Poker Beginner Trivia Test

Over the recent years, the game of poker has gained incredible popularity among players all over the globe. The game is fun, titillating and highly challenging. Today's online poker websites as well as traditional card rooms are virtually swamped with players of all levels seeking the excitement of online play. Modern poker probably owns its prominence to the invention of the Internet which turned poker into a form of entertainment available to computer users within seconds.

Broadcasts of prestigious poker competitions, such as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the World Poker (WPT) has turned the game of poker into a spectator sport. Viewers could now follow the action the game as if they were right there at the players' side experiencing the drama as it evolves. Because of the increasing coverage of poker events, top poker professionals are becoming more and more like Hollywood celebs, with poker lovers entering costly tournaments for the chance to play against them and perhaps even beat them.

With the poker world being so diverse and versatile, naturally it entails lots of information that the most ardent poker aficionados are well familiar with.... Are you such an aficionado? Would you like to prove that you are ?If so, try to answer the following questions:

1. What is the German Pochen and what does it have to do with poker?

  • A. Pochen is German for 'dealer.'
  • B. Pochen is an earlier card game. Poker historians believe that poker descended from this particular game.
  • C. Pochen is a situation in poker in which two players have two hands of the same value at the showdown.

2. What is a Bad Beat bonus?

  • A. A bonus awarded to the worst poker player at the table.
  • B. A bonus online poker rooms award to players who manage to lose three games in a row.
  • C. A bonus given to a player holding a poker hand that is on the verge of winning but nevertheless loses at the showdown.

3. Who of the following prominent poker authors wrote 'The Theory of Poker,' one of poker world's most popular writings?

  • A. David Sklansky
  • B. Lou Crieger
  • C. Doyle Brunson

4. What is a satellite poker tournament offered by most online poker rooms?

  • A. A satellite tournament is an event held over the Internet with seats to a major live even as a first place prize.
  • B. A satellite tournament is a live event broadcast through satellite TV.
  • C. A satellite poker tournament is an event where players from all over the globe battle each other for a satellite dish for TV.

5. How many community cards are there in Texas Hold 'em?

  • A. 3
  • B. 5
  • C. None

6. What variation of Texas Hold 'em is used in the widely televised main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)?

  • A. Pot Limit
  • B. No Limit
  • C. Fixed Limit

7. Where is Manila, a variation of poker, most popular?

  • A. In Brazil.
  • B. In Africa.
  • C. In Australia.

8. Who of the following Hollywood celebs starred in hot poker flick 'Rounders' (1998)?

A. Matt Damon, in the role of Mike McDermott.
B. Bruce Willis, in the role of Mike McDermott.
C. Ben Affleck, in the role of Lester 'Worm' Murphy.

9. In what year was the game of Omaha poker first introduced in Las Vegas casino facilities?

  • A. in 1962
  • B. in 1982
  • C. in 2002

10. In a game of 7-Card Stud who of all participating players must place the bring-in?

  • A. The player with the lowest-ranking upcard.
  • B. The player with the highest-ranking upcard.
  • C. There is no bring-in required in 7-Card Stud poker.


(Answers: 1. B, 2. C, 3. A, 4. A, 5. A, 6. B, 7. C, 8. A, .9. B, 10. A.)

Good Luck!