Poker Guides – Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em is the most popular poker game in the world today and has enjoyed an explosion of popularity over the past few years. There’s a good reason for that, it is incredibly easy to learn and to begin playing, even if you have no previous experience of playing poker. Though it may be easy to learn it is not so easy to master and it could take you a lifetime to perfect the techniques and instincts required to make you a winning poker player.

If you’ve never played before, or you simply want to brush up on the mechanics of the game, please read the following guide which we hope will tell you all there is to know about how to actually play Texas Hold’em. Once you know how to play you can concentrate on honing your skills via the helpful tutorial we’ve provided here at bet365, for poker players of all abilities and skill levels.

Playing Texas Hold’em

Online Texas Hold’em is a game played between 2 and 10 players.

1. The Players to the left of the Dealer begin the game by posting the blind bets. The Player on the Dealer’s left posts a small blind, and the Player on the Small Blind’s left posts a big blind bet. Please Note: The Dealer’s position at the table changes after every hand. The dealer-button shows the Dealer’s position at the table.
2. Two pocket cards are dealt to each Player.
3. In the first round, the Player to the Big Blind’s left plays first and can either: Call, Raise or Fold. Note: Players cannot Check in the first round of betting because the Blinds are bets, not antes.
4. In the second round, three community cards are dealt. This is called the Flop. Players can either: Check, Raise or Fold.
5. In the third round, a fourth community card is dealt, called the Turn. Another round of betting follows.
6. In the fourth round a fifth and final community card is dealt, called the River Card. This is followed by the final round of betting.

The remaining Players then use their two pocket cards and the five community cards to create the best five-card hand possible. The winner takes the pot. If two or more Players have the same hand, the pot is split equally between them. At any time in the game a pot can be won if a player makes a bet that is not called by any of the other players at the table.

PLAY HERE