Texas-Hold’em poker rules
History
Textas Hold’em doesn’t have an exact date on it’s creation but it roughly assumed around the early 1900. The game was introduced to Las-Vegas the gambling capital of the world in 1967, and offered something a bit different then drew poker, in which player’s are dealt a complete hand before even betting, and the game has a total of 2 bets. Hold’em allows player to bet 4 times in each hand (”blind” , “flop”, “turn”, “river”). This made the game a more about thinking and reading your opponents then luck.
Hold’em started catching on 1970 when two guys named Benny Binion and Jack Binion bought the rights for the “Gambling Fraternity Convention” and renamed it the “World series of poker” we all know. After a year a young journalist suggested making hold’em the main event and the rest is history.
Rules
Round 1-The “Blinds”
At the beginning of each round every player gets 2 cards.
One player is announced “Dealer”.
The player next to him is called “small blind”, which means he must put half of the minimum bet.
The player next to him is called “big blind”, which means he must put the minimum bet.
All the other players can look at there hand and decided whether they want to join or fold.
They can also decide to raise the bet. Once someone Call an other’s person bet (meaning put the amount required in order to stay in the game), the person whose raise was called, can’t raise again in this round. This is valid to the entire game.
Round 2-The “Flop”
In this round 3 joint cards are dealt at the table called the “Flop”.
The dealer bets first and in a clock way round everyone bets.
Round 3-The “Turn”
In this round one more joint card is opened at the table
and bets continue in the same way.
Round 4-The “River”
This is the final round, one more joint card is drawed- Meaning five cards on the table.
Each player has 2 personal cards only he can see, and 5 joint cards for all the players at the table.
From the 7 cards each player is able to see, the best choice is being selected when the hands are opened.
1) Straight Flush – 5 Cards the same suit and in a following order
2) Four of a Kind – 4 Cards of the same number
3) Full House – 3 of a kind and a Pair
4) Flush – 5 Cards of the same type no matter the order
5) Straight – 5 Cards of different types in following order
6) 3 of a Kind – 3 cards of the same number
7) Pair – 2 Cards of the same number
High Card – if you can’t make anything of your hand your highest card is you’re game
Note: When two players are in a tie state, the high card/s wins. For example, if player A has a full house of 2 aces and 2 sevens and player B has a full house of 3 Kings and 2 Jacks – Player A wins. This is valid for all hands at all times.
