That there are a multitude of poker variations, all of which have subtly different rules, complicates the process of explaining poker rules somewhat. The basics of poker are relatively straightforward however and once you’ve got a hang of them should make it fairly easy to explore some of the many variants of the game available on River Belle.
The first task for the poker novice should probably be to learn the various hands; if you don’t know how good your hand is or what you’re aiming for then quite frankly you’re going to struggle. To see a comprehensive summary of all the hands and there relative values see our Poker Hands (link?) page.
Once you’ve got some idea of the hands you’ll be aiming to collect perhaps it’s time to bite the bullet and play a game, after all there’s no better way to learn than by actually playing. Luckily River Belle online casino lets you play as many practice games as you like for free so you can hone your skills before you decide its time to play for real.
Basically poker is played by betting on the strength of your hand; the winner of a hand will either be the player who has the best hand at the end of betting or the only remaining player who hasn’t folded.
In the variations offered by River Belle such as three card poker its just you versus the dealer so betting is effectively simplified – once you’ve decided how much you want to bet (the ante bet) the cards are dealt three face up to you and three face down to the dealer, depending on how confident you are in your hand you can choose to either play or fold. If you aren’t convinced that you can win the hand and choose to fold then you’ll lose the initial stake, if you fancy your chances and choose to play the hand, you stand to win the ante, which pays 1:1 and if the dealer qualifies (gets queen high or better) the play bet which is equal to the ante. If the dealer doesn’t qualify the ante bet pays 1:1 and the play bet is a push.
