After receiving his initial two cards, the player has four standard options: he can "Hit," "Stand," "Double Down," or "Split a pair.

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1 Black Jack Game Starting Every player has to play independently against the dealer. The round starts by receiving two cards from the dealer. You have to evaluate your hand and place a bet in the betting box on the blackjack table or just on a regular table. Cards can be dealt face up or faces down, it doesn t matter and depends on the rules of some casino s, at home you can decide yourself. Card values: The normal cards go from 2 to 10 and count for their own value. The jack, queen and king count as a ten. When you have an ace, you can count it as a 1 or 11. Playing After receiving his initial two cards, the player has four standard options: he can "Hit," "Stand," "Double Down," or "Split a pair." Hit: The player gets another card Stand: the player doesn t want anymore cards Double down: the player may on the first two cards call double down. Then he will double his bet and receives a card with face down. Split a pair: When the first two cards of the player are two cards of the same value (pair), then he puts an equal bet to the betting box and the play will continue with two hands in stead of one. Winning The player has to receive a higher value of cards then the dealer but may not go higher then 21. When the value is higher then 21, you re busted. When your value of cards is higher then the value of the dealer, you won the bet. The game continues until you want to stop or when you re out of chips.

2 Go Fish 2 to 6 players, best with 3 to 6. Deck Standard 52-card deck. Goal To collect the most sets of four. Setup Five cards are dealt to each player if three to six players are involved. With only two players, seven cards are dealt to each. All remaining cards are placed face down in a draw pile. Gameplay Randomly choose a player to go first. On your turn, ask a player for a specific card rank. For example: "Barb, please give me your 9s." You must already hold at least one card of the requested rank. If the player you ask has any cards of the requested rank, she must give all of her cards of that rank to you. In the example, Barb would have to give you all of her 9s. If you get one or more cards from the player you ask, you get another turn. You may ask any player for any rank you already hold, including the same one you just asked for. If the person you ask has no relevant cards, they say, "Go fish." You then draw the top card from the draw pile. If you happen to draw a card of the rank asked for, show it to the other players and you get another turn. However, if you draw a card that's not the rank you asked for, it becomes the next player's turn. You keep the drawn card, whatever rank it is. NOTE: The "next player" is the one who said "Go fish." When you collect a set of four cards of the same rank, immediately show the set to the other players and place the four cards face down in front of yourself. Winning

3 Go Fish continues until either someone has no cards left in their hand or the draw pile runs out. The winner is the player who then has the most sets of four. Variant One: Specific Card Rather than asking for a rank, you must ask for a specific card. You must already hold at least one card of that rank. For example: "Charlie, please give me the king of clubs." If Charlie has it, he gives it to you and you go again. Otherwise, he says "go fish" and you draw from the draw pile. If you happen to draw the card you asked for, you get another turn. If you draw anything else, it is now the next player's turn. Before playing this way, all players should agree whether you can ask for a card you already have in your hand. (If you ask for such a card, you'll have to go fish and your turn will end -- but it might benefit you to do this so the other players think you don't hold that particular card.) Variant Two: Keep Playing When the draw pile runs out, keep playing until all of the cards have been made into sets of four. When the draw pile is exhausted, no one says "Go fish." If you ask someone for a card she doesn't have, it becomes her turn.

4 Poker Texas Hold'em Requirements One poker deck of 52 cards Poker Chips Dealer Button Preparations Number of players 2 to 10 Before starting the game, the Buy-in for all players must be decided on, i.e., the number of chips they can buy. Alternatively, the chips can be divided equally among all players. The first dealer is determined by drawing cards. The person who draws the highest card is the dealer. This position rotates clockwise after every newlydealt hand and can be indicated by placing the dealer button on the table in front of the dealer. The game The aim The aim of the game is to form the best possible hand to win the pot (the totalnumber of poker chips bet by the players). A hand consists of the highest possible combination of five cards chosen from the two personal cards which are not shown to anyone else (also called Pocket cards ) and the five Community cards that are visible and available to everyone. How to play Before the cards are dealt, the player to the left of the dealer must post a previously agreed bet (this is the Small blind ). The player to the left of the small blind position must post twice as much as the small blind (this is called the Big blind ). These bets ensure that there are always chips to be won. Each player is dealt two cards, one at a time, face down on the table, starting with the player to the dealer s left (in the small blind position). The player to the left of the big blind position may begin the first betting round, which continues clockwise. Each player may then match the bet of the previous player ( Call ), raise the bet ( Raise ), or abandon their hand by placing his personal or pocket cards on the table, face down, thereby indicating that he has abandoned the game ( Fold ). The players who posted the blinds may count these chips as part of their bet in the first round. In the following rounds, the players also have the possibility of betting zero if no other player has bet yet. In No-limit poker, betting goes on until every player has called or folded, and consequently, everyone who is still in the game has bet the same number of chips. In a Limit game, there is a limit not only on the size of the bet, but also on the number of raises: there can be no more than three. When the first betting round is finished, the dealer removes the top card of the deck and lays it aside (this is known as the Burn card). He then takes

5 the next three cards and flips them face up on the table. These three cards are called the Flop and are the first three of the total of five community cards that are used in the game. With these community cards and the two cards dealt to each of the players personally, the players must form the best possible poker hand. (See below for the ranking of poker hands.) The players are not dealt any more cards in this game. This is followed by a new betting round. The dealer once again lays aside the top card and flips another card face up on the table (this sixth card is called the Turn or Fourth street ). This is followed by another betting round. Finally, the seventh and last card is flipped face up on the table, the so-called River or Fifth Street, after which the fourth and last betting round starts. Winner After the last betting round, the hands of the players who are still in the game are compared. This is the Showdown.When a player bets and all the other players fold, the remaining player wins the pot. In that case, he is not required to show his cards. When two or more players remain, the player with the best poker hand wins the pot. If there are players with an identical best hand or hands of equal rank, the pot is shared equally among these players. Poker Hands (from poorest to strongest hand)

6 High Card The highest card wins. In case of a draw, the second highest card wins. If that too is a draw, the third highest card wins, etc. Odds of being dealt this hand: 1/1 One Pair Any two cards of the same rank. The example shows a pair of nines. In case of a draw, the highest card wins. If no hand has a pair, the highest card wins. Two Pair Any pair of cards of the same rank plus another pair of cards of the same rank. If two hands have the same highest pair, the highest rank of the second pair wins. In case of a draw, the highest (fifth) card wins. Odds of being dealt this hand: 20/1 A three of a kind plus a pair. In case of a draw, the highest three of a kind wins; in case that too is a draw, the highest pair. Odds of being dealt this hand: 693/1 Four of a Kind Four cards of the same rank. Odds of being dealt this hand: 4,164/1 Straight Flush Five cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit. In case of a draw, the highest card of the straight flush wins. Odds of being dealt this hand: 72,192/1 Royal Flush The five highest cards, from ten to ace, of the same suit. Odds of being dealt this hand: Three of a Kind Any three cards of the same rank. The example shows a three of a kind of twos. Odds of being dealt this hand: 46/1 Straight Five cards of consecutive ranks of different suits. Aces can count as high or low. The example shows a straight from six to ten. Odds of being dealt this hand: 254/1 Flush Five cards of non-consecutive ranks of the same suit. The example shows a flush of diamonds. In case of a draw, the highest card of a flush wins. Odds of being dealt this hand: 508/1 Full House