{"id":2257,"date":"2024-11-30T10:53:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T10:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christophejonniaux.com\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2024-11-30T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T10:53:12","slug":"the-basics-of-poker-134","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christophejonniaux.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/30\/the-basics-of-poker-134\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basics of Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poker is one of the most popular card games in the world. It is a game of chance, but also requires some degree of skill. The aim is to maximise your winning hands and minimise your losing ones. This is called \u201cMinMax\u201d. You should not play poker if your partner\u2019s income covers your COL or if you are in debt.<\/p>\n<p>When you are dealt two cards, there is a round of betting. This is initiated by 2 mandatory bets (called blinds) put into the pot by players to the left of the dealer. Then a third card is dealt. 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