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Gambling School: Card Games
Texas Hold’em poker
By Graham Clifford
Published on 11 December 2006

The basic game in the World series of poker Texas Hold’em is usually played between 2 and 10 people and is said to have been invented in the early 1900s.

Hugely popular in casinos across the globe most games start with two players to the left of the dealer placing out a predetermined amount of money so that there is an initial amount to get things started.

After the dealer shuffles the pack each player is dealt two cards face down. These are called your hole or pocket cards.
Bets are made and the fun starts. As with most games of poker, players can call, raise, or fold. After the betting round ends, the dealer discards the top card of the deck to prevent cheating.

The dealer then turns the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the flop. These are communal cards that anyone can. There is another round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.

After the betting concludes, the dealer burns another card and flips one more onto the table. This is called the turn card for obvious reasons. Players can use this sixth card now to form a five card poker hand.

Often the bet size down changes at this point as the player to the left of the dealer begins another round of wagering.

Finally, the dealer burns a card and places a final card face up on the table. layers can now use any of the five cards on the table or the two cards in their pocket to form a five card poker hand.

There is one final round of betting starting once again with the player to the left of the dealer. After that, all of the players remaining in the game begin to reveal their hands in what is known as the showdown. Players use a combination of their pocket cards and the community cards to form a poker hand. The player who shows the best hand wins!

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