How to Play Cincinnati Poker
Shuffle up a standard 52 card poker deck, blind-in or ante-up, and deal four hole cards to each player., Place the first community card face up in the center of the table. , The first round of betting opens to the left of the dealer if playing ante...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Shuffle up a standard 52 card poker deck
Cincinnati may be played with blinds (any limit option) or all-ante (pot-limit or no-limit only)
- whatever suits your game Cincinnati may also be played pot-limit (suggested), structured limit (see tips section), or no-limit (very chaotic). -
Step 2: blind-in or ante-up
,, Follow the same logic for the third and fourth community cards and betting rounds, Rounds two through four of betting commence with the player to the left of the dealer. ,, The last player to place an unraised fourth-round bet must show down first, then each player to his left may fold or showdown in succession.
If a fourth round check down (all remaining players check), the player closest to the dealer's left is the first to showdown. , -
Step 3: and deal four hole cards to each player.
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Step 4: Place the first community card face up in the center of the table.
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Step 5: The first round of betting opens to the left of the dealer if playing ante - or after the big blind if playing blinds.
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Step 6: Once betting round one is complete
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Step 7: deal the second community card face up to the right of the first community card.
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Step 8: After the fourth community card has been dealt
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Step 9: the final round of betting begins.
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Step 10: All remaining players after the completion of betting round four enter showdown.
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Step 11: During showdown
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Step 12: compare the value of each hand
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Step 13: and the highest hand value wins the pot.
Detailed Guide
Cincinnati may be played with blinds (any limit option) or all-ante (pot-limit or no-limit only)
- whatever suits your game Cincinnati may also be played pot-limit (suggested), structured limit (see tips section), or no-limit (very chaotic).
,, Follow the same logic for the third and fourth community cards and betting rounds, Rounds two through four of betting commence with the player to the left of the dealer. ,, The last player to place an unraised fourth-round bet must show down first, then each player to his left may fold or showdown in succession.
If a fourth round check down (all remaining players check), the player closest to the dealer's left is the first to showdown. ,
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