Check: Pass the action to the next person Bet __: The first bet in a betting phase Raise __: Betting more money than the initial bet or raise Fold: Forfeit your hand Call: To bet the same amount as the highest bet Pot: All the money that was betted in the betting phases
Poker has 5 stages: Pre-flop, Flop, Turn, River and Showdown
This is the start of the game where everyone is given 2 cards (a hand). With these 2 cards, in the future, you would need to make the best hand out of a maxaimim of 5 cards using the community cards (flop, turn, river). After being deal the hand, a betting phase occurs where everyone needs to put in money. The first person has to bet a minimum of $1 and everyone else need to either call raise or fold. At the end of the betting phase, everyone should of betted the same amount except for anyone that has folded.