Texas Hold'em Poker Rules

At the beginning of each game, one person will be chosen as dealer. This dealer is always the person on the left of the previous dealer. Then, the person sitting on the immediate left of the dealer of the hand that is about to be played has to pay the small blind, which is usually half the big blind. The big blind has to be paid by the person sitting on the left of the small blind (or sitting 2 to the left of the dealer).

After the blinds have been posted, each player receives 2 cards face down. Now, a first round of betting occurs.

Then, three cards will be dealt face up into the center of the table. These are community cards and can be used by every player still in the hand to make the best hand possible. After the three community cards have been dealt, another betting round takes place.

Next, a fourth community card will be dealt, which can also be used by every player still in the hand to make the best hand possible. Another betting round now takes place.

At the end, a fifth card will be dealt. This is again a community card and will be dealt face up into the middle of the table. Again, this card is available to everybody still in the hand to complete their hand. After this card has been dealt, a last betting round takes place, at the end of which, the players show their cards and the person with the best hand according to the hand rankings wins the pot.

Now, the next hand begins and the person who was the small blind in the previous hand is now the dealer. The previous big blind now becomes the small blind and the person sitting on the left of the previous big blind now posts the big blind.

These are the basic rules on how the game is played. To learn more about texas hold'em poker, read our texas hold'em tips section. For more detailed rules, please visit the rules section of any online poker room, as they always depend on the poker room you use to play poker.