Poker is a popular card game with players around the world. It is played in casinos, private homes, and poker clubs. The game has many variants, including Texas Hold ’em and Omaha.
The basic rules of most forms of poker involve the deal of cards, betting rounds, and a showdown where the hands are revealed and one player is awarded the pot. In each betting round, each player to the left must either “call” by putting into the pot the same number of chips as the previous player, or “raise,” which means they put in more than enough chips to call; or “drop,” which means they put no chips in the pot, discard their hand, and are out of the betting until the next deal.
Each player is dealt a set of cards, one at a time. In some games, the dealer deals the cards; in others, players deal their own hands. The right to deal a hand typically rotates among the players, and is marked by a token called a dealer button (or buck).
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In some poker games, ties are broken with the highest card. In other poker games, a specific hand must qualify for certain types of ties (such as pairs) to break them.
The basic goal of poker is to form the best possible five-card hand. A poker hand is ranked according to its value, and the higher a hand ranks, the more valuable it is. For example, a pair of Aces is more valuable than a pair of kings or queens.
