Q 01/05

Hidden 'lipstick' cameras first showed viewers face-down cards on Late Night Poker in which year?

A) 1993

B) 1999

C) 2004

D) 2007

Answer · why

B) 1999

Late Night Poker premiered on Britain's Channel 4 in 1999; tiny under-table 'lipstick' cameras beneath a glass table showed viewers each player's face...

Q 02/05

What term describes a poker player who plays few hands but bets aggressively when they do?

A) Maniac

B) Calling station

C) Loose-aggressive

D) Tight-aggressive

Answer · why

D) Tight-aggressive

Tight-aggressive (TAG) players enter few pots but bet and raise hard when they do; the loose-aggressive LAG style plays many more hands with the same ...

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 deals each player four private cards and requires exactly two of them to be combined with three of the five board cards; Pot-Limit Omaha...

Q 04/05

What is a 'tell' in poker?

A) A change in behaviour that hints at a hand

B) A wild card designated before the deal

C) A forced bet posted before the cards are dealt

D) A fixed chip amount required for a raise

Answer · why

A) A change in behaviour that hints at a hand

A tell is a change in behaviour that hints at a hand: a trembling hand, a glance at the chips, sudden stillness. Players sometimes fake one, which is ...

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 ...