Texas Holdem Poker By:- www.adda52.com
Introduction:
* Texas Holdem is a variation of the standard card
game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer —a series of three ("the flop") then two additional single cards ("the turn" and "the river" or "fourth and fifth street" respectively), with players having the option to check, bet, raise or fold after each deal; i.e., betting may occur prior to the flop, "on the flop", "on the turn", and "on the river".
* Online poker rooms offer a wide variety of play
money tables where beginners may practice for free until they are ready to move up to the fun at real money tables.
A Texas Holdem Poker Game goes as follows: * Depending on the limit and betting structure, players
will place out blinds and antes so there is an initial
amount to get things started. This is called posting.
* The dealer shuffles up a standard deck of 52 playing
cards. * Each player is dealt two private cards face down. These
are called your hole cards or pocket cards.
* Then there is a round of betting starting with the
player to the left of the blinds. This is the preflop
betting round. Like most games of poker, players can call, raise, or fold. * After the betting round ends, the dealer discards the
top card of the deck. This is called a burn card. This is done to prevent cheating.
* The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on
the table. This is called the flop. These are communal cards that anyone can use in combination with their two pocket cards to form a poker hand.
* The player to the left of the dealer starts another
betting round. * After the betting concludes, the dealer burns again
then flips another communal card onto the table. This is called the turn.
* The player to the left of the dealer begins another
round of betting. In many types of games, this is where the bet size doubles.
* Again, the dealer burns a card and places a final card
face up on the table. This is called the river. Players can now use any of the five cards on the table or the two cards in their pocket to form five card poker hands.
* There is one final round of betting starting with the
player to the left of the dealer. *
After that, we have the showdown. Players who
have not folded reveal their hands, beginning with the player to the left of the last player to call.
Players use a combination of their pocket cards and the community cards to form a five card poker hand.
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The player who shows the best hand wins!
Although sometimes players with the same hand split the pot. Once you understand the game's basic structure, you
can play texas holdem and even some of its variants. Texas Holdem is an easy game to learn, just difficult to master. The "mastering" part is the costly part,
requiring study and practice. This website offers lots
of articles and tools to get you started on the studying. You can practice all you want for free in online poker rooms.
Top 10 starting hands: *
Pocket Aces (AA).
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Pocket Kings (KK).
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Pocket Queens (QQ).
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Ace-King suited (AKs).
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Pocket Jacks.
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Ace Queen suited (AQs).
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King-Queen suited (KQs).
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Ace-King (AK).
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Ace-Jack suited (AJs).
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Pocket Tens (1010).
Basic rules for texas holdem poker:The Shuffle, The Deal and The Blinds. The dealer shuffles a standard 52-card deck.
(In casinos, the dealer never plays. A round disc -- known as a "dealer button" -- moves clockwise from player to player with each hand. The button marks which player would be
the dealer if the deal were advanced from player to player as the game went along.)
Most Texas Holdem Poker games start with the two players to the left of the dealer (the button) putting a predetermined amount of money into the pot before any cards are dealt, ensuring that there's something to play
for on every hand. This is called "posting the blinds." Most often, the "first blind" -- the player to the left of the
dealer -- puts up half the minimum bet, and the "second blind" puts up the full minimum bet. Each player is dealt two cards, face down. These are known as the "hole cards.“ Betting Begins
A round of betting takes place, beginning with the player to the left of the two who posted the blinds. Players can call, raise, or fold when it's their turn to bet.
The Flop After the first betting round, the dealer discards the top card of the deck. This is called burning the card and
is done to ensure that no one accidentally saw the top card, and to help prevent cheating.
The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the "flop."
NOTE: Eventually, a total of five community cards will be placed face up on the table. Players can use any
combination of the community cards and their own two hole cards to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.
After the flop, another round of betting takes place, beginning with the player to the left of the dealer (the
button). During this and all future rounds of betting, players can check, call, raise, or fold when it's their turn to bet.
Fourth Street The dealer burns another card and plays one more face up onto the table. This, the fourth community card, is called the "turn" or "Fourth Street." The player to the left of the dealer (the button) begins the third round of betting.
Fifth Street The dealer burns another card before placing the final faceup card on the table. This card is called the "river" or "Fifth Street."
Final Betting and The Winner * Players can now use any combination of seven cards --
the five community cards and the two hole cards
known only to them -- to form the best possible fivecard poker hand.
* The fourth and final round of betting starts with the
player to the left of the dealer (the button).
* After the final betting round, all players who remain in
the game reveal their hands. The player who made the initial bet or the player who made the last raise shows their hand first.
* The player with the best hand wins.
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