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Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em can be played with as few as two players or as many as ten – at a single table. 

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The game begins with two players, left of the dealer, placing an initial bet.  This is called posting the blinds. 

· The person to the left of the dealer posts a bet called the small blind,

· The person to the left of the small blind posts the big blind.
Hold’em is one game that you’re allowed to play without actually being forced to put a wager out each time.  Only two people to the left of the designated dealer are required to put money into the game and that position changes with each hand. 
One of the tricks you need to learn is to determine how strong those “starter cards” are and whether or not to get into the hand. 

The dealer shuffles one full deck of 52 playing cards. 

Each player is then dealt two cards face down.  These are called your hole or pocket cards.

Next is a round of betting starting with the person to the left of the two who posted the blinds.   Players can check, raise, or fold.

Players can wager, raise or re-raise any amount equal or greater than the minimum bet, which should also equal the amount of the big blind.

In No-Limit Hold’em, the number of chips you have in front of you determines the maximum bet.  A player can go “all-in” by pushing all their chips forward toward the center of the table.  At this point, either the player or the dealer should “count them down,” or calculate the amount of the player’s all-in bet.  To call, the other players at the table must match the value of the chips.

In the event a player cannot match the value of another player’s bet, but would still like to call, he or she can go “all-in” and play for a portion of the pot.  Should this happen, the dealer should divide the original, larger bet into two
After the initial betting round ends, the dealer discards the top card of the deck.  This is called a burn card.  This is done to prevent cheating.

The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table.  These cards are called the Flop.  These are communal cards that anyone can use in combination with the two pocket cards to form a poker hand.

Next is another round of betting starting with the players to the left of the dealer.

After the betting concludes, the dealer burns another card and flips one more onto the table.  This is called the Turn card.  Players can use this sixth card now to form a five-card poker hand.  The player to the left of the dealer begins another round of betting.  In many types of games, this is where the bet size doubles.

Finally, the dealer burns a card and places a final card face up on the table.  This is called the River.  Players can now use any of the five cards on the table or the two cards in their pocket to form the best five card poker hand.

There is now a final round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.

After this round of betting, all of the players remaining in the game begin to reveal their hands.  This begins with the player to the left of the last player to call.  It’s called the showdown.

Your goal in learning to play Texas Hold’em is to know the odds at each level.  To know the probabilities of the cards in your hand and in the Flop.

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Good Luck!