Texas Hold'em Poker
How to Play the Game
The first thing to be done in a game of Texas Hold 'em is to decide on the dealer by using a disc called the "dealer button".
Before the dealer starts dealing out the cards a live bet is made by the two players who are sitting to the left of the dealer.
Their bets are called "small blind" and "big blind" (It is called A live bet because it is considered part of the bets to come,
and it's called blind because the players haven't seen any of their cards yet.)
The size of blinds may defer from one game to another.
The dealer starts off by dealing two cards face-down to each player (also called "hole" cards).
The betting round is opened by the player sitting to the left of the big blind, and it continues clockwise.
Players have the option of betting, raising, checking or folding. The "big blind" has the right to be last in the round,
and he or she may check or raise the bet.
After the first round of bets are placed, the dealer puts on the table three cards, faced up.
These are community cards, also called "flops".
The player to the left of the dealer starts the second betting round.
That player will also begin the remaining rounds of bets for that hand.
(If he drops out, then the player to his left starts, and so on.)
Once the second round ends the dealer puts a fourth card faced up.
This cards is also called the "turn" or "Fourth Street". Then the third round of betting takes place.
The dealer then turns over the fifth and final communal card, also called the "river" card or "Fifth Street".
After this the players make their final round of betting.
The final round is followed by a showdown. The highest ranking hand takes the pot.
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