Three Monkeys Tavern

Introduction

Dignity of cards and poker hands

Poker can be played either with a Spanish deck or with dice, but usually a French deck is used, which has four suits: hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs. Full deck consists of 52 cards (without jokers). The rank of cards, from lowest to highest, is indicated as follows: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, V (jack), D (queen), K (king), A (ace).

Seniority of combinations. Poker hands consist of a maximum of five cards, no matter what type of poker is played. Naturally, with equal combinations, the one that consists of cards of higher value wins. The change price is determined by the presence of one of the following combinations (by seniority in order of increasing value):

1. Pair: two cards of the same value (for example, two queens).

2. Two pairs: two cards of one value and two cards of another (for example, two kings and two threes).

3. Figures: five “figures” or “pictures”; the figures are considered to be king, queen and jack (sometimes ace); this combination usually consists of two pairs of pieces and one more piece that does not complete the three (for example, two kings, two jacks and a queen).

4. Three of a kind: three cards of the same value (for example, three sevens).

5. Straight: five cards of increasing value, regardless of suit (for example, eight of hearts, nine of clubs, ten of hearts, jack of spades, queen of spades); seniority is strictly maintained, the ace opens a straight only in front of the king - thus building a straight of the highest value; but sometimes another option is allowed: a deuce connects with an ace, then a straight is possible - ace, deuce, three, etc.

6. Suit (or flush): five cards of the same suit, not necessarily consecutive (for example, three of diamonds, five, eight, jack and ace); In some games, an option is adopted in which the suit is valued more than the full, usually such an arrangement depends on whether the player is playing with a full deck or not: with fewer cards it is more difficult to build a suit, therefore, its value increases.

7. Foot: Three of a kind and a pair (for example, three of aces and a pair of kings make up the strongest combination in a full).

8. Four of a kind: four cards of the same value (for example, four jacks).

9. Straight by suit (straight flush): five cards of the same suit, increasing in value (for example, nine, ten, jack, queen and king of hearts).

10. Royal flush: straight variant; contains five consecutive cards of the same suit from Ace (for example, ten, jack, queen, king and ace of spades); Some players consider this combination to be the strongest, betting all other straight options after four of a kind.

11. Poker: four of a kind plus joker (for example, four deuces and a joker); usually played without jokers, so this combination most often occurs when dice are used for the game.

Rules for playing "cheating" poker. The six sides of one poker die correspond to cards of the following rank (in descending order): Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Eight (red), Seven (black). The number of players in cheat poker is not limited; four, as in the short story “The Tavern of the Three Monkeys” is the optimal number. A set of five dice is required to play. The game goes counterclockwise. The point of the game is to allow the player to your right to bet on a higher combination (raise) than the one the player to your left presumably has. Therefore, the game is played almost “in the dark,” that is, they usually show a minimum of dice, and the remaining ones are passed on to the next player, covered with a special glass on top. The player under whom the move is made may or may not believe the bid made. If he says "believe", then he alone looks at the closed dice and must raise, regardless of whether there is a hand that can justify a high bet or not. If he says “I don’t believe it,” he opens the dice by raising the glass. In this case, if the declared combination exists, he loses chips; but if the first player is caught cheating, then he loses, the one who checked wins. The drawings use the usual poker combinations, except for the straight, which would be difficult to construct, and the flush, because this combination is impossible. However, in this version of the game there is a combination of “poker” itself, i.e. four “cards” of the same value and a joker. Starting with three, in hands of the same value, the relative value of the combinations is determined by the fourth die. For example, three queens from an ace are higher than three queens from a jack. Thus, players have quite wide opportunities to increase the number of winning combinations. Each die can only be rolled once per game.

French deck: a standard deck, established in Russia, contains 52 sheets - thirteen cards of four suits.

Spanish deck (also common in Italy): a special deck consisting of 78 cards; in suits, instead of spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts, it has “cups” (copas), “denarii” or “oros” (dineros, oros), “swords” (espadiilas) and “clubs” (bastos); in each of the four suits there are 14 cards, the highest is the king, then the queen, knight, jack, ace, 10, then at face value up to 2, which is the lowest card. There are 56 cards in total in suits. In addition, the deck contains a numbered trump card or "triumph": No1 - "buffoon", No2 - "popess", No3 - "emperor", No4 - "empress", No5 - "dad", No6 - "lover", No7 - “cart”, No8 - “justice”, No9 - “hermit”, No10 - “wheel of fortune”, No11 - “force”, No12 - “hanged man”, No13 - “death”, No14 - “moderation”, No15 - "devil", No16 - "church", No17 - "star", No18 - "moon", No19 - "sun", No20 - "court", No21 - "light"; triumphs have seniority in accordance with the number, the eldest is “buffoon”, the youngest is “light”. Finally, there is the "apology card", without number or suit, - "fool".

The stranger sits down to play and makes a straight according to the suit. He makes a bet and puts all his money on the table. His opponent opens a deuce, four, seven, nine and jack of different stripes and starts raking in money. Our friend, very amazed, shows a straight according to the suit and is indignant. Then the partner shows the inscription on the wall, which reads: “2-4-7-9-B make up the Old Cat. Old Cat beats everything else.”

So, our friend leaves the establishment, replenishes his cash and later, that same evening, discovers that he is holding exactly the same Old Cat in his hands. Well, the vicissitudes of fate. He again bets everything he has. Both partners bargain to the last cent. The cards are revealed. Our friend turns around the Old Cat. His opponent shows a pair of deuces and begins to hide the money. “Hmm,” says our friend. “You only have a couple of deuces, and I have the Old Cat.” To this his opponent responded by pointing to another inscription on the wall, which read: "Old Cat counts only once a night."

David Mamet. "Pearls from the player's library."

("Urban Tales")

...Cunning fights using strategies of intent: it never does what it announces; aims to confuse; to divert attention, it skillfully threatens and suddenly, where they are not expected, it strikes, constantly trying to make you faint. He shows one intention in order to test the opponent’s thoughts, and then, turning sharply, attacks by surprise and wins. A discerning mind, however, foresees her machinations, watches her on the sly, sees the opposite of what is assured, and instantly recognizes the deceptive move; Having waited out the attack of the first intent, it waits for the second and even the third. Noticing that it has been figured out, malice redoubles its efforts, using the very truth to deceive. A different game, different techniques, now cunning dresses up in the clothes of ingenuity, deceit puts on the mask of sincerity.

Baltasar Gracian.

"The Pocket Oracle or the Science of Prudence."

jack, queen, king, ace

A peculiar drawing of the surface of the Earth, any celestial body or starry sky

Each of the thick sheets that make up the playing deck with the figures or points of four suits depicted on them

Form to fill out with any information

Obsolete Postcard

Outdated Same as: menu

A form to fill out with some information

In Latvian mythology, one of the three goddesses of fate, determining life path person

Always born in a shirt

Tablet refill (song)

Gaming, geographical

She's hiding in the deck

Tool of the labor of Fuchs, who ended up with Captain Vrungel

Basic tourist guide

Spread out globe

Scythian large an iron sword, which is an enlarged copy of akinak

Component of the house (game)

A country without people, cities without houses, seas without water (riddle)

Topographic mapping

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Drawing of the earth's surface

Contour...

Information fingerprint of the territory

The story of the Russian writer L. S. Ovalov “Operational...”

A field of activity for big-thinking people

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Where are countries without people, cities without houses, forests without trees, seas without water?

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Plan for a treasure hunter

One of the deck

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The whole world is on the wall

Both the king and the five

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Ten of Clubs

Jack, ace

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A lady you can beat

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What is thirty-two times thinner than a deck?

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Player's deck running gear

Treasure location diagram

Scheme of a tourist and a treasure hunter

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A sheet from a playing deck

A diagram to help you avoid getting lost

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She's not alone in the deck

Where are countries without people, cities without houses, forests without trees, seas without water?

G. drawing of any part of the earth, sea, firmament, geographical, topographical (particular and detailed), marine, etc. A flat nautical map, which is drawn taking the surface of the globe onto a plane; Mercator, in which the degrees of latitude and longitude increase gradually towards the pole, for mutual proportionality on flat paper. List of dishes, list of dishes. Lunch according to the card. Playing cards, glued together, small pieces of paper, depicting points in four suits and figures; them goes to the deck, and two decks make up the game. The reverse side of the card (back, shirt) is covered with specks; but marked cards mean: marked, for a cheating game. A dark card, closed, lying face down. Cards, many the deck for the game is printed out, shuffled, allowed to be removed, dealt and the trump cards are revealed; they walk with their hands, beat or cover. Put it on the map. Cowards don't play cards. Cards love hops. Blame cards brothers. Whoever plays cards notes the suit. plays cards but doesn't know the suits. It’s bad to play cards, but you don’t know the suits, the trump cards. I put everything on one card. It will go for a great price if you lose at cards. the cards don't look. He spends the night in other people's maps. The card was pulled (when shooting the deck), so retake it, otherwise there will be misfortune. Smart as a priest (or like ours), Semyon sold the books and bought the cards. The card will detract. glued or hard paper, a small piece, piece of paper, with some kind of inscription, note; ticket. Access card, business card, memorial card. He's playing cards. Card, related to cards. Card Factory; house. Card matting, analysis of Vetluga (bonfire) matting. Cardmaker m. card master. Kartezh is a passionate game of cards. There is eternal gambling there. Card, related to card. Gamble, gamble, passionately, play cards a lot, for money. Gambler m. -nitsa w. who is passionately devoted to the game (see also card). Gambler, characteristic of gamblers or gamblers. Cartouche m. old. vignette, picture at the end, beginning or at the head of a section of a printed book. Cartushka a piece of cardboard, glued paper. Morsk. a paper circle on a compass needle, divided around its circumference into directions and degrees. Cartridge, -shkovy, -neck, related to the cart. Cardboard m. thick, glued paper, made of several sheets; box made of the same paper. Cardboard paper bag; rough drawing on thick, hard paper. Cardboard, related to cardboard. Cardboard worker m.-shchitsa f. working made of cardboard

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Straight is a poker hand consisting of five cards in ascending order.

Example of a straight combination:

Three, four, five, six, seven.

Ten, jack, queen, king, ace.

King, ace, two, three, four are not straights.

It is worth clarifying that straight- these are 5 cards in ascending order, but in the interval from Ace to Ace. The Ace is either the starting point for calculating the combination (you can call it a unit) or the highest card in the deck.

The first smallest straight is ace, two, three, four, five, and the highest straight is ten, jack, queen, king, ace.

Beginning poker players or dealers are not familiar with this moment in the game, which is why we draw your attention to it.

You also need to remember that a straight is higher: a pair, two pairs and three cards.

What else is worth noting about the features of this straight combination?

In three-card poker, a straight hand consists of three cards. In this type of poker, a straight is higher than a flush and pays more.

In other types of poker, a straight is lower than a flush and, accordingly, the payment for it is less.

In Russian poker there is such a thing as a double straight, what does this mean?

In Russian poker, a person can buy himself a sixth card.

We were dealt a straight(two, three, four, five, six) we bought a 6 card and the dealer dealt us a seven).

In this variant we have a straight combination twice. One street: two, three, four, five, six and the second - three, four, five, six, seven.

We close - we put the cards on the box and cover them with chips. The dealer reveals his cards.

He announces his pair of queens combination.

Reveals our cards. First he lays out the high straight: three, four, five, six, seven and pays us it (4:1), and then he lays out the low straight two, three, four, five, six and pays it also 4:1.

It is worth noting that if the dealer and the player have the same straight (same value), suppose - nine, ten, jack, queen, king; then in this variation they have a draw, which is also called Stay. The casino employee simply collects the cards and begins a new distribution, without paying anything, but without taking anything away either.

If, with this option, the player has a sixth card, then it does not affect the state of affairs. It is not taken into account when comparing combinations. The dealer only has 5 cards, and the player's 6th card simply has nothing to compare with.

The last thing worth noting when this combination occurs is that the player must see the combination that he has collected or can collect. There are times when a player had a straight, but the cards were folded or the dealer did not see his straight.

If you play Russian poker, then take a closer look at your cards. It may turn out that you will need a card in the middle in order to collect one straight or two straights.

Example.

Your cards are: Eight, nine, jack, queen, king.

With such cards, you must definitely buy the sixth card, and if you bought it, and it turned out to be a ten, then you should be congratulated on the double straight combination.

If you have cards in your hands in Russian poker:

three, four, five, six, seven (from a straight deal) and with the sixth card you bought another seven. This is also a double straight combination. Some people think that this combination will be paid as a straight and a pair (4:1 + 2:1, but no, this is a double straight, and they will pay it to you if the dealer has a game of 4:1 + 4:1).

Have fun playing poker and finding your straight.

It is called KICKER , or the highest card. That is, if none of the players has a combination of cards, then the highest one wins - starting from the Ace. Ace, king, queen, jack, 10, and so on. Example: the river contains 2, 8, 9, jack, king. You have an ACE and a Queen, your opponent has a 10 and a 6. Your high is an ACE. You have won the hand. Then comes PAIR. Any pair of cards, naturally, is considered by seniority. Example: river 2, 8, 9, jack, king. The opponent has 3, 10. You have 5 and the King. You have the top pair - two kings. You win.
Further - TWO PAIRS . That is, there are 2, 5, 9, jack, 6 on the table, and you have 5 and jack in your hands. You have two pairs. If the opponent does not have two pairs, then they win. But if he has, for example, 10 and Jack, then his two pairs are higher (10 is higher than 5). The following combination, as it is easy to assume, TROIKA . That is, three cards of the same value. Example: on the table there are 2, 5, 9, 6, Jack. You have a pair of Jacks. Let's compare it with what's on the table - you have a three. The opponent has 10, 3. You win.
Next is a little more complicated. It's called STRAIGHT (order). This is a combination to increase cards. From low to high: 2,3,4,5,6 or 10, jack, queen, king, ace, or 6,7,8,9,10, jack. The only combination that does not immediately lend itself to logic is Ace, 2,3,4,5 (exactly the case when Ace is considered lowest card). There must always be five cards, starting with the smallest. Then there are cards by color - FLASH (suit) - collect the same suit, the order is not important. Example: there are 2 crosses, 9 of spades, 6 of diamonds, 10 of spades, 4 of spades on the table. You have the queen of spades, 7 of spades. The second player doesn’t matter what (well, not really, but in this case), but there is no color. You win. I’ll repeat (even though I’m annoying you with this), if the second player has at least the king of spades and the second suit of spades, then he wins. It is always considered by seniority. My lovely - FULL HOUSE . Full house. Very often, when you have this combination, you win (we'll look at the details later). These are three cards of one value and two of another (or, to make it easier, a three and a pair). Example: on the table there are 9, jack, 8, 9, queen. You have a jack and a 9. That is, this gives us two jacks and three 9s. Three plus two. Like a classic Soviet film. Following logic, the following combination KARE - four cards of the same value. For example, four aces, kings, it doesn’t matter what. It comes out very rarely. So, if you took it, you almost 100% took the bank. Only two combinations can beat the square. This STREET FLUSH (suit in order). Cards of the same suit, in order. Example: on the table there are 9 of spades, jack of spades, 8 of diamonds, 10 of spades, ace of hearts, you have 8 of spades and queen of spades. All. Bingo! Straight flush. Even if your opponent has two spades (that is, just a flush), you win. Very interest Ask- whose suit is higher. But if you think a little, you will understand that there cannot be two straight flushes. Therefore, this is a stupid question. And the last combination. ROYAL FLUSH . The highest cards of the same suit in order are from 10 to Ace. It happened to me twice in many years of playing. But beginners are lucky, tell us later. She will kill everything. But it will fall out very rarely.

List combinations in poker:

Poker combination - Royal Straight Flush.

Ace, king, queen, jack and ten of the same suit is the strongest poker combination ROYAL STREET FLUSH. The average player rarely sees it in his hands. If at least one of the cards differs from the rest in suit, then o the greatest number points should be forgotten, because a similar combination in poker is called an Ace Straight.

Poker combination - Straight Flush.

If five cards of the same suit are arranged one after another in order of value, starting from the king and below, then we're talking about about a combination in poker called STREET FLUSH. For example, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in spades is a straight flush from the king. In this combination, just like in a regular straight, an ace can take the place of the lowest card (for example, 5, 4, 3, 2, A is a straight flush from five, but 4, 3, 2, 1, A, K - straight flush does not count).

If two of the players simultaneously collected a straight flush, then the one who has the first card of higher rank in the combination receives more points. When the straight flushes are the same, the pot is divided equally into two.

Poker combination - Four of a kind.

When a player has four cards of the same value (for example, Q, Q, Q, Q) and any fifth card (for example, 5 of any suit), the poker hand is called KARE. If during the game the players have two four of a kind, the one with the higher card value wins.

Poker combination - Full House.

FULL HOUSE is a poker combination in which three cards of one value and two of another (8, 8, 8, A, A) take their place. If there is a match poker hand during the game, the one in which three cards of the same value are closer in value to the ace (K, K, K, 5, 5 is higher than 9, 9, 9, A, A) is rated higher.

Poker combination - Flush.

A poker hand that consists of five cards of the same suit is called FLASH(K, Q, 9, 5, 3 in a tambourine). When evaluated, it is called a flush from the highest card. A flush from an ace will be valued highest.

When a flush is in the hands of two players, you should evaluate the cards according to their seniority. For example, if two players have a flush from a queen, the combination in which the second card is higher in rank is considered higher. If both the second or third card match in value, subsequent cards are also evaluated. If both flushes are identical, the pot is divided equally.

Poker hand - Straight.

A poker combination of 5 cards that are different in suit, but next in rank one after another is STRAIGHT(J, 10, 9, 8, 7 different suits). The highest combination is the one that starts with an Ace. When an ace stands for a one, the straight will be the lowest. If two players have a straight, advantage is given to the one who has the highest card in the poker hand. The pot is divided in half if the straights match.

Poker combination - Set.

Three cards of the same rank and two other cards make up SET(9, 9, 9, 10, K). If players have 2 sets at the same time, the one with the higher value of three cards will be higher.

Poker hand - Two Pair.

TWO PAIRS- This poker hand, in which two pairs of cards of the same value are collected and the fifth is any card (K, K, Q, Q, 8). The highest combination is considered to be one in which one of the pairs is the highest in rank. If two players have such a poker combination in their hands, they also look at the second pair of cards. When it matches, the fifth card is evaluated. If the poker combination matches completely, the pot is divided in half.

Poker hand - Pair.

PAIR- a combination in which the player has two cards of the same rank in his hands and the other three are any (K, K, Q, 10, 5). If the players match this combination, the higher one is considered to be the one in which the pair is higher in value. If the pair matches, the remaining cards are evaluated (10, 10, K, Q, 5 is higher than 10, 10, K, Q, 3). The pot is divided in half if the poker hands are the same.

Poker combination - High Card.

If it turns out that your hands contain cards of different suits and values, then poker combination is considered the weakest and is called HIGH CARD(Q, 10, 6, 3, 1). In the case of such a set of cards between two or more players, the winner is the one with the highest card higher than the others. If the cards are the same, the next highest ranked card is evaluated. When all the cards match, the pot is divided in half.