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Thank you for subscribing to my online poker ecourse! In this ecourse you'll learn all about:

1. Part 1 - The history of online poker
2. Part 2 - Poker 101
3. Part 3 - Playing texas hold'em
4. Part 4 - Pot odds and outs
5. Part 5 - Playing the river

Let's go ahead & get started today with "Part 2 - Poker 101".

Part 2 - Poker 101
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Following is the ranking of general poker hands from highest to lowest.
1.	Royal Straight Flush - 10-J-Q-K-A, all of the same suit.
2.	Straight Flush - five cards, of the same suit, in order, such as 2-3-4-5-6 all of diamonds.
3.	Four of a Kind - four of the same card, such as K-A-A-A-A.
4.	Full House - a set of three of a kind plus a pair, such as 8-8-Q-Q-Q.
5.	Flush - five cards of the same suit
6.	Straight - five running cards not necessarily of the same suit, such as 6-7-8-9-10
7.	Three of a Kind - three cards of the same value, such as 10-10-10
8.	Two Pair – four cards with two of the same value and the other two of the same value, such as 8-8 and A-A
9.	One Pair – two cards of the same value, such as 2-2
         10. High Card – any one card with the highest value
Slang for specific hands:
A-A – American Airlines, bullets, pocket rockets 
A-K – Big Slick, “Walking back to Houston” 
A-J -- Ajax 
K-K – Cowboys 
K-Q – Marriage 
K-J –  Kojak 
K-9 -- Canine 
Q-Q – Dames, divas, ladies, the Hilton sisters
Q-J – Maverick, Oedipus Rex 
Q-7 -- Computer Hand 
J-J –   Jokers, hooks
J-5 – Jackson Five, Motown 
10-5 – Five and dime 
10-2 –Doyle Brunson
8-8 – Snowmen, Octopuses 
7-7 – Hockey Sticks, walking Sticks 
7-2 – The Hammer 
5-5 – Nickels, presto 
5-4 – Jesse James (for his Colt .45)
4-4 -  Sailboats 
2-2 – Ducks

Poker Vocabulary

Ace-High 
A five-card hand that has no hand combinations (flush, straight, pair etc), but contains one Ace. 
All-in 
When you bet all your money on a hand, either voluntarily in the belief that you have the strongest hand, or because do not have enough money to cover the full amount bet by someone else. You then contend for the pot in an amount proportional to what you contributed. 

Next time we'll be discussing alittle about "Playing texas hold'em".

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