Poker Pursuit Rules and Terms

Poker Pursuit is a fun and exciting online poker game that is easy to play. What makes Poker Pursuit different from other types of poker games is that you are able to increase your real-money winnings by increasing the number of coins you decide to bet. In Poker Pursuit you are dealt three cards at first and then, before the fourth and fifth cards are dealt, you can choose to raise your bet by one coin or, alternatively, to call for an additional card without increasing your bet. Smart decisions on when to raise and when to call are the key to maximizing your winnings and minimizing your losses. Online Poker Pursuit is loosely based on 5-card draw poker. The main goal of the game is to try and maximize your winnings while keeping your losses to a minimum. In Poker Pursuit, after three cards are dealt, you have an opportunity to either hold your bet or raise. A fourth card is dealt, and, again, you can choose to hold or raise.

A fifth card is then dealt. Payouts are based on hands starting with a pair of tens or better. There are no wild cards in Poker Pursuit and the maximum payout is 3,000 coins.

How to Play Poker Pursuit

Before starting to play Poker Pursuit online, you must place your initial bet by clicking the "Plus" or "Minus" button to choose the coin size you want to use. Once you have set your bet, click the "Deal" button. This initiates the first phase of the game, in which the first three cards are dealt.

After examining your three initial cards, you have the option to call or raise. If you would like to call, simply click the "Call" button; if you choose to raise, click the "Raise" button and your bet is raised by one coin. Either of these actions then launches the second phase of Poker Pursuit: the deal of the fourth card.

After the fourth card is dealt, you have another opportunity to call or to raise. This initiates the third and final phase of the Poker Pursuit game, in which the fifth card is dealt.

How to Win at Poker Pursuit

At this point — after the fifth and final card has been dealt — if you have a winning poker hand, you will be paid out according to the Payout Table and your winnings will be shown in the "Win" box. The amount of the winning payout is determined by how good your hand is, multiplied by how many coins you bet. A winning hand in Poker Pursuit is a pair of tens or better. The highest payout is for a royal flush, which pays out at a rate of 1,000 to 1. If you bet the maximum of three coins (by raising twice) you will win 3,000 coins for a royal flush. If you do not have a winning hand, the game is over and you may start over. Poker Pursuit winning combinations are based on classic winning poker hands.

Poker Pursuit Terms and Definitions

Call - to proceed to the next round of Poker Pursuit without betting more money.

Flush - A poker hand consisting of five cards of the same suit.

Four of a Kind - A poker hand consisting of four cards of the same denomination and one other card.

Full House - A poker hand consisting of three cards of the same denomination, plus any pair of a different denomination.

Pair - Two cards of the same denomination.

Poker Pursuit - An exciting poker variant that allows the player to increase his bet (by one coin each time), after being dealt the third and fourth card, thereby increasing his potential winnings

Raise - To make a bet larger than the previous bet.

Royal Flush - The poker hand consisting of a ten, jack, queen, king and ace of the same suit. The royal flush is the highest possible poker hand.

Straight - A poker hand consisting of five consecutive cards of mixed suits.

Straight Flush - A poker hand consisting of five consecutive cards of the same suit.

Three of a Kind - A poker hand consisting of three cards of the same denomination, and two unpaired cards.