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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!
