Poker is a card game that can be played by two or more players. It is a game of chance, where each player makes a wager and then compares his or her hand to the others’ hands. Each player is allowed to call, raise, or fold. Players may also bluff by betting that they have a good hand when they do not.
At the start of a poker game, each player buys in for some amount of chips. Each chip is worth a different amount of money, with white chips being the lowest and red chips the highest. Each player then places his or her chips into the pot when it is his or her turn.
After the first betting round is complete, three cards are placed face up on the table, called the flop. Then another round of betting takes place. The dealer then deals a fourth card, called the turn. Then the final betting round takes place before the showdown or reveal of the poker hand.
The best poker hand is a Royal Flush, which contains a 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of the same suit in sequence. This is a very rare hand, and therefore it is worth the most money. Other poker hands include Straight Flush (five consecutive cards of the same suit), Four of a Kind (three matching cards of the same rank), and Two Pairs (two pairs of two cards of the same rank). Ties are broken by the highest unmatched card or by secondary pairs.
