Poker Night home-game guide
Seventeen short articles on the rules, hand rankings, hosting and etiquette — the same guide that's built into the app, plus an English–中文 glossary.
- 1. Texas Hold'em in 5 minutes
Everything a new player needs for their first hand: the deal, the four betting rounds and how the winner is decided.
3 min read
- 2. Poker hand rankings
All ten poker hands from best to worst, how often each one shows up, and how ties are broken.
3 min read
- 3. How betting rounds work
Who acts first, when a round is over, how big a raise can be, and the difference between no-limit, pot-limit and fixed-limit.
3 min read
- 4. Blinds, antes, straddles and bomb pots
The forced bets that start the action, plus the two home-game favourites — straddles and bomb pots — and how to run them fairly.
3 min read
- 5. Showdown and side pots, explained simply
Who shows first, why “cards speak”, and a step-by-step way to split the pot when players are all-in for different amounts.
3 min read
- 6. Omaha (PLO): what’s different from Hold'em
Four hole cards, the exactly-two-plus-three rule that trips up every new player, and how to work out a pot-sized bet.
3 min read
- 7. Starting hands for beginners
Which two-card hands to play in Hold'em, why position matters, and how often the classic preflop matchups win.
3 min read
- 8. Basic odds: outs and the rule of 2 and 4
Count your outs, turn them into a percentage in your head, and compare it with the price of a call.
3 min read
- 9. How to host a home game
Everything for a smooth night: who to invite, what to buy, how to seat people, a sample timeline and how to wrap up without awkwardness.
3 min read
- 10. Common house rules checklist
The questions standard rules leave open. Agree on these before the first hand and most disputes never happen.
3 min read
- 11. Poker etiquette at a home game
String bets, acting out of turn, slow-rolling and the other habits that make a game fun — or ruin it.
3 min read
- 12. Dealing a hand (and fixing mistakes)
How to shuffle, deal and burn like a pro, plus what to do when a card is exposed or someone gets the wrong number of cards.
3 min read
- 13. Chip denominations and starting stacks
How many chips you need, what each colour could be worth, and ready-made stacks for cash games and tournaments.
3 min read
- 14. Cash game night or tournament night?
The two ways to run a poker night, side by side — and how to pick the right one for your group.
2 min read
- 15. Blind structures for 2, 3 and 4-hour tournaments
Three worked-out templates with starting stacks, level times, breaks and colour-ups, plus how to adjust them on the night.
2 min read
- 16. How Poker Night settles up
From buy-ins to “who pays whom”: chip value, how the net is calculated, what the balance check means, Direct vs Banker mode, charges, paying each other, and how to read the summary you share.
5 min read
- 17. Poker glossary (English ↔ 中文)
The words you’ll hear at a home game, with plain-English meanings and the terms Chinese-speaking players use.
8 min read