Poker is a card game where players compete to create the best hand by collecting chips from the other players. Depending on the variation, there are two betting phases in each round. At the end of the betting round, players reveal their hands in a clockwise manner around the table. The player with the best hand wins the pot.
The game of poker is played with two decks of cards, a hole card and an ace. When a player receives an ace of spades, he is said to have a high hand. If two players have the same high hand and a low hand, the pot is split equally. In this scenario, the player with the highest card by suit receives the odd chip.
Poker can be played with any number of players, but is generally played with six to eight people. The pot is the total sum of bets placed by all the players in a single round. To win the pot, a player must have the best poker hand or make a bet that no other player calls.
Depending on the type of poker hand, a player may have a pair of twos or threes. In these cases, the higher card wins.
