Object of the Game
The goal of each player is to win the pot, which contains all the bets that the 😊 players have made in any one deal. A player makes a bet in hopes that they have the best pot, 😊 which to give the impression that they do. In most Poker versions, the top combination of five cards is the 😊 best hand.
The Deal
Each player receives two cards face down and then one card face up, dealt one at a time 😊 in rotation.
The Play
After the initial deal, there is a betting interval. Each active player receives three more face up cards 😊 and one more face down card, with a betting interval after each round of cards dealt. In the showdown, each 😊 player turns up all of their hole cards and selects five of their seven cards as their hand. The player 😊 must separate these cards from the other two, which they discard. The player cannot reclaim their discards upon finding that 😊 a better five-card combination could have been made.
Poker Hand
Five of a Kind - This is the highest possible hand and 😊 can occur only where at least one card is wild, such as a Joker. Examples of five of a kind 😊 would be four 10s and a wild card or two Queens and three wild cards.
Straight Flush - This is the 😊 highest possible hand when only the standard pack is used, and there are no wild cards. A straight flush consists 😊 of five cards of the same suit in sequence, such as 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 of hearts.
Four of a 😊 Kind - This is the next highest hand. An example is four aces or four 3s.
Full House - This colorful 😊 hand is made up of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, such as three 8s 😊 and two 4s.
Flush - Five cards all of the same suit, but not all in sequence, is a flush. An 😊 example is Q, 10, 7, 6, and 2 of clubs.
Straight - Five cards in sequence, but not all of the 😊 same suit is a straight. An example is 9♥, 8♣, 7♠, 6♦, 5♥.
Three of a Kind - This combination contains 😊 three cards of the same rank, and the other two cards each of a different rank, such as three Jacks, 😊 a seven, and a four.
Two Pairs - This hand contains a pair of one rank and another pair of a 😊 different rank, plus any fifth card of a different rank, such as Q, Q, 7, 7, 4.
One Pair - This 😊 frequent combination contains just one pair with the other three cards being of different rank. An example is 10, 10, 😊 K, 4, 3.
No Pair - This very common hand contains "nothing." None of the five cards pair up, nor are 😊 all five cards of the same suit or consecutive in rank. When more than one player has no pair, the 😊 hands are rated by the highest card each hand contains, so that an ace-high hand beats a king-high hand, and 😊 so on.
