Poker
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Poker is a PVP casino game. This article does not intend to break new ground with Poker theory or strategy, but instead will inform on the nuances of Torn's Poker engine and provide a little bit of helpful guidance.
Basics
Poker is a Player vs Player (PVP) Casino game that does not require casino tokens. There are currently 27 permanent tables in operation - each with different stakes, numbers of seats available and time controls.
Cash Games
For the moment all of Torn poker is in the form of "cash games" - where plays buy in with some amount of cash and play for this money directly.
| Cash game tables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Buy-in range | Stakes | Action time | Max players |
| Oligarch | $5b - $20b | $50m / $100m | 30 s | 5 |
| Fire Pit | $1.25b - $5b | $12.5m / $25m | 15 s | 9 |
| High Rollers | $500m - $2b | $5m / $10m | 15 s | 9 |
| Slow Cooker | $250m - $1b | $2.5m / $5m | 30 s | 9 |
| Juan on Juan | $250m - $1b | $2.5m / $5m | 30 s | 2 |
| Cat's Chance | $125m - $500m | $1.25m / $2.5m | 15 s | 9 |
| Tripod | $50m - $200m | $500k / $1m | 15 s | 3 |
| Comatose Cave | $50m - $200m | $500k / $1m | 30 s | 6 |
| River Wizard | $50m - $200m | $500k / $1m | 15 s | 9 |
| Old Folks Home | $25m - $100m | $250k / $500k | 30 s | 6 |
| Duel at Dawn | $5m - $20m | $50k / $100k | 15 s | 2 |
| Fourplay | $5m - $20m | $50k / $100k | 15 s | 4 |
| Old 'n Slow | $5m - $20m | $50k / $100k | 30 s | 6 |
| Boom or Bust | $2.5m - $10m | $25k / $50k | 15 s | 9 |
| Six of the Best | $500k - $2m | $5k / $10k | 15 s | 6 |
| Tight Knit | $250k - $1m | $2.5k / $5k | 15 s | 6 |
| Quickdraw | $125k - $500k | $1.25k / $5k | 15 s | 9 |
| E-asy Street | $25k - $100k | $250 / $500 | 15 s | 9 |
| Sprinkles | $12.5k - $50k | $125 / $250 | 15 s | 9 |
| Five Star Man | $5k - $20k | $50 / $100 | 15 s | 5 |
| Broke Jokes | $2.5k - $10k | $25 / $50 | 15 s | 9 |
| Hobo Holdem | $1.25k - $5k | $12.5 / $25 | 15 s | 9 |
| Newbie Corner | $500 - $2,000 | $5 / $10 | 30 s | 9 |
| Gatling Gun | $50k - $200k | $500 / $1k | 15 s | 9 |
| Periodic | $5m - $20m | $50k / $100k | 30 s | 9 |
| Pound It | $12.5m - $50m | $125k / $250k | 15 s | 9 |
| Ballsy | $1.25m - $5m | $12.5k / $25k | 15 s | 9 |
Tournaments
Sit 'n' Go Tournaments (SnGs) are currently in development. SnG tournaments are single table tournaments that begin as soon as the required number of players have registered.
Coming soon!
Ratholing Prevention
When a player leaves a table having won, they will not be able to rejoin that table with its minimum buy-in until two hours have elapsed. Instead, they will be required to buy back in with the same amount of money they left the table with.
The Timebank system
Your "Timebank" is an amount of extra time you have to act when a decision requires extra thought. Upon joining a table you will start with a default timebank of 15 seconds, and you will earn 5 seconds for your timebank every 10 hands that you play - up to a maximum of 90 seconds.
If you leave a table and return within 2 hours, you will keep the same amount of time in your timebank. This is effectively the same principle as the ratholing measures implemented for buy-in amounts.
Table Settings
There are a few options you may wish to toggle for a better playing experience.
General Information
This is a player versus player casino game, and does not require casino tokens. You cannot join a poker table while in jail or hospital. You cannot travel while playing, or be traveling when trying to join a game.
How To Play
Each player is dealt two down (or hole) cards that only they can see. A round of betting occurs (sometimes this round of betting cannot include "raises" if "No Pre-flop" has been turned on. This means that there cannot be any raises before the Flop.) Three community cards (known as the "flop") are dealt face up in the middle of the table. Another round of betting occurs. A fourth community card (known as the "turn") is dealt face up on the table. Another round of betting occurs. A fifth and final community card (known as the "river") is dealt face up on the table. A final round of betting occurs. The player's hole cards are revealed and the player with the best five-card poker hand wins the pot. Your five card hand can consist of none, one, or both of your hole cards along with five, four, or three of the community cards. If two or more players share the same best hand, the pot is divided equally among the winners. If all opponents fold before the showdown, the winning player has the option to show their cards to reveal a bluff or confirm a strong hand.
Card Ranks
| Poker Hand Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hand Name | Description | Example |
| Royal Flush | An Ace-High Straight Flush | 10 Clubs, Jack Clubs, Queen Clubs, King Clubs, Ace Clubs |
| Straight Flush | A Straight of any one suit. | 4 Clubs, 5 Clubs, 6 Clubs, 7 Clubs, 8 Clubs |
| Four of a Kind | Four cards of the same rank. | 3 Clubs, 3 Hearts, 3 Diamonds, 3 Spades |
| Full House | Three of a Kind and a Pair | Jack Hearts, Jack Clubs, Jack Spades, 5 Hearts, 5, Spades |
| Flush | 5 Cards of the same Suit | 4 Clubs, 5 Clubs, 7 Clubs, 10 Clubs, Queen Clubs |
| Straight | 5 Cards of Sequential Rank | 2 Diamonds, 3 Spades, 4 Hearts, 5 Clubs, 6 Clubs |
| Three of a Kind | Three Cards of the Same Rank | Jack Hearts, Jack Clubs, Jack Spades, Ace Diamonds, 5 Hearts |
| Two Pairs | Two Cards of the Same Rank and Another Two Cards of the Same Rank | 2 Hearts, 2 Spades, 7 Diamonds, 7 Hearts, 10 Spades |
| One Pair | Two Cards of the Same Rank | 2 Hearts, 2 Spades, 3 Diamonds, 5 Hearts, 10 Spades |
| High Card | When you don't have any of the above | |
Patch History
- Added the ability to 'Show Cards' when winning after opponents fold in Poker
- Reduced default turn timers across all Poker tables after the introduction of time banking
- Closed old Poker system.
- Released Poker 2.0 public beta.
- Added money held in Bookies 2.0 and Poker 2.0 to current networth calculation.
- Opened up the first stage of Poker 2.0's closed beta.
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