Texas Holdem

The typical Texas Holdem game goes as follows and is broken down into five categories. Betting structure can be read more about here: * Preflop: Starting with the dealer button, each person is dealt two face-down cards. They are also known as hole or pocket cards. After everyone receives his or her pocket/hole cards, then betting occurs. * Flop: The dealer turns over three cards in the middle of the table. These cards are called The Flop. These are community cards that each player can use to create the best hand possible out of. Once again betting occurs. * Turn: The dealer turns over another card making four community cards. This fourth card is called The Turn or sometimes Fourth Street. Betting occurs again. * River: The dealer turns over the fifth and last community card. This is called The River or Fifth Street. Betting occurs for the last time. * Showdown: The remaining Texas Holdem players in the hand show their cards in order from the person who bet first. Each Texas Holdem player uses his two cards, and the five community cards to create the best hand just five cards total. A player can use any combination so even if one card from his pocket cards and four of the community cards creates the best hand, it is fine. When all five of the cards in the community make the best hand then everyone splits the pot. This is called The Board Plays. Also, note that in any time during the game a Texas Holdem player can fold and get out of the hand. All bets will be lost at that point. It is difficult to learn to play Texas Holdem in the traditional setting of a casino's poker room without losing to experienced gamblers. Thankfully, you can practice all you want for free with online poker rooms.

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