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(Message started by: towr on Dec 19th, 2005, 10:39am)
Title: Re: Poker
Post by towr on Dec 19th, 2005, 10:39am
[hide]He can see his own cards.
Alternatively, he could have counted cards, and these were the last ones.[/hide]
Title: Re: Poker
Post by Zero on Jan 14th, 2006, 4:39pm
[hide]There's a lot of money on the table because[/hide]

[hide] they've played their way through most of the deck, and Jack has a good memory so he knows what's left.[/hide]

That's my guess.
Title: Re: Poker
Post by KeypadSDM on Feb 4th, 2006, 6:26pm
[hide]They're playing hold-ems and he's got the nuts?

I don't like the way the question is worded, who is "he"? [/hide]
Title: Re: Poker
Post by otter on Feb 7th, 2006, 11:55am

on 12/19/05 at 10:45:51, alien wrote:
Yes, he has [hide]royal flush[/hide].  ;)

Only if they are playing standard poker.

[hide]If wild cards are involved, 5 of a kind beats a straight flush (even a "royal straight flush")[/hide]
Title: Re: Poker
Post by Padzok on Feb 7th, 2006, 3:21pm

on 02/07/06 at 11:55:53, otter wrote:
Only if they are playing standard poker.

[hide]If wild cards are involved, 5 of a kind beats a straight flush (even a "royal straight flush")[/hide]


But like Keypad says, if they're playing hold'em there's lots of possibilities for a player to either be certain that he will win, or else be certain that he will at least split the pot (which is still a gain if he splits the pot with one other player and some of the other players have also put money in).

EG if a straight flush is possible on a given set of community cards, the player may have the best possible one;
if a straight flush is NOT possible, the player may have the only possible (or the best possible) 4 of a kind,
if neither is possible, he may have the best possible ffull house)
Title: Re: Poker
Post by otter on Feb 8th, 2006, 5:23am

on 02/07/06 at 15:21:59, Padzok wrote:
But like Keypad says, if they're playing hold'em there's lots of possibilities for a player to either be certain that he will win, or else be certain that he will at least split the pot (which is still a gain if he splits the pot with one other player and some of the other players have also put money in).

EG if a straight flush is possible on a given set of community cards, the player may have the best possible one;
if a straight flush is NOT possible, the player may have the only possible (or the best possible) 4 of a kind,
if neither is possible, he may have the best possible ffull house)

Standard poker just means no wild cards are involved.  Hold'em is a form of standard poker and I agree that in Hold'em there are a number of ways to know one has the winning hand, IF the flop is in your favor.  For example, you're holding an ace - ten and the king, queen and jack show up in the flop.  Or holding the ace for the "nut" flush.
Title: Re: Poker
Post by River Phoenix on Mar 8th, 2006, 11:43am

on 02/08/06 at 05:23:27, otter wrote:
For example, you're holding an ace - ten and the king, queen and jack show up in the flop.


You have the best hand, but you haven't won just yet, without seeing the last 2 cards..


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