
Q. What is a Kicker?
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An unpaired card that is used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands. For instance, suppose you have AK and your opponent has AQ. If the flop has an ace in it, you both have a pair of aces, but you have a king kicker. Kickers can be vitally important in hold 'em.
Q. What is a Side Pot?
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If one player is all in and there are still multiple players with more chips to play within the pot, then they will play for a side pot that is above the value of the main pot. The all-in player is not eligible to win the side pot.
Q. What does it mean to be Under The Gun?
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This is the player that sits directly to the left of the big blind in the first round of betting. They are the very first player to act in a poker hand.
Q. What is a Heads Up Battle?
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This happens when there are just two final players remaining in a hand or a poker tournament. The winner between them will take down the pot or tournament win.
Q. What is a Muck?
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The pile of folded and burned cards in front of the dealer. Example: 'His hand hit the muck so the dealer ruled it folded even though the guy wanted to get his cards back.' Also used as a verb. Example: 'He didn't have any outs so he mucked his hand.'
Q. What is a Pocket Pair?
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When the player receives a pair of cards of the same value in the hole preflop in a poker hand - like pocket fours or pocket jacks.
Q. What is a Straddle?
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The straddle is a forced blind -double the big blind amount, and is always put before the cards are dealt. It allows the player to act last in that round where players wanting to enter have to at least call the original player's blind raise, giving them the option to raise their blind raise, re-raise a raiser, check, or fold.
Q. What is a Fish?
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A losing poker player that lacks the experience or skill of his opponents. Better players make aggressive plays against the fish to try and win their money.
Q. What is a Shark?
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A winning poker player that often makes aggressive plays and takes money from the less experienced players at their table.
Q. What is the Rake?
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The Rake shall mean a percentage of the pot money placed by the user that is deducted by the Company as a fee towards the use of the products and services offered on the Website. The percentage deducted shall vary based on the amount of money placed by a player in the pot. Such percentage shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Company.
Q. What is the Rake Back?
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The Rake back shall mean a percentage of the Rake given to an Affiliate/user as an incentive.
Q. What is VPIP?
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VPIP is short for ‘Voluntarily Put INR in POT’, which refers to the frequency of players actively betting into the pot pre-flop, excluding small blind and big blind, unless small blind or big blind calls or raises.
Q. What is PFR?
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PFR is short for ‘Pre-flop Raise’ that refers to the frequency of players raising pre-flop.
Q. What is 3-Bet?
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3-Bet refers to the frequency of players putting the third bet pre-flop after the blinds and a raise.
Q. What is Fold to 3-Bet?
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The % to fold when facing the opponent's 3-Bet pre-flop.
Q. What is C-Bet?
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C-Bet is short for ‘Continuation Bet’, refers to the players’ frequency of continuing to bet on the flop after raising pre-flop.
Q. What is Fold to C-Bet?
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It is the % to fold when facing the opponent's C-Bet on the flop.
Q. What does Steal mean?
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It refers to the % to raise from the CO (Cut-off, one position before Dealer Button), BTN (Dealer Button) or SB (Small Blind) pre-flop when the pot is unopened.
Q. What is Check/Raise %?
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It is the % to check and then raise on the flop when a player in later position bets.
Q. What is the deal option on the Final table of poker tournaments?
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Deal is where players at the final table unanimously decide to stop the play, and cash in their chips based on their current position and chip stack.
Q. How to make a deal?
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A deal is initiated when all players at the final table select 'Agree' in the deal making popup on the table. Players can see how many of the remaining players have selected 'Agree' so far by looking at the deal making Popup.

GAMEPLAY TUTORIAL

Q. What are flights?
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It refers to a specific tournament format where the main event is divided into multiple starting days or flights. Each flight is essentially a separate tournament with its own set of players, and each player is allowed to enter and play in multiple flights. For example: NPS (National Poker Series) has multiple flights (small tournaments).
Q. What are satellites?
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Satellites are a specific type of tournament that offer players the opportunity to win entry into a higher-stakes tournament or event. Instead of paying the full buy-in amount for the target tournament, players can participate in a satellite tournament for a fraction of the cost.
Q. What are qualifiers?
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Qualifiers are similar to satellite tournaments. They are a specific type of tournament designed to award entry or seats into higher-stakes tournaments or prestigious poker events. The primary goal of qualifiers is to give players the opportunity to win a spot in a tournament that they might not be able to enter directly due to its higher buy-in.
Q. How to play Texas Hold'em Poker?
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Two cards (hole cards) are dealt to each player in a clockwise manner after the ""Small Blind"" and ""Big Blind"" are deducted. Five community cards are dealt face up in three stages - ""Flop"", ""Turn"" and ""River"". On a cash tables maximum 6 players can sit at once whereas maximum 8 players can sit on a tournament table at once.

For better understanding, please watch our video on How To Play Texas Hold'em.

Q. How is the winner determined in Texas Hold'em Poker?
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In Texas Hold'em Poker, the winner of a hand is determined by having the best five-card poker hand at the showdown, which occurs after all the betting rounds have been completed.
Q. How to play Pot Limit Omaha Poker?
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Pot Limit Omaha is structured exactly the same as Texas Hold'em but players are dealt four (PLO4), five (PLO5) or six (PLO6) hole cards instead of two.

In this variant, you have to use 2 of your hole cards and 3 of the community cards to make the best 5-card combination.

Q. How is the winner determined in the Pot Limit Omaha Poker?
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"Pot Limit Omaha differs when it comes to figuring out the winner at the end of the play as compared to Texas Hold'em. However, the hand rankings remain the same between the two. The players have to use two hole cards and three community cards to make their best hand possible.

At the end of each hand, the player with the best 5-card combination at showdown is declared the winner."

Q. How will my best hand be determined in Super Hold'em?
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To make the best hand in Super Hold’em, you have to use at least 1 out of the 3 hole cards along with the community cards to make the best 5-card combination.

Example 1
Board: J K 7 Q 4♣
Player 1: Q Q♠ K♠ (Full house)
Player 2: A3 4 (Flush)
In this case, player 1 will win

Example 2
Board: 6 7 J Q 4♣
Player 1: J♠ J (3 of a kind)
Player 2: 9 A K (Flush)
In this case, player 2 will win

Example 3
Board: 6 9 2 3 A♣
Player 1: 8♠ 10♣ 7 (Straight)
Player 2: 4♣ 5 3♠ (Straight)
In this case, player 1 will win

Example 4
Board: K♠ K♣ A♠ J♣ 3♠
Player 1: K Q♣ J♠ (Full house)
Player 2: 3♣ 3 3 (4 of a kind)
In this case, player 2 will win

Q. Can 2 players have a Royal Flush in Super Hold'em? If yes, how?
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Yes, in Super Hold’em 2 players can have a Royal Flush.

Let’s look at an example-
Player A can have A, Q♥>, K as their hole cards and Player B can have A, Q, K as their hole cards. Now, the community cards turn out to be J, 10, J, 10, 7.

In this case, the pot will be divided between them at the time of showdown.

Q. How will I know which cards I need to choose from my hole cards in Super Hold'em?
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Your best five cards will be highlighted in “yellow” and your hand strength will be mentioned next to your avatar.
Q. Is Rabbit feature available in Super Hold’em?
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Yes, Rabbit feature is available in Super Hold’em.
Q. When does a tournament conclude?
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Our Poker Tournaments conclude successfully when only one player wins all the chips or all remaining players qualify for the same prize as specified in the tournament structure. Players are eliminated from the tournament over the course of a tournament.
Q. When does a cash game conclude?
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Cash games are played with 'real' chips and money at stake with no predetermined end time. Players can enter and leave as they see fit.
Q. Does PokerBaazi provide any platform to learn more about Poker?
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Poker takes a day to learn but a lifetime to master. Check out Poker School by PokerBaazi to learn more about poker. Here you will find-

  1. Video Chapters: The foundation to learning any game is getting your fundamentals right. Our lessons are broken down to help you understand the game of poker right from scratch. Crafted by experts, the lessons simplify poker and make learning fun with interactive tests.
  2. Practice Zone: Learning is impactful when there is application. At Poker School, we have a dedicated zone for you to practice all the tips and tricks you have learned in our lessons.
  3. Forum: Collaboration and communication is a key to your learning process. The Poker School forum allows budding players to seek clarity and learn from a community of growing poker players.

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Q. Can I chat with any user from the user chat option at the table?
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We offer a Chat feature to let players communicate with each other in a professional and jovial manner so that the game is conducted in the right spirit. However, this feature does not allow players to indulge in any unfair practice or discussion regarding the game.
Q. What is NOTES in the Chat Window?
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This feature enables the players to write notes about other players. These notes are stored and can be viewed in the future. Once a note for a specific player is made, 'N' appears under the player's avatar. Notes for Texas Hold'em and Omaha are stored separately.
Q. I have a difficult decision to make as I am dealt with a certain Poker Hand. Do I get any additional time?
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Poker is a skill-based game that requires thought, precision and the ability to perform under pressure. As such, we offer additional time in cash tables and tournaments in order to allow the player to make a carefully thought out move after considering the state of play at the felts.
Q. How Does Auto-Muck Work?
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Auto-Muck is a feature that allows a user to not show their cards unless they are winning the hand or a portion of it. If a user doesn’t meet either of the criteria and has opted for Auto-Muck, then their cards shouldn’t be made visible to the table.
Q. Does the Poker Software Allow Me to Muck the Winning Poker Hand?
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If you play your hand till showdown and you hold the winning hand, your cards will always be shown automatically.
Q. How does the Straddle Work?
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Straddle is a voluntary blind bet placed by the player on UTG position (person sitting on the immediate left of big blind). The bet is twice the big blind.

Straddle will work in the following conditions:

  1. It will only be enabled if the straddle checkbox is checked before the hand. (When you're playing on table, click on (☰) icon and select "Straddle")
  2. The straddle only impacts in the pre-flop round. In the pre-flop round, the minimum call amount will be the straddle amount.
  3. After the flop opens, the minimum bet amount will be the big blind amount.
  4. Straddle cannot be done on the dealer button. So the straddle can only be posted if 4 or more players are involved in a hand.
Q. How does the Run It Twice Feature Work?
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"When playing RIT, 2 extra cards open on the table. Here's how RIT works-

  1. Running it twice is a method of determining the winner of a poker hand once all betting on the hand is complete but before the final card(s) (either community cards or other cards) have been dealt.
  2. In practice, this is only done when the hand has gotten down to heads up and one player is all-in and the other player has matched their bet.
  3. Running it twice can be done either pre-flop, after the flop, or after the turn, but only after one of the two players is fully all-inBoth players must agree to run it twice.
  4. Run it twice directs the dealer to deal with two sets of the final cards to be dealt, thus creating two different outcomes.
  5. The pot is split into two halves, the first half of the pot is awarded to the winner of the hand using the first set of community cards that were dealt and the second half of the pot is awarded to the winner of the hand using the second set of community cards that were dealt."

GAMEPLAY TECHNICAL

Q. How to generate coins?
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1 coin is generated when you make 1₹ Real Revenue (Rake). Coins are generated only in Real money cash games.
Q. What is the Formula to generate coins?
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1 Coin = 1₹ Rake generated
Q. If I continue to get disconnected while playing online, what should I do?
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"Playing poker online is a close function of your internet quality and speed. We suggest that you use a stable internet connection for the best gaming experience on PokerBaazi. Please make sure to check the below mentioned points:

  • a) We recommend a stable internet connection of at least 256 Kbps and above, with little or no packet loss and low latency to our servers.
  • b) We recommend you to switch your internet connection. For e.g. if you are using mobile data then switch to wifi.
  • c) If you are using wifi, we request you to restart your router.
  • d) If you are using mobile data, we request you to turn on the airplane mode and turn it off.

Note: In case you are still experiencing this issue, please send us a video of the same to playerrelations@pokerbaazi.com. We will immediately get it checked with the technical team."

Q. How many tables can I play at a time?
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From the Browser, you can play on 3 tables simultaneously.
From the Desktop App, there are no restrictions.
From the Android App, you can play on 3 tables simultaneously.
From the IOS App, you can play on 3 tables simultaneously.
Q. I am unable to open any table. How can I resolve it?
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This can be happen due to the below mentioned reasons:

  1. If you are trying to play from territories outside India.
  2. If you are trying to play within the restricted state boundaries (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Telangana, and Nagaland)
  3. If you are trying to play using a VPN (Virtual Private Network)
  4. If you are playing using a HUD (Heads Up Display) software.
  5. If you are trying to open more than 3 tables on the Mobile application or the Mobile/desktop browser.
  6. If there is a popup blocker.
  7. If there is Internet Fluctuation while entering any table.
  8. We recommend you to clear cache and cookies from browser and/or cache from the application and then re-login

Note: Incase all the above points are checked and you are still experiencing issues, please send us a screenshot/video of the same.. We will immediately get it checked with the technical team.

Q. How do I allow pop ups?
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Chrome:

  • By default, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups from automatically showing up on your screen. When a pop-up is blocked, the address bar will be marked 'Pop-up blocked.'
  • Click on this icon in your address bar to allow popups from PokerBaazi and reopen the game lobby. If it still does not work, you may follow the below steps. At the top right of Chrome browser, click More and then click Settings. At the lowermost placed option named Advanced, click 'Privacy and Security.' Now click Content settings to go to Popups. Click the same and turn the setting to Allowed.

B. Firefox:

  • When blocking a pop-up, Firefox displays an information bar. If it hasn't been previously dismissed, you would see it just below your Bookmark's bar. The browser will also notify you with an icon in the address bar.
  • When you click either the Preferences button in the info bar or the icon in the address bar, a menu is displayed with the following choices:

    1. Allow/Block pop-ups for this site
    2. Edit Pop-up Blocker Preferences
    3. Don't show this message when pop-ups are blocked
    4. (show the blocked pop-up)
  • To access the pop-up blocker settings:

    1. Click the menu button (it would be marked as) and choose Preferences.
    2. Select the Privacy and Security panel.
    3. In the Permissions section, uncheck the box next to Block pop-up windows to disable the pop-up blocker altogether.

C. Internet Explorer 11:

  • Open Internet Explorer, select the Tools button and then select Internet options.
  • On the Privacy tab, go to Pop-up Blocker and clear the Turn on Pop-up Blocker check box.
  • Click OK to confirm, and that's it. You can now start playing poker online!

D. Internet Explorer 10:

  • Click the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop to open the program.
  • Click the Tools button in the toolbar at the top of the browser window.
  • Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
  • Click the Privacy tab in the Internet Options pop-up window.
  • Clear the check mark next to 'Turn on Pop-Up Blocker' so that it is deselected.
  • Click OK.

E. Safari:

  • Click Safari in the browser menu. You will find it at the top of the screen.
  • Choose Preferences when the drop-down menu appears. Alternatively, you can also use the Command and Comma key together.
  • Click the Security tab to open the Security Preferences window.
  • In the Web content section, clear the check box next to the option called Block pop-up windows.
Q. I was logged in or playing on a table and suddenly I got a session timeout error. Why did this happen?
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If a user has minimised the app or lost Internet connectivity for 5 minutes then he will be logged out and a pop up saying session time out error will be shown.
Q. My app is not installing, what should I do?
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Please uninstall the old app and then download the new app from Go Mobile and install it.

Q. How to install the new app?
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You can download the new app from our website Go Mobile. Please uninstall the old app before installing the new one.

Q. My app is not installing or I am getting parsing the package error, what should I do?
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Please uninstall the old app and then download the new app from Go Mobile and install it.

  1. The downloaded APK should be fully downloaded before installing.
  2. The Android version should be 7 or above.
  3. If there is an Internet Fluctuation while login to your account.

Note: In case all the above points are checked and ensured and if the still issue persists, we request you to share the screenshot/video at playerrelations@pokerbaazi.com or chat with us. We will immediately get it checked with our technical team.

Q. I am unable to login to my PokerBaazi account. What should I do?
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Please check the following points:

  1. Your Login credential should be correct.
  2. Your phone number should be correct and validated.
  3. App should be updated.
  4. Android version should be 7 and above.
  5. We also recommend you to clear cache and cookies from the browser and cache from the application and then re-login.
  6. If there is an Internet Fluctuation while login to your account.

Note: In case all the above points are checked and ensured and if the still issue persists, we request you to share the screenshot/video at playerrelations@pokerbaazi.com or chat with us. We will immediately get it checked with our technical team.

Q. Does PokerBaazi have a bug bounty program?
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Yes, PokerBaazi does have a bug bounty program. To know more, please mail us on engineering@pokerbaazi.com

Q. What is chip offload?
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Chip Offload is an exciting new feature on PokerBaazi that lets you instantly transfer a certain amount of your chips from the cash game table to your wallet without leaving the table.

Q. What games are eligible for chip offload?
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Chip offload feature is applicable for Cash Games like No Limit Hold’em, PLO-4, PLO-5, PLO-6 and Super Hold’em.

Q. How can I offload chips?
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When your chip stack hits or exceeds a specific threshold, the ‘top-up’ icon automatically changes to the ‘chip offload’ icon. You can then select your desired offload amount and click on offload chips. The amount will be credited to your wallet instantly.

Q. When can I offload chips?
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The option to offload chips becomes available once your chip stack crosses a set threshold in cash games such as No Limit Hold’em, PLO-4, PLO-5, PLO-6, and Super Hold’em.