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'.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
"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."
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: A♥ 3♥ 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
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.
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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:
"When playing RIT, 2 extra cards open on the table. Here's how RIT works-
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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.
Chip offload feature is applicable for Cash Games like No Limit Hold’em, PLO-4, PLO-5, PLO-6 and Super Hold’em.
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.
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.