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Hand	Description/Example
High Card (no pair)	No two cards have the same rank, the five cards are not in sequence, and the five cards are not all the same suit. When comparing the same types of hands, the higher-ranking card defeats the lower-ranking card. Ex. K♥ J♣ 8♣ 7♦ 3♠ (“King High”)
One Pair	Two cards of the same rank, plus three other unmatched cards. When comparing the same types of hands, the higher-ranking pairs defeat the lower-ranking pairs. Ex. 4♥ 4♠ K♠ 10♥ 5♠ (Pair of Fours)
Two Pair	Two cards of the same rank, plus two cards of another rank (that match each other, but not the first pair), plus one unmatched card. When comparing same types of hands, Higher ranking pair of the two defeats lower ranking pair. Ex. J♥ J♣ 4♣ 4♠ 9♥ (“Jacks over Fours”)
Three of a Kind	Three cards of the same rank, plus two unmatched cards. When comparing the same types of hands, the higher-value three of a kind defeats the lower-value three of a kind. Ex. 2♦ 2♠ 2♣ K♠ 6♥
Straight	Contains five cards of sequential rank but in more than one suit. Two straights are ranked by comparing the highest card of each. Two straights with the same high card are of equal value. Ex. Q♣ J♠ 10♠ 9♥ 8♥ (“Queen-High Straight”)
Flush	Contains five cards of the same suit, not in rank or sequence. When comparing the same types of hands, the highest-ranking card wins. Ex. Q♣ 10♣ 7♣ 6♣ 4♣ (“Queen-High Flush)
Full House	Contains three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of another rank. When comparing the same types of hands, the higher-ranking set of three wins. Ex. 3♣ 3♠ 3♦ 6♣ 6♥ (“Threes over Sixes”)
Four of a Kind	Contains four cards of one rank and an unmatched card of another rank. When comparing the same types of hands, higher-ranking quads defeat lower-ranking ones. Ex. 4♣ 4♠ 4♦ 4♥ 6♣
Straight Flush	Contains five cards in sequence, all of the same suit (therefore, both a straight and a flush). Compare hands by looking at their highest card. Two identical straight flushes tie since suits have no value. Ex. Q♣ J♣ 10♣ 9♣ 8♣
Royal Flush	The highest poker hand, containing an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and a 10, all of the same suit. Ex. 10♥ J♥ Q♥ K♥ A♥

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A game of Texas hold 'em in progress. 'Hold 'em' is a popular form of poker.

Poker is a family of card games that combines gambling, strategy and different skills. All poker variants involve betting as an intrinsic part of play, and determine the winner of each hand according to the combinations of players' cards, at least some of which remain hidden until the end of the hand. Poker games vary in the number of cards dealt, the number of shared or 'community' cards, the number of cards that remain hidden, and the betting procedures.

In most modern poker games the first round of betting begins with one or more of the players making some form of a forced bet (the blind or ante). In standard poker, each player bets according to the rank they believe their hand is worth as compared to the other players. The action then proceeds clockwise as each player in turn must either match (or 'call') the maximum previous bet, or fold, losing the amount bet so far and all further involvement in the hand. A player who matches a bet may also 'raise' (increase) the bet. The betting round ends when all players have either called the last bet or folded. If all but one player folds on any round, the remaining player collects the pot without being required to reveal their hand. If more than one player remains in contention after the final betting round, a showdown takes place where the hands are revealed, and the player with the winning hand takes the pot.

With the exception of initial forced bets, money is only placed into the pot voluntarily by a player who either believes the bet has positive expected value or who is trying to bluff other players for various strategic reasons. Thus, while the outcome of any particular hand significantly involves chance, the long-run expectations of the players are determined by their actions chosen on the basis of probability, psychology, and game theory.

Poker has increased in popularity since the beginning of the 20th century and has gone from being primarily a recreational activity confined to small groups of enthusiasts to a widely popular activity, both for participants and spectators, including online, with many professional players and multimillion-dollar tournament prizes.

History[edit]

Poker was developed sometime during the early 19th century in the United States. Since those early beginnings, the game has grown to become an extremely popular pastime worldwide.

In the 1937 edition of Foster's Complete Hoyle, R. F. Foster wrote: 'the game of poker, as first played in the United States, five cards to each player from a twenty-card pack, is undoubtedly the Persian game of As-Nas.' By the 1990s some gaming historians including David Parlett started to challenge the notion that poker is a direct derivative of As-Nas. Developments in the 1970s led to poker becoming far more popular than it was before. Modern tournament play became popular in American casinos after the World Series of Poker began, in 1970.^[1]

Gameplay[edit]

Examples of top poker hand categories

In casual play, the right to deal a hand typically rotates among the players and is marked by a token called a dealer button (or buck). In a casino, a house dealer handles the cards for each hand, but the button (typically a white plastic disk) is rotated clockwise among the players to indicate a nominal dealer to determine the order of betting. The cards are dealt clockwise around the poker table, one at a time.

One or more players are usually required to make forced bets, usually either an ante or a blind bet (sometimes both). The dealer shuffles the cards, the player on the chair to his or her right cuts, and the dealer deals the appropriate number of cards to the players one at a time, beginning with the player to his or her left. Cards may be dealt either face-up or face-down, depending on the variant of poker being played. After the initial deal, the first of what may be several betting rounds begins. Between rounds, the players' hands develop in some way, often by being dealt additional cards or replacing cards previously dealt. At the end of each round, all bets are gathered into the central pot.

At any time during a betting round, if one player bets, no opponents choose to call (match) the bet, and all opponents instead fold, the hand ends immediately, the bettor is awarded the pot, no cards are required to be shown, and the next hand begins. This is what makes bluffing possible. Bluffing is a primary feature of poker, one that distinguishes it from other vying games and from other games that make use of poker hand rankings.

At the end of the last betting round, if more than

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