Texas Hold'em
Texas Hold'em one of the most popular forms of poker played today. It is a
seven card poker game with relatively simple rules.
In Texas Hold'em you are dealt 7 cards total. The goal is use your best 5 cards
to make the best possible hand. A disc called a dealer button is used to indicate
where the cards are to be dealt.
Sequence of Game Play:
| 1. Each player is dealt two cards face-down
(pocket cards) |
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| 3. Dealer turns over three community boardcards
(the flop) face-up |
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| 5. Dealer turns over 1 more community boardcard
(the turn) |
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| 7. Dealer turns over 1 final community boardcard
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At the showdown for texas holdem, poker rules indicate that players may use
either:
- Both pocket cards & three boardcards
- One pocket card & four boardcards
- All five boardcards (playing the board)
A player may use any five-card combination from among the community and personal
cards. A player may even use all of the boardcards and no personal cards to
form a hand. The usual structure is to use two blinds, but it is possible to
play the game with one blind, multiple blinds, an ante, or combination of blinds
plus an ante.
Please check Roberts Rules Of Poker
for a more complete discussion of the rules and for any irregularities from
the above.
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