Stupid question sorry

[nate90]

hey guys im new to poker only learned how to lay a week ago.

ive been plauyn online an im wondering sometimes when i get two pairs of cards eg two jacks an two eights. on the side it says hand: jacks an eights, does it means i hav 2 pairs or not? then i usualy lose the hand even though i thought i had a 2 pair?

sorry for the stupid question
Nathan

[ForestKing]

What is says on the right is the hand that you do have. Maybe you just got beat by a higher two pair or a three of a kind.


And there is no such thing as a stupid question on here. Welcome to the family.

[nonameneeded]

yes, it means you have two pair, but there are still hands that might beat you

[CherryPie]

Poker Hands & Poker hand nicknames

[nate90]

thanx so much guys, i just feel a little embarassed some of my mates are guns at the game an ive just started so didnt want to ask them, thanx again

[nate90]

sorry another question, how is the order of who goes first decided?

an also what are the credits near my profile name?

thanx again

[ForestKing]

Originally Posted by nate90

thanx so much guys, i just feel a little embarassed some of my mates are guns at the game an ive just started so didnt want to ask them, thanx again

That's what this site is for, to help people out at getting better at poker. I suggest looking through this thread, as well as the rest Newbies Zone for great tips.

Tip Of The Day

http://www.onlinepoker66.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=10

[ForestKing]

Originally Posted by nate90

sorry another question, how is the order of who goes first decided?

an also what are the credits near my profile name?

thanx again

Firstly the order is decided by whoever gets the highest card. That person starts off as dealer, and the person to their left is the Little Blind, and the person to their left is Big Blind. After every hand the dealer button moves one person to the left.

For your question on credits follow this link:
Credits system test

[TheMrs]

i think the person who goes 1st is 2 places 2 the right of the player with the dealer button but i cud be wrong if u search the forum i'm sure u'll find the answers ur looking for.
gl xx

[nate90]

yea ive been readin through an im findin it hard there so many posts. another question, is there any tables with more then 10 people?

[ForestKing]

Originally Posted by nate90

yea ive been readin through an im findin it hard there so many posts. another question, is there any tables with more then 10 people?

Only multi-table tournaments have more than 10 players in them, there needs to be a minimum of 20 players before a multi-table tournament can begin. You can find those tournaments through the flash lobby by clicking the tournaments tab, and find the one that is registering. You can also find them at the bottom of the table listings, it shows you the ones that are coming up. Hope that helps.

[Matadoo]

No table has more than 10 seats.. Even the big tourneys have multiple tables, each with 10 or less players

[ForestKing]

Originally Posted by Matador

No table has more than 10 seats.. Even the big tourneys have multiple tables, each with 10 or less players

Ah I see how I misread the question. It's like I'm back in high school again, nooooooooooooo

[nate90]

lol im in year 12, i start back tomorrow now thats scary lol

[Ausangel]

Originally Posted by nate90

hey guys im new to poker only learned how to lay a week ago.

ive been plauyn online an im wondering sometimes when i get two pairs of cards eg two jacks an two eights. on the side it says hand: jacks an eights, does it means i hav 2 pairs or not? then i usualy lose the hand even though i thought i had a 2 pair?

sorry for the stupid question
Nathan

Sometimes you may have eg; 2 3 in your hand but the window box tells you that you have jacks and eights because on the table the 5 cards may include 7 J 8 8 J so it will read that you have two pair J 8's but not neccesarily the best hand on the table another player may have a J or an eight in their hand giving them a full house so yes you can still lose.

[pokerpeyz]

paly poker all day long if you can so you can understand everything!!! that's what i do!! LOL!!! ALL DAY LONG!!

[craigsimnett]

Is there any way I can view all the posts I've made? I make posts throughout the forum and generally can't remember which thread i've left them in, so it would be really handy to have some way of finding all my posts without having to trawl through every page of every thread.
I'll probably not even get the reply to this if there is one, 'cause i'll have forgotton where it is tomorrow!

[ChineseIrish]

click on "user CP" on top left of this page. you will be in user control panel. click "your profile" on left hand side of the screen

in your profile you will see a white box(for messages)over it you will see a list of options. click "statistics" and you can find all your posts

[checkraise24]

Originally Posted by nate90

hey guys im new to poker only learned how to lay a week ago.

ive been plauyn online an im wondering sometimes when i get two pairs of cards eg two jacks an two eights. on the side it says hand: jacks an eights, does it means i hav 2 pairs or not? then i usualy lose the hand even though i thought i had a 2 pair?

sorry for the stupid question
Nathan

no stupid question here. wanna ask a stupid question? go to pokerstars lol

[craigsimnett]

Originally Posted by ChineseIrish

click on "user CP" on top left of this page. you will be in user control panel. click "your profile" on left hand side of the screen

in your profile you will see a white box(for messages)over it you will see a list of options. click "statistics" and you can find all your posts

Thanks a million! it's taking me a while to find my way around but i'm getting there!

see you at a table sometime!