Poker is a card game played for money. To play, a player must ante (this amount will vary depending on the game) and then bet into the middle pot. The player with the best hand wins the pot. Betting takes place in a clockwise fashion, and continues until all players call or fold.
The best hand in poker is a straight flush. A straight flush consists of five cards of the same suit. The ace can be either high or low. If both cards of the same rank are high, the hand is known as a straight flush. The next highest hand is the four-of-a-kind. However, this hand can consist of any card.
There are many variations of poker. Some games require blind bets before each hand, replacing the ante. These blind bets happen before each player receives their cards. Normally, this requirement rotates around the table every round. Players take turns making the blind bet, and must call the blind bet before checking their hand.
Poker can be played with as few as two players or as many as seven. It is important to have enough poker chips to accommodate all of the players. In general, you need at least 200 chips for a seven-person game. Poker chips come in different colors. The lowest-value chip is white, followed by red, blue, and dark-colored chips.