5-Card Draw. So we use that game to explain the principles.

All 52 cards in the playing card pack are used and Aces score highest, followed by King, Queen and Jack. The game is played according to card suits, with every suit having equal value. Each player gets 5 cards, with the dealer handing out one card to all players every round. Winning hands are determined in this order:

Ranking order

Royal Flush - You need to get the highest sequence in the same suit, from Ace to 10. Obviously this is the hardest to get.

Straight Flush - Next down the difficulty list, this is a sequence in the same suite, but with cards lower than Royal Flush.

Four of a Kind - Simply, four of the same cards, one from each suit. Top hand is 4 Aces.

Full House - Three-two combination i.e. three of a kind and two of a kind.

Flush - Five cards from the same suit that do not have to be sequential.

Straight - Five cards in numerical sequence, without regard to suit of cards.

Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same value.

Two Pairs - Two sets of cards, each with two of a kind.

One Pair - One set of cards of the same kind

High Card - Highest ranking card, if nobody has a better hand.

Basic Rules

1)  You start by contributing money into a central pot. When everyone has paid, the dealer distributes the cards.

2)  Arrange your cards according to the ranking rules. Decide how many cards you want to exchange (up to 3).

3)  Place your bets like this:

Open: to start the betting process.

Check : to let somebody else 'Open'.

See : Place the same amount in the pot as other players to stay in the game.

Raise : Increasing the betting stakes – paying more into the pot than the others.

Fold : Quitting the game if you have a weak hand. You lose your initial stake.

4)  After everyone gets the first hand of 5 cards and after the first round of bets, you can exchange up to 3 cards. All cards are passed face down.