Non-standard poker hand poker hands are in "italics"): Some poker games are played with a deck that has been stripped of certain cards, usually low-ranking ones. For example, the Australian game of Manila uses a 32-card deck in which all cards below the rank of 7 are removed, and Mexican Stud removes the 8s, 9s, and 10s. In both of these games, a flush ranks above a full house, because having fewer cards of each suit available makes full houses more common. "Cats" (or "tigers") and "dogs" are types of no-pair hands defined by their highest and lowest cards. The remaining three cards
Rake (poker) is the prevalent method of collecting rake in online poker. The fee is placed on the dealer button each hand by the player in that position, and taken in by the dealer before any cards are dealt. Time collection (also "timed rake" or "table charge") is a set fee collected (typically) every half-hour during the game. This form of rake is collected in one of two ways: Time rakes are generally reserved for higher limit games ($10–$20 and above). The fee per hand is a fixed rate and does not vary based on the size of the pot. The above