Texas
Hold Em
In hold’em, players receive two downcards as their personal
hand (holecards), after which there is a round of betting.
Three boardcards are turned simultaneously (called the “flop”)
and another round of betting occurs. The next two boardcards
are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after each
card. The boardcards are community cards, and a player may
use any five-card combination from among the board and personal
cards. A player may even use all of the boardcards and no
personal cards to form a hand (play the board). A dealer button
is used. The usual structure is to use two blinds, but it
is possible to play the game with one blind, multiple blinds,
an ante, or combination of blinds plus an ante.
Object: The best possible five card poker hand, using any
combination of hole cards and community cards, wins the
pot.
Betting Rounds
1.The dealer deals each player their own two cards face-down
(pocket cards)
2.1st betting round
3.The dealer burns a card then turns over three community
cards face-up
(the flop)
4.2nd betting round
5.The dealer burns another card then turns over 1 more community
card (the turn,4th street)
6.3rd betting round
7.The dealer burns another card then turns over 1 final
community card (the river,5th street )
8.Last betting round
9.Showdown (Every remaining player shows hand with bettor
showing first)
All remaining players must use one of the following choices
at the showdown:
Two pocket cards & three boardcards
One pocket card & four boardcards
No pocket cards & five boardcards (called playing the
board)
Texas Hold'em Rules
1. If the first holecard dealt is exposed, a misdeal results.
The dealer will retrieve the card, reshuffle, and recut
the cards. If any other holecard is exposed due to a dealer
error, the deal continues. The exposed card may not be kept.
After completing the hand, the dealer replaces the card
with the top card on the deck, and the exposed card is then
used for the burncard. If more than one holecard is exposed,
this is a misdeal and there must be a redeal.
2. If the flop contains too many cards, it must be redealt.
(This applies even if it were possible to know which card
was the extra one.)
3. If the flop needs to be redealt because the cards were
prematurely flopped before the betting was complete, or
the flop contained too many cards, the boardcards are mixed
with the remainder of the deck. The burncard remains on
the table. After shuffling, the dealer cuts the deck and
deals a new flop without burning a card. [See – Explanations,
discussion #2, for more information on this rule.]
4. If the dealer turns the fourth card on the board before
the betting round is complete, the card is taken out of
play for that round, even if subsequent players elect to
fold. The betting is then completed. The dealer burns and
turns what would have been the fifth card in the fourth
card’s place. After this round of betting, the dealer
reshuffles the deck, including the card that was taken out
of play, but not including the burncards or discards. The
dealer then cuts the deck and turns the final card without
burning a card. If the fifth card is turned up prematurely,
the deck is reshuffled and dealt in the same manner. [See
– Explanations, discussion #2, for more information
on this rule.]
5. If the dealer mistakenly deals the first player an extra
card (after all players have received their starting hands),
the card will be returned to the deck and used for the burncard.
If the dealer mistakenly deals more than one extra card,
it is a misdeal.
6. You must declare that you are playing the board before
you throw your cards away; otherwise you relinquish all
claim to the pot.
Rules provided by Bob Ciaffone via ROBERT’S RULES
OF POKER
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