Texas Hold em Poker Basics
Stanley Majors


Texas Hold em Poker (also know as Holdem Poker) is a card game
which you'll take a few minutes to learn but many years to
master. As a beginner you'll want to learn the Texas Hold em
Poker basics - the rules, hands rankings and types of texas hold
em poker.

The absolute Texas hold em poker basics :
The game is played with a standard 52 card deck and there may be
a minimum of two or a maximum of ten players per game.

Players are dealt two cards each, which are used in addition to
the 5 communal cards to create the best possible 5 card poker
hand.

The dealer begins the game by dealing two cards to each player;
this round is known as the ‘Pre-Flop'. The two cards dealt by the
poker dealer are placed face down on the table – these cards are
called the pocket or hole cards.

A round of betting occurs before the second round of cards is
dealt. In this round the poker dealer places 3 cards face up on
the poker table. This is known in Texas Hold em Poker games as
the ‘Flop'. Each player now has an opportunity to bet or check.

By ‘checking' you are choosing not to bet but you still remain in
the game, checking is only allowed if there have been no bets
placed before your turn in that round.

In the third round, the dealer places another communal card face
up on the table. At this time there are 4 communal cards on the
table, as well as 2 hole or pocket cards per player. Considering
the current choice of cards in their hand and those open on the
table, the players again place their bets. This round is known as
the ‘Turn'.

In the final round before the ‘Show-down', the dealer places the
fifth and final communal card on the table, face up. And the
players begin betting. This round is known as the ‘River'.

After the River, the remaining players begin to show their hands.
Players may use any combination of their two hole cards and 5
communal cards to create the best possible hand. You may even use
all five communal cards to create the best hand.

It's best to play Texas Holdem Poker for free before playing for
real. Spend a few minutes getting use to the game, you'll realize
how simple and entertaining this game really is.

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Read more: Texas Hold em Poker Basics. Stanley Majors is an
experienced online poker journalist who writes articles on a
range of poker topics. His numerous articles found on Texas
Holdem Net, provide useful and factual poker information and
insight.


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