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Before you get started playing any type of 5-card poker, you’ll need to learn the 10 basic ways to 🤶 win. In order from lowest to highest, they are:
1. High card.
2. Pair of cards, like two 2s.
3. Two pairs of 🤶 cards, like two 5s and two 9s.
4. Three of a kind, like three 4s.
5. Straight, which is five cards in 🤶 sequential order. For example, a player might have a 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of any suit.
6. Flush, which 🤶 is when a player has five cards of the same suit in any order. For example, a player might have 🤶 a 2, 7, 10, Jack, and Queen of spades.
7. Full house, which is when a player has a pair and 🤶 a three of a kind.
8. Four of a kind, like all four Aces.
9. Straight flush, which is when you have 🤶 five cards in sequential order of the same suit. For example, a player might have a 5, 6, 7, 8, 🤶 and 9 of clubs.
10. Royal Flush, which is a straight flush containing a 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace.
If two 🤶 people have the same hand, the person with the higher cards wins. So for example, if Daniel has a pair 🤶 of 3s and Maggie has a pair of 10s, Maggie wins because her pair is higher.
To play Texas Hold’Em, which 🤶 is the most common type of poker, you’ll first need to bet your “ante,” which is your “buy in bet” 🤶 to play the round. The ante is usually a small bet, likeR$1 orR$5, and it’s decided by the table. Once 🤶 everyone has their ante, the dealer will deal two cards to each player. Keep these cards secret from everyone else. 🤶 Now, every player will take a look at their cards and choose whether or not to bet. Whenever there’s a 🤶 betting round, you can choose to “fold,” which means not playing this round, “check,” which means matching their bet, or 🤶 “raise,” which means adding more money to the betting pool. Players that are unwilling to “check” a bet have to 🤶 fold; and if everyone but one player “folds,” that player wins! Once everyone has bet, the dealer will reveal three 🤶 cards. These cards are known as the “flop.” When you see the flop, start planning what hand you want to 🤶 make, keeping in mind that there are still two more cards to be revealed. For example, you might want to 🤶 aim for a flush, which is when you have five cards of the same suit. After the flop, everyone has 🤶 the chance to bet again, before the dealer reveals the next card, which is the “turn.” Bet again if you 🤶 want to, then the dealer will reveal the “river,” which is the last card. At this point, you’ll see a 🤶 total of 7 cards: two in your hands, and five on the table. Now, players will bet once last time, 🤶 then everyone will reveal their hand. Your goal is to create the highest hand possible out of those seven cards, 🤶 even if it means only using one card from your hand and four cards from the table. The player with 🤶 the best hand wins!
