Poker is one of the world’s most popular card games. Millions of people play it live, over the internet or on TV.

It is a game of skill and strategy, not luck. But it can also be a lot of fun!

A good Poker book will explain the basics of the game. It will also offer advice and tips for beginners, as well as give readers insight into the psychology of the game.

Generally, players must make an initial bet called the blind or the ante before being dealt cards. The ante may be equal to the amount of money that the player puts in for the blind, or it may be less.

The first round of betting begins when the player to the left of the dealer makes a bet. The players to the left of that player must either match or call the bet, raising the amount that they put in for their previous bet; or fold, losing their bet and any chips that they have put in.

This process continues until the bets in a specific betting interval have been made or folded. Each bet, except the last, is worth a certain number of chips (representing money), and this value is added to the pot.

The players are then dealt additional cards, which may replace the cards they have already been dealt. This process may be repeated several times in a series of betting rounds.