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''Straight Flush'' - five cards ranked in sequence and all in the same suit. ''Example'': A, K, Q, J, 10 of spades; this is the highest possible hand when there are no wild cards.
====Game Play====
Before the cards are dealt, it is a good idea to assign a hand to each player. The hands of cards displayed on the screen are labeled ''PLAYER 1,'' "PLAYER 2," "PLAYER 3," and "PLAYER 4." If, for example, you have selected three players, you would make assignments from the first three hands, and the computer plays the fourth hand.
When you enter the bankroll, the computer automatically deducts $10 from each player's bankroll, puts it into the pot, and deals two cards to each player, one card face down and one face up. The computer then determines which face-up card is the highest and marks that player as being ''first.'' An arrow on the screen indicates that it is this player's turn to make a bet or pass. This is true whether you or the computer is playing the hand. After the first player has bet or passed, the arrow moves to the player whose turn is next. This player may make a bet, raise the bet, or fold. Then the arrow moves to the next player and play continues until all players have made their bets or folded.
====Showing the Face-Down Card====
Before you place a bet, however, you will probably want to see your face-down card. There are two methods for this: show and secret show.
=====Show=====
Pressing '''S''' when the arrow is pointing to a player's hand shows the face-down card. This method works fine for one-player games and games in which players co-operate in looking away from the screen. (However, if you prefer, the "secret show" can be used.) To hide the first card again, press '''H'''.
=====Secret Show=====
Pressing '''X''' when the arrow is pointing to your hand displays the following numerical ordering at the top of the display:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Press a number from O to 9 to indicate where the face-down card is to be displayed. When you press the number (in some secret fashion), ten cards appear corresponding to the ten displayed numbers. The cards are shown for about two seconds with your face-down card displayed under the number pressed. If two seconds is not long enough, you can repeat secret show, using the same or any other number.
