Poker Magic

Poker is a game which is based mainly on the hands that a player posses and the winner of the game is determined according to the hands he posses. The poker hand in most of the poker games constitutes five sets of cards that include two hole card and three community cards. The hole cards are the first two cards that are dealt over the table face down by the dealer and are private hence can be viewed only by the concerned player to whom the cards are dealt. Based on the hole card the first round of betting with clay poker chips is made.

The rest of the hand is formed out of the next set of community cards that are dealt by the dealer. Community cards are cards that are dealt face up over the table and are common to all the players. There are a total of three rounds of betting with clay chips where the community cards are dealt. The flop is the first set of community cards, the turn precedes the flop and the river is the final community card. A set of five hands are formed from a total of seven cards, two hole cards and five community cards. The winner is determined in the showdown by comparing the hands and referring the preset ranking system, the straight flush being the highest hand, four of a kind comes next, and continues with full house, flush, straight and so on.

Read What are poker hands and how are they determined to learn more about understanding poker hands.