Each player gets two private cards
Five community cards are dealt face up in the center
The goal is to make the best five-card hand using any combination of your two cards and the five community cards
A round starts with forced bets called the small blind and big blind
Players act in turn and can fold, call, or raise
The first betting round happens after the two private cards are dealt
Three community cards are dealt together on the flop
Another betting round happens after the flop
One more community card is dealt on the turn
Another betting round happens after the turn
The final community card is dealt on the river
The last betting round happens after the river
If more than one player remains, there is a showdown
The player with the best hand wins the pot
Hand rankings from highest to lowest are royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, high card
You can win by having the best hand or by making all other players fold