What’s this week’s poker question? Let’s dive straight in… Question: me and my m8s had a argument over a rule whilst playing poker: we had dealt the river card and one person bet and the other person called the person who bet just mucked his cards then the other person left pushes his cards forward with out showing so i turned them over and told them ya have to show two cards to claim a pot there were sayin i dosnt... 

A tough poker question this week. Let’s dive straight in Question: Whenever I play SNG’s I’m usually very tight when playing hands and this usually let’s me get to at least third place coz most of the other players end up getting blinded out. When I do get to third place though I end up hitting and raising with crap cards or out of frustration from being tested by other players. I need some tips on how to get better?... 

This week’s question is as follows: Question: How many ways are there to get a five card poker hand with two pairs? i.e. AAJJ5 This is what I get: 13C1 * 4C2 * 12C1 * 4C2 * 11C1 * 4C1 = 247104 The actual answer is 247104 / 2 = 123552 Why do you need to divide by 2? I think it has something to do with the order you pick the cards for the pairs, but that doesn’t make sense to me. To get a full house, I would just do this: i.e.... 

Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away: Question: I’ve never really been clear on this, are you allowed to show your cards after you fold? I’m not referring to a fold that ends the hand I’m talking about folding while there are other players still in. I’d like to think its a no but I’m not sure. Answer: not at all. you can only fold and show if you are heads up in the hand facing... 

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look: Question: Choose the answer below that would lead, after calculation, to the correct answer to this counting problem: How many 5-card poker hands have all 5 cards ranked 7 or lower (that is, every card is a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7)? a. 24C5 b. 7C5 c. 7P5 d. 7*7*7*7*7 e. 4* (6P5) Answer: Since the order does not matter, we’re dealing with combinations, not permutations. There... 

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A poker question that should definitely interest you all this week Question: Okay so my question is… how many different ways can I get 3 aces in a hand of five cards while the other two are not a pair. I am so confused on how to do his I don’t even know where to start Answer: Well, first of all, the thing about hands is that the cards don’t occur in any particular order. It doesn’t matter whether you draw first... 

What’s this week’s question? Let’s dive straight in… Question: When at a casino , and playing a 2/4 limit texas hold’em poker game. Should you always the first 2 cards if their of the same suit ? If not, what are the exceptions ? maybe 2-7 , 2-8 ? any help is much appreciated. Answer: If you’re on the Small Blind and there was no raise ahead of you then yes you can limp with any suited hand. But... 

Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away: Question: I was playing on an online poker site and here was the setup: I had: 3 (hearts) and a Queen (diamonds) The table had: King (clubs) Jack (clubs) Jack (diamonds) Queen (clubs) 3 (diamonds) Other guy had: 8 (spades) and a Queen (hearts) We ended up splitting. I had two pairs, the queens and threes. He had just a pair of queens. Was this because of the top 5 cards?... 

Another poker question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away: Question: I was playing in 888 poker they give you $8 to play with initially and it seemed I was dealt great hands and great outs in early games over and over as they seem to try and get you hooked and when you start winning a lot and building your balance then you get dealt poor hands at various stages in a day and you get other players beating you with...