| If you are new to the game of Texas Holdem
Poker and want to learn more about how to play the game, we can help you.
Below, we explain the basic rules of how texas holdem poker is played, so you
can start to participate in this exciting and popular poker rooms game.
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Now, that you are most likely seated on an online poker table playing texas
holdem poker, you will be easier able to follow the rules of the game. At the
beginning of each hand, a new person will be dealing cards. Because the
computer deals in an online poker room, the person that would usually deal
holds the yellow dealer button. This dealer button always moves clockwise to
the next player sitting to the left of the previous dealer. When playing a
hand, the two people sitting to the left of the dealer of that hand have to
pay the blinds, which means that they have to put money into the pot before
ever seeing any cards. The person to the immediate left pays the small blind,
the person 2 to the left from the dealer pays the big blind.
Once the blinds are posted, the dealer gives everybody on the table 2 cards
face down, which are cards that will be only used by the player. After the
cards are dealt, the person to the left of the big blind (3 to the left of the
dealer) has to decide if they want to participate in the hand. Should they
want to participate in the hand, they will have to bet at least as much as the
big blind has posted before the cards were dealt. After the first person has
made their decision, everybody else's turn will come, going always clockwise,
until the small blind can decide if they want to participate. Should they be
wanting to play, they have to pay the difference between what he already
posted and what the others have bet. The big blind then can either check if
nobody raised in front of him, or call the additional bet from one of the
other players, if one of them raised.
For example, in a 1/2 Texas Holdem Limit
game, the small blind has to pay $0.50 and the big blind $1. Should the other
players want to participate in the hand, they would have to pay at least $1 to
see the community cards. Should one player think that he/she has a good hand,
they might want to raise to get more money into the pot. If they raise to $2,
everbody who wants to participate in this hand, also has to enter a total of
$2 into the pot.
Once all the bets are made, 3 cards will be dealt face up in the middle of
the table. These are community cards, and everybody is allowed to use them to
make their best hand possible. After the community cards are dealt, another
betting round takes place.
Next, a 4th community card is dealt face up in the middle, which may also
be used by all players to make the best hand. Another betting round now takes
place.
At the end, a 5th community card will be dealt face up into the middle of
the table, which can again be used by everybody to make the best hand possible.
After this is done, a last betting round takes place. After the betting round,
everybody who is still in the hand, shows what they have and the person with
the best hand according to the
Hand Rankings wins the pot.
These are the basic rules of texas holdem poker. Should you want to
learn more about the game, visit our
Texas Holdem Strategy
section, where we give you more information on you how you can become a winning texas holdem poker player. |
