Poker Hands/Examples

Natural Royal Flush   600 pts.
The highest possible hand with: Ace, King Queen, Jack and Ten -- all of the same suit.
Joker Royal Flush 500 pts.
This is a hand where the Joker completes a Royal Flush (see above).
Five of a Kind 400 pts.
This is any hand containing four cards of the same denomination and a Joker
Straight Flush 300 pts.
This is a combination of five cards in sequence all of the same suit. A Joker can complete this combination.
Four of a Kind 200 pts.
This is a combination of four cards of the same denomination. A Joker can complete this combination.
Full House 140 pts.
This is a combination of three cards of one denomination and two cards of another denomination and may be completed with a Jo ker.
Flush   120 pts.
This is a combination of five cards all of the same suit. A Joker can complete this combination.
Straight  80 pts.
This is a combination of five cards in sequence of any suit. A joker can complete this combination.
Three of a Kind 80 pts.
This is a combination of three cards of the same denomination and any two other cards. This combination may be completed with a Joker.
Two Pairs 20 pts.
Two pairs of cards of same denomination. This combination may be completed with a Joker.
Pair   10 pts.
One pair of cards of same denomination. This combination may be completed with a Joker.

Discarding Cards and Scoring Hands

Each hand in Poker Rush starts as ready-for-scoring with the hand image in the bottom of the card indicating that the card is 'held' (i.e. selected for scoring). Clicking on each 'held' card marks it for a discard -- the card immediately gets darker and the word 'discard' appears on it. Similarly, clicking on each card marked for discard marks it again as a 'held' card (i.e. selected for scoring).

The cards marked for a discard will get discarded once the 'Draw' button is pressed. These cards will get replaced by the new cards from the deck. The players get 3 opportunities to score a hand -- on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd draw. After that, the hand will have to be scored (by pressing the 'Score Hand' button).

Note:

• separate decks do not mix - in order to avoid 'unseemly' pairs of the same card in one hand.
• the current deck is displaying the number of cards left in it
• The game may not let you select/discard the full amount of cards when:
    (a) you are close to the end of the 1st deck -- it has less than 5 cards left
    (b) the second deck is drawing to a close -- it has less than 5 cards left
  
  
  Poker Rush vs. Poker
  
  Poker Rush DIFFERS from well-known casino-style poker games. As opposed to casino-style Video Poker (which is played against the House), Poker Rush is a game of Skill, played against Other Real People competing for Top Score.
  
  The following additional elements of Poker Rush make it a game of skill:
  
• Poker Rush does not reshuffle the deck(s) after each draw
• Poker Rush allows three player-selected opportunities for draws per each hand
• Poker Rush requires its participants to compete against each other on a time basis in memorization, strategy and eye-hand coordination skills
  
  Please note - there's NO Gambling or Casino-style Games at GameColony.com. GameColony Tournament participants never play against the 'House' but compete only against other real players using their Skill to achieve the Top Score. Each player contributes a small entry fee in Tickets to compete, and the winner gets the pot.