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Reference desk for poker rules, odds and terminology
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About PokerAddict

What PokerAddict publishes and why: a reference desk covering poker rules, probabilities and terminology, written to stay accurate rather than to be current for a week.

Last reviewed 28 October 20265 sections2 min read

PokerAddict is a reference site about poker. It explains how each variant is dealt, what the probabilities behind common decisions are, and what the vocabulary used at the table means.

It does not report results, cover events as news, or recommend anywhere to play. The pages are written to stay accurate over time rather than to be current for a week.

Published since
2026
Language
English
Sections
How to Play, Strategy, Reference, Tournaments
Outbound links
None; every link on the site points to another page here
Advertising
None

Who It Is For

Three kinds of reader, in roughly this order: someone learning a variant for the first time, someone who plays occasionally and wants a specific question answered, and someone who needs a table to check mid-session.

That is why pages follow a fixed shape. Rules come before strategy, tables are separated from prose, and the figures live on their own reference page so they can be found without reading an article first.

How the Pages Are Built

  • Every probability on the site comes from a single data file, so a figure quoted in a strategy page matches the reference table it came from.
  • Hand frequencies are exact counts of combinations, not estimates. Where a number is approximate, the page says so.
  • Each page states when it was last reviewed, and that date comes from the file itself rather than being typed by hand.
  • Internal links are written as references to a page, so a link never points at something that does not exist.

What the Site Does Not Do

  • It does not recommend card rooms, operators or apps, and carries no affiliate links of any kind.
  • It does not publish systems, patterns or any claim that results can be predicted.
  • It does not report tournament results or treat the game as news.
  • It does not encourage anyone to gamble; see responsible play.

The standards applied to the writing itself are set out in the editorial policy.

How a Page Is Structured

Pages follow the same order so that a returning reader knows where to look without reading from the top. The shape was chosen for lookup rather than for narrative.

  1. SummaryA short statement of what the page covers, repeated as the meta description so search results match the page.
  2. Fact boxThe handful of figures a reader usually came for: how many cards, how many betting rounds, what the key probability is.
  3. ContentsAn anchored list of sections, so a specific part can be linked directly.
  4. BodyRules and procedure before strategy, with tables separated from prose.
  5. TerminologyThe words used on that page, defined where they are used.
  6. QuestionsThe questions readers actually ask about the topic, answered in full sentences.

Every page also carries the date it was last reviewed, breadcrumbs showing where it sits, and links to the pages either side of it in the same section.

Finding Things

Every page in one list

The site index lists all published pages with their summaries.

Terms and shorthand

More than 120 entries, arranged A to Z with jump links.

The figures

Exact hand frequencies and the probabilities behind common decisions.

Which hand wins

The ranking ladder with tie-breaking rules and worked examples.

The search box in the header covers every page, and the sections in the navigation bar each open onto a list of their contents. There is no login, no newsletter and nothing to install.

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