| Poker is a popular card game in which players with | | | | more cards, all of which are hidden. They can then |
| fully or partially concealed cards make wagers into a | | | | replace one or more of these cards a certain number |
| central pot. The pot is awarded to the player or | | | | of times. |
| players with the best combination of cards or to the | | | | Stud poker |
| player who makes an uncalled bet. Poker can also | | | | Players receive cards one at a time, some being |
| refer to video poker, a single-player game seen in | | | | displayed to other players at the table. The key |
| casinos much like a slot machine, or to other games | | | | difference between stud and 'draw' poker is that |
| that use poker hand rankings. | | | | players are not allowed to discard or replace any |
| The right to deal each hand typically rotates among | | | | cards. |
| the players and is marked by a token called a 'dealer' | | | | Community card poker |
| button or buck. In a casino, a house dealer handles the | | | | Players combine individually dealt cards with a number |
| cards for each hand, but a button (typically a white | | | | of "community cards" dealt face up and shared by all |
| plastic disk) is rotated clockwise among the players to | | | | players. Each player will attempt to make the best five |
| indicate a nominal dealer to determine the order of | | | | card poker hand using the community cards and their |
| betting. | | | | own face down cards. Two or four individual cards |
| The most popular poker variants are as follows: | | | | may be dealt in the most popular variations, Texas |
| Draw poker | | | | hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em, respectively. |
| Players each receive five -- as in five-card draw -- or | | | | |