Playing Texas Hold'em Poker Online

We teach you how to play texas holdem poker online and show you where to play and how to win.

Texas Holdem Basics :

Each poker player is dealt 2 cards face-down and an additional 5 cards are placed face-up on the poker table. Each player must try and create a 5-card sequence using his face-down cards and any or all of the 5 common cards (community cards).

Let's Illustrate:

Let's say that you have a 9 of hearts and a 4 of diamonds; your opponent has an ace of clubs and a five of diamonds and the community cards are: 5 of diamonds, 8 of spades, 7 of clubs, 6 of hearts and an ace of diamonds.

Who wins? You win because your straight (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) beats your opponents two pairs (pair of aces and a pair of fives).

Playing Texas Hold'em Poker

1. Each poker player receives his two face-down cards.
2. First round of betting: all poker players bet according to what they expect their cards to turn out to be.
3. Three community cards (common cards placed face-up) are laid down on the poker table.
4. Second round of betting: it becomes easier to bet since you have a bigger idea of what your cards will amount to.
5. The Fourth community card is dealt.
6. Another round of betting: third round.
7. The Fifth community card is dealt.
8. Final round of betting. At the end of this round, the winner is proclaimed.

Texas Holdem Betting

The Poker betting moves from opponent to opponent in a clockwise fashion. The first poker player who can bet is the player sitting to the left of the dealer. Usually, the poker players take turns in dealing so as to prevent one being unjustly favored by being the last.

If you are the first player you have three choices: bet, fold or pass (check). Accordingly the next player has the same three choices. If one of the player places a bet, the next one cannot simply pass. This poker player must either raise the bet, fold his cards or call. To call means to place a wager that's equal to that of the previous poker player.

A maximum of three betting rounds is permitted every time. A round ends when all the poker players have played. Each bet cannot be below the minimum amount decided upon before the game commenced. Once this amount is set, the poker players have no say anymore on the amount of the raises. Usually, the maximum is twice the minimum.

At this poker game, you can bet or raise only as per the minimum amount. This is so only for the first two rounds. During the latter two the bets and raises must equal the maximum.