by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

Jan 20, 2007

Texas Holdem Poker:

Poker is one of the best card games that any card lovers love to play. There are many people who play this game by sheer love for it. There are card lovers who always want to play this game as it is addictive and secondly it’s pretty easy to play. There are various types in the game of poker itself. Texas Holdem Poker is one of the types.

Texas Holdem poker is one of the best games for a beginner to learn. Other types of Poker games like 7 card stud or Omaha High require a great number of possibilities for calculating odds and perhaps even trying to count cards. Texas Holdem can be learned in a very less time by anyone, and can be played well with a few hours practice.

The Game:

Texas Holdem is the most popular of the variations of the game of Poker. It is famous in US as well as other parts of the globe due to its simple rules and fast paced play. It is a game that can be played in a group ranging from 2 to 10 people. A Hand of betting in this game consists of upto four betting rounds. There are blind bets that when placed, the player gets 2 faced down cards from the packet. The first three rounds are given names- “The Flop", "The Turn" and "The River ". The hands and bets are placed in a clockwise sense starting from the left hand of the dealer.

There is a Showdown after the fourth and final Betting Round is complete. There is a showdown once the fourth Betting Round is complete. In the Showdown, each active player combines any combination of their two Pocket Cards, as well as the five of the Community Board cards, to make a highest ranking five card, Poker hand possible. The player who possesses the highest ranking of five cards, which is also called as a Poker hand, using any combination of the five Community Board cards and their two Pocket Cards, wins the Pot. The player who possesses the highest-ranking Poker hand wins the Pot. The "Rake" or the winner’s share from the actual pot is deducted, while the house itself earns the rest of it.

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