Texas Holdem Rules

Texas Holdem is one of the easiest games to learn how to play in a casino and it’s also a very popular online game. Thousands of people play Texas Holdem online for real money every single day and there is a fair amount of money to be won if you know how to play. While strategy plays a large role post-flop there are basics that you’ll need to understand before moving onto advanced Texas Holdem strategy. So let’s take a look at the rules for Holdem as a foundation and move on from there.

The rules are very simple and we’ll look at them now so you know exactly how Texas Holdem is played. The dealer shuffles a full 52 card deck and then deals two cards to every player starting with the small blind. The small blind is to the left of the dealer each time. The dealer button moves around the table in a clockwise direction starting with the player to the left of the actual dealer button . The two players to the left of the dealer button are known as the small blind and big blind. In a $1/$2 game the small blind needs to put a $1 in the pot before looking at their cards and the big blind needs to put $2 into the pot before looking at their cards.

Once the blinds are in the pot and the cards have been dealt to the players, everyone will have the chance to either call, raise or fold starting with the player to the left of the big blind. Once everyone has called the bet or folded their cards the dealer will put the chips in the middle of the table and will turn three cards over. The cards turned over are the first of five community cards and these three are known as the flop. Once the flop drops there is another round of bets starting with the player to the left of the dealer button.

After this round of betting the dealer with turn the fourth community card over this is known as the turn card. There is another round of bets starting with the player left to the dealer and then the final community card will be shown which is known as the river card. After the river card there is a final round of bets to be made and then anyone with cards left will show their cards.

The goal is to make the best five card hand with the five community cards and your two whole cards. You can only use five cards to make the best hand possible and the other two cards left are left out of your hand. The player with the best Texas Holdem hand will win the pot and will take down the chips in that pot. After the hand the dealer button moves one spot to the left and then the two new players to the left of the dealer button will need to post their small blind and big blind.