Texas Hold'em Poker

Texas Holdem Poker is a relatively new member of the poker family but the most favourable.

Its variation has been the most popular around the world in the last 7 years growing stronger every year.

The unofficial world championship of poker is contested in no limit Texas Hold'em.

The Game

In Texas Hold'em you get two hole cards, cards that the other players cannot see. Then five cards are dealt face up on the board, successively. These are called community cards that all players can use to put together a five card poker hand.

To form the best possible hand, you can use a variation of your cards plus the community cards.

The player who can put together the highest poker hand wins the pot.

Blinds

Texas Hold'em is played with blinds. Before the cards are dealt, the first two players to the left of the dealer post a small and a big blind respectively to create a starting pot.

The deal

When the blinds have been posted ( This can be done automatically by the system) each player is dealt two cards face down, the hole cards. Then the first betting round takes place, starting with the player to the left of the big blind.

The flop

When the first betting round is finished, three cards are dealt face up on the table. They are called "the flop".

Then the second betting round takes place, starting with the first player to the left of the dealer who is still in the hand.

The turn (Fourth Street)

After the second betting round, the fourth community card is dealt. It is called the turn.

The third betting round takes place, starting with the first player to the left of the dealer who is still in the hand.

The river (Fifth Street)

The fifth and last community card is called the river.

The last betting round takes place and again starting with the first player to the left of the dealer who is still in the hand.

If more than one player remains in the hand after the betting, there is a showdown, the player who has made an action last will be the first players to show his cards.