Poker is a card game in which players put down chips to bet with. The goal is to make the best 5 card hand possible using your own two cards and the five community cards that are dealt to everyone. The player with the best hand wins all of the money that has been bet during that round.

The game can be played in private homes or in countless casinos and Poker rooms around the world. There is a lot of luck in the game, but there are also a great many skills required to excel at it.

After each player puts down their chips, they are dealt 2 cards and a round of betting starts. In some games, there are mandatory bets called blinds that the two players to the left of the dealer must place before the cards are dealt. These bets help create an incentive to play and keep the game moving along.

When it is your turn to bet, you can say “call” or “raise” to add more money to the pot. If you call, the other players must either match your raise or fold their cards. If you don’t want to call, you can simply say “check” and pass the turn.

The player with the best five card hand at the end of a round wins all of the money that was bet during that round. If there is a tie for the best hand, all of the players with that hand share the prize.