How to play

Shared cards

We skip straight to the final decision. The five middle cards are shared. Make the best five-card hand using those cards and your two cards.

Your move

Fold gives up the 5 already in play. Call matches the opponent’s bet. Check compares the cards without a further bet. If you bet 5 or 10, the opponent can call or fold.

A fold costs you 5. The opponent folding earns you 5. Winning a called bet of 5 earns 10; a called bet of 10 earns 15. Ties split the pot.

Hand rankings

Strongest first: straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, high card. Suits do not break ties. An ace may be low in a five-high straight.

The computer opponent

The computer opponent follows a fixed rule-based policy for this edition. It uses its own cards and the shared cards. It does not see your private cards or adapt to your history.

Your saved game

One first attempt is saved per browser identity and edition. Clearing cookies or using another device loses access to that history. A six-hand result is not a measure of overall poker ability. The edition changes at midnight UTC; a started game has 30 minutes to finish after midnight.