Poker is a card game in which players compete against each other for money. It is played with a deck of 52 cards and can be played by a single person or with multiple players. The objective of the game is to win the pot, which is an aggregate of all bets made by all players in a deal.
In each betting round, one or more players must place an ante before the cards are dealt to the rest of the players in the hand. These ante amounts vary according to the type of poker variant being played.
Once the first betting round is complete, the dealer deals three community cards face up on the table. Everyone still in the hand gets a chance to bet/raise/fold, and if no one calls or folds then it’s time for the second betting round.
The dealer then puts a fourth community card on the table, which is called the turn. Again, everyone in the hand gets a chance to bet/raise/fold before the fifth and final community card is revealed, which is called the river.
The player with the best poker hand wins the pot. The best hand is a five-card hand that beats any other hand with two cards of matching rank and two unrelated side cards. It is also a hand that ranks highest for probability of winning, such as an ace-high or pocket kings.
