Texas Holdem Poker

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• The most popular Poker game
• Played by hundreds of thousands of players online and in can be found in every card room
• The game we recommend you should learn first as a beginner
• Aim is to make the best 5 card hand out of 7 cards, 2 dealt to the player and 5 shared by all players.

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Texas Hold em Poker is the most popular form of poker around and attracts thousands of poker players on online poker sites each day.

It is also the game played in most major tournaments held around the world such as the World Series of Poker Main Event and also on Poker TV shows. This is largely the reason that it is the most widely played poker game.

We highly recommend that if you are new to poker then you start by learning the rules of Texas Holdem before you try to learn any other forms of poker. It is a great game to get a grounding in and a lot of the principles of good play you learn from Texas Hold em can be transferred across to other variants of poker.

Texas Holdem can be played for a wide variety of stakes and also in No Limit, Limit or Pot Limit format. The most common is No Limit but for more detail on limits and how this affects the betting rules please read our guide to Poker Stakes & Betting Limits.

So… How do you play Texas Hold em Poker?

In Texas Holdem each player will receive two cards which can only be used by the individual player and there will be five community cards that will be dealt face up on the table and shared amongst all the players (commonly referred to as the “board”).

The winner of the hand will be either:

• The last player left in the hand after the betting rounds (ie: other players didn’t call that player’s bet)
• The player with the best possible 5 card hand from the 7 cards available (two in the player’s hand and the five community cards).

To see which are the best poker hands you can view a guide to the poker hand rankings here.

The Six Stages of a Texas Holdem Poker Hand

1. The Dealer Button and “Blind” Bets
2. “Hole” Cards
3. The “Flop”
4. The “Turn”
5. The “River”
6. The “Showdown”

Stage 1 – The Dealer Button & Blind Bets

A Texas Holdem poker hand starts off with the placement of the “Dealer Button”.

Dealer Button

The Dealer Button is a marker that is used as a reference point by the dealer. It determines:

• where the first cards will be dealt at the start of every hand
• the order of play in which each player will act

At the end of each hand the dealer button moves along one position to the next player on the table in a clockwise rotation ready for the next hand to start.

Once the dealer button has been placed in front of the correct player then the two players immediately to the left of the dealer button must place “Blind Bets” into the pot.

Blind Bets

Forced bets that the two players to the left of the dealer must place. They are called “Blind” because the bets are committed into the pot before the player has been dealt any cards.

The “Blinds” as they are commonly referred to ensure that there are chips available to be won on every hand and prevents players from just sitting there waiting for the best hands without losing any chips.

The first player to the left of the dealer button puts in the “small blind” and the player to his left (second left to the dealer) must put in the “big blind“.

The size of the blinds are determined by the stakes that are being played. The stakes at a table will be referred to with two numbers, for example $0.25 / $0.50. In this example the small blind would be $0.25 and the big blind would be ….. you guessed it ….. $0.50. The big blind is usually approximately double the amount of chips than the small blind.

As the dealer button moves to the left and goes around the table at the end of each hand, every one sat at the table will take a turn in putting forward the blinds.

Stage 2 – The Hole Cards

Now the dealer button has been placed and the correct players have placed their blinds into the pot then we are ready to start to deal the cards.

The dealer uses the dealer button as a reference and starts dealing clockwise from the player to the left of the dealer button. So the dealer will deal to the small blind first and the player on the dealer button last.

The dealer will deal each player 2 cards face down. This means that only that player will be able to look at the cards and the other players won’t know what they are. In poker terms these are called the “hole cards”.

Once everyone has their hole cards the first round of betting will commence.

First Round of Betting

The player to the left of the dealer button will always be the first player to act. As the small blind and big blind have already placed a blind bet into the pot the first round of betting starts with the player to the left of the big blind.

Each player will act in turn in a clockwise direction and has the following options:

• “Fold” your cards – you have looked at your cards and you do not wish to play this hand. You will be out of play until the next hand is dealt.
• “Call” the current bet – If you wish to play in the hand then you must match the current bet which will be the big blind unless somebody acting before you has already raised it to a increased amount.
• “Raise” the current bet – You may raise the current bet to a higher amount. When you raise anyone that wants to play the hand must now call the increased amount.

Each player will take their turn in deciding how they wish to act until everybody left in the hand has put forward the same amount of chips.This includes the small and big blind who will also be given the choice of the 3 options above once everybody else has acted.

The minimum you can raise is always the size of the previous bet or raise. Lets look at a couple of examples.

Example 1

If the current bet is just the big blind of $0.50 then the minimum raise would be to a total of $1, $0.50 current bet + $0.50 (the size of the previous bet or raise).

Example 2

A player raises to a total bet of $1.50. Before that player’s raise the big blind was $0.50, so he called the big blind of $0.50 and then raised by a further $1.00 to a total of $1.50.

If you then wanted to re-raise again then the minimum that you could raise would be the size of the previous raise – which in this case is $1.00. So you would have to call his total bet of $1.50 and then raise a further $1.00 or more. So the minimum total bet would be $2.50.

Don’t worry it’s not as complicated as it first appears and online poker sites will do all the calculations for you anyhow and only present you with the option to raise to the minimum allowed.

Stage 3 – The Flop

Once the first round of betting has been completed the first three community cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table for all to see. These first three cards are called “The Flop”.

Community Cards

Community cards (sometimes also called “The Board”) are dealt face up for all players to see in the middle of the table. They are shared cards and can be used by all players as part of their hand.

After the Flop the second round of betting will then start

Second Round of Betting

Again the player to the left of the dealer button will always be the first player to act. No one has yet put a bet into the pot on the second round of betting so the first player to act will be the small blind.

Each player will act in turn in a clockwise direction and has the following options:

• “Check” – the current bet is zero as no one has yet placed a bet in the second round of betting, so this is the free option which allows you to continue to play the hand but not place a bet. When a player checks the action is moved onto the next player. If all players in the hand check, then nobody has to put any more chips into the pot and the action then moves onto the next stage.
• “Bet” – You can be the first person to make a bet.

Once a player has made a bet then the option to “check” is no longer available to players and they must choose from the following options:

• “Call” – match the current bet to stay in the hand.
• “Raise” the current bet – You may raise the current bet to a higher amount. When you raise anyone that wants to play the hand must now call the increased amount.
• “Fold” – you don’t want to call the bet and you fold your hand. You will be out of play until the next hand is dealt.

Each player will take their turn in deciding how they wish to act until everybody left in the hand has put forward the same amount of chips.

Stage 4 – The Turn

The fourth community card is then dealt face up and this card is called the “Turn” card (or sometimes called “fourth street”). After the turn card has been dealt then the third round of betting will start in exactly the same way as the second round of betting.

Stage 5 – The River

The “River” card (or sometimes called “fifth street”) is the fifth and final community card that is dealt face up. Once this card is dealt each player will know what their best five card hand is based on the seven cards they have to choose from. A final round of betting starts following the same rules as the second and third round of betting.

Stage 6 – The Showdown

If there are still more than one player remaining in the hand after the final round of betting then this means they have all put in exactly the same amount of chips.

The “Showdown” now takes place to determine who has the best hand and who wins the money collected from all players during the hand (the “Pot”).

All players remaining must reveal both hole cards at this point to determine who is the winner. In the event of a tie, the pot is split between all winning players equally.

After the showdown the dealer button is moved onto the next player and the next hand is ready to start.

All In & Side Pots

When a player has put all his remaining chips into one pot during a hand he is considered “all in“. This can happen in any of the betting rounds.

A player who is All In can take no further part in any betting rounds (as he has no chips left). However if there are still two or more players left in the hand with more chips in front of them then they can continue to bet during the subsequent betting rounds.

Because the All In player has not matched these subsequent bets he is not entitled to win them so they are placed into a separate “side pot” which only the other players can win.

If a player is all in and there is only one other player left with chips in the hand then he has no one else to bet with and there can be no further betting. In this situation there is no side pot and the hole cards are revealed and the final community cards are dealt to determine the winner.

Summary

Texas Holdem is the most popular poker game for a reason. It is simple to learn, but can be a very strategic game so it allows plenty of room for improvement.

We recommend that you now visit our Play Poker section and get started playing Texas Holdem at an online poker site. Practise is the best way to learn, so pick a low value stakes Texas Holdem table and just experiment until you get used to all the stages above.

Once you are comfortable with how to play Texas Holdem then the next stage is for you to learn how to play well and make sure you are a profitable poker player. We have you covered there as well so head on over to our Poker Tips section and start counting the profits – and the best bit is we don’t charge you a commission on your winnings, you get to keep them all!

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If you want to learn how to play Texas hold'em games, then you need to start from the basic rules and hands. That's exactly what you'll find on this beginner's guide to the game.

Texas hold'em is a simple poker game, but it can be daunting to get to grips with.

But don't let that put you off. By the time you are down with this beginner's guide to Texas hold'em, you will know:

1. What Is Texas Hold'em Poker?

Texas Hold'em is the most popular of all poker variations.

All of the marquee tournaments around the world (including those played at the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour, the and the European Poker Tour) feature the no-limit variation of this game.

Texas hold'em is so popular that is the only poker game many players will ever learn.

It takes a moment to learn, but a lifetime to master.

Discovering how to play Texas hold'em poker is not difficult and the simplicity of its rules, gameplay, and hand-ranking all contribute to the popularity of the game.

However, don't let the simplicity of the game mislead you.

The number of possible situations and combinations is so vast that Texas hold'em can be an extremely complex game when you play at the highest levels.

If you are approaching the game of Texas hold'em for the first time, starting from the basic rules of the game is key. Not only these are the easiest ones to learn, but they are also essential to understand the gameplay and, later on, the game's basic strategy.

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2. Texas Hold'em Rules

So how do you play Texas hold'em?

The goal of a Texas hold'em game is to use your hole card and in combination with the community cards to make the best possible five-card poker hand.

Hold'em is not unlike other poker games like five-card draw.

However, the way players construct their hands in Texas hold'em is a little different than in draw poker.

It's always possible a player can 'bluff' and get others to fold better hands.

• In a game of Texas hold'em, each player is dealt two cards face down (the 'hole cards')
• Throughout several betting rounds, five more cards are (eventually) dealt face up in the middle of the table
• These face-up cards are called the 'community cards.' Each player is free to use the community cards in combination with their hole cards to build a five-card poker hand.

While we will see each betting round and different phase that forms a full hand of a Texas hold'em game, you should know that the five community cards are dealt in three stages:

• The Flop: the first three community cards.
• The Turn: the fourth community card.
• The River:The fifth and final community card.

Your mission is to construct your five-card poker hands using the best available five cards out of the seven total cards (the two hole cards and the five community cards).

You can do that by using both your hole cards in combination with three community cards, one hole card in combination with four community cards, or no hole cards.

If the cards on the table lead to a better combination, you can also play all five community cards and forget about yours.

In a game of Texas hold'em you can do whatever works to make the best five-card hand.

If the betting causes all but one player to fold, the lone remaining player wins the pot without having to show any cards.

For that reason, players don't always have to hold the best hand to win the pot. It's always possible a player can 'bluff' and get others to fold better hands.

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If two or more players make it all of the way to the showdown after the last community card is dealt and all betting is complete, the only way to win the pot is to have the highest-ranking five-card poker hand.

Now that you know the basics of Texas hold'em and you start to begin gaining an understanding of how the game works, it's time to get into some specifics.

These include how to deal Texas hold'em and how the betting works.

Basic Rules Key Takeaways:

• A game of Texas hold'em feature several betting rounds
• Players get two private and up to five community cards
• Unless all players abandon the game before the showdown, you need the highest poker hand to win

How to Play

Let's have a look at all the different key aspects of a Texas hold'em game, including the different positions at the table and the betting rounds featured in the game.

The Button

The play moves clockwise around the table, starting with action to the left of the dealer button.

The 'button' is a round disc that sits in front of a player and is rotated one seat to the left every hand.

When playing in casinos and poker rooms, the player with the dealer button doesn't deal the cards (the poker room hires someone to do that).

In when you play poker home games with friends the player with the button usually deals the hands.

The button determines which player at the table is the acting dealer.

The first two players sitting to the immediate left of the button are required to post a 'small blind' and a 'big blind' to initiate the betting.

From there, the action occurs on multiple streets:

• Preflop
• Flop
• Turn
• River

Each one of these moments (or 'streets' in the game's lingo) is explained further below.

The button determines which player at the table is the acting dealer.

In Texas hold'em, the player on button, or last active player closest to the button receives the last action on all post-flop streets of play.

While the dealer button dictates which players have to post the small and big blinds, it also determines where the dealing of the cards begin.

The player to the immediate left of the dealer button in the small blind receives the first card and then the dealer pitches cards around the table in a clockwise motion from player to player until each has received two starting cards.

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The Blinds

Before every new hand begins, two players at the table are obligated to post small and big blinds.

The blinds are forced bets that begin the wagering.

Without these blinds, the game would be very boring because no one would be required to put any money into the pot and players could just wait around until they are dealt pocket aces (AA) and only play then.

The blinds ensure there will be some level of 'action' on every hand.

In tournaments, the blinds are raised at regular intervals. In cash games, the blinds always stay the same.

In tournaments, the blinds are raised at regular intervals.

• As the number of players keeps decreasing and the stacks of the remaining players keep getting bigger, it is a necessity that the blinds keep increasing throughout a tournament. [*]In cash games, the blinds always stay the same.

The player directly to the left of the button posts the small blind, and the player to his or her direct left posts the big blind.

The small blind is generally half the amount of the big blind, although this stipulation varies from room to room and can also be dependent on the game being played.

In a '$1/$2' Texas holdem game, the small blind is $1 and the big blind is $2.

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First Betting Round: Preflop

The first round of betting takes place right after each player has been dealt two hole cards.

The first player to act is the player to the left of the big blind.

This position referred to as 'under the gun' because the player has to act first. The first player has three options:

• Call: match the amount of the big blind
• Raise: increase the bet within the specific limits of the game
• Fold: throw the hand away

If the player chooses to fold, he or she is out of the game and no longer eligible to win the current hand.

Players can bet anywhere from the amount of the big blind (the minimum bet allowed) up to the total amount in the current pot.

The amount a player can raise to depends on the game that is being played.

In a game of no-limit Texas hold'em, the minimum opening raise must be at least twice the big blind, and the maximum raise can be all of the chips a player has in his or her stack (an 'all-in' bet).

There are other betting variations in hold'em poker.

In fixed-limit hold'em (or just 'limit hold'em), a raise is always exactly twice the big blind.

In pot-limit hold'em (played much less often than the other variations), players can bet anywhere from the amount of the big blind (the minimum bet allowed) up to the total amount in the current pot.

After the first player ('under the gun') acts, the play proceeds in a clockwise fashion around the table with each player also having the same three options — to call, to raise, or fold.

Once the last bet is called and the action is 'closed,' the preflop round is over and play moves on to the 'flop.'

Second Betting Round: The Flop

After the first preflop betting round has been completed, the first three community cards are dealt and a second betting round follows involving only the players who have not folded already.

A check simply means to pass the action to the next player in the hand.

In this betting round (and subsequent ones), the action starts with the first active player to the left of the button.

Along with the options to bet, call, fold, or raise, a player now has the option to 'check' if no betting action has occurred beforehand.

A check simply means to pass the action to the next player in the hand.

Again betting continues until the last bet or raise has been called (which closes the action).

It also can happen that every player simply chooses not to be and checks around the table, which also ends the betting round.

Third Betting Round: The Turn

Call – match the amount of the big blind

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The fourth community card, called the turn, is dealt face-up following all betting action on the flop.

Once this has been completed, another round of betting occurs, similar to that on the previous street of play.

Again players have the option to options to check, bet, call, fold, or raise.

Final Betting Round: The River

Fold – throw the hand away

The fifth community card, called the river, is dealt face-up following all betting action on the turn.

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Once this has been completed, another round of betting occurs, similar to what took play on the previous street of play.

Once more the remaining players have the option to options to check, bet, call, fold, or raise.

After all betting action has been completed, the remaining players in the hand with hole cards now expose their holdings to determine a winner. This is called the showdown.

The Showdown

Players construct their hands by choosing the five best cards from the seven available

The remaining players show their hole cards, and with the assistance of the dealer, a winning hand is determined.

The player with the best combination of five cards wins the pot according to the official poker hand rankings.

3. The Hands in Texas Hold'em

These hand rankings aren't specifically part of Texas hold'em rules, but apply to many different poker games.

• Royal Flush — five cards of the same suit, ranked ace through ten; e.g., A♥K♥Q♥J♥10♥
• Straight Flush — five cards of the same suit and consecutively ranked; e.g., 9♣8♣7♣6♣5♣
• Four of a Kind — four cards of the same rank; e.g., Q♣Q♥Q♦Q♠4♦
• Full House — three cards of the same rank and two more cards of the same rank; e.g., J♣J♥J♠8♦8♥
• Flush — any five cards of the same suit; e.g., A♠J♠8♠5♠2♠
• Straight — any five cards consecutively ranked; e.g., Q♣J♦10♥9♠8♦
• Three of a Kind — three cards of the same rank; e.g., 8♣8♠8♦K♣4♥
• Two Pair — two cards of the same rank and two more cards of the same rank; e.g., A♠A♣J♦J♣7♠
• One Pair — two cards of the same rank; e.g., 10♥10♣9♥4♦2♦
• High Card — five unmatched cards; e.g., A♣J♦10♠5♣2♥ would be called 'ace-high'

Players construct their hands by choosing the five best cards from the seven available (their two hole cards and the five community cards).

If the board is showing 9♣5♠K♦3♠A♥, a player with the two hole cards 9♠ would have two pair (aces and nines) and would lose to a player who has 9♦9♥ for three of a kind (three nines).

Learning hold'em poker begins with understanding how hands are dealt and the order of play as described above.

Of course, learning Texas hold'em rules is just the beginning, as the next step is to learn strategy which involves understanding what constitutes good starting hand selection, the odds and probabilities associated with the game, the significance of position and getting to act last during those post-flop betting rounds, and many other aspects of the game.

4. How to Play Texas Hold'em Games Online

Now that you know how Texas Hold'em works, it's time to put the theory into practice and play your first games.

The best way to start playing Texas Hold'em is to start from these free poker games available online and then move up to the real money action only when you feel comfortable enough to do so.

All the 'must-have poker rooms' below offer free games to practice online.

If you are completely new to the game, you should go for play money options, first. These risk-free games with fake money are an excellent way to familiarise with the different moments of play and the betting rounds.

The play money games are a great way to learn more about the hand rankings and begin to read the board fast enough to take all the right decisions at the right time.

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