The most popular poker played today is Texas holdem. In each round of Texas holdem, each player is dealt two cards face down (hole cards) and five community cards face up for each player to complete their hand. The community cards are dealt over three betting stages with the first three shown at one time, known as the flop. The fourth card is then shown, known as the turn card. The fifth community card is revealed last and is known as the river card. With all the information and research available to today's players, poker has become a science of probability.
Hand | Description |
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Royal Flush | 10 thru Ace, all the same suit |
Straight Flush | Successive suited cards |
Four of a Kind | Same card of each suit |
Full House | Three of a kind and a pair, in the same hand |
Flush | Five cards of the same suit, not successive |
Straight | Five successive cards, not suited |
Three of a Kind | Three of one value card |
Two Pair | Two pairings of the same card in a hand |
One Pair | One pairing of the same card |
High Card | Nothing matching in hand |