Joker Hold'em is a variant of Texas Hold'em played with one or more additional joker cards. The basic rules, stages of the game, and player actions are exactly the same as in the classic version. For more details, see the article 📖 Texas Hold 'Em Basics.

This mode is only available during special in-game events: "Joker Hold'em", as well as during holiday tournament series (for example, May or New Year's series).

 

ℹ️ General Information

  • The main difference in this mode is the composition of the deck. In addition to the standard 52 cards, jokers are added.
  • Depending on the rules of a particular tournament, the deck may contain from two to four jokers.
  • A joker is a wild card: it can replace any other card needed to form the strongest possible hand. If a joker can complete several different hands, it is used to form the highest-ranking one.
  • A hand made with a joker is equal in strength to the same hand made without a joker.

 

♠️ Hand Rankings

The ranking of most hands remains the same as in Texas Hold'em, but a new, strongest hand appears — Five of a Kind. In the list below, it is placed above the Royal Flush.

Hands are listed below in descending order of strength:

  • Five of a Kind: Five cards of the same rank. For example, four Tens and a joker replacing the fifth Ten.
  • Royal Flush: The five highest cards of the same suit (Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten).
  • Straight Flush: Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
  • Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank and one kicker.
  • Full House: Three cards of one rank and a pair of another rank.
  • Flush: Any five cards of the same suit (not in sequence).
  • Straight: Five consecutive cards of mixed suits.
  • Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same rank and two kickers.
  • Two Pair: Two different pairs of cards of the same rank and one kicker.
  • One Pair: Two cards of the same rank and three kickers.
  • High Card: A hand with no matching cards, consisting of one high card and four kickers.

If two or more players have hands of the same rank, the winner is determined by the kicker — the highest-ranking card not used in the main combination. For more details, see the article "Kicker".

If the hands and all relevant kickers are identical, the players have equal strength, and they split the pot equally.