Poker is a game of chance. However, when you introduce the concept of betting, poker gains quite a bit of skill and psychology. It's more expensive than reading a book, but the group won't mind. The Very Basics Poker is played from a standard pack of 52 cards.
All poker hands contain five cards, the highest hand wins.
Some games have Wild Cards, which can take on whatever suit and rank their possessor desires. A straight flush is the best natural hand. However, a straight may not 'wraparound'. An Ace high straight-flush is called a Royal Flush and is the highest natural hand. Four of a Kind Four of a kind is simply four cards of the same rank.