Playing Texas Hold'em
The main difference between this game and Seven Card Stud is that this one involves community cards, or cards that all players in the game use to complete their hands. Eventually, each player will have seven cards, two of their own and five community cards.
- The casino dealer deals out two cards, face down, one at a time, to each player.
- The first player to receive a card is the player to the left of the button. This position is called the "small blind".
- The second player to receive a card is called the "big blind", and this player must ante the full "bring-in" bet. For instance, on a $1-2 table, the small blind would ante $1 and the big blind $2.
- After all players receive their two cards, the first player to act (decide on an action) can call (match the amount anted by the big blind), raise, or fold. Checking is not allowed on this round. Players, in turn, must match the big blind or if the blind is raised, match the raise.
- The dealer now deals three cards face up in the center of the table. These are called "the flop'', and a round of betting begins.
- The dealer places a fourth card face up on the table, again followed by a betting round. This part of the hand is called ''Fourth Street'' or ''the turn'', and the bet is usually double what it was after the flop.
- The fifth and final card (called ''the river'') is placed by the dealer face up in the middle of the table, and this is the final round of betting. As with the turn, the river bet is generally double th amount of the big blind (ante).
- Each player chooses their best five-card hand among the seven cards- the two cards dealt face down at the beginning of the game and the five community cards in the middle of the layout.
- The winning hand is the highest poker hand.
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