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

[kohakutenshi.livejournal.com]

Wan~... I'm getting an error when I try to do the poll.

I kinda know how to play the five card thingie. But I usually frustrated my parents because I would think I had nothing but in reality I had the best hand.

"Leslie, that's a full house, you moron~!"

"Is it?" *clueless* "I just thought it was cute." XD

"..." --'

X3

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Huh, that's strange. I don't know why it wouldn't work.

Hee. Yeah, the part of poker that took me the longest to learn was all the hands; I was always getting confused about if a straight beat a flush, or if two pair beat three of a kind, or what.