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VANCOUVER - The National Hockey League announced today a series of rule changes for the 2019-20 season which will include the use of expanded video review and enhanced player safety initiatives.
- From that time, the process to legalize online poker has been slow but there are states where you can play legal and regulated online poker. Today we cover where U.S. Players can play poker online legally. Nevada was the first state to launch legal online poker in late April 2013. Presently, two sites offer online poker in Nevada.
- During regulation time, each team uses five skaters—three forwards and two defencemen—plus a goaltender. National Hockey League games are contested over three 20-minute periods. If the score is.
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Learning how to play poker should not be difficult. If you want to understand why so many people love this game, this beginner's guide to the rules and the basics of poker is all you need.
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Poker is a simple game to learn, but the poker rules can be challenging for a complete beginner.
But don't let that put you off. It is not hard to learn how to play poker, and you can move from the basics of the game to the tables of the top online poker sites in no time.
Here's everything you'll learn in this guide on how to play poker:
- And lots more
Before you move to the 'practical' side of this guide on how to play the most popular variants of this game, you need to learn the basics of poker.
When most people say they want to know 'how to play regular poker,' they imply that they want to learn the basics of Texas Hold'em.
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Texas Hold'em is (by far) the most popular poker game out there and it's the one you find at every online poker site.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. With so many poker variants to play online and offline, the only proper guide on how to play poker for dummies is the one that gets you access to all the best games out there.
Not just to the most famous one.
Many poker rules are consistent from game to game, although among the dozens of variants such as Texas hold'em, Omaha, and seven-card stud you will find some ket differences you need to kno.
Let's have a quick look at the poker rules of the most played poker games online:
How to Play Texas Hold'Em
Game | Texas Hold'em |
How Many Players | 2-10 |
Poker Rules | How to play Texas hold'em |
Also called the 'Cadillac of Poker,' Texas hold'em is the one you are going to play over and over again.
This is the most popular poker game online and it is also the one you are most likely to play with our friends in your next home game.
Whether you play it in the form of a tournament or as a ring-game, the basic poker rules and the hand rankings don't change.
> Discover how to play Texas Hold'em
How to Play Omaha Poker
Game | Omaha Poker |
How Many Players | 2-10 |
Poker Rules | How to play Omaha |
Where to Play | Top poker sites |
The second-most popular poker variant. Omaha poker finds its roots in the game of Texas Hold'em, although the rules of the two games are slightly different from each other.
Many players find learning how to play poker Omaha to be the natural step to take after they have successfully mastered the basics of Texas Hold'em.
In the poker rules page dedicated to the game, you find the perfect beginner's guide to moving your first steps in the world of Omaha.
> Learn how to play Omaha poker
How to Play Seven-Card Stud
Game | Seven-Card Stud |
How Many Players | 2-8 |
Poker Rules | How to play 7-card Stud |
Where to Play | Top poker sites |
Before Texas hold'em became king, anyone who wanted to learn the basic poker rules and how to play poker had to go through the game of seven-card stud.
As the name suggests, this is a variant of stud poker. 7-card stud is also the 'S' game in the H.O.R.S.E. poker — but if you are still learning how to play poker, it's probably too early for you to jump on that.
> Discover how to play seven-card stud poker
Other Poker Rules to Learn
If you want to go deeper and you want to learn how to play even more poker games, PokerNews is the right site for you.
Pick one poker variant to learn from the list that follows and find out how to play some of the most exciting and lesser-known poker games out there!
Use these guides to learn how to play poker and master not only the most 'obvious' games like Texas hold'em bu also all the other different variants out there.
In our guides for beginners, you find the official poker rules, the basic strategy tips, and the hand rankings — because knowing how to calculate points is key if you want to win at poker.
Common Traits of Most Poker Rules
The Value of Poker Hands
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One element used in most poker variants is the system of hand rankings.
The highest ranked hand is a Royal Flush (five cards of the same suit, ranked ace through ten), followed by a Straight Flush (five cards of the same suit of consecutive ranks).
The third-best combination is the Four-of-a-kind, which is then followed by the Full House (three of a kind plus one pair), the Flush, the Straight, the Three-of-a-kind, Two Pair, One Pair, and High Card or no pair.
When a hand reaches the showdown, the player with the highest-ranked hand wins the pot.
That's true of Texas hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, seven-card stud, and five-card draw.
Of course, in 'lowball' games like razz or deuce-to-seven triple draw, the hand rankings are turned upside down and the 'worst' hand according to traditional hand rankings is the winning one.
Poker Hands Ranking
- Royal Flush10JQKA
- Straight
Flush56789 - Four Of
A Kind3333K - Full HouseJJJKK
- Flush2459K
- StraightA2345
- Three Of
A Kind45777 - Two Pair499KK
- One Pair3QK1010
- High Card248QK
Suggested Readings
- Poker Hands Chart: The official classification of all poker hands with a free pdf to download and print.
- What Beats What in Poker: the perfect starting guide to learn how to count points in poker and discover the real value of each hand.
Blinds and Ante Bets
Games like hold'em and Omaha feature small and big blinds, so called because they are 'blind' bets players have to make before they are dealt any cards.
Meanwhile stud games usually use 'antes', which also involve players putting chips in the middle before the hand begins.
From there players bet more as the hand progresses, thereby creating larger pots.
Limit vs. No Limit Poker Games
Some games are played with no-limit betting, which means players can bet as much as they like at any point in the hand, including going 'all in.'
Pot-limit betting means that the current size of the pot creates an upper limit on how much a player can bet.
Games that are played with fixed-limit betting have predetermined amounts from which players cannot vary when they make their bets and raises.
The Action
There are other terms that tend to be used in all different poker games, including many having to do with the actions you perform when playing.
When the action is on you, you can:
- Check: Decline to bet
- Fold: Withdraw from the hand, if someone else has bet already
- Bet: Place a wager on the table
- Raise: Add more chips by matching your opponent's bet and putting in a greater amount.
- Call: Match the bet of your opponents to stay in the hand and continue to play.
All of those terms are an important step in your journey to learn how to play poker since they tend to come up in all poker variants.
The Betting Rounds
In games with community cards like hold'em and Omaha (also sometimes called 'flop games'), the betting rounds are referred to as:
- Preflop: The bets made before any community cards are dealt
- Flop: The bets made after the first three community cards are dealt)
- Turn: The bets made after the fourth community card
- River The bets made after the fifth and last community card.
Suggested Readings
- How to bet in poker: a beginner's guide to betting in Texas hold'em.
- Texas hold'em betting tips: This short article gives you some actionable tips to learn how to play poker with your stack of chips.
The Table Stakes
One other poker rule common to just about every variant of the you'll play – whether you are playing live poker or online poker – is one called 'table stakes.'
Table stakes means that once a hand begins, you can only bet whatever amount you had on the table to begin the hand and are not allowed to add anything more during the hand as it plays out.
If you only have $100 on the table to begin a hand, you can't pull out your wallet and add more halfway through the hand – you can only play out the hand with whatever you had to start.
Practice Poker Online for Free
Now that you know the basic poker rules and you have links to go back to your poker guides when you need to, it's time to look for the best websites to practice poker online.
Don't start to play poker for real money right away. Try out the games for free first. That's the only way to discover if you have really learned how to play poker.
Looking for a site to practice online poker for free?
Don't miss the updated list of the best free poker sites in 2020!
There are countless options to give the game a test run, but the best way is to try out the real deal.
Sign up for a poker account with one of the big online poker rooms and give the freerolls a try.
That way, you can practice poker online without any risk; you're not wagering any money.
And if you want to try out cash games instead of tournaments, all major poker sites online have so-called play money tables.
That way you can practice the game, learn the rules, and figure out how the software works, readying yourself for the big stage.
Register a free gaming account and test your poker knowledge in the next freeroll!
Every offseason, the NHL tweaks its rulebook. Some of the changes are functional and nuanced. Some of them are sweeping. This summer, thanks to the NHL and NHL Players' Association's competition committee -- and the owners' rubber stamp -- we had both. Let's chat on all the pertinent adjustments:
Q. Why is the NHL changing its video review rules?
Did you watch the playoffs last season?
Q. Yeah.
Remember the blown call in Game 7 between the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights, when Cody Eakin received a five-minute major penalty after Joe Pavelski accidentally fell to the ice and started bleeding profusely? The major penalty that led to a four-goal Sharks rally and an eventual OT win to capture the series?
Or the missed hand pass that led to the Sharks' Game 3 overtime win against St. Louis in the Western Conference final?
Or the puck that bounced off the netting, undetected, that led to a Columbus Blue Jackets goals in the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston?
Q. Who could forget them?
OK. Now who scored the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final?
Q. Er ... uh ... it was ... a Blue, right?
Exactly. These blown calls overshadowed the Stanley Cup playoffs, to the point where officials that were involved in the Game 7 call weren't allowed to work the next round and the NHL actually apologized to the Golden Knights.
And the last thing Gary Bettman wants is to have more discussion about officiating failures than the pageantry of the postseason. So the NHL took almost immediate action to ensure they won't happen again, or at least, will happen a lot less. Oh, and the answer is Alex Pietrangelo. Obviously.
Q. How has the NHL reacted to the Pavelski incident, from a rules perspective?
Referees who call major or match penalties, other than ones for fighting, are now required to either confirm the call or reduce it through video review. It doesn't matter if the call is obvious: Every major or match penalty, every time, gets a review.
The refs can consult with the NHL Situation Room to make sure they have access to all available video feeds, but can't consult about the play itself. The ruling will be made by the on-ice officials, after consulting each other and the available video.
Q. Can they decide not to call a penalty at all, like the Golden Knights would have argued should have happened?
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No. The video review either confirms the five-minute major, or reduces it to a two-minute minor penalty. Which still would have really helped out the Golden Knights in Game 7 against the Sharks.
Q. What else now falls under expanded video review?
High sticking.
By the book, if a referee believes a player has struck an opponent's head with his stick and an injury occurs, that player is given a four-minute double-minor penalty for high sticking. Under the new rules, referees now have the option -- but not the obligation -- to review the play in order to confirm the call.
This option will allow them to check for what Bettman called 'friendly fire,' like when a player is injured by a teammate's stick or their own stick, rather than that of an opponent. Like with the major penalty calls, this is a determination made by the on-ice officials and not in consultation with the NHL Situation Room.
Q. Can they decide not to call a penalty here?
Yes. On this one, they can opt to erase the penalty if it's found the offending player did not, in fact, high stick his opponent.
Q. What did they do about that hand pass nonsense and the puck off the netting?
With more video review! Along with players going offside and goalie interference when goals are scored, the coach's challenge now includes 'Missed Game Stoppage Event in the Offensive Zone Leading to a Goal,' aka any play that results in a goal where the defending team claims that the play should have been stopped.
These include a hand pass, a high stick hitting the puck and a puck that leaves the playing surface -- but only if the infraction happened in the offensive zone, directly ahead of a goal being scored.
Q. Are there any time restrictions on these challenges?
No, nor is there a mandate that a team must maintain possession throughout the play.
The only restriction is that the puck has to remain in the offensive zone during the infraction through when the goal is scored.
For example, if there's a hand pass in the offensive zone, and then the puck leaves the zone, and then it comes back in and a goal is scored, that's not a challengeable play. Please keep this in mind for when this sequence inevitably occurs to your team this season.
Q. What if there's a penalty on the play that gets spotted during the challenge?
It doesn't matter. This challenge only covers those 'black and white' calls that are starkly defined by the rulebook, rather than subjective penalty calls by the refs. Penalties aren't in their jurisdiction, at least not yet.
'We're not prepared to go there in terms of the game right now. That would be something that wouldn't be terribly productive and would be terribly disruptive,' Bettman said.
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Q. How many times can coaches challenge for offside, goalie interference or missed stoppages during a game?
As often as they'd like when a goal is scored.
Q. Is every game going to be five hours long now?
No, because there's a catch.
Rather than potentially losing a timeout in some situations, the NHL will now penalize teams that waste our time. If a team challenges a play and its challenge is unsuccessful, they'll receive a two-minute minor penalty for delay of game. If they unsuccessfully challenge a second time, they'll earn a double-minor penalty for delay of game, and then it's double-minors for each unsuccessful challenge after that.
Watching an opponent have a goal upheld and then defend four minutes of power-play time is a fairly steep price and, hence, a deterrent.
Q. What do the coaches think of the new video review rules?
'Did they officially name it 'The Sharks Rule'?' Pete DeBoer joked.
The Sharks coach echoed the sentiments we heard from his peers like Kings coach Todd McLellan, in that the pressure is now on them to wield the coach's challenge wisely.
'I think the league ... I give them credit. They want to get it right. That's the bottom line. As nice as it is to win a game, if you ask the players afterward, they want to win the right way, with the right calls. It doesn't always happen that way. Sometimes you get the benefit. Sometimes it goes against you. There is no perfectly called game,' DeBoer said. 'I think what's happened is they've pushed the onus on the coaches with the replay, in that they're penalizing us if we don't get the call right.'
Q. That's harsh.
You think that's harsh? Wait to you see defensive players sucking wind thanks to the new line change rules. You know how teams aren't permitted to change lines when they ice the puck? Now a team wouldn't be able to change lines when its goalie freezes the puck on a shot from beyond the red line, nor when a defensive skater unintentionally dislodges the net. They don't get to call a timeout, either.
Speaking of dislodging the net, do you remember David Leggio?
Q. You mean the mad genius who tipped over his own net while facing a 2-on-0 breakaway so he could face a penalty shot instead?
Alas, the NHL has joined the parade of 'Leggio Rule' legislation we've seen in other leagues. Rule 63.6 reads, 'If the goal post is deliberately displaced by a goalkeeper during the course of a 'breakaway,' a goal will be awarded to the non-offending team.' (We're not sure why 'breakaway' is in air quotes. Perhaps to cover scoring attempts by bad players, too.)
Q. Pushing the net over on a breakaway? We're really getting into myopia here now.
We haven't even mentioned the helmets.
Q. Wait, what about the helmets?
The new rule states that a player on the ice whose helmet comes off during play will be assessed a minor penalty if he doesn't exit the ice or retrieve said helmet within a reasonable period of time. (And it's seen as 'reasonable' that a player engaged in the play near the puck is allowed to complete the play before leaving the ice or regaining his helmet.) So maybe call it the 'Torey Krug Rule' after his memorable hit on Robert Thomas:
Meanwhile, a player who deliberately removes an opponent's helmet during play will be assessed a minor penalty for roughing, and for generally being rude.
Q. So that's it for the rules?
Please allow us to briefly dabble in the unparalleled thrills of faceoff location. The offensive team is now allowed to determine where a faceoff occurs following an icing, following a goalie stopping the puck from beyond the red line, following a defensive skater unintentionally dislodging the net and on the first faceoff to start a power play. This a great little well-deserved advantage for attacking teams.
Q. And thus ends the rule changes for the 2019-20 season?
Yes. But please tune in for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs to find out what unpredictable blown calls that cost someone a series will inspire next season's rules changes.