The object of poker is to survive the rounds of betting and have the best hand out of all players. Let’s go over the wining hands of poker:

• Royal Flush –  Actually, this is the rarest of all poker hands to be dealt. A royal flush consists of an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten, all of the same suit.

• Straight Flush –  A straight flush is five cards all in numerical order of the same suit. Example: two, three, four, five, and six of clubs.

• Four of A Kind – Four of the same cards, plus any other card. If another player also has four of a kind, the player with the highest value of their four of a kind wins.

• Full House –  A full house consists of a set of three of the same numbered cards, plus a set of two the same numbered cards. Example: three kings and two queens.

• Flush – A flush is any numerical sequence of cards that are all the same suit. The cards don’t have to be in numerical order, they just have to be the same suit, whether it’s five hearts, five clubs, five spades, or five diamonds.
• Straight – A straight is a five card sequence in numerical order. The five cards do not have to be the same suit.
• Three of a Kind – Three cards that are the same number, plus two other random cards.The higher of the two three of a kind hands wins. Example: three fives would beat three fours.
• Two Pair – Two pair is a five card hand that consists of two sets of pairs plus another random card. Example: two sixes, two fives, and a king. The two fives and two sixes are your two of a kind. If another opponent is holding two pairs, then your fifth card determines who wins the hand the higher of the two random cards wins.
• One Pair – One pair consists of two of your cards in your hand being the same, plus three other random cards.
• High Card – In a high card hand, the only thing that can win the pot for you is if your high card beats the other players high card.
• When playing a game of poker, before the cards are dealt, each player needs to put in what is called an ante. This bet can be anything from a nickel to hundreds of dollars. Poker players usually set limits as to what the ante is, and how high the bets can go.
• The dealer then deals the cards out to each player, making sure each player has five cards. Each player looks at their own cards without showing them to anyone else at the table.
  
• The first player to the left of the dealer has the option to open the pot,  or they can check, which means they don’t want to make the first bet, but they don’t want to fold their cards . In the case of checking, the option of betting would go to the next player.After the pot is opened, continuous bets are then placed. Once the first round of bets are done, players have the option of getting rid of up to three cards. Another round of betting follows with the same rules as above.
  
• The hand of poker is done when no one any longer wants to raise the bets or everyone but one player has folded. The cards in each players hand is turned over for everyone to see, and the highest hand wins all that money in the pot.

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