# KPoker help

Jochen
Tuchbreiter

    whynot@mabi.de

06/18/98
0.05.00

This is the helpfile of KPoker, a little video poker clone. It was last updated for KPoker version 0.5

KDE
KPoker
kdegames
games
game
poker
play cards

## Introduction

### What is KPoker ?

KPoker is a KDE compilant clone of those highly addictive pocket video poker games which are sometimes called "Videopoker" as well.

### Where do I get the latest version of KPoker ?

The latest version of KPoker is always avaible at

- The KPoker homepage: http://www.mabi.de/~whynot/kpoker/

- The KDE homepage: http://www.kde.org

## Gameplay

### How do I play ?

At the beginning of the game you get $100. You draw five cards and decide which ones you want to keep. After doing this you draw new cards for those you did not want to keep. The game now looks if you got any poker hand and gives cash according to the kind of hand you got (see scoring). Now you start over, drawing five cards, deciding which ones you want to keep ...

The game ends if you can't pay for another round anymore or if you close the kpoker window.

### What are possible poker hands ?

Possible poker hands are:

- Jacks or higher: Two cards of the same rank, both Jacks or higher

- Two pairs: Two cards of one rank and two cards of another rank

- Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank

- Four of a kind: Four cards of the same rank

- Full House: Three cards of one rank and two cards of another

- Straight Five cards of consecutive rank including the combo ace-2-3-4-5

- Flush: Five cards of the same suit

- Straight flush: Five cards of the same suit and of consecutive rank

- Royal flush: Ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the same suit

### How many bucks do I get for what hand ?

- A pair of Jacks or higher cards: $5

- Two Pairs: $10

- Three of a kind: $15

- Straight: $20

- Flush: $25

- Full House: $40

- Four of a kind: $125

- Straight Flush: $250

- Royal Flush: $2000

## Epilogue

### Authors

Author of KPoker is Jochen Tuchbreiter, whynot@mabi.de

Persons helping me:

- Chris Holmes - idea of writing this game and for parts of the visual appearence

- John Fitzgibbon - provided the card images

- Nico Schirwing - drew the backsides of the cards

### Copyright

KPoker is released under the GPL license