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Playing the flash Texas Holdem is much easier to learn and play than some other poker games available. This is because each player only has 2 cards which are different from the cards of the other players. In this way, the game is much faster and more challenging, thus increases the level of excitement of the game.

In Texas Holdem, bluffing is more difficult because you place your cards that you can use as your winning hand in the so called communal pile so that everyone can use it. As said earlier, the game is much harder in bluffing because you can see the eyes of your opponents as your communal cards are laid and exposed. They may not hide the excitement and triumph in their eyes when they see a card that they can use. So you can know exactly, the opponents that will be using the communal cards in their turns.

If there is one game that most of us can consider as the world’s most popular card game, surely we would all yell POKER! It has been that way since it is very much celebrated as a sport and as a skill game.

We have a term that we call as poker chips. Many people who are not very much acquainted about poker would probably ask what it is. For better understanding, poker chips can be plainly defined as a synonym for poker itself. In the earlier times, poker players used coins, gold dust, gold nuggets, and gold pieces and even “chips” that are commonly made up of shellac, clay, paper, wood, bone, and ivory. In that instance, people were able to derive casino chips that are commonly used today.

In the start of 1988, there was the establishment of the Casino Chips & Gaming Tokens Collectors Club (CC&GTCC). In that year also, it began the trend of people who are collecting casino chips. With the practice of collecting casino chips, it is actually an act of taking chips from casinos, collecting or trading in person or online for the very simple pleasure of collection. This act is very intentional.

When it comes to the topic of casino chips collection, we can actually associate it with the practice of collecting coins too (numismatics) which is a variation of exonumia. As time passes by, the simple practice of collecting casino chips is now an addiction. In fact, the collected chips now cost up to a total of $50,000. However, players now who wish to collect coins in poker in one avenue—online poker sites.

In addition to the collection of casino chips, one will also need some equipment to store or display the given chip or set of chips.

The most common thing that is available in storing your collected casino chips are frames. On the other hand, one can also employ the use of mounting “backer” board that is very useful so that the chips will be held properly and you will be the one who will frame it.

If you only have one chip or you want to store it individually, then what you can use is the easel-mounted frames.

On the other hand, if you want a chip to be with you all the time but will serves as a decorator, you can use it as a key chain by using a chain holder.

If you want a collection that is really portable and you can show off to your friends anywhere, then what you are looking for is a “Poker Chip” binder that are great storages for these casino chips. With this, you can have all your collection anywhere you will go.

With all the choices of storing and keeping your casino chips, you will surely find one that would suit your needs as a collector and for you to be able to preserve the collections that you have and memories that are etched in these casino chips.

It is important to know and thoroughly understand poker hands’ rankings as this is crucial when you try to take decisions about which card to hold and which card to discard. Apart from this, by having a clear idea about rankings of poker hands, you will be able to weigh your chances and place bet or fold accordingly.

Straight flush is when 5 cards of same suit are in continuous sequence; ace can be either high (Royal Flush) or low. Example: T♠ J♠ Q♠ K♠ A♠ or A♠ 2♠ 3♠ 4♠ 5♠

Four of a Kind is also known as quads when out of five cards, four are of same rank from different suits. For instance, K♠ K♥ K♦ K♣ Q♠ can win you the pot in most of the probabilities.

Full House or full boat/boat represents hands’ rankings when the 3 cards are of same rank and the other two are of another same rank; K♥ K♦ K♣ Q♠ Q♣ can be termed as “Kings full of Queens”. If community cards or wild cards are used, it is possible for two players to have same set of 3 cards of same rank. In this case, the rank of the other 2 cards is considered for tie breaking.

Discussed below are few of the other poker hands’ rankings which can decide your fortune of winning the pot.

Flush is when all the five cards of the hand are of same suit but not in sequence. The player with highest rank card wins and the next highest cards are considered for tie breaking. A♥ Q♥ 7♥ 4♥ 2♥ can be read as
Ace-high flush.

Straight – the cards must be in sequence but not necessarily from same suit. For instance, 4♥ 5♣ 6♦ 7♠ 8♥ is Eight-high straight.

“Trips,” “set,” or Three of a Kind represents hand ranking when three out of five cards are of same rank. 2♦ 2♠ 2♥ 7♥ K♣ can be read as “a set of Deuces” or “trip Deuces.”

Two Pair – the player will have two pair of cards, each pair of different rank. For instance, K♥ K♦ Q♦ Q♣ J♦ can be declared as Kings and Queens or Kings Up.

One Pair, as the name indicates, will consist of two cards of same rank. A♦ A♣ K♦ 9♥ 5♠ can be read as Aces or Aces with a King.

High Card is one of the annoyingly common hand rankings; no two cards are of same rank nor are all the cards from same suit. For instance, 4♥ 5♣ 6♦ 7♠ T♥ is Ten High.