Poker is a complex game with many variations, each with its own set of rules & strategies for play. Players share five community cards that are arranged face-up on the table and are dealt two private cards, also referrani ki vav factsred to as hole cards, in the most common variation, Texas Hold'em. The goal is to use any combination of hole and community cards to form the best five-card hand. Players alternately wager in several rounds, including post-flop (following the reveal of the first three community cards), post-turn (following the fourth community card), post-river (following the fifth community card), and pre-flop (following the deal of hole cards).