Texas Hold'em
Object: The best possible five card poker hand, using any
combination of hole cards and community cards, wins the pot.
Betting Rounds:
- The dealer deals each player their own two cards
face-down (pocket cards)
- 1st betting round
- The dealer burns a card then turns over three
community cards face-up (this is called the flop)
- 2nd betting round
- The dealer burns another card then turns over 1 more
community card (called the turn or "4th street")
- 3rd betting round
- The dealer burns another card then turns over 1
final community card (this is called the river or "5th
street" )
- Last betting round
- Showdown (Every remaining player shows hand with
bettor showing first)
All remaining players must use one of the following
choices at the showdown:
- Two pocket cards & three board cards
- One pocket card & four board cards
- No pocket cards & five board cards
(called playing the board)
Rules for Betting
There are four betting
rounds in Texas Hold'em.
Bets and raises on the first two betting rounds are
set at the lower limit of the stakes structure. In a
$2/$4 game, all bets and raises are $2 for the first
two rounds.
Bets and raises on the last two betting rounds are
set at the higher limit of the stakes structure. In
a $2/$4 game, all bets and raises are $4 for the
last two rounds.
Four bets per player during any particular round is
the maximum. This would consist of (1) a bet, (2) a
raise, (3) a re-raise, and (4) a cap. Once the pot
is capped, players will have only the option of
calling or folding. There is no limit on the amount
of raises once the hand becomes heads-up. Dealer
Button
In Texas Hold'em a disk called the dealer-button
is used to indicate the dealer of each hand.
The dealer button moves clockwise after a hand has
been completed to the next active player and this
player will be playing the button for that game. The
player to the left of the button is first to receive
a card and is required to post a small blind. The
small blind is equal to half the lower limit bet
rounded down to the nearest dollar. The player to
the left of the small blind is required to post the
big blind. The big blind is equal to the lower limit
bet.
The blinds are live bets and have the option of
checking, calling, raising or folding when the
betting action comes back around to their position.
After the flop and after each subsequent betting
round, the first active player left of the button is
first to act.
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