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Texas Hold'Em Poker: rules for learning to play

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Texas Hold'em poker is a classic of poker! This is the variant of poker played over the world to "present.

Texas Hold'em is played from two to ten players and up. Each player sat at the table has its own hand consisting of two cards plus the five community cards placed in the center of the table. The goal is simple, this is to make the best possible combination.

What happens during a game of Texas Hold'em?

The first player to dealer's left raises the "small blind", which is half the minimum bet on the table. The next player (it always turns in the direction of clockwise) asks him the "big blind", that is to say, the minimum bet.

Then the dealer deals the cards: two cards face down to each player at the table, starting with the first on his left. Players can begin the auction: the first player after the one who placed the big blind starts the turn. It can either call (place a bet equal) or without (left part) or raise (put a bet in excess). We start the tour as many times as necessary to all players who are still in play have followed, in other words they all placed the same bet on the table.

The dealer then places three cards face up on the table, this is called the "flop". These cards are common to all players, that can be used to make combinations with the two cards in their hand. It then starts a new round of betting in Texas Hold'em, which ends when all remaining players have equalized. The dealer then adds a fourth card in the center of the table, which is called " ; turning. " This follows another round of betting.

And finally, the dealer places the fifth card face up on the table, called "river". Players then have the opportunity to increase their bids a last time. Once the final betting round is complete, then all players return their cards. This is the one who has the strongest combination with two personal cards (called pocket cards) and the five community cards wins the pot. If two players have equivalent combinations, they split the pot.

In the event, before the end of the game, there would not be a player in the game because everyone else would have happened, it's obviously a player who wins the jackpot, regardless of their combination.

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