If you play a certain hand in poker, it is in the free roll to a situation that occurs before the deal the last card (normally are at this time only two players in the game). One of the players will be there, regardless of what cards are still uncovered, certainly with his opponent split the pot (split pot).

However, he still has the same chance to win the whole pot while distributing some certain cards. Mostly the free roll occurs in a high-low split game. (A high-low split game is a split pot game with a score variant, in which the high hand the pot with the low hand share).

In traditional poker, the player with the best traditional hand the entire pot. In lowball variants of the pot goes to the player with the lowest hand. This can be done in different ways (see also Low hand (poker)). In high-low split games, the pot is between the player with the best traditional hand (it is called the high hand) and divided the player with the low hand.

You will like the pot odds calculated, but also consider the more likely bet inserts into consideration. Implied odds are calculated when the player would get if he did not improve his hand in the next round. Here he loses no additional bets, but gains additional bets if he improves his hand.

The fifty-third card of the game. It is mostly used in draw games. The Joker can be used as a hand ace. On the other hand, however, it can represent the one card that is still needed if you want to get a straight or a flush in large games. The third he can act in a lowball game as the lowest card, the player is still missing. The kicker is also called the kicker. This is a card that contributes nothing to the actual value of a poker hand. However, it is the decisive factor when it comes to distinguish equal hands. For example, the hand counts QQ-10-5-2 as a lady-couple. The 10, 5 and 2 are the two remaining cards.