Poker is a card game in which players try to make the best hand out of a combination of cards. It is played with a standard 52-card deck. The cards are ranked from Ace to King, and there are four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs).

Rules vary depending on the type of poker you’re playing. The main rule is that the highest hand wins.

Some games allow you to fold if you don’t have any good cards left, while others will allow you to bet as many or as little as you want. If you decide to fold, you put all of your cards face-down on the table.

You can also choose to re-raise, which means that you can increase your bet even if you don’t have the best hand. If you do this, everyone else in the pot must call your new bet or fold.

The dealer deals the cards one at a time, starting with the player to his left. He then rotates the right to deal and bet clockwise among the other players.

Once the first round of betting is complete, each player must show their hand. Afterwards, the dealer takes turns revealing his cards, and the player with the best hand wins.