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On this page you will find information about Texas Hold’em
Poker. The page covers the rules for online Texas Hold’em,
the history of the game, Texas Hold’em basic strategy and
more.
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Texas Hold’em Rules
Texas Hold’em is by far the most popular
variant of poker played today. It is a relatively simple game to
learn but takes a lifetime to master.
Each player is dealt two ‘hole cards’ which only they can see and
use. Five community cards are dealt in stages face up in the middle of the table
which everyone can use. The winner is the player who makes the best five card
poker hand from the seven cards available to them.
To determine where to start dealing the cards from, a disc known as the dealer
button is used. Dealing starts to the left of the dealer button and the player
on the dealer button has the advantage of acting last during subsequent betting
rounds. The dealer button rotates round the table clockwise after each hand so
that every player has the positional advantage of being the dealer.
To get the action started the two players to the left of the dealer button must
post bets before they have seen their cards. These bets are known as blinds.
The person to the immediate left of the dealer button posts the ‘small’ blind.
This is usually half the amount of the ‘big’ blind which the next
player to the left posts.
All players are then dealt two cards face down which are known as ‘hole
cards’. The action starts with the player to the left of the big blind.
He has the option to fold, call (match the size of the last bet – in this
case the big blind) or raise. (Bet more than the last bet – the size of
raise allowed will depend on the type of game being played.) Each player in turn
(the action always goes in a clockwise direction) will have the same options
and the betting round will be complete when all players have put the same amount
of money into the pot. This betting round is called ‘pre-flop’.
Three community cards which all players can use are then dealt face up in the
middle of the table. This is known as ‘the flop’. Another betting
round now ensues with the action starting to the left of the dealer button. Players
now have the option to check (when there hasn’t yet been a bet, players
can check – decline their option to bet, while still remaining active in
the hand) or bet.
Once the betting round is completed a fourth community card is dealt face up
in the middle of the table. This is known as ‘the turn’. Another
betting round follows.
Once betting on the turn is complete a fifth and final community card is dealt
face up in the middle of the table. This is known as ‘the river’.
A final round of betting follows and if there is more than one player left in
the pot at the end of it a ‘showdown’ occurs to determine the winner.
In a showdown the player who made the last bet shows their hand first followed
by the other players in a clockwise order. If a player cannot beat a hand already
showing they have the option not to show their hand.
There are three types of Texas Hold’em. All of which are played the same
way as outlined above, the only difference being the amount players are allowed
to bet.
In Limit Hold’em, or fixed limit Hold’em as it is sometimes called
they betting is structured and cannot be deviated from. There are two betting
limits, a higher limit and a lower limit. All bets and raises pre-flop and on
the flop must be in units of the lower limit, and all bets and raises on the
turn and river must be in units of the higher limit.
So say for example if you were playing a $10 / $20 Limit Hold’em game.
All bets and raises for the first two rounds of betting (pre-flop and on the
flop) would be in units of $10. And all bets and raises for the second two rounds
of betting (the turn and river) would be in units of $20.
The number of raised are also usually capped in a Limit Hold’em game. There
can usually be a maximum of one bet and three raises on each betting round.
In No Limit Hold’em the betting is very simple. A player can bet any amount
they like at any time, up to the amount of chips that they have on the table.
Extra chips cannot be brought to the table during a hand.
In Pot Limit Hold’em players can bet any amount up to what is in the pot.
So if there was $100 in the pot then you could bet anything up to $100. You would
not be able to bet more than $100.
Poker Terminology: Although these rules are written so as
to be easy to understand for all players, it is assumed the reader
has a basic knowledge of poker and its terminology. If this is
not the case you may want to refer to our ‘Glossary
of Poker Terms’ |
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