Poker is a card game where players place bets to win a pot. Players reveal their hands in a final betting phase and the player with the best hand wins the pot. The game is a fast-paced social one and there are many different ways to win. The game has become more popular in recent years. There are more tournaments and online games being offered to people in India than ever before. New leagues are also forming and this has encouraged more people to play the game and try their luck.
Each player begins a betting interval by placing an ante into the pot. After each player has placed an ante, they are dealt two cards face-down (hidden from other players). These are called the private cards of that player and are sometimes known as their hole or pocket. A third card is then dealt face-up to the table and revealed to all players. This card is called the flop.
Players then have the choice to keep their own two personal cards or combine them with the five community cards to create a final poker hand of five. A poker hand can be made up of any combination of cards: Straight – 5 consecutive ranks of the same suit; Flush – five cards in sequence but from more than one suit; Three of a kind – three matching cards of one rank; and Two pair – two cards of the same rank, plus another unmatched card.