Semi-Poker

How to Play

One person is chosen to start each round and keep track of the hands. When ready, this person says "Round 1" or something like that and everyone types in (deal). This will give you a random set of 5 "cards", which makes up your hand. Cards come in the same denominations as normal cards, though some in shortened form (see below). Using the table below, the winner is chosen and Round 2 starts. Once again, have the person say "Round 2", and go on from there. You may have only one hand per round.

The Cards

From highest card (A) to lowest (2).
Cards

Card (In Chatroom)	In Poker
A	Ace
K	King
Q	Queen
J	Jack
10	10
9	9
8	8
7	7
6	6
5	5
4	4
3	3
2	2

For a Straight (see Hands) or for determining the high card (see High Cards), the cards go in the sequence shown above; so a straight could compose of 8, 9, 10, J, and Q.

Hands of Semi-Poker

Semi-Poker Hands

Hand	Definition	Example
Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same denomination (number).	9, 9, 9, 9, 3
Full House	Three cards of one denomination and two of another denomination.	4, Q, 4, 4, Q
Straight	Five cards in sequence.	2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Three of a Kind	Three cards of the same denomination.	Q, A, 5, A, A
Two Pairs	Two sets of two cards of the same denomination.	9, 10, 3, 3, 10
Pair	Two cards of the same denomination.	K, 4, 7, K, 9
High Card	Highest card in the hand (see above; highest card in example is 9).	2, 3, 9, 8, 4

High Cards

High card refers to which cards are higher then others (see Cards). When one card is higher then another, the high card naturally wins. This is used when two or more players have the same type of hand (for example, one pair) but do not have an exactly the same hand completely. Here is how to determine the winner if two or more players have the same type of hand.
Determining a Winner through High Cards

Hand	How to Solve	Example(s)
Four of a Kind	Whoever has the higher card in the set of 4 wins. If they both have the same card in their set of 4, the fifth card is examined; whoever has the highest wins.	Q, Q, Q, Q, 9 beats 7, 7, 7, 7, 3	Q, Q, Q, Q, 9 beats Q, Q, Q, Q, 5
Full House	Whoever has either both sets higher or just the set of 3 higher then the other player wins.If they are the same, the players are tied.	7, 7, J, J, 7 beats 3, 3, 9, 9, 3	7, 7, J, J, 7 beats 3, 3, K, K, 3
Straight	Whoever has the overall highest sequence of cards wins.	7, 8, 9, 10, J beats 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Three of a Kind	Whoever has the highest set of 3 wins. If they both have the same card in their set of 3, the other 2 cards are examined. Whoever has the highest card wins. If they both have the same high card, whoever has the highest last card wins.	Q, A, 5, A, A beats 2, 4, 2, K, 2	Q, A, 5, A, A beats A, 4, A, J, A	Q, A, 5, A, A beats A, 4, A, Q, A
Two Pairs	Whoever has the highest pair wins, even if the other hand is lower then both the opponents hands. If they both have the same pairs, whoever has the highest other card wins.	9, 10, 3, 3, 10 beats 2, 2, 8, 6, 6	9, 10, 3, 3, 10 beats 2, 2, 7, 5, 5	9, 10, 3, 3, 10 beats 4, 10, 3, 3, 10
Pair	Whoever has the highest pair wins. If they both have the same pair, the other 3 cards are examined. Who- ever has the highest card wins. If they both have the same high card, whoever has the highest of the 2 remaining cards wins. If those cards are also the same, whoever has the highest last card wins.	K, 4, 7, K, 9 beats Q, Q, 8, 7, 6	K, 4, 7, K, 9 beats K, K, 7, 5, 3	K, 4, 7, K, 9 beats K, K, 9, 5, 3	K, 4, 7, K, 9 beats K, K, 9, 7, 3
High Card	Whoever has the highest card wins. If they both have the same high card, the other 4 cards are exa- mined. Whoever has the highest of the 4 remaining cards wins. If they both have the same high card, whoever has the highest of the 3 remaining cards wins. If they both have the same high card, Who- ever has the highest of the 2 remaining cards wins. If those cards are also the same, whoever has the highest last card wins.	3, 4, 9, 8, 5 beats 2, 3, 4, 5, 7	3, 4, 9, 8, 5 beats 2, 3, 4, 5, 9	3, 4, 9, 8, 5 beats 2, 3, 4, 8, 9	3, 4, 9, 8, 5 beats 2, 3, 5, 8, 9	3, 4, 9, 8, 5 beats 2, 4, 5, 8, 9

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