 The basics of Texas hold em poker
A very quick run down of a game of Texas holdem
Texas Holdem poker a very popular card game played with a standard deck of cards, To start with the dealer provides each player with two personal cards face down so no one else can see them. Additionally, there are four more community cards dealt out over stages with betting inbetween. The four community cards can be combined with the two personal cards to form highest five card poker hand. The best 5 card poker hand as the winner.
When betting in Texas holdem you have several different choices,
you can either...
- Check - If there are no bets in the pot then you may check. I.e., check the next card or player.
- Fold - stop all further betting and give your cards back to the dealer then sit the rest of the hand out.
- Call - match the amount of money agreed by everyone else and see the next card or call for your opponents cards to be shown.
- Raise - raise the steaks even more, challenging your opponents to either fold, call or raise it even more back at you.
The game play.
- each player get 2 personal cards nicknamed "pocket cards"
- There is round of betting
- Three community cards are dealt out onto the table in "the flop"
- There is another round of betting
- A fourth communal card is then dealt out, this is called "the turn"
- There is another round of betting
- The Fifth and final card is dealt out also known as "the river card"
- There is a final round of betting known as "the showdown"
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