Learning how to Texas Hold ‘Em
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Texas Hold ‘Em is just one of those poker games that has captured to public’s imagination. With continued television coverage and a huge following in casinos all over the country, if you are a gambler and you haven’t caught onto Hold ‘Em by now, you are missing out.
Because it is not like the traditional “ante poker” people usually are turned off by the little and big blind involved in Texas Hold ‘Em. These can actually be your best friend because there could conceivably be round where you do not have to pay anything to see your first two cards. The blind is an agreed upon amount two players have to pay before each hand. The little blind will pay half the agreed amount and the big blind will pay the full amount. So if the blind is $50, little pays $25 and the big pays $50. The little blind is the player to the immediate left of the dealer and the big blind is to the little blind’s left. As the deal is rotated on to the next player, so are the little and big blinds.
The play begins with two cards dealt face down. The order of betting is the same as it is in regular poker, but just in case you missed learning to play poker at all, we will cover the basic betting round. Player A is to the left of the dealer. They can either bet or check (pass). The bet now goes to Player B who has the same options and so on. Everyone can pass as long as the player before them has passed. If say Player C bets $5, the Player D must bet at least $5 or fold. Players A and B must follow suit until everyone has paid the same amount of folded. If someone raises along the way, betting will continue.
After the first round of betting is over, the dealer burns or places the top card from the deck to the side. They then deal three cards face up. This is called the flop. These are community cards that everyone will have a chance to make a hand from. Another round of betting takes place. Based on your hand, bet accordingly.
After the second betting round is done, the dealer burns another card and turns over just one. This is called the turn. By now you’ll notice that there are four cards face up and the two you have face down. The object is to make the best five card poker hand you can. So based on that, round three betting takes place.
After round three, the river card is to follow. The river is dealt the same way as the turn. Betting takes place based upon the hands that people now have. Once betting is completed, it is time to see who has what.
Remember to keep a second table available so that your eliminated players can still play somewhere else. Buying back into a Texas Hold ‘Em game is a lot like one football team taking over for another after halftime; it’s just not fair. Having a second table gives “the losers” something to do until the next game starts.
Texas Hold “em is definitely a game of strategy and not for those in the game for one or two hands. Now that you know the basic rules you will have a starting point for reading some strategy guides or to start working on your own strategy. Good luck!
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