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Texas Hold'em is a game of poker that deals two cards in each person and five community cards placed to face up by the dealer. The first open cards by the dealer are called a "FLOP". The Flop is the first three open or face up cards in front of the players. All of the players have a decision or option to fold, check, raise. The next single card to open by the dealer is called a "TURN". The last single card to open is called a "RIVER".
This game of poker has two blind bets: Small Blind and Big Blind. The Small Blind is the half of the minimum bet. If the minimum bet is 100, then the small blind bet is 50. On the other hand, the Big Blind needs to be the exact of the minimum amount of bet.
Texas Hold'em poker has four major variations
Limit Texas Hold'em The betting in this game has a limit.
No limit Texas Hold'em The betting of the game have no limit. All the players can bet any amount of their chips. Or to "all in" in any part of the game.
Pot limit Texas Hold'em You can bet any amount not more than the pot money
Mixed Texas Hold'em No limit and limit game in poker are in one table in game of texas hold'em. The Two Variations are switches every game or alternate. ex. First game is limit game, the second game is no limit game.
The moves or options to take a call in Texas Hold'em poker are:
Check You want to see the community cards
Raise Is to bet more than the minimum bet
Call Is to bet an equivalent to the amount of Raise bet
Fold
When the player bets more than the maximum raise of the other player, it is called Re-Raise.
Hand Rankings in Texas Hold'em poker:
The Highest Combination card is Royal Flush, next is Straight Flush, Four of a kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a kind, Two pairs, One Pair.
Royal Flush - Is the highest combination cards in all poker games. It consists of five combination cards that have similar signs and the numbers are lowest to the highest (ex. 10, J, Q, K, A).
Straight Flush Is the second to the highest cards in poker. It consists of five combination cards that have same signs (ex. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Four of a Kind Is the third to the highest hand card in poker. It consists of five combination cards. A hand with four cards of the same value (ex. J, J, J, J, 7).
Full House It consists of five combination cards, in which your three cards have the same value and two cards are the same (ex. 7, 7, 7, A, A)
Flush It consists of any five cards with same signs (ex. 7, 2, 8, 5, K).
Straight It consists of five combination cards (ex. 7, 8, 9, 10, J but not with similar signs).
Three of a Kind Three cards with the same value (ex. J, J, J, 2, 5).
Two Pairs This instance is when you have cards of Two pairs with different values (ex. 7, 7, J, J, A).
One Pair This is the lowest hand ranking cards (ex. 7, 7, 8, 2, 5).
