Poker is a gambling game that involves players betting on their five-card hands. The best hand wins the pot, while the player with the worst hand loses all of their chips in the pot.

A poker hand is made of five cards, ranked from Ace to ace. When there are two identical hands, they are tied and the winner is determined by the highest card. If there is no high card, a tie is broken by the lowest card.

The standard deck used for most poker games is 52 cards, although some versions use a deck with fewer cards. Chips are commonly red or black in color. Players can bluff, which means they may make a bet that they have the highest hand without being totally accurate.

There are four different types of poker hands: flush, straight, full house and five of a kind. A straight is a set of five cards in a row. This is not necessarily the best possible hand, however.

If there are more than one player in contention after the final round of betting, the winner of the pot is determined by the ranking of the next card. Sometimes a player’s hand can be made better by the use of a wild card.

Two four of a kind are tied if they have the same rank, and the higher ranked four of a kind wins. Similarly, if there is a tie for the highest hand, the high card breaks the tie.