No Limit Holdem: Set-Up 'n' Play

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Welcome to POKERSlibrary' guide for
beginners on how to play Texas Hold'em,
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these games Pot-Limit and No-Limit style.

Texas Hold'em Poker is a community card
game with four betting rounds.A round of
poker starts with every player being dealt
their two hole cards.

The winner is the player that at the end, after several betting rounds, can use his
two cards together with the five community cards and make the best five card poker
hand. You will be ready to play in no time. Afterwards, just log in and start watching
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Game Play

• One player acts as dealer. This position is called the button and it rotates
  clockwise after every hand.
• The two players to the left of the dealer are the small blind and the big blind,
  respectively. They are the only players who have money in the pot before the
  cards are dealt.
• Every player receives two cards face down. These are hole cards.
• The first betting round begins with the player sitting immediately to the left of
  the big blind, and continues clockwise.
• When it’s the players turn to act, he has five options; call, bet, check, fold or
  raise. Making a bet means wagering an amount, adding it to the pot. A call
  is matching a previously made bet. To make a raise is to increase the
  wagered amount. Folding means dropping out of the pot, not wanting to call
  any made bets or raises. A player can check only if no bets are yet in play. It
  simply passes on the action to the next player in turn.
• When the first betting round is completed, three community cards are
  flipped face up on the table. This is called the flop.
• The second round of betting begins with the first remaining player seated to
  the left of the button. The betting resumes, clockwise.
• When the second round of betting is finished, a fourth community card is
  flipped face up on the table. This is called the turn.
• The third round of betting commences with the first remaining player sitting
  to the left of the button. The betting moves clockwise, with the bets doubling
  on the turn.
• When the third round of betting is over, a fifth community card is flipped face
  up on the table. This is called the river.
• The fourth round of betting starts with the first remaining player seated to the
  left of the button. The betting continues to move clockwise.

Limits

This limit determines the blind amounts. In a $1/$2 game the blinds would be
$0.50 dollar for the small blind and $1 for the big blind. Usually the small blind is
the half the value of the big blind. It’s important to choose the right level of play. If you
have say $100 you don’t want to play at a $10/$20 since you would risk having to
force bet your entire stack before even getting any good cards.

 You probably need to read through this more than once, but you really don’t need
more than a brief understanding before you start to play.

As soon as you have got a game going, you’ll pick up all the main points. And as
soon as you feel comfortable playing, we’ve got heaps of stuff to help you quickly
improve your game and become a winner. Enjoy, and good luck!

How to make a hand

The players must combine their 2 cards
with the community cards to make the
best possible 5-card poker hand. It is
possible to use both hole cards, one
hole card or no hole card (play the
board), in an effort to make a hand.

Example A Hole cards A .
The flop	The Turn
Final hand A
Two pair (Q's and 3's with a K)

Poker Hand Ranking

A hand always consists of five cards. In the case of two players holding a pair of
aces for example the high card kicker will decide the winner.

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