How to
Play Texas Hold'em, For Beginners!
Learn the basics needed to play the most popular poker game played today!
Texas Holdem is by far the most common for of poker played today
due to is popularity there are even several TV shows of the
game. Besides being popular Texas Holdem is also the best game
for a beginner to learn, the game can be learned after a few
minutes and after just a few hours of practice you can be
playing fairly well against other beginners, but to really get
good you must play often.
Texas Holdem is played the same way in the casino, online
casinos and in your home with your pals.
Learn How to Play Texas Holdem:
1. Betting structures can vary. In Texas Holdem rarely are antes
used. Most Texas Holdem games start with first two players on
the dealers left placing predetermined bets. These players are
called the small and large blind, and their bets are called
posting the blinds.
2. Each player receives 2 cards face down. These cards are
called you pocket cards and they are the only cards that are
unique to you.
3. After each player is dealt their hole cards a round of
betting takes place starting with the player to the left of the
2 blinds this round of betting is called the pre-flop. Just like
in any other poker game a player can call raise of fold during
their turn.
4. After the Pre-Flop round is over the dealer will remove the
top card from the deck and discard it, this is called the Burn
Card. This is done to make sure that no cheating is done. The
dealer will then turn over 3 cards in the center of the table.
This round is called the Flop. Any player may use any of these
cards to make the best 5 card hand possible, but you are not
allowed to actually touch the cards, each player can use the
same cards if it help them, this is why your hole cards are so
important.
5. As with the pre-flop there is now another round of betting,
it is at this point you will start to see players folding.
6. After the betting is over, the dealer will burn another card,
then deal the fourth of the communal cards. This card is called
the Turn card
7. Again another round of betting begins and now is when you
will start to see the size of the pot really grow.
8. One last time the dealer burns the top card before turning
over the last card of the game, called the River card. Players
now have all 5 of the communal cards and their own hole card to
make the best 5 card hand.
9. One last chance is given to raise the bets or get out of the
game. After this each player still in the game will show their
cards. This is called the Showdown. The player with the best
hand is declared the winner and wins the pot.
Now that you know the basic order of the game you are ready to
start playing Texas Holdem. Holdem is a simple game to learn but
if hard to master. This is the part that will take you many hand
and many dollars, but if you put in the time you will be
rewarded for it.
