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Poker is a card game, and
the most popular of a class of games in which players
with fully or partially concealed cards make wagers into
a central pot, which is awarded to the player or players
with the best combination of cards or to the player who
makes an uncalled bet. The Poker can also refer to video
poker which is a single-player game seen in casinos much
like a slot machine, or to other games that use poker
hand rankings. The game of poker is played in hundreds
of variations and most follow the same basic pattern of
play. The right to deal each hand typically rotates
among the players and is marked by a token called a
"buck" or "button". In a
casino a house
dealer handles the cards for each hand, but a button
(typically a white plastic disk) is rotated among the
players to indicate a nominal dealer to determine the
order of betting.
Pokers are of different types:
The each hand one or more
players are required for making forced bets to create an
initial stake for which the players will contest. The
dealer shuffles the cards, he or another player cuts,
and the appropriate number of cards are dealt to the
players one at a time. After this initial deal, the
first of what may be several betting rounds begins.
Between rounds, the players' hands develop in some way,
often by being dealt additional cards or replacing cards
previously dealt. At the end of each round, all bets are
gathered into the central pot. More details can be found
in the article on betting. At any time during the first
or subsequent betting rounds, if any player makes a bet,
all other players are required to match it or to
surrender their cards and forfeit their interest in the
pot. If one player bets and no other player chooses to
match the bet, the deal ends immediately, the bettor is
awarded the pot, no cards are shown, and the next deal
begins. This is what makes bluffing possible, and is a
primary feature of the game that distinguishes it from
other vying games and from other games that make use of
poker hand rankings. At the end of the last betting
round, if more than one player remains, there is a
showdown in which the players reveal their previously
hidden cards and evaluate their hands. The player with
the best hand according to the poker variant being
played wins the pot.
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