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Poker is a game of chance where players wager chips on their hands. It is played throughout the world, and is primarily popular in North America.<\/p>\n
Poker comes in many forms, including Texas hold ’em and Omaha poker. It is played in brick-and-mortar casinos, online casinos, and at home.<\/p>\n
The basic goal of any poker game is to create a hand of five cards that ranks higher than the others. The five cards can be any combination of two pocket cards, three community cards, and one dealer card.<\/p>\n
A poker hand is considered to be winning when it is a straight, flush, or five-card high. A straight is five cards in sequential order, whereas a flush is five cards of the same suit.<\/p>\n
In standard poker, the first round of betting starts with the player to the left of the small blind (or the player to his left still in the hand) making a forced bet. The action then proceeds clockwise, with each player in turn either calling the previous bet or folding.<\/p>\n
This bet is referred to as the “ante” or “blind.” It is usually twice the size of the player’s small blind.<\/p>\n
The first betting interval ends when all the players have called the ante or folded. The next betting interval begins with the player who made the last raise, and it continues in this fashion until the last bet is called or all the players have checked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"