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There are 52 cards in the pack, and the ranking of the individual cards, from high to low, is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. There is no ranking between the
suits - so for example the king of hearts and the king of spades are equal.
A poker hand consists of five cards. The categories of hand, from highest to lowest, are listed below. Any hand in a higher category beats any hand in a lower category
(so for example any three of a kind beats any two pairs). Between hands in the same category the rank of the individual cards decides which is better, as described in more detail below.
In games where a player has more than five cards and selects five to form a poker hand, the remaining cards do not play any part in the ranking. Poker ranks are always
based on five cards only.
- The backbone of the game is that each poker hand has its own point value, as given in this table:
* One pair - 1 point.
* Two pair - 2 points.
* Three of a kind - 3 points.
* Straight - 4 points.
* Flush - 5 points.
* Full House - 6 points.
* Four of a kind - 7 points
* Straight flush - 8 points
Basic rules
Chicago is played with a standard 52-card deck. Each player is dealt five cards. The objective is to reach 52 points.
Exchanges and hand scoring
The players are allowed to exchange any number of their cards. If a player chooses to exchange one card only, he may choose "one up", meaning that he is
dealt one card faced up, which he can either accept, or instead take the next card unseen. After the exchanges, the player with the best hand (and only one
player) gets points for his hand. Then follows another round of exchanges, but no hand scoring.
The game
Now, the first player begins by playing one card. Ordinary whist rules apply, but the players keep their cards collected by themselves. The player who wins the
last trick gets 5 points. Also, the player with the best hand (whether it is the same player or not) gets points for his hand.
Chicago
After the second exchange, any player can choose to play Chicago. In this case, he pledges himself to win all the tricks of the game. If he does, he is awarded
15 points, but if he fails, the penalty is just as harsh: -15 points.
Variations
* Sometimes, a player given five cards below ten (either inclusive or exclusive) is allowed to replace them before the exchanges begin.
* Some play with 3 exchanges instead of 2. Then of course, scoring for hands will be made after both the first and the second exchange.
* Some do not use the "one up" rule.
* Often, one wants to give higher rewards than 7 or 8 points for Four of a kind and Straight flush respectively. There are several ways to achieve this, most
notably by elevating the player immediately to 52 points, or lowering either all players or one player of the holder's choice to 0 points, or a combination of these.
Some also separate the Royal Flush from the Straight Flush, awarding 9 points for a Royal Flush. Holding a Royal flush usually means immediate victory.
* The confusion is great as to what scores are appointed in the case of Chicago. Some will argue that no player will get any points at all besides the +15 or -15,
whilst others will allow almost any points. The +5 for the game, however, can never be stacked with the +15 for Chicago. Yet another variation is to award +13/-13
points for Chicago and the declaring player gets to go first. In that variation it is forbidden to declare Chicago unless the player has reached 13 points, ruling out
the possibility of a negative score.
* Some prescribe that any player with 45 points or more is not allowed to replace any cards.
* Some require that after (and not in the same hand as) a player reaches 52 points, he must win the game once more before he actually wins. This handles
the possibility that more than one player reach 52 points in the same hand.
* Some award 10 points instead of 5 if the last trick is taken with a deuce.
Professional poker players can sense what their opponents have in their hands. When just beginning you may not be able to read your opponents with that level of skill, but if you
can take a moment to read the cards on the board, you can tell with certainty what they do not have. Reading the board lets you know what hands are possible, and from there
you can use other information from your opponents to gauge what hands are probable. And act accordingly.
Poker Definitions
- deal
1. To distribute cards to players in accordance with the rules of the game being played.
2. A single instance of a game of poker, begun by shuffling the cards and ending with the award of a pot. Also called a "hand" (though both terms are ambiguous).
3. An agreement to split tournament prize money differently from the announced payouts.
deal twice
In a cash game, when two players are involved in a large pot and one is all-in, they might agree to deal the remaining cards twice. If one player wins both
times he wins the whole pot, but if both players win one hand they split the pot.
dealer
1. The person dealing the cards. Give Alice the cards, she's dealing.
2. The person who assumes that role for the purposes of betting order in a game, even though someone else might be physically dealing. Also "button".
Compare to "buck".
dealer's choice
A version of poker in which the deal passes each game and each dealer can choose, or invent, a new poker game each hand.
declare
To verbally indicate an action or intention.
decloak
To raise after slow playing for a time (making it clear that you were, in fact, slow playing).
deep
Describing a large amount of money, either in play or having been lost. How deep are you? (meaning "How much money do you have", in anticipation of making
a very large bet). I won that large pot, but I'm in much deeper than that.
deuce
1. A 2-spot card. Also called a duck, quack, or swan.
2. Any of various related uses of the number two, such as a $2 limit game, a $2 chip, etc.
deuce-to-seven
A method of evaluating low hands.
dirty stack
A stack of chips that has a chip of the wrong denomination mixed in.
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