Texas Hold'Em
Texas Hold'em is the most popular, but also the easiest poker variant you can learn.
Each player gets from two "hidden" cards that only he has the right to see and use. Five "common" cards are then opened and can be seen and used by all players. Players have the option to form their five-handed hand with both, one or none of their hidden cards, combined with the common cards.
The game is divided into four rounds of betting and the direction of the bet around the table is clockwise. The betting starts by the player located next to the dealer's checker, which moves one position to the left after each hand. In online games, the dealer's checker replaces the "true" dealer.
The Blinds
Before the start of a game, the two players to the left of the dealer place the blinds (blinds or "openings"), which are called because they are made before the players see the cards. Blinds ensure the presence of some money in the pot, which players will claim from the start of the game. The player to the left of the dealer places the small blind and the player to the left of the big blind.
Pre-Flop (Before Opening Common Sheets)
Beyond that the action begins! Each player gets two cards that only he has the right to see, known as "hidden cards". Then the first round of betting starts the player sitting on the left of the big blind. The particular player, also known as "with the pistol on the throat", can do the following:
Call (I see them)
ie to follow the big blind's bet
Raise (Rheins)
ie to raise the amount of the bet or
Fold
ie to give up the game and lose its bet amount.
When a bet is returned to the player who made the big blind, then that player may take a check or choose to remain in the game without adding anything to the pot. However, if an opponent makes a raise, then the big blind player has three choices: he has to fold, say he is in or to raise.
The flop
Three "common cards" are opened on the table that all players can use to form their fivefold hand. There is a second round of bets.
The Turn ("turn" or penultimate sheet)
A fourth card is played on the table. The third betting round follows.
The River ("river" or last card)
The fifth and last card is played, followed by the final round of bets.
Opening the Showdown
If there are two or more remaining players in the game then the cards are opened so the players reveal their cards and win the highest hand (see Hand Ranking). If two players have exactly the same hand, then the pot is dealt.
Texas Hold'em is the most popular, but also the easiest poker variant you can learn.
Each player gets from two "hidden" cards that only he has the right to see and use. Five "common" cards are then opened and can be seen and used by all players. Players have the option to form their five-handed hand with both, one or none of their hidden cards, combined with the common cards.
The game is divided into four rounds of betting and the direction of the bet around the table is clockwise. The betting starts by the player located next to the dealer's checker, which moves one position to the left after each hand. In online games, the dealer's checker replaces the "true" dealer.
The Blinds
Before the start of a game, the two players to the left of the dealer place the blinds (blinds or "openings"), which are called because they are made before the players see the cards. Blinds ensure the presence of some money in the pot, which players will claim from the start of the game. The player to the left of the dealer places the small blind and the player to the left of the big blind.
Pre-Flop (Before Opening Common Sheets)
Beyond that the action begins! Each player gets two cards that only he has the right to see, known as "hidden cards". Then the first round of betting starts the player sitting on the left of the big blind. The particular player, also known as "with the pistol on the throat", can do the following:
Call (I see them)
ie to follow the big blind's bet
Raise (Rheins)
ie to raise the amount of the bet or
Fold
ie to give up the game and lose its bet amount.
When a bet is returned to the player who made the big blind, then that player may take a check or choose to remain in the game without adding anything to the pot. However, if an opponent makes a raise, then the big blind player has three choices: he has to fold, say he is in or to raise.
The flop
Three "common cards" are opened on the table that all players can use to form their fivefold hand. There is a second round of bets.
The Turn ("turn" or penultimate sheet)
A fourth card is played on the table. The third betting round follows.
The River ("river" or last card)
The fifth and last card is played, followed by the final round of bets.
Opening the Showdown
If there are two or more remaining players in the game then the cards are opened so the players reveal their cards and win the highest hand (see Hand Ranking). If two players have exactly the same hand, then the pot is dealt.
