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How to Play Limit Texas Holdem
In Limit Texas Hold'em a maximum of four bets is allowed per player during
any betting round. This includes a (1) bet, (2) raise, (3) re-raise, and
(4) cap (final raise), but in No Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot Limit Texas
Hold'em there is no limit to the number of raises that a player can make.
The Blinds
In Texas Holdem, a disc called "the button" indicates which player is
the nominal dealer for the current game. Before the game begins, the
player immediately clockwise the button posts the "small blind", typically
half a small bet (for example, $1 in a $2/$4 game). The player immediately
clockwise from the small blind posts the "big blind", which is always a
full small bet ($2 in a $2/$4 game). Now each player receives his or her
two hole cards.
Pre-Flop
After seeing his or her pocket cards, each player now has the option to
play his or her hand by calling or raising the big blind. As mentioned
before, the big blind is the size of a full small bet. Thus in a $2/$4
Texas Hold'em game, it would cost $2 to call in this initial round of
betting (known as the "pre-flop").
In Texas Holdem the available actions are bet, call or raise. These
options are available depending on the action taken by the previous
player. Each poker player always has the option to fold. The first player
to act has the option to bet, call or raise. Subsequent players have the
option of calling or raising. To call is to bet the same amount as the
previous player has bet. To raise is to match the previous bet and
increase the bet.
Now, the "flop" is dealt face-up on the board. The flop consists of the
first three community poker cards available to all active players. Betting
begins with the active player immediately clockwise the button. All bets
and raises occur in small bets (increments of $2 in a $2/$4 game). The
same rules apply from above to complete this round of poker betting.
Note: The betting structure varies with
different variations of the game. Explanations of the betting action in
limit holdem, no-limit holdem, and pot-limit holdem can be found below.
The Flop
Now three cards are dealt face-up on the board - this is known as the
flop. In Texas Hold'em, the three cards on the flop are community cards
available to all players still in the hand. Betting begins with the active
player immediately clockwise of the button. All bets and raises occur in
small bets (increments of $2 in a $2/$4 game).
When betting action is completed for the flop round, the "turn" is
dealt face-up on the board. The turn is the fourth community card in a
Texas Hold'em poker game. Play begins with the active online player
immediately clockwise the button. On this round, Same rules apply as above
except that poker betting doubles from the small bet to the big bet. In a
$2/$4 game, betting on the turn is done in $4 increments.
The Turn
When the betting action is completed for the flop round, the "turn" is
dealt face-up on the board. The turn is the fourth community card in Texas
Hold'em. Play begins with the active player immediately clockwise of the
button. On this round, the betting doubles from the small bet to the big
bet. Thus, in a $2/$4 game, betting on the turn is upped to $4 bets.
The River
When betting action is completed for the turn round, the "river" is
dealt face-up on the board. The river is the fifth and final community
card in a Texas Hold em game. Betting begins with the active player
immediately clockwise the button and the same poker rules apply as they do
in the fourth card explained above.
The Showdown
If there is more than one remaining poker player when the final betting
round is complete playing Texas Hold'em, the last bettor or raiser shows
his or her cards. If there was no bet on the final round, the player
immediately clockwise the button shows his or her cards first. The player
with the best five-card hand wins the Texas Hold'em pot. In the event of
identical hands, the poker pot will be equally divided between the players
with the best hands.
At the end of the final betting round, if there is more than one
remaining poker player, the last bettor or raiser shows his or her cards
first. If there was no bet on the final round, the player immediately
clockwise the button shows his or her cards first. The player with the
best five-card hand wins the pot. In the event of identical hands, the pot
will be equally divided between the players with the best hands. Texas
Hold'em rules state that all suits are equal, so split pots are more
common than in other variations of poker.
After the pot is awarded, a new game of Texas Hold'em
is ready to be played. The button now moves clockwise to the next player
and new hands are dealt to each player
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