POKER RULES

Poker is the name given to a range of card games in which players’ hands are ranked by the cards available to them, whether held individually or shared by multiple players. Poker games may vary in the number of cards dealt, the hand rankings used, the number of hidden and shared cards available, the number of rounds of betting offered and the betting procedures followed. The winner of each hand of poker is the player that holds the best ranking hand when all cards are shown – this is known as “showdown” – or the player that makes the last uncalled bet, thus winning without needing to reach showdown.