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| − | '''Texas Hold'em''' is a variant of the [[card game]] [[poker]]. | + | '''Texas Hold'em''' (commonly shortened to just '''Hold'em''')is a variant of the [[card game]] [[poker]]. It is currently the most popular form of poker, and is the form that is most widely used in tournaments, including the main event at the World Series of Poker <ref>[http://www.vegascasinogamesonline.com/popular-forms-of-poker.html Popular forms of poker]</ref>. |
| − | + | In Texas Hold'em, each player receives 2 cards face down (the hole cards). There is a round of betting, then the "flop" is revealed - the first three of the five community cards. Another round of betting ensues, after which the "turn" (the fourth community card) is shown to the players. The same pattern follows until after the "river," the final community card is revealed. After a final round of betting, each player reveals his or her hand, and the player who can construct the highest ranking hand out of the community cards and their two cards wins whatever has been bet into the pot. | |
| + | Although any two hole cards can win, in general certain combinations of hole cards have more chance of success and it is advisable to be selective in which hands one chooses to play. | ||
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Revision as of 02:11, February 25, 2013
Texas Hold'em (commonly shortened to just Hold'em)is a variant of the card game poker. It is currently the most popular form of poker, and is the form that is most widely used in tournaments, including the main event at the World Series of Poker [1].
In Texas Hold'em, each player receives 2 cards face down (the hole cards). There is a round of betting, then the "flop" is revealed - the first three of the five community cards. Another round of betting ensues, after which the "turn" (the fourth community card) is shown to the players. The same pattern follows until after the "river," the final community card is revealed. After a final round of betting, each player reveals his or her hand, and the player who can construct the highest ranking hand out of the community cards and their two cards wins whatever has been bet into the pot.
Although any two hole cards can win, in general certain combinations of hole cards have more chance of success and it is advisable to be selective in which hands one chooses to play.