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\"Poker\" <\/p>\n

Poker is a game of chance and skill that is played with cards and chips. It is a highly popular card game, with numerous variants. The basic goal of the game is to have the best five-card hand at the end of a series of betting intervals.<\/p>\n

The cards are dealt facedown to each player, and the deal is interrupted for a betting interval. During the betting interval, players may bet or raise (called \u201ccall\u201d), fold (\u201cfold\u201d), or call-raise (also called a re-raise\u201d).<\/p>\n

Betting in poker is done by placing chips in a central pot. A player must place at least as many chips in the pot as has been put into it by a preceding player before he can drop out of the betting and no longer compete for the pot.<\/p>\n

Generally, a high straight beats a lower one in most games. A wraparound straight, in which the first card starts high and then finishes low or vice versa, doesn\u2019t count as a straight.<\/p>\n

Ties in poker break when two or more hands are identical, card for card. A tie is broken by the next highest unmatched card or secondary pair, if any.<\/p>\n

In some versions of poker, the rank of cards is determined by their odds rather than by their mathematical frequency. For example, a 6-4-3-2-A beats a pair of aces and a 7-5-4-3-2 beats a straight flush in most games.<\/p>\n

Almost all poker games involve some degree of strategy and are played with fixed-limit betting limits. These limits ensure that the overall expected value of each hand is not significantly affected by a player\u2019s bet or raise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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