Poker Basics
Poker is a name given to any number of card games sharing some key characteristics.
The players bet on the value of their hand which is the best 5 card combination they can make from those available to them. Some games only allow players to use cards dealt to them while others allow a combination of those held by players individually and those shared amongst all the players (board or community cards).
Gameplay is usually similar with the dealership rotating amongst the players, some or all players being subject to forced betting (e.g. ante or blinds) each hand and a round of betting on each street (i.e. each time cards are changed/revealed). Betting follows the usual protocols with each player being required to fold or match the current level of betting (calling) before optionally increasing the bet (raising). A betting round ends when either all players have contributed equally to the pot or there is only one player remaining. Note that players are not normally able to “bet out” other players due to lack of funds. A player with all his money in the pot is all in and may continue without contributing more. However if he wins he does not take any money contributed after his all in has been matched by the other players - the remainder goes to the player with the second best hand.
What is shared amongst all poker variants are the established hand rankings:
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