Poker is a gambling game in which players bet into a pot. The player who has the highest poker hand wins the pot.

Poker can be played with any number of players. The ideal number is six to eight. Usually a poker table has a big blind and a small blind. The big blind is a full ante and the small blind is half a ante.

Each player gets one card face up and a second card face down. The dealer has the last right to shuffle cards. After each round of dealing, a betting interval is taken.

The first player to act is the player to the left of the big blind. He can choose to call, raise, or fold. The other players must match the bet. If a bet is not made, the round ends.

The flop is 6-4-2. Three different suits are dealt. When all suits are flipped, it is a straight flush. A straight flush is the best natural hand. If the flop contains a jack of hearts, a king of diamonds, and a jack of spades, it is called an overplay.

The cards in the hands are ranked from Ace to ten. The ace may be treated as the lowest card. It is possible to make a five-of-a-kind with wild cards. If the players have the same rank of cards, a jack of a different suit breaks ties.

When there are ties, the second highest card is used to break them. A pair of kings is not bad off the deal.