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Texas Hold'em
Texas Hold'em (also known as Hold'em) is the most
popular poker game in the world. There are three
variations of Texas Hold'em, distinguished by their
betting limits:
The First round of Texas Hold’em: The two players
immediately to the left of the dealer button place
blind bets to start the pot (similar in principle to an
ante). The player to the left of the dealer button
posts the “small blind” (usually equal to half the
lower stake. At PartyPoker.com the small blind is
rounded down to the nearest dollar. However, as it
is just a guideline, the amount of the small blind
could be set slightly differently).
The player to the left of the small blind is required
to post the “big blind,” equal to the lower stake
limit. All the blinds in Hold’em poker are considered
live bets and the players who posted them will have
the option of checking, calling, raising or folding
when the betting returns to their position.
Remember, the dealer button (and therefore the
small blind and the big blind) move around the table
clockwise after each hand, so each player will post
the blind bets over time.
Once the blinds have been placed, two secret cards
are dealt to each player (“hole cards”), after which
the first betting round starts. The player to the left
of the player who placed the big blind starts the
betting for this round.
Each player now has the option to place his bets in
the first round, which is set at the lower limit of the
stakes structure. (For example in a $10/$20 Hold’em
game, the value of each bet is $10 for the first
round. Therefore, when a user makes the move
“bet,” this is equal $10, and “raise” is $20…a raise
includes a call on the previous bet placed and one
additional bet.)
Bets can be placed by playing Bet, Call or Raise.
These options are available depending on the action
taken by the previous player. Each player always has
the option to fold. The first player to act has the
option to bet, call or raise. Subsequent players have
the option of calling or raising. To call is to bet the
same amount as the previous player has bet. To
raise is to match the previous bet and increase the
bet.
Every player participating in the hand should have
equal amounts of money bet as the previous players
(includes bets, calls and raises). Until the time all the
players have placed equal amounts in the pot, the
betting will continue. There is a limit on the amount
and the number of bets a player can place during a
betting round (four bets for limit games).
After the first round of betting is over, the Flop (the
first three community cards) is dealt. The
community cards are common to all the players
participating in the hand.
The Second Round of Texas Hold’em: After the Flop
(and in each subsequent betting round), the first
active player left of the dealer button is first to act.
The second betting round also limits the value of
bets and raises to the lower limit of the stake
structure. So in a $10/$20 game, the value of each
bet is $10 for the second round.
Bets can be placed by playing Bet, Call and Raise.
These options are available to each player
depending on the action taken by the previous
player. The first player to act in this round (the
player left to the button) gets the option to bet or
to check (to refrain from betting…this is only
available if no bet has yet been made in the betting
round). Once a player has bet, subsequent players
will get the Call and Raise options only.
After this the fourth community card is dealt; this is
known as the Turn.
The Third Round of Texas Hold’em: The third
betting round starts again with the player left to the
button, bets and raises are limited to the upper limit
of the stake structure (in a $10/$20 game, $20 is
the upper stake…therefore, a single bet in this
instance is $20, and a raise is $40 – includes a call
on the previous bet and one additional bet). Bets
can be placed by playing any of the following
options – Bet, Call and Raise. Combinations of these
options are available to the player depending on the
action taken by the previous player.
After this the fifth and final community card is dealt;
this is known as the River.
The Fourth Round of Texas Hold’em: The fourth
(and final) betting round starts again with the player
left to the button, bets and raises are limited to the
upper limit of the stake structure (in a $10/$20
game, $20 is the upper stake). Bets can be placed
by playing any of the following options – Bet, Call
and Raise. Combinations of these options are
available to the player depending on the action
taken by the previous player.
Once all the bets have been made, there are two
possible outcomes: either all the players but one
have folded (and hence that person wins the pot),
or the remaining players reveal their hands and the
best hand wins the pot.
The game play remains same for both No-Limit and
Pot-Limit Texas Hold’em game with a few
exceptions to the rules mentioned above:
In limit Texas Hold’em a maximum of four bets is
allowed per player during any betting round. This
includes a (1) bet, (2) raise, (3) re-raise, and (4)
cap, but in No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit
Texas Hold'em there is no limit to the number of
raises that a player can make. The only limit is that
you cannot raise yourself. If all the other players in
the hand only call or fold, the player would not get
an option to raise, because the last raise was done
by him.
The betting structure is the same at the play for free
tables.
Betting Structure for No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker
Minimum raise: The raise amount must be at least
as much as the previous bet or raise in the same
round. As an example, if the first player to act bets
$100 then the second player must raise a minimum
of $100 (total bet of $200).
Maximum eligible raise: The size of your stack (your
chips on the table)
The betting structure is the same at the play for free
tables.
The Betting Rules for Pot-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker:
Minimum eligible raise: The raise amount must be at
least as much as the previous bet or raise in the
same round. As an example, if the first player to act
bets $100 then the second player must raise a
minimum of $100 (total bet of $200).
Maximum eligible raise: The size of the pot, which is
defined as the total of the active pot (which can be
either the main pot or the side pot depending on
whether anyone has gone “all-in”) plus all bets on
the table plus the amount the active player must
first call before raising.
As an example, if the active pot is $200 and the first
player to act in the round bets $150 and the next
player calls $150, the third player has a maximum
eligible total bet of $800. The $800 total is made up
of the $150 call and $650 raise.
The $650 max raise portion is equal to the pot of
$200 + first player's $150 + second player's $150 +
his own call of $150.
popular poker game in the world. There are three
variations of Texas Hold'em, distinguished by their
betting limits:
The First round of Texas Hold’em: The two players
immediately to the left of the dealer button place
blind bets to start the pot (similar in principle to an
ante). The player to the left of the dealer button
posts the “small blind” (usually equal to half the
lower stake. At PartyPoker.com the small blind is
rounded down to the nearest dollar. However, as it
is just a guideline, the amount of the small blind
could be set slightly differently).
The player to the left of the small blind is required
to post the “big blind,” equal to the lower stake
limit. All the blinds in Hold’em poker are considered
live bets and the players who posted them will have
the option of checking, calling, raising or folding
when the betting returns to their position.
Remember, the dealer button (and therefore the
small blind and the big blind) move around the table
clockwise after each hand, so each player will post
the blind bets over time.
Once the blinds have been placed, two secret cards
are dealt to each player (“hole cards”), after which
the first betting round starts. The player to the left
of the player who placed the big blind starts the
betting for this round.
Each player now has the option to place his bets in
the first round, which is set at the lower limit of the
stakes structure. (For example in a $10/$20 Hold’em
game, the value of each bet is $10 for the first
round. Therefore, when a user makes the move
“bet,” this is equal $10, and “raise” is $20…a raise
includes a call on the previous bet placed and one
additional bet.)
Bets can be placed by playing Bet, Call or Raise.
These options are available depending on the action
taken by the previous player. Each player always has
the option to fold. The first player to act has the
option to bet, call or raise. Subsequent players have
the option of calling or raising. To call is to bet the
same amount as the previous player has bet. To
raise is to match the previous bet and increase the
bet.
Every player participating in the hand should have
equal amounts of money bet as the previous players
(includes bets, calls and raises). Until the time all the
players have placed equal amounts in the pot, the
betting will continue. There is a limit on the amount
and the number of bets a player can place during a
betting round (four bets for limit games).
After the first round of betting is over, the Flop (the
first three community cards) is dealt. The
community cards are common to all the players
participating in the hand.
The Second Round of Texas Hold’em: After the Flop
(and in each subsequent betting round), the first
active player left of the dealer button is first to act.
The second betting round also limits the value of
bets and raises to the lower limit of the stake
structure. So in a $10/$20 game, the value of each
bet is $10 for the second round.
Bets can be placed by playing Bet, Call and Raise.
These options are available to each player
depending on the action taken by the previous
player. The first player to act in this round (the
player left to the button) gets the option to bet or
to check (to refrain from betting…this is only
available if no bet has yet been made in the betting
round). Once a player has bet, subsequent players
will get the Call and Raise options only.
After this the fourth community card is dealt; this is
known as the Turn.
The Third Round of Texas Hold’em: The third
betting round starts again with the player left to the
button, bets and raises are limited to the upper limit
of the stake structure (in a $10/$20 game, $20 is
the upper stake…therefore, a single bet in this
instance is $20, and a raise is $40 – includes a call
on the previous bet and one additional bet). Bets
can be placed by playing any of the following
options – Bet, Call and Raise. Combinations of these
options are available to the player depending on the
action taken by the previous player.
After this the fifth and final community card is dealt;
this is known as the River.
The Fourth Round of Texas Hold’em: The fourth
(and final) betting round starts again with the player
left to the button, bets and raises are limited to the
upper limit of the stake structure (in a $10/$20
game, $20 is the upper stake). Bets can be placed
by playing any of the following options – Bet, Call
and Raise. Combinations of these options are
available to the player depending on the action
taken by the previous player.
Once all the bets have been made, there are two
possible outcomes: either all the players but one
have folded (and hence that person wins the pot),
or the remaining players reveal their hands and the
best hand wins the pot.
The game play remains same for both No-Limit and
Pot-Limit Texas Hold’em game with a few
exceptions to the rules mentioned above:
In limit Texas Hold’em a maximum of four bets is
allowed per player during any betting round. This
includes a (1) bet, (2) raise, (3) re-raise, and (4)
cap, but in No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit
Texas Hold'em there is no limit to the number of
raises that a player can make. The only limit is that
you cannot raise yourself. If all the other players in
the hand only call or fold, the player would not get
an option to raise, because the last raise was done
by him.
The betting structure is the same at the play for free
tables.
Betting Structure for No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker
Minimum raise: The raise amount must be at least
as much as the previous bet or raise in the same
round. As an example, if the first player to act bets
$100 then the second player must raise a minimum
of $100 (total bet of $200).
Maximum eligible raise: The size of your stack (your
chips on the table)
The betting structure is the same at the play for free
tables.
The Betting Rules for Pot-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker:
Minimum eligible raise: The raise amount must be at
least as much as the previous bet or raise in the
same round. As an example, if the first player to act
bets $100 then the second player must raise a
minimum of $100 (total bet of $200).
Maximum eligible raise: The size of the pot, which is
defined as the total of the active pot (which can be
either the main pot or the side pot depending on
whether anyone has gone “all-in”) plus all bets on
the table plus the amount the active player must
first call before raising.
As an example, if the active pot is $200 and the first
player to act in the round bets $150 and the next
player calls $150, the third player has a maximum
eligible total bet of $800. The $800 total is made up
of the $150 call and $650 raise.
The $650 max raise portion is equal to the pot of
$200 + first player's $150 + second player's $150 +
his own call of $150.