The basics of texas holdem
A quick run down of a game of Texas holdem
Texas Holdem is a game using 7 cards with the best 5-card poker hand as the winner.
When betting in Texas holdem you have several different choices,
you can either…
- Check - If there are no bets in the pot then you may check. I.e., check the next card or player.
- Fold - stop betting and give your cards back to the dealer then sit the rest of the hand out.
- Call - match the amount of money agreed by everyone else and see the next card or call for your opponents cards to be shown.
- Raise - raise the steaks even more, challenging you opponents to fold, call or rise back at you.
The game play.
- each player get 2 personal cards nicknamed "pocket cards"
- There is round of betting
- Three community cards are dealt out in "the flop"
- There is another round of betting
- A fourth communal card is dealt out, this is called "the turn"
- There is another round of betting
- The Fifth and Final card is dealt out known as "the river"
- There is a final round of betting known as "the showdown"