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B4 Poker GAMBLER’S HELP LINE 60 Responsible Gambling | Section B: Gambling as a social activity Consumer Affairs Victoria | consumer.vic.gov.au Poker has been a popular game for many years but in recent years there has been a surge in its popularity sustained by it featuring in films, television shows, publicized tournaments and celebrity involvement. Texas Hold ‘Em is the most common form of poker found in casinos. This version of poker involves each player trying to find the best possible combination of five cards using the two cards (hole cards) in their hand that no-one else can see and the community cards face up that everyone can see. These face up cards are revealed first in a group of three (the flop), then a fourth (the turn) and then a fifth (river). Betting takes place at various stages – after the deal of the hole cards and then after the flop, the turn and the river. Players bet that they have a better hand than their opponents do. When it is their turn to bet, a player can fold (get out of that game), check (make no bet for that round), call (match a bet already placed) or raise (go higher on a previous bet). The betting round finishes when all remaining players have put in the same amount of money. After the river bet, players reveal their hands and the strongest hand wins. Betting Limits There may be a ‘buy-in’, that is, an amount which all players must have to bet with at the start. In Texas Hold ‘Em betting is usually started with a forced bet, called a blind. This occurs before the deal and is made by the two players to the dealer’s left. Before the game begins the blind amount is determined and the first to the left usually puts in a ‘small blind’ of ½ of the blind amount and a ‘big blind’ of the minimum bet amount is put in by the next player. Another way of starting the pot is by an ante, where all the players put the same amount into the pot. Games may be organized with a ‘spread limit’ that is any amount can be bet within an agreed range, say $1 - $5. A fixed limit is common in casinos and involves raising by a fixed amount, say $2 for a few rounds, with an increase, to say $4, allowed in the last two rounds. Pot limit means that the largest raise can only match what is in the pot at the time. No limit means any amount can be bet at any round. The casino makes its money by taking some of the pot at the end of each game. Exercise 1 – No limit a) No limit is generally what is seen on television, in films and in some tournaments. Why do you think this kind of limit is chosen for these contexts? b) Is this the best kind of limit for amateur players? What kind of limit arrangement would support players to play for fun, without financial strain? 1800 858 858 www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au
CONTINUED B4 Poker GAMBLER’S HELP LINE 61 Responsible Gambling | Section B: Gambling as a social activity Consumer Affairs Victoria | consumer.vic.gov.au Exercise 2 – The strongest hand a) Look at the types of possible hands in poker. By discussing with other class members, rearrange the list in order of the strongest hand first, second strongest second, and so on. Show the list in the table below. Full house q�� Flush q�� 3 of a kind q�� Straight �� 1 pair q�� Royal flush q�� 1800 858 858 www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au
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Introduction to Responsible Gamblin
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Page 65 and 66: C SECTION C The nature of gambling
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CONTINUED E2 Democracy in action GA
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CONTINUED E3 Working it out GAMBLER
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CONTINUED E4 How far should it go?
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CONTINUED F SECTION F All about you
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CONTINUED F1 Getting to know you Ho
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CONTINUED F1 Getting to know you GA
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CONTINUED F2 Relax! GAMBLER’S HEL
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CONTINUED F2 Relax! Exercise 3 - Ho
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CONTINUED F3 Feeling connected GAMB
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CONTINUED F4 Problem solving skills
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