Poker is a card game of chance and skill. The game was popularized in the 2000s due to television and other media, and texas hold’em has since become the dominant form of the game. The game is played in tournaments, where players start with a fixed amount of chips and play until one player has won the entire prize pool. The remaining prize money is distributed to the other players in relation to their finishing place at the tournament.

Players may call a raise in a betting round, match the bet of another player, raise a bet, or fold. They cannot re-raise or re-bet their initial bet after raising. Players must act in turn, and a player who acts out of turn will be penalized by the dealer. Stacking chips in a way that interferes with dealing or viewing cards is prohibited. Revealing the contents of a folded hand to someone not involved in the pot is also prohibited.

A winning player can ask to see a mucked hand unless the dealer specifically denies the request. However, if the player exposes their cards by accident they will still lose the hand. Poker chips are a common form of currency in casinos and other gambling establishments. They are normally colored in shades of brown, with different denominations represented by specific color combinations. WSOP tournaments use green for 25,000 chips and lavender for 100,000 chips. Some players refer to these larger poker chips as “mini-frisbees.” The original WSOP tournament was televised in 1973, and the game quickly gained popularity.