Friday, August 29, 2008
Have you seen the poker craze that's sweeping the world lately? Televised poker events have turned poker, especially Texas Holdem, into one of the most popular games around. If you want to get in on the game, though, you need to learn the basic rules of Texas Holdem. That way, you can enjoy the game that everyone is playing too. So, lets talk about some of the rules of Texas Holdem.
General rules of Texas Holdem
Every player is dealt two cards to start, according tot he rules of Texas Holdem. After that, the rules of Texas Holdem require that each person either bets, calls a bet, raises or folds. Then the flop is dealt. The flop, as it relates to the rules of Texas Holdem anyway, is three community cards that are dealt face up in the middle of the board. Next, the rules of Texas Holdem call for more betting, the turn (a fourth community card), more betting and the river (community card number 5). Then the rules of Texas Holdem dictate that there's a final round of betting.
According to the rules of Texas Holdem, after all the betting comes the big showdown. That's where all the players that are still in the hand show their cards and see who won. The winner is whoever can make the best 5-card hand out of some combination of the 5 community cards and their own two cards.
Button and blind rules of Texas Holdem
Another thing you should know about the rules of Texas Holdem is that there is a button that goes around to indicate who the dealer is on any given hand. Everyone takes turn dealing.
The rules of Texas Holdem state that the two players after the dealer on each hand are also responsible for posting the small and big blinds. Those are forced bets. Basically, they are small bets that guarantee that someone always plays the hand and that there will be both a winner and something for that winner to win each hand.
Limit rules of Texas Holdem
Next, you need to understand the limit rules of Texas Holdem. First, there's no limit, which means anyone can bet as much or as little as they want each hand. They can even bet all of their chips, which is called going all in.
A variation of that is to use fixed limit rules of Texas Holdem. Fixed limit, as the name implies, means that everyone can only bet a fixed amount each hand.
A third variation on the rules of Texas Holdem is pot limit. Pot limit Texas Holdem is a lot like fixed limit except that players are only allowed to bet as many chips as all other players have bet combined so far for the hand. Basically, if person A bets 50 and person B bets 50, person C is then allowed to bet as much as 100.
Beyond the basic rules of Texas Holdem
You really need a much deeper understanding, beyond just the basic rules of Texas Holdem, if you want to be successful at it. The rules of Texas Holdem can only take you so far, especially in a game full of professional players. You have to also have an understanding of people. As the song says, you have to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. So, start with understanding the basic rules of Texas Holdem and then move beyond that. Learn the more in depth rules of Texas Holdem and, more importantly, learn to read the other players and watch for signs of weakness, known as tells. Do all of that and you'll have no trouble playing Texas Holdem.
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