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Every player is dealt two cards, known as ‘hole cards’ and each player then decides whether to bet or fold their hand, depending on whether they think they will win the hand. The dealer then draws three cards and puts them face-up on the table. This is called the ‘flop’. Hand Reading Example: K♥ 8♥ in the Big Blind. Let’s say you’re playing a $0.50/$1.00 No Limit Hold’em game online. It’s your first hand at the table, so you have $100 in your stack and no reliable reads on your opponents. The action folds to the player in the cutoff position who raises to $2.50.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Table Games

Crazy 4 Poker uses poker terms similar to 4-Card Poker but the Aces Up bet is replaced by a Super Bonus bet. There’s also a Queens Up side bet in Crazy 4 Poker. The hand rankings in Crazy 4 Poker are the same as in 4-Card Poker, but the dealer only gets 5 cards to make a hand, rather than the 6 cards they get in 4-Card Poker. The “Royal Flush” is famously the best possible hand in poker, so-called because it.

In this guide we cover everything about the mini-game of poker in the Red Dead Redemption 2, from the rules, to the hand rankings and locations you can play the game to help anyone playing through of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online.

Poker is a great way to earn some quick cash if you study the game and learn the effective hand combinations in the single player of Red Dead Redemption 2, and even the online portion of the game.

But beware, as much as you can win a lot of money, you can also lose it all very quickly if you don't pay attention. This complete guide will help you know when to bet and know when to fold.

RDR2 Poker Locations

Where to play Poker in Red Dead Redemption 2

The available locations to play poker are scattered around the map. Places like Valentine and Flatneck station have a lower buy-in and is easier for new player, but nicer and more fancier locations like Saint Denis and Blackwater have a higher buy-in and can be challenging for new players until you get an understanding of the game.

Below are the the locations you will be able to find poker games.

• Main camp: Times vary, but you can play with your fellow gang members.
• Valentine: There are two saloons in Valentine, the saloon beside the general store is the one you will be able to play.
• Flatneck Station: to be able to play poker you must progress throughout the main story until get to chapter 2 and finished the reverend Swanson mission 'Who Is Not Without Sin' after then is poker available in every location. Poker is available from the start for online.
• Saint Denis: There are two saloons also in Saint Denis the one available for poker is near the middle of the city.
• Blackwater: Located on the main street.
• Tumbleweed: Located upstairs in the saloon in town.

Note: You won't be able to reach Blackwater and Tumbleweed in the main story until you reach a certain point further into the story.

In Red Dead Online, Poker can be joined from various Saloons across the open world. Players can play Poker against other players in both Public and Private matches, and all poker tables seat up to 6 players.

RDR2 Poker Guide

The aim of Poker is to win the pot by having the best cards at the end of the game, or by convincing other players you have the best hand so they drop out.

Each player is dealt two cards. These are known as hole cards, and are kept secret from the other players. Over several rounds, shared cards are dealt to the center of the table. These can be seen by everybody and are known as community cards.

A player's hand rank comes from the strongest five-card hand they can make, using any combination of their hole cards and the community cards. See the “Hand Rankings” section below for a full list of combinations.

After each set of cards is dealt, there is a round of betting. Players take turns to place a bet in the pot, which the other players must match (call). If they don't want to match the bet, they must drop out (fold), losing any chance to win the pot

After all betting rounds are complete, the players reveal their cards in a showdown and the player with the best hand wins the pot. Or if only one player remains before the betting rounds are completed, the remaining player steals the pot, winning it without having to reveal their cards.

RDR2 Poker Rules

To start, the two players to the left of the dealer must put in a mandatory bet each, called the small blind and the big blind. The dealer then deals two hole cards to everyone present, and the first betting round starts.

During a betting round players take turns, with play moving clockwise around the table. On a player's turn, they must at least match the bet of the previous players in order to stay in, or they can fold to drop out. On a player's turn, there are five possible actions: check, bet, call, raise and fold.

Check

If no bet has been made, a player can choose to check or bet. A check is equivalent to betting zero and passes the action to the next person clockwise. A player who checks remains in the game and reserves the right to call or raise later. If all active players check during a round of betting, the round is considered complete.

Bet

If no bet has been made, a player may bet any amount they wish. If a player bets, subsequent players must at least match this amount to remain in the hand.

Call

If there has been a bet in the current round, a player may call. To call, the player matches the current bet made by his or her opponent(s).

Raise

If there has been a bet in the current round, a player may raise. A raise means the player is increasing the amount of the current bet. A raise must be at least double the amount of moeny of any previous raise. Subsequent players must at least match this amount to remain in the hand or fold if they do not wish to match the amount.

Fold

A player can always fold, forfeiting all interest in the pot. A player who folds cannot wager any further chips during the current poker hand, and cannot win that hand and is out until next round.

Going All In

If a player places all their chips in the pot, this is known as all-in. They will not be able to take any further action during the hand, but can still win it at the end.

If a player doesn't have enough chips to call the current bet, they can still go all-in. In this case they will only be eligible for the portion of the pot they can match, as they have placed less chips in than the other players. The rest of the pot will be contested by the players who bet the full amount.

Auto Bet

When waiting for your turn, you can use auto-bet to preset what action you want to take. Hold right and select the action you would like to take. You can cancel that action at any time before your turn by holding right again.

Note, that if conditions change so that your preset action is no longer valid, your auto-bet will be canceled automatically. You can set and unset an auto-bet as many times as you like.

Betting Rounds

The first betting round is known as the preflop. After the blinds have been posted and the hole cards dealt, the betting round starts. It continues until all players who remain have bet the same amount, or are all-in.

Three community cards are then dealt as the flop. Another betting round takes place, with players using the new community cards to better understand how strong their hand is. Again the betting round continues until all players who remain have bet the same amount, or are all-in.

Then, a fourth community card is dealt, known as the turn. Another betting round takes place.

Finally, a fifth community card is dealt, known as the river. A final betting round takes place.

Showdown

On reaching the end of the final betting round, the showdown takes place. The players reveal their cards. Taking the best five-card combination of their hole cards and the community cards, each player has a hand ranking (for example, a pair). The player with the best hand ranking wins the pot. See the “Hand Rankings” below for the full list.

If several players share the best hand ranking, the remaining cards in their five-card hands are taken into account. These are known as kickers. If one of the players has better kickers than the others, they win the pot. If even after taking kickers into account, several players still share the best hand ranking, the pot is split between them.

If a player doesn't want to reveal their cards at the showdown, they can muck. This simply forfeits without revealing the hand. When playing against experienced players, this helps to prevent them from learning your style and being able to predict your decisions.

Stealing The Pot

If all players but one fold before reaching the showdown, the final remaining player has stolen the pot and wins all the chips.

Side Pots

If a player has gone all-in during the course of the hand, and so has placed less chips into the pot than the other eligible players, this creates a side pot.

A player is only eligible to win the amount they have wagered themselves from each other player. When a player goes all-in, this amount is separated off in the main pot and the remaining active players can continue betting into a side pot. The all-in player is only eligible to win the main pot.

The other players are eligible to win both the main pot and side pot. If several players go all-in in one hand, this can create several side pots.

RDR2 Poker Hand Rankings

Below you will find the poker hands ranking from strongest to weakest that will give you an edge over the competition in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Royal Flush

An ace, king, queen, jack and 10, all of the same suit.

Straight Flush

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Five cards in sequence, all of the same suit.

Four of a Kind

Four cards of the same rank, and one side card or 'kicker'.

Full House

Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank.

Flush

Five cards all of the same suit.

Straight

Five cards in sequence, of different suits.

Three of a Kind

Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards.

Two pair

Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards of a different matching rank, and one side card.

One pair

Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards

High card:

Any hand that does not qualify under a category listed above.

For the other Mini Games and Activities in Red Dead Redemption 2, see all the Table Games Guides and check out the complete Guides Section.

This post works with 5-card Poker hands drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. The discussion is mostly mathematical, using the Poker hands to illustrate counting techniques and calculation of probabilities

Working with poker hands is an excellent way to illustrate the counting techniques covered previously in this blog – multiplication principle, permutation and combination (also covered here). There are 2,598,960 many possible 5-card Poker hands. Thus the probability of obtaining any one specific hand is 1 in 2,598,960 (roughly 1 in 2.6 million). The probability of obtaining a given type of hands (e.g. three of a kind) is the number of possible hands for that type over 2,598,960. Thus this is primarily a counting exercise.

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Preliminary Calculation

Usually the order in which the cards are dealt is not important (except in the case of stud poker). Thus the following three examples point to the same poker hand. The only difference is the order in which the cards are dealt.

These are the same hand. Order is not important.

The number of possible 5-card poker hands would then be the same as the number of 5-element subsets of 52 objects. The following is the total number of 5-card poker hands drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards.

The notation is called the binomial coefficient and is pronounced “n choose r”, which is identical to the number of -element subsets of a set with objects. Other notations for are , and . Many calculators have a function for . Of course the calculation can also be done by definition by first calculating factorials.

Thus the probability of obtaining a specific hand (say, 2, 6, 10, K, A, all diamond) would be 1 in 2,598,960. If 5 cards are randomly drawn, what is the probability of getting a 5-card hand consisting of all diamond cards? It is

This is definitely a very rare event (less than 0.05% chance of happening). The numerator 1,287 is the number of hands consisting of all diamond cards, which is obtained by the following calculation.

The reasoning for the above calculation is that to draw a 5-card hand consisting of all diamond, we are drawing 5 cards from the 13 diamond cards and drawing zero cards from the other 39 cards. Since (there is only one way to draw nothing), is the number of hands with all diamonds.

If 5 cards are randomly drawn, what is the probability of getting a 5-card hand consisting of cards in one suit? The probability of getting all 5 cards in another suit (say heart) would also be 1287/2598960. So we have the following derivation.

Thus getting a hand with all cards in one suit is 4 times more likely than getting one with all diamond, but is still a rare event (with about a 0.2% chance of happening). Some of the higher ranked poker hands are in one suit but with additional strict requirements. They will be further discussed below.

Another example. What is the probability of obtaining a hand that has 3 diamonds and 2 hearts? The answer is 22308/2598960 = 0.008583433. The number of “3 diamond, 2 heart” hands is calculated as follows:

One theme that emerges is that the multiplication principle is behind the numerator of a poker hand probability. For example, we can think of the process to get a 5-card hand with 3 diamonds and 2 hearts in three steps. The first is to draw 3 cards from the 13 diamond cards, the second is to draw 2 cards from the 13 heart cards, and the third is to draw zero from the remaining 26 cards. The third step can be omitted since the number of ways of choosing zero is 1. In any case, the number of possible ways to carry out that 2-step (or 3-step) process is to multiply all the possibilities together.

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The Poker Hands

Here’s a ranking chart of the Poker hands.

The chart lists the rankings with an example for each ranking. The examples are a good reminder of the definitions. The highest ranking of them all is the royal flush, which consists of 5 consecutive cards in one suit with the highest card being Ace. There is only one such hand in each suit. Thus the chance for getting a royal flush is 4 in 2,598,960.

Royal flush is a specific example of a straight flush, which consists of 5 consecutive cards in one suit. There are 10 such hands in one suit. So there are 40 hands for straight flush in total. A flush is a hand with 5 cards in the same suit but not in consecutive order (or not in sequence). Thus the requirement for flush is considerably more relaxed than a straight flush. A straight is like a straight flush in that the 5 cards are in sequence but the 5 cards in a straight are not of the same suit. For a more in depth discussion on Poker hands, see the Wikipedia entry on Poker hands.

The counting for some of these hands is done in the next section. The definition of the hands can be inferred from the above chart. For the sake of completeness, the following table lists out the definition.

Definitions of Poker Hands

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Counting Poker Hands

Straight Flush
Counting from A-K-Q-J-10, K-Q-J-10-9, Q-J-10-9-8, …, 6-5-4-3-2 to 5-4-3-2-A, there are 10 hands that are in sequence in a given suit. So there are 40 straight flush hands all together.

Four of a Kind
There is only one way to have a four of a kind for a given rank. The fifth card can be any one of the remaining 48 cards. Thus there are 48 possibilities of a four of a kind in one rank. Thus there are 13 x 48 = 624 many four of a kind in total.

Full House
Let’s fix two ranks, say 2 and 8. How many ways can we have three of 2 and two of 8? We are choosing 3 cards out of the four 2’s and choosing 2 cards out of the four 8’s. That would be = 4 x 6 = 24. But the two ranks can be other ranks too. How many ways can we pick two ranks out of 13? That would be 13 x 12 = 156. So the total number of possibilities for Full House is

Note that the multiplication principle is at work here. When we pick two ranks, the number of ways is 13 x 12 = 156. Why did we not use = 78?

Flush
There are = 1,287 possible hands with all cards in the same suit. Recall that there are only 10 straight flush on a given suit. Thus of all the 5-card hands with all cards in a given suit, there are 1,287-10 = 1,277 hands that are not straight flush. Thus the total number of flush hands is 4 x 1277 = 5,108.

Straight
There are 10 five-consecutive sequences in 13 cards (as shown in the explanation for straight flush in this section). In each such sequence, there are 4 choices for each card (one for each suit). Thus the number of 5-card hands with 5 cards in sequence is . Then we need to subtract the number of straight flushes (40) from this number. Thus the number of straight is 10240 – 10 = 10,200.

Three of a Kind
There are 13 ranks (from A, K, …, to 2). We choose one of them to have 3 cards in that rank and two other ranks to have one card in each of those ranks. The following derivation reflects all the choosing in this process.

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Two Pair and One Pair
These two are left as exercises.

High Card
The count is the complement that makes up 2,598,960.

The following table gives the counts of all the poker hands. The probability is the fraction of the 2,598,960 hands that meet the requirement of the type of hands in question. Note that royal flush is not listed. This is because it is included in the count for straight flush. Royal flush is omitted so that he counts add up to 2,598,960.

Probabilities of Poker Hands

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