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Poker is played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards.

The cards are ranked from high to low in the following order: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.

Aces are always high.
Aces are worth more than Kings which are worth more than Queens which are worth more than Jack, and so on.Each player has dealt five cards. You have to end up with the highest-valued hand. Hands are ranked in the following order:

- Royal Flush

- Straight Flush

- Four of a Kind

- Full House

- Flush

- Straight

- Three of a Kind

- Two Pair

- One Pair

- High Card

Never forget the game objective.
Never make the mistake to think that you need to approach as close to 21 as possible.
You need to have hands higher than the dealer. That’s the key.
You win if your hand totals 21 or less when the dealer busts (hand exceeds 21).

You win if:
Your hand totals 20 and the dealer’s hand is 18 you win, if you bet $2, you get $2
You have anything under 21 and the dealer busts
You lose if:
You have 19 and the dealer has 20.

You play against the dealer. The dealer is your enemy. Cards from other players does not matter. Focus on your hand and the value dealer’s cards.