Texas Holdem Poker Rules
Texas Holdem begins with each player being dealt two cards face down; these are known as the "Hole Cards". This is then followed by a betting round. Once the 1st betting round is completed the dealer, deals out 3 community card on the centre of the table face up. These cards are known as the "Flop". Again there is another betting round and afterwards followed by another community card dealt to the centre of the table; this card is known as the "Turn Card". This is again followed by another round of betting. Finally the last community card is dealt to the centre of the table, this card is known as the "River Card". A final round of betting concludes the game. The players still remaining in the game must turn over their cards and make there best possible 5-card poker hand using any combination of their own cards and the community cards. The highest hand wins the pot. In a case where two players make the same valued hand, a tie is declared and the pot is split evenly between them.
The player who has the dealer marker, deals each player 2 cards face down - "Hole Cards"
The first round of betting or "pre-flop bet" begins with the third player to the left of the dealer and continues around the table. The betting is predetermined by the particular Holdem poker game you are playing. Limit Holdem means there is a predetermined betting limit allowable; this usually doubles on the third and fourth betting round. In No Limit Holdem any player may bet up to as much as and including all their chips at anytime, this is known as going "all in". Pot Limit Holdem means that no bet may be placed that is larger than the pot at any given time.
The dealer then "burns" a card to the bottom of the deck and deals the three community cards or "The Flop" to the centre of the table face up.
Now the second round of betting begins with the player to the left of the dealer. At this point a player will determine their bet based on a possible hand from their own two "hole cards" and the three community cards. The player may choose to bet, check or fold.
After the second round of betting is completed, the dealer will burn another card to the bottom of the deck and deal the fourth community card, this card is referred to as "The Turn" card. Another round of betting will ensue, starting again with the player directly to the left of the dealer. This round of betting is typically double the first round of betting in Limit Texas Holdem game. Finally the last card is burned to the bottom of the deck and the dealer, rolls out the final community card, also know as "The River" card. There is a final round of betting which again begins with the player to the left of the dealer. After the final round of betting is completed, the remaining players will present their best 5 card poker hand from their "hole" cards and the "Community" cards. Highest poker hand wins the pot. If two or more players have the exact same high hands a tie is called and the pot is split between them equally.