Poker is a popular card game played by millions of people worldwide. It combines skill, strategy, and luck, making it exciting and challenging. The game is usually played with a standard 52-card deck and can be enjoyed by two or more players. In poker, the goal is to have the best hand of cards or to bluff your way into convincing your opponents to fold, or give up, their cards.

There are many variations of poker, but the most popular one is Texas Hold'em. In this version, each player is dealt two private cards, known as hole cards, and then five community cards are dealt face-up in the center of the table. Players use these community cards along with their own hole cards to create the best possible five-card hand. Betting rounds occur after each stage of dealing, and players can either check, bet, raise, or fold based on their cards and what they think their opponents are holding.