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   * **Square and push**: Bets are placed in front of you, then when all bets are matched, we are "square" and everyone pushes their bets into the pot at once. This helps us keep track.
   * **Side-pots**: Sometimes, you may want to stay in a hand even after a large bet you don't have the funds to match. In this case, you can do a side-pot, where you're not eligible to win the money you couldn't cover in the bet. Don't worry, just find the soberest math brain and have them handle that crap.
+Very specific hand ranking rules that usually don't come up:
+  * **Hand type**: First, compare five-card hands by the standard ordering above. Only //five// cards may be considered (so, e.g., having three pairs isn't a thing).
+  * **Card rank**: Next, go by the rank of the cards (highest card in a straight/flush, most prevalent in a full house/pair/triple, etc.)
+  * **Kicker**: Next, go by the "kicker", the card(s) not actually in the listed hand. So 5-5-5-K-2 would beat 5-5-5-J-9. This can go on to the kicker's kicker, so 5-5-5-K-7 beats 5-5-5-K-3.
+  * **Most natural**: Finally, go by "most natural", i.e., the hand that requires the fewest wilds to make.
+  * If two hands match in ALL of the above, then it's a tie. Split the pot.
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