HOW TO PLAY POKER

Texas Holdem Rules:

1. The dealer button identifies a player as a dealer. It moves left in a clock wise direction to the next player after every hand.
2. Before cards are dealt to the players the pot is formed through bets known as blind bets or ante.
• First player to the dealers left puts the first blind bet called small blind.
• Second player to the dealers left puts the second blind bet called big blind.
• The first blind bet is smaller then the second blind bet that's why we call them the small blind and the big blind.
• Since the bets are placed with out seeing the cards they are called blinds.
• Blinds are considered live bets and can be checked, called, raised or folded.
3. Each player is dealt 2 cards face-down called private cards. Face-down means no body else sees your cards except you.
4. The player left of the big blind makes the first bet starting the first betting round, where you can call, raise or fold.
5. Now 3 cards are dealt face-up placed in the center of the table starting the second betting round.
• Player left to the dealer bets first.
• These cards are called community cards, since they are available to all players.
• This round of betting is called "Flop".
6. The 4th community card is dealt face-up in the center of the table starting the third betting round called "Turn". In this round the betting amount doubles from the previous one.
7. The 5th and the final community card is dealt face-up in the center of the table to start the last betting round called "River".
8. After the final round of betting it is time for the showdown and the player with the highest hand wins the pot. When there is identical hands the pot is split. The dealer button moves to the next player to play the next hand.