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Texas Holdem Rules
Explaination of how to play Texas Holdem poker
Texas Holdem, also called "Holdum", is the most popular multi-player poker game in the world, which
can be play with up to 10 players in a Texas Holdem table.
Texas Holdem game runs in the following steps:
- Each player is dealt 2 cards facing down
- Players have a chance to look at their cards and decide whether they want to place a bet to continue play this hand or fold their cards.
- 3 cards are dealt facing up on the board, this is called the "Flop".
- Players have a chance to bet or fold their hands.
- Another card is dealt facing up on the board, this is called the "Turn".
- Players have a chance to bet or fold their hands.
- Another card is dealt facing up on the board, this is called the "River", this will be the last card dealt.
- Players have a chance to bet or fold their hands.
- The player with the best 5 ranking cards from 7 dealt cards (2 cards in hand and 5 card on board) wins the pot money.
NOTE: players can use both of their 2 cards in hand to form the best 5 ranking cards, or use 1 of the 2 cards in hand, or just use 5 board cards to get the highest ranking hand.
- If two players have the same 5 ranking cards, each player wins half the pot money.
Cards are ranking in the following order:
Rank Hand Name Description of hand
1 Royal Flush A, K, Q, J, 10 of same suit
2 Straight Flush Five cards of same suit in sequence
3 4 of a kind Four cards of the same rank
4 Full House Three of a kind plus a pair
5 Flush Five cards of the same symbol
6 Straight Five cards in sequence
7 3 of a kind Three cards of the same rank
8 2 Pair Two pairs of different rank
9 1 Pair Two cards of the same rank
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