Texas hold'em

How to play Texas Hold'em

A Texas Hold'em hand

The dealer will deal each player at the table two cards, then five community cards are revealed. The players bet once based on their hands and then 3 times as the community cards are revealed.  The player with the best hand at the end of the round wins the pot. 

OBJECTIVE

The goal of Texas Hold’em is to compete against the other players for a pot of money provided by the players themselves.

POKER PRO TIP: Poker gets easier with practice. Don’t get frustrated and try to follow the flow of the game, but be careful with your tells!

BETTING

Players bet before the deal begins, placing their bets in front of them in the designated betting areas. 

Big Blind/Little Blind: A forced bet before the round begins, the big blind is equal to the minimum bet and the little blind is equal to half the big blind. The player to the left of the dealers chip must pay the little blind and the person to their immediate left will pay the big blind. After the cards are dealt the next player to the left of the big blind begins the round. 

Terms

Check
Bet 0$ on the round
Call
Match the last players bet
Raise
Bet higher then the last players bet
Fold
Abandon the round and forfeit any previous bets
Flop
First set of 3 community cards shown on the table
Turn
The 4th community card shown on the table
River
The 5th and final community card shown on the table, preceding the final round of betting
Kicker
In the event of a tie, the highest card in a players hand that does not determine the winner will decide who takes the pot
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Hands

High card
When no superior hands have been made the highest card wins
Pair
Two cards of the same value
2 pair
Two different pairs
3 of a kind
Three cards of the same value
Straight
Five cards in a sequence, not of the same suit
Flush
Any 5 cards of the same suit, but not in sequence
Full house
3 of a kind with a pair
Four of a kind
All four cards of the same value
Straight flush
Any 5 cards in sequence, all in the same suit
Royal Flush
A, K, Q, J, 10, all the same suit
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