Poker is a card game in which players place bets according to the strength of their hand. The object of the game is to create a five card poker hand (Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten of different suits) that wins the pot. Players may also use wild cards to make their hands more powerful.

During the first round of betting, the players are feeling each other out and there will be no major bets. But as the game progresses and the odds change, bets will rise and the tension will build. Then the key hands will be revealed and the action will really heat up.

If the player with the highest poker hand reveals his or her cards, then the players must either call or fold. If they call, the next player must raise their bet if possible. This process continues until one of the players has a winning hand.

The narrator does not need to get in the players’ heads as they are playing, but the narrator should describe their reactions to the cards they are dealt. The more they play and watch experienced players, the better their instincts will be. Then they can react quickly to the cards and bet in a way that makes sense for them. For example, if they have a good starting hand and they get bluffed by someone who has nothing, then they will know that they are beaten and will fold.