lol like poker night is relevant anymore
but I made this years ago and I dunno why I'm keeping it up but eh
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HOW YOU DO PLAY THAT THERE POKER NIGHT: a guide

Sup. I made this guide because apparently most of my friends don't know how to
play poker, and say "I'd get Poker Night if I knew how to play poker, but I 
don't, so I won't". It's not really hard. In fact, it's really not-hard. 
Hopefully you'll be able to read this, understand this, and buy the game because
it's awesome and all that.

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NOTE: The game is specifically "Texas Hold 'Em" with no limits on betting.

1) Two cards are dealt to each player from the deck (there's 5 players, 
including you). The person who's dealing rotates around the table.

2) In poker, you're competing to win the "pot", which is a communal area of 
money (represented by chips) that people put money in by betting. The best 
hand or cards at the end of the round will win the entire pot. The person to 
the left of the dealer HAS to put in a "blind bet" of $100, and the person to 
the left of him HAS to put in a blind of $200. As the game goes on, this is 
sometimes increased by a multiple (e.g. 200/400, 300/600... the game will tell 
you when this happens). The larger blind is the minimum for betting and 
raising (see below). All games in Poker Night start with each player having
$10,000 in chips.

3) The betting begins. The larger blind is counted as the first bet. When 
someone else has placed a bet, you can "fold" (drop out of the round and wait 
for the next round), "call" (put in the amount equal to the bet -- in a sense, 
you're "agreeing"), or "raise" (in which you increase the amount of the bet, 
and everyone else gets a chance to call, fold, or raise, like the bet started 
over). When everyone has called, folded, or put all their money in the pot, 
this round of betting is over.

4) Three cards are dealt onto the table, face up. These cards count as a part 
of EVERYONE'S hand. Another round of betting happens. The first person to take 
a turn can either bet (putting money down that people can call or raise), 
"check" (essentially passing off the turn to the next player without dropping 
out), or fold. This round of betting will end the same way as in step 3.

5) Another card is dealt onto the table, and another round of betting occurs 
in the same way.

6) One more card is dealt onto the table, and another round of betting occurs 
in the same way.

7) Each person's two private cards are revealed, and whoever has the best hand
(counted together with the public cards) wins. (It's notable that other types
of poker don't have the public and private cards, and each person just has
their own private hand. In my opinion, that's what makes Texas Hold 'Em so
special - it's a "thinking man's poker game", if you will.)

   There are 52 cards in the deck -- 13 types of cards, 4 of each.
   Ace (marked as A), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack (J), Queen (Q), and 
   King (K).
   The ace is unique in that it essentially bridges the gap -- it is the 
   highest-scoring card, but also counts as the first card.
   The four cards of each type are further differentiated by suit -
   heart (♥), diamond (♦), club (♣), and spade (♠).
   
   The types of hands, ranked in decreasing order, from best to worst:
   
   Straight flush: 5 cards in sequential order, all of the same suit.
   Examples: 10♣ 9♣ 8♣ 7♣ 6♣, or 5♦ 4♦ 3♦ 2♦ A♦. Note that the ace can be both 
   the low card (as in, below 2) or the high card (as in, above King).
   
   Four of a kind: 4 cards of the same type, one in each suit.
   Examples: 9♣ 9♠ 9♦ 9♥, or 7♣ 7♠ 7♦ 7♥.
   
   Full house: Three cards of the same type, and two cards of another type.
   Examples: 5♥ 5♦ 5♠ Q♥ Q♣, or 3♣ 3♦ 3♠ 8♠ 8♦.
   
   Flush: Five cards of the same suit.
   Examples: K♥ Q♥ 9♥ 5♥ 4♥, or Q♣ 10♣ 7♣ 6♣ 4♣.
   
   Straight: Five cards in sequential order (disregarding suit).
   Examples: Q♣ J♥ 10♥ 9♣ 8♦, or 5♦ 4♣ 3♥ 2♠ A♠
   
   Three of a kind: Three cards of the same type.
   Examples: 9♣ 9♠ 9♦, or 7♣ 7♠ 7♦.
   
   Two pair: Two cards of the same type, and two cards of another type.
   Examples: 10♠ 10♣ 8♥ 8♣, or K♣ K♦ 9♠ 9♥.
   
   Pair: Two cards of the same type.
   Examples: K♣ K♦, or 8♥ 8♣.
   
   If you don't have any of these, you will use your highest card (note that 
   Ace is counted as above King in this).
   
   In the event of a tie, you will be determined by how good the actual cards
   are. For example, a Queen-Jack-10-9-8 straight would beat a 6-5-4-3-2 
   straight. If you have an exactly matching hand (example: Q♣ J♥ 10♥ 9♣ 8♦ 
   and Q♥ J♣ 10♦ 9♦ 8♣), the winner would be decided by the high card of your 
   private cards, even if that card wasn't used in the tie in the first place.
   
8) At this point, whoever didn't fold and had the best hand will get the 
entire pot, and a completely new round starts. If someone lost all their money
in the previous hand, they are eliminated. The last person standing wins the 
tournament.



That's it.