Texas Hold ‘Em

The Play

This is the one you see in most TV tournaments. The player left of the dealer button posts a blind. Players receive two cards face down. There is a betting round starting with the player left of the blind. The dealer turns over three community cards in the middle of the table, followed by another betting round starting with the player left of the dealer button. The dealer will turn over two more community cards (for a total of five community cards), with a bet following both the fourth and the fifth cards.

The Object

The player who is able to make the best five-card hand using any combination of their own two cards and the board’s five cards wins.