Variety
is the spice of life. The same applies to poker games. Many variants of poker
are played all over the world. Do you know which is the most popular variant in
poker? It is none other than the 'Texas Hold’em Poker’.
Texas Hold’em Poker variant is so famous that
people think that Texas Hold’em is not a variant in poker but the game poker
itself. The meaning is that the poker rules for this game are so popular that
people assume Texas Hold’em poker rules are just what the general rules of
poker are. In reality, there are many variants in poker such as Omaha Poker,
Chinese Poker, 7 Card Stud and so on that are played with a different set of
rules. The reason why Texas Hold’em Poker is so special is because Texas
Hold’em poker rules are simple to follow. As they say, simplicity is the
ultimate sophistication. Therefore, a simple game of Texas Hold’em is the
classiest and the most popular game in the world.
What is Texas Hold’em Poker Rules?
As
you know, poker is played with a deck of cards. There are a total of just seven
cards used to play Texas Hold’em. Two cards are given to all the players
separately. They are known as the hole cards. Five cards are kept on the poker
table for betting. These cards are kept face down, that is, they are hidden
from players. The five cards are called community cards and they open in the
later rounds of the game.
How is Texas Hold’em played?
Six
to Nine players can play the game. Out of all the players in the game, two
players have to add compulsorily bets on the table. These compulsory bets are
known as the blinds. The first player who is sitting to the left of the dealer
adds a small amount, called the 'small blind'. The immediate player to the left
then adds a double amount of what was added as a small blind. This amount is
known as the 'big blind'. After the small and big blinds are added to the
table, the betting rounds can begin.
Why are blinds added?
The
reason why two players have to compulsorily add the blinds is that players will
get motivated to play the game. The blinds are a kind of ice-breaker. To keep
the game fair enough, the two players who are asked to add the blinds keep
changing in every round.
Cards, actions, betting
All
the players are dealt their two 'hole cards' after the blinds are added.
Players see their cards and start betting in the first round of the game known
as the 'pre-flop'. The players have the option to call, raise, or fold in the
pre-flop round. Call means add a bet amount that the previous player added,
raise means to add more bet than what the previous player added, and fold means
not play the round.
All
the players aim to reach the final round of the game known as the showdown. The
player has to show any five cards out of seven cards that are given in Texas
Hold’em to win the game.
These
are Texas Hold’em poker rules for dealing of cards, blinds, rounds, and
betting.
