How a hand works

Two cards for you, five for the table, four rounds of betting. Deal through one real hand below — it takes 30 seconds.

One hand, start to finish

Your cards
Board
Opponent

That's the whole game: preflop → flop → turn → river, a betting round on each street. Facing no bet you can check (pass for free) or bet; facing a bet you fold, call or raise. At showdown the best five of seven cards wins the pot.

Drill: the structure