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Texas Hold´em
Poker
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Introduction
With this guide to Texas Hold'em poker Casinoportalen.com intends to
introduce the fascination game to newcomers. We will try to make it as
easy as possible for the novice player to start playing Texas Hold'em
poker. We will also try to provide you with enough knowledge to do it
with success. By following the basic principles and guidelines you
should be well equipped to play Texas Hold'em poker online as well as
offline.
But let us
make it clear from the beginning - we can not make you a Dave
"Devilfish" Ulliot-clone by reading this guide. But we can give you
some tools which, if used in the right manner can help you avoiding the
most obvious traps. Thus, you will hopefully save some money, and
you'll become a "good beginner". If you spend some time learning the
fundamental rules, you can learn how to avoid those mistakes that
sometimes looks like lack of luck.
What
is poker?
If you never has played poker before it might seem as if luck is major
part of the game. This is partly true but poker is a lot more. There
are other things as position, opponents and odds are also a vital part
of the game. To become a good poker player you have focus on all these
aspects of the game. If you only focus on one part of the game, you
will never get good at it, and you will loose your money over time.
The
basics you need to know
To win a game of Texas Hold'em poker you have to make the best poker
hand consisting of five cards out of 7 usable cards - two of them are
dealt to you - your "pocket cards" or "hole cards", the rest is laid on
the table as community cards.
The winner
is determined by comparing hands with the raking from the following
table:
| Pos. |
Kort |
Beskrivelse |
| 1 |
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Royal Straight
Flush
Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 suited. |
| 2 |
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Straight Flush
5 consecutive and suited cards. |
| 3 |
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Four of a kind
I.e. four 4's. |
| 4 |
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Full House
Consists of three of a kind and a pair.. |
| 5 |
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Flush
5 suited cards, not connected. |
| 6 |
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Straight
5 consecutive cards which are off suit. |
| 7 |
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Three of a Kind
I.e. three 4's.. |
| 8 |
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To pairs
I.e. two 5's and two 4's. |
| 9 |
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One pair
I.e. two 4's.. |
| 10 |
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A high card
I.e. an ace. |
How
to play Texas Hold'em Poker
The game of poker starts with you sitting down at a poker table.There
are always at least two players and dealer. The dealer has a button
called the "Dealer button" which indicates who is the first player to
be dealt a card. The button indicates who is to receive cards first
from the dealer. The button shifts clockwise with each game. The dealer
starts by dealing cards to the player who is sitting to the right of
the dealer button and continues clockwise until all players have
received two cards (their pocket cards). These cards should not be
shown to the opponents, as these are private cards. The game is now in
the "pre-flop" phase and this is where you need to make up your mind if
you want the cards or not. We will deal with how to evaluate the cards
dealt to you later.
Small
Blind & Big Blind
When the dealer has finished dealing cards the game starts with two
forced bets, "Small blind" and "Big blind". These bets are always
placed by to the left of the dealer button. The first player posts the
"small blind" which is half the minimum but and the next posts "big
blind". After the blinds have been posted the player to the left of the
player who posted the big blind starts the first round of betting. The
round continues until all players who whishes to participate in the
hand has the same amount in the pot. Normally there can only be raised
4 times per round. Small and Big Blind counts as bets made be the
players who posted the blinds...
The
Flop
When all players who wants to participate has bet the equal amount and
there still are more than one player left in the game the dealer turns
over three cards called "the flop". These three cards are community
cards and can be used in every player's effort to make the best hand.
Check,
Raise or Fold?
The game now moves into the second round of betting. The player to the
left of the dealer button starts by either checking, betting or
folding. De andre kan herefter enten "checke", "calle", "raise" eller
"folde". All the players must have made the same contribution to the
pot before the next round can begin.
The dealer
now shows a fourth card on the table called "the turn". All players now
have six cards to make the best hand from.
The
River
The third round starts with the first player to the left of the dealer
button and the players have the same options as in second round. All
players must have contributed with the same amount to the pot before
the next round can start.
Finally
the dealer turns over the fifth community card called "the river".
Every player still in the game now has seven cards to make up the best
five card hand.
The
final round
The fourth and final round is played just like the second and third.
All players must have contributed with equal amounts for the game to
end. If the last player calls every player is entitled to see the
cards. If you can't beat the hand shown, you are entitled to muck your
cards. That is not to show what you got. If on the other hand you have
a better hand, then you must show it. The player with the best hand
wins the pot. In case of two or more equally good hands the pot is
split between the players with the best hands.
More
Texas Hold'em Poker?
If you want to know more about Texas Hold'em Poker, we recommend you to
visit our Texas Hold'em guide. |
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