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Poker Basics: The Standard Deck

Poker uses a standard 52-card deck with four suits and thirteen ranks.

The Four Suits:

Hearts
Red
Diamonds
Red
Spades
Black
Clubs
Black

The Thirteen Ranks (Low to High):

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
J
Q
K
A

Ace can be high (A-K-Q-J-10) or low (A-2-3-4-5) in straights

Sample Cards: