Texas Hold’em poker is a competitive card game played directly between players. Typically, 2 to 6 participants take part. The game uses a standard deck of 52 cards with no jokers or trump suits. Each player is dealt five private cards, and the objective is to form the best possible hand by combining these with community cards or by comparing hand rankings to determine the winner.
The cards are ranked from highest to lowest as follows: Big King, Little King, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, with Ace typically considered high. The various hand categories, ranked from strongest to weakest, include:
– Straight Flush
– Four of a Kind
– Full House
– Flush
– Straight
– Three of a Kind
– Two Pair
– One Pair
– High Card
Additionally, specific hand types are recognized, such as:
– Single cards
– Straight (connected sequence)
– Pair
The game involves analyzing hand types, which can be categorized into different combinations like pairs, three-of-a-kind, or sequences of connected cards.
