Poker poll

[brigdh]

In one of those weird coincidences that happens sometimes, I've happened to get into three or four conversations about poker in the last week. I'd always thought that it was one of those things that was common knowledge, like how to play checkers or Solitaire, but apparently not. Every person I've seen mention it lately either didn't know how to play at all, or was unaware of fairly simple aspects of it such as which hands beat others, or what a suicide king is.

So now I'm curious. Who knows how to play poker? In case you're interested, I know five-card draw and Texas hold-em, and the basics of five and seven-card stud. I've only played for real money a few times, but that's mainly because I'd rather play for fun than gamble. I must have learned when I was very little, because I don't remember it, though I do know I played it with friends when I was ten, if not earlier.


[Poll #728349]

Comments

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

*laughs* That's like me and Euchre; I've been taught three or four times now, but I have yet to actually remember any of the rules by the next day. And I've never even attempted bridge.

The suicide king is, I think, the king of hearts. The face of the card depicts him apparently sticking his sword into his own head, and so is usually used as a wild card, or just as an excuse to give one of the cards a morbid name.

[weirdquark]

Oh, I know Euchre. My friends and I used to play in character.

Playing with Loki is fun. He cheats, but in interesting and/or entertaining ways, and never to his advantage.

Like that time he dealt the cards and gave one person three extra and waited to see how long it would take them to notice.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Hee! That's so neat. I've never tried to play cards in character, but it would be a lot of fun.