Texas Holdem Poker

 Contents

1. Rules Texas Holdem Poker

2. Poker Hands 

3. Summary

In hold'em, players receive two down cards as their personal hand (holecards), after which there is a round of betting. Three board cards are turned simultaneously (called the flop) and another round of betting occurs. The next two board cards are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after each card. The board cards are community cards, and a player can use any five-card combination from among the board and personal cards. A player can even use all of the board cards and no personal cards to form a hand ("play the board"). A dealer button is used. The usual structure is to use two blinds, but it is possible to play the game with one blind, multiple blinds, an ante, or combination of blinds plus an ante.

Rules Texas Holdem Poker

1. One player acts as dealer. This position is called the button and it rotates clockwise after every hand.

2. The two players to the left of the dealer are called the small blind and the big blind, respectively.

3. These two positions require forced bets of a pre-determined amount and are the only players to put money in the pot before the cards are dealt (if no ante in place).

4. Every player then receives two cards face down. These are called “hole” cards.

5. Once all hole cards have been dealt, the first betting round begins with the player sitting immediately to the left of the big blind. This player can fold, call (match the amount of the big blind) or raise.

6. Betting then continues clockwise, with each player having the option to fold, call the amount of the highest bet before them, bet or raise.

7. When the first betting round is completed, three community cards are flipped face up on the table. This is called the flop.

8. The betting resumes, clockwise, with each player having the option to check (if no bet is in front of them), bet (or raise if a bet is before them), call or fold.

9. When the second round of betting is finished, a fourth community card is flipped face up on the table. This is called the turn.

10. The third round of betting commences with the first remaining player sitting to the left of the button.

11. When the third round of betting is over, a fifth community card is flipped face up on the table. This is called the river.

12. The fourth round of betting starts with the first remaining player seated to the left of the button. The betting continues to move clockwise.

Poker Hands

Five of a Kind - This is the highest possible hand and can occur only where at least one card is wild, such as a joker. Examples of five of a kind would be four 10s and a wild card or two queens and three wild cards.

Straight Flush - This is the highest possible hand when only the standard pack is used, and there are no wild cards. A straight flush consists of five cards of the same suit in sequence, such as 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 of hearts.

Four of a Kind - This is the next highest hand. An example is four aces or four 3s.

Full House - This colorful hand is made up of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank, such as three 8s and two 4s.

Flush - Five cards all of the same suit, but not all in sequence, is a flush. An example is Q, 10, 7, 6, and 2 of clubs.

Straight - Five cards in sequence, but not all of the same suit is a straight. An example is 9♥, 8♣, 7♠, 6♦, 5♥.

Three of a Kind - This combination contains three cards of the same rank, and the other two cards each of a different rank, such as three jacks, a seven, and a four.

Two Pairs - This hand contains a pair of one rank and another pair of a different rank, plus any fifth card of a different rank, such as Q, Q, 7, 7, 4.

One Pair - This frequent combination contains just one pair with the other three cards being of different rank. An example is 10, 10, K, 4, 3.

No Pair - This very common hand contains "nothing." None of the five cards pair up, nor are all five cards of the same suit or consecutive in rank. When more than one player has no pair, the hands are rated by the highest card each hand contains, so that an ace-high hand beats a king-high hand, and so on.

Summary

To understand the about Texas Hold’em, you need to know a little bit about the game. I’m going to assume you know some basics about regular poker – that a flush beats a pair and that there are 4 suits of each of the 13 cards. 텍사스홀덤 만화 What makes Texas Hold’em different than other games is that you are only dealt two cards. Then, there is something called “the flop” where 3 cards are turned face up on the table. There are two other cards, called the “turn” and the “river” that will eventually be revealed.