Texas Holdem Poker – The Game of Fun

During a period I have developed a great amount of interest in this game "Texas Holdem Poker".

Have been playing this game for about more than 4 years what I have realized is that Our Life is just like the game of Poker.

Play it really well, have fun, enjoy it, be patient, take the losses with the wins.

What I have learned is how to actually read a person and position yourself to put the odds in your favor.

This game is very simple to understand and is quite interesting once you start learning this game.

Texas hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker.

It is played with a standard 52-card deck. 2 to 10 Players can play this game.

Each player is dealt two cards, face down. These are known as the "hole cards" and then five community cards being placed by the dealer on the table.

The Five community cards are known as:

First 3 Cards - The Flop

4th Card - The Turn/ Fourth Street

5th Card - The River/Fifth Street

Texas Hold 'Em Poker mostly begins with the 2 players who are left of the dealer (the button) putting a predetermined amount of money into the pot before the cards are dealt which is known as "posting the blinds." The 1st Player posts a small blind and 2nd Player posts the Big Blind.

Blinds basically ensure that there's something to play for on every hand.

Now once the Hole cards are dealt the round of betting starts with the player to the left of the two who have posted the blinds.

The options a Players have are either they can call, raise, or fold when it's their turn to bet.

Once the betting is completed the dealer deals the three community cards (The Flop) face up on the table.

After the flop, another round of betting takes place.

The Betting now begins with the player to the left of the dealer (the button).

The dealer flips one more face up community card onto the table called the "turn" or "Fourth Street."

The player to the left of the dealer (the button) now again begins with the third round of betting.

The dealer now places the final face-up card on the table which is known as the "river" or "Fifth Street."

The fourth and final round of betting starts with the player to the left of the dealer (the button).

Players now have to form the best possible five-card Poker hand with the 2 Hole and 5 Community Cards.

The player with the best hand wins.

Rank of Hands in Texas Holdem

Royal Flush - An Ace-High straight of one suit

Straight Flush - A straight of entirely one suit

Four-of-a-Kind - Four cards of the same rank

Full House - Three-of-a-kind and a pair

Flush - Five cards of the same suit

Straight - Five cards of sequential rank

Three-of-a-Kind - Three cards of the same rank

Two Pair - Two cards of the same rank and another two cards of the same rank

One Pair - Two cards of the same rank

High Card - When you don't have any of the above, your highest card determines your hand.