Texas Hold'em

Texas Hold'em poker is the most popular online game around the world. It's driven by the popularity of tournament poker. Texas Hold 'em is the card game played by the maximum number of people, both online as well as offline. Also called "Hold'em", this is a community card game where each player is dealt 2 private cards and five community cards.

When playing Texas Hold'em poker, each player is dealt two cards face down, also known as hold cards. Then there is a round of betting where you can Check, Bet or Fold. The second stage of the game is known as - flop/hold cards.

The Flop

During the game - three community cards are dealt on the table face-up, after this the second round of betting begins.

The Turn

When the flop round betting action is completed, another card is dealt and the third round of betting begins.

The River

The final community card is revealed and the last round of betting starts. Anytime during the game, if all players fold their cards, the remaining active player wins.

Late Position seats are two places to the right of, and the Dealer (Button). The Small and Big Blinds are forced bets, and every player must pay them once during a round of betting (even if you have a hand you don't really like!)

How to play

At the beginning of a game, the dealer hands out two cards each to all players, with the position of the dealer rotating clockwise to the next active player after every hand. The player sitting to the left of the dealer is in action.

Both the small blind and big blind are required to make forced bets and are typically the only players to put money in the pot before the cards are dealt. Every player is then dealt two cards/hole cards face do.

The next player will also have similar options to call fold or raise. Once every player has contributed the same amount of money. The chips have moved to the middle of the table.

And the second round. The flop round begins in the second round three community cards are dealt face-up on the poker table.

Once the hold cards are dealt with, the first round begins with the player sitting to the left of the dealer in action.

The player to the left of the big blind starts the first four rounds of betting once the first two cards are dealt.

After the first betting round comes the flop, the three community cards are face-up on the table, so that each player remaining in the hand has the option to check, bet or raise, call or fold.

When the second round is finished, another community card is revealed in the ‘turn.’

The third round of betting starts with the first remaining player sitting to the left of the dealer. It is played clockwise, as with the earlier rounds. When the third round is over, another community card is revealed in the ‘river.’

The fourth betting round is played in the same way as the second and third betting rounds. After the four rounds of betting, the player(s) remaining have to show their cards in the showdown.

Whoever has the best five-card poker hand wins the pot. It's a winner takes all game - that's why Texas Hold’em poker is attractive. When you win, you win big with a lot of money on the line. Be careful with your betting decisions.