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The most popular variation of this game is Texas Hold 'Em. And it has never been more popular. With the World Series of Poker now a very popular television event, and the advent of an Internet "wildcard" player winning this event, everyone wants a piece of the action! A poker hand is 5 cards. In many variations, there are more than 5 cards dealt, but only the 5 cards that together make the best hand count toward the hand (the rest are ignored). In Texas Hold 'Em, two cards are dealt to each player face down. Following a round of betting there are three shared (or "community") cards shown face up (this is called "The Flop"). Another round of betting is followed by another community card dealt face up ("The Turn" or "4th Street"). Another round of betting is followed by a final community card dealt face up ("The River" or "5th Street"). A final round of betting will occur before remaining players reveal their two face-down cards to determine the winner. It is interesting to note that most Texas Hold 'Em hands never make it past the final round of betting (all the players except one usually fold before this point). Although there are numerous variations in how cards are dealt, the winning poker hands are fairly universal. Where there are "wild cards" (cards that can be put in place of any other card), the advent of the otherwise impossible "5 of a kind" may pop up somewhere in the mix of best hands. Aside from this, the hand order is as follows (from worst to best):
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