Basically, poker is a game of chance. The goal is to win the pot with the best poker hand. The poker hand is made up of five cards. These cards are ranked according to their suit. A straight is 5 cards in order, and a flush is 5 cards in the same suit. The highest card wins.

The best natural hand is a straight flush. It starts with the highest value card and is followed by one or more betting intervals.

Ties break when two or more people tie for the highest card. A high card can break ties when two or more people have identical poker hands. A low card can break ties when no one has a pair. The ace can be high or low.

The lowest possible hand is 7-5-4-3-2 in two or more suits. A straight flush is five cards in the same suit. The highest card is called the Royal Flush.

Some variant games use multiple packs. When one player folds, the rights to the original pot are forfeited. The active player then receives cards from the undealt portion of the pack.

Most poker games have betting intervals. These intervals occur after each round of dealing. During these intervals, each player must place a certain number of chips in the pot.

Some poker games allow players to shuffle their own cards. Some games also allow players to have Wild Cards. Wild Cards are cards that take any suit. These cards can make a five of a kind hand. They are also used in games where a player has a pair of aces.