How to play poker?

TEXAS HOLD ’EM POKER

THE MOST commonly played game. Each player is dealt two cards. Three cards are open on the table and each player must make the best combination of five cards.

First the dealer burns (discards) a card and the ‘Flop’ (three cards) opens.

Then after the betting is over, the dealer burns another card and opens the ‘Turn’.

Finally, after betting, the dealer burns another card and opens the ‘River’card.

Combinations

• High card 
• Pair 
• Two pairs 
• Trips (three of a kind) 
• Straight (five cards in a row)
• Flush (five of the same suit)
• Full house (three of a kind and a pair) 
• Four of a kind 
• Straight Flush (a sequence of five of the same suit)
• Royal flush (a sequence from 10 to ace of the same suit)