• Blinds: the two players left of the dealer button post a small and big blind (e.g. 1 and 2). The button rotates each hand.
• Preflop: everyone gets two private cards. Action starts left of the big blind: fold, call, or raise.
• Flop, turn, river: three, then one, then one shared card. A betting round follows each.
• Showdown: the best five-card hand from your two cards plus the five shared cards wins the pot.
• No-limit: you may bet any amount up to your whole stack at any time.

Hand	Example	Chance in 7 cards
Straight flush	9♥ 8♥ 7♥ 6♥ 5♥	0.03%
Four of a kind	Q Q Q Q 4	0.17%
Full house	8 8 8 K K	2.60%
Flush	A♠ J♠ 9♠ 6♠ 2♠	3.03%
Straight	T 9 8 7 6	4.62%
Three of a kind	7 7 7 K 3	4.83%
Two pair	J J 5 5 A	23.5%
One pair	A A 9 6 3	43.8%
High card	K J 8 5 2	17.4%

Shorthand

• Rarer beats commoner. Flush beats straight because it is rarer.
• Most showdowns are won with one or two pair. Value comes from betting, not from monster hands.