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Texas Hold'em Poker Game Rules This section includes information on gaming procedures, rules, policies and limits of "Texas Hold'em" To begin with players are dealt two 'hole' cards that only they can see and use. Then, five 'community' cards are dealt in the middle of the table that everyone can see and use with their hand.. The best 5-card hand using any combination of the five community cards and two hole cards wins. The game is split into four rounds of betting, and the game moves clockwise around the table. Betting starts from the player position next to the dealer button, which moves one place to the left after each hand. In online games, the dealer button replaces the 'real' dealer. Before the game starts, the two players sat to the left of the dealer post 'blind' bets, these are called blinds because they are made before the players have seen any cards. The blinds ensure that there is some money in the pot to play for as the game starts. The player to the left of the dealer posts the 'small blind', and the player positioned to his left then posts the 'big blind'. Pre-Flop Each player is dealt two cards, face down. These are called hole or pocket cards. The action begins on the player to the left of the big blind. He or she has three options: either call the bet, raise the bet, or fold.
The player in the big blind (the first compulsory full bet), can 'check' and opt to stay in the game without adding anything to the pot. However, if an opponent has raised, then the big blind has three options: fold, call, or re-raise. the Flop 
This stage involves dealing three 'community' cards face up on the table. Players can use these to make their five-card hand. A second round of betting follows. the Turn 
The fourth community card is dealt face up on the table. The third round of betting follows. the River 
The fifth and final community card is dealt, followed by the final round of betting. . the Showdown If there is more than one player left in the game, there is a showdown in which the players reveal their cards and the highest hand wins (see Handrankings). If two players share an identical hand, the pot is split |
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