Poker is a card game played between two or more players and with chips (representing money). Although there are many variations of the game, most of them share certain characteristics. Players place bets on their hand and the player with the highest-ranking hand wins the pot. Players may also bluff, betting that they have a good hand even though they do not.
All cards in a standard poker deck are ranked according to their mathematical probability; the higher the rank, the more likely the hand is to win. The game usually has four suits, but some games have wild cards that can take on any suit or rank.
The first player to act must either call (match the bet) or fold. If he calls, he must place chips in the pot equal to those placed in it by the player before him. In some cases, players can raise the amount of their bets.
When the dealer has finished dealing, everyone can discard up to three of their cards. Brad keeps his pair of kings, and Dennis discards a pair. You keep yours and you have a pretty good hand now, Ks-Kd-Kc-4c-8h.
One of the most common mistakes in poker is talking while a hand is in play. This can be very distracting for your opponents and it will often give away information that you do not intend to give out. It is also considered poor etiquette to argue with the dealers; they are doing their job and you should respect them.