Poker is one of the oldest and most favorite forms of card game around the world. The game has been played for centuries, but it was not until 1988 when the World Series of Poker (WSOP) held its first championship tournament in Las Vegas. The tournament brought the game to a worldwide platform, sparking poker’s rise in popularity and the game has remained one of the top card games ever since.
Poker is a card game that can be played with anywhere from two players up to a maximum of 10 players. The object of the game is to form the best hand using the cards you have in your hand. Each rank and suit has a specific meaning for poker, such as flushes and full houses. The combinations that you can make using your cards determine the value of your hand.
In poker, each player is dealt two cards, referred to as ‘hole cards’, which they cannot show to the other players. In addition, five ‘community cards’ are put face up on the table, and each player is able to combine any combination of their two hole cards and the five community cards to create a winning hand.