Here’s a guide to help you master Poker and rake in extra cash in Red Dead Redemption.
Playing Poker in Red Dead Redemption is one of the many activities players can engage in aside from living the life of an outlaw. Although it involves gambling with money, one can use different strategies to wipe out the entire table and become rich overnight. Unlike the game of Liar’s Dice, the rules of Poker are complex yet easy to get a hang of within the first few matches.
With buy-ins ranging from $10 to $250, players of all budgets can find a table to enjoy this epic card game. This guide will further explain the ins and outs of Poker in Red Dead Redemption. How to Play Poker in Red Dead Redemption
Playing Poker is one of the many ways to earn money in Red Dead Redemption. The game follows the Texas Hold ‘Em rules, which take little time to get used to.
For starters, each player on the table gets two cards in their hand, and an initial betting round begins where a certain amount of tokens is raised. By the end of the betting phase, three cards will be placed on the table with their faces up, revealing their suits and ranks. Players can Check or raise the pot value in the following rounds. This process will continue until all five cards are laid down on the table.
From here on, the winner and loser are determined based on the combinations of the cards in hand with the ones on the table. Players can make a total of 10 hand combinations in Poker, and they are ranked in the following table, from the lowest to the highest.
Poker Hands
Description
High Card
A hand with no matching card
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank
Two Pair
Two different pairs of same-rank cards
Three of a kind
Three same-rank cards
Straight
Five cards in a numeric order, don’t necessarily have to be the same suit
Flush
Five cards from the same suit
Full House
When five cards combine to make one pair and three of a kind
Four of a kind
Four same-rank cards
Straight Flush
Five cards in a numeric order from the same suit
Royal Flush
10-Jack-Queen-King-Ace of the same suit
There are various locations to play Poker in Red Dead, and they can be discovered by progressing through the campaign.
