About TEXAS HOLD’em
One of the most famous variants of poker and also known for its simplicity. In Texas Hold'em each player holds two private cards, and tries to make the best 5-card hand with the combination of those two cards and five public cards.
When you are looking at what you have for your (combined) hand, and trying to contrast it with what your opponent might have, the possibilities for your opponent are rich (but not unlimited). In principle, you can enumerate all the hands that might beat you.
An all-time classic and the perfect starting point if you’re new to the game. It plays out in the following stages :
Pre-flop – each player is dealt two ‘hole’ cards face down
The flop – then comes three ‘community’ cards dealt face up
The turn – you get a fourth community card
The river – you get a fifth community card
Bets are placed after each step as players call, raise or fold after checking their cards. The aim: to make the best five-card poker hand out of the seven cards available. In this type, the players need to keep their cards concealed till all the betting rounds end and the game reaches showdown.
How to play :
- One of the players is given the dealer button. It moves clockwise at each hand’s end.
- Every player is dealt 2 cards - ‘hole cards’.
- After that, the player sitting to the left of the dealer is in action.
- Each player is dealt 2 hole cards with an overall goal of making the best five-card hand.
- Following it, there is another round of games.
- Next, 3 community cards called flop are opened.
- Again there is a round of the game.
- Two More community cards are to be opened one by one with a round of raise cards.
- From there, the action continues on multiple streets - preflop, flop, turn and river.
Tips to win Texas Hold' em:
- Take your position to advantage, whether you are raising first or last.
- Keep a watch over the other players moves.
- Learn from other players' patterns.
- Play smart with the river and turn.