Before the deal
Agree on the deck, category order, special-card settings and how a round ends. Our teaching examples use a standard 52-card deck without Jokers. A local table or app may document a different profile.
Deal and information
The basic learning example gives three cards to each participant. Blind and seen describe information status. They are not extra hand categories. Read the chosen procedure before deciding what actions are available.
Follow the action
Track whose turn it is and what the table permits. A fold, a call and a raise describe different decisions; a familiar label does not establish an app's exact limits. This website has no live table or chip balance.
A show is a separate question
First establish whether the agreed procedure allows the comparison. Then identify each hand category, apply the stated ordering and use that profile's tie rules. A classifier cannot decide whether a show was valid.
Practise an explanation
Write the three ranks and suits, name the pattern and explain the applicable convention. Use hand rankings, then try practice.