Telesina (Telesina)

Number of decks: 1
Number of cards in the deck: 52
Number of players: from 2 or more
The seniority of the cards: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, B, D, K, T.
Purpose of the game: to make the best combination and win the pot.
Rules of the game. The rules of this game are based on information from Massimo Ilardo. Telesine is an Italian version of poker, sometimes called Teresina. The game is played with a variable number of cards from a standard deck of 52 cards. The number of cards is determined as follows: the number of players is subtracted from the number 11 and this number indicates the lowest card in the deck. For example, play 5 players, 11-5 = 6, then 6 is the lowest card in the deck and the number of cards in the deck is 36. Before the start of the game, each player contributes an agreed amount of money (ante) to the bank. Then the sender is determined. In the first game, the handler is selected by drawing lots, and in the next games the players take the cards in turn. The deck is carefully worn by the handler and each player is dealt two cards, the cards are dealt clockwise. One player receives the card in closed form, and the other card in an open form. Both cards lie in front of the player. The remaining deck is placed in the center of the table in a closed form. A player can look at his private card. After the delivery of the cards, commerce begins.

Trade. Trade begins with the player whose open card is the oldest in value. If there are two players, then players look at the seniority of the suit. Seniority of suits from the youngest to the elder: peaks, clubs, tambourines, hearts. In the process of trading, each player in the order of their turn, can fold their cards and not continue the game, or may remain in the game while doing a bet in the bank. After the end of the first round of betting, each player who remains in the game is dealt one card, the card is placed in clear. The second round is started by the player whose combination of the open cards is older. Thus, trading is conducted until each player has 5 cards. This ends the trade and begins the showdown between the players (showdown).

Opening of cards. Players take turns opening their cards and the player who has the highest combination of cards becomes the winner and takes all the money from the bank himself. Combinations of cards are the same as in poker . The precedence of combinations from the youngest to the oldest is the same, only a full house is less than a flush:

The highest card,

Couple,

Two pairs,

Troika,

Straight,

Full house,

Flash,

Kare,

Straight flush.

Telesine Options

Telesine Con Vela . In this version of the game, each player is dealt face down at the beginning of the game. All the rest is the same as described above.

Telesine with Joker Con Matte . The sender selects the value of the card, which is free. For example, he chose dozens and a dozen can be used to represent any card that the player chooses. But there is a limit, you can not make a combination - a pair of two free cards. When using a free card, there is a special combination of Pokerissimo, which takes a place higher than a straight flush.

Telesine Con Carte Coperte . All cards are dealt face down. After two handoffs, each player opens one card of his choice before the first round of betting. After each subsequent betting round, when one card is dealt, the players choose whether to open a new card or leave it already closed.

Telesine Con Una Carta Coperte . In this variant, all cards face up, except for the first and last round of betting.