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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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