Q 01/05

Which British show revealed players' face-down cards with under-the-table cameras?

A) Late Night Poker

B) World Poker Tour

C) High Stakes Poker

D) Poker After Dark

Answer · why

A) Late Night Poker

Late Night Poker let viewers see every player's hidden cards and quickly built a following. American broadcasters adopted the cameras, and the televis...

Q 02/05

What term describes a poker player who enters few pots but bets and raises hard when they do?

A) Maniac

B) Calling station

C) Loose-aggressive

D) Tight-aggressive

Answer · why

D) Tight-aggressive

Tight-aggressive players pass on most hands, then bet and raise with the few they play, which builds the pot when they are ahead and pressures opponen...

Q 03/05

Which poker variant deals four private cards, exactly two of which must be used with three community cards?

A) Five Card Draw

B) Omaha Hold'em

C) Seven Card Stud

D) Razz

Answer · why

B) Omaha Hold'em

Omaha Hold'em gives each player four private cards, but exactly two must play with three from the board. Beginners trip on it: one ace of hearts with ...

Q 04/05

In poker, what is the name for a change in a player's behaviour that gives away the strength of their hand?

A) Tell

B) Tilt

C) Leak

D) Angle

Answer · why

A) Tell

A tell can be as small as a twitch of the eye or a change in the voice. Because opponents watch for them, good players sometimes fake one to mislead, ...

Q 05/05

Once suits are disregarded, how many distinct hand ranks exist in standard five-card poker?

A) 1,326

B) 4,096

C) 7,462

D) 9,880

Answer · why

C) 7,462

Ignoring suits, the 2,598,960 possible five-card hands collapse into 7,462 distinct values across nine categories; 2,860 of those values are one-pair ...