How to play Texas Hold'em
The Cadillac of Poker
The Rules:
| Basic Hold'em Rules |
My Additonal
OTCPT Official Rules |
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Texas Hold'em, there are two face-down cards for each player and five
face-up community cards. The player who makes the best five-card poker
hand with any combination of their two face-down cards and the five community
cards wins the round. In a Texas Hold'em game, a disc or other marker
is used to indicate which person is the "dealer" for the round.
There are no antes in Hold'em, instead, forced bets called blinds are
used. Before the cards are dealt, the person to the left of the dealer
posts a bet called the small blind, which is usually equal to half of
the minimum bet. The person to the left of the small blind posts the big
blind, which is equal to the minimum bet. The first two cards are dealt
to each player face down (these are called the hole cards), and the person
to the left of the big blind starts the first round of betting. (Notice
that the big blind and small blind do not get to look at their cards before
betting, thus the term "blind"). In the first round of betting,
each player has three options: call, raise or fold. To call, the player
must place a bet that is equal to the last bet placed. (For the first
player in the round, this would be equal to the minimum bet.) A player
may choose to raise their call bet by an additional amount, which the
other players will then have to call. If one's hole cards are not favorable,
the player may simply choose to fold and sit out the round. After all the players have finished the first round of betting, the first three community cards are dealt face-up on the board. This is called the flop. The second and all subsequent betting rounds start with the first player to the dealer's left, and players now has the option to check. By checking, the player indicates interest in the pot without placing a bet. Any player may choose to place a bet, which the other players must then call. Players can still raise, if a bet has been made, or fold, if their hand is not favorable. After the second betting round, the fourth community card is dealt face-up (this is called the turn card). After the third betting round, the fifth and final community card is dealt (this is called the river card). A final round of betting ensues, and afterwards each player turns their hole cards face up. The highest hand (5 cards) that can be made with any combination of a player's hole cards and the five community cards wins the pot. If two or more players have the same hand, the next highest card in the player's hand (the kicker) is used to break a tie. If there is no kicker card (the tied players have used both hole cards, or have the exact same hand), then the pot is split between them. The dealer button is then passed clockwise to the next player and another round of play begins. |
1. The game
is no-limit Texas Hold’em. 2. Only one buy-in (20$). 3. Two rounds. The first round has multiple tables (3-5) which will be set up when we have an accurate head count. Each table plays until there are two players left. These sets of two players make up the final table. The final players bring their chips from the first table to the second table. 4. Seating is random; names will be drawn from a hat. 5. The first round tables are self dealt; the second round (Final Table) will use a dealer and a dealer chip. 6. The first round dealer will be the first name drawn from the hat at each table. 7. Blinds go up every 30 minutes according to the attached blind structure. (Blinds are forced bets before the deal, the small blind is the person to the left of the dealer, and the big blind is the person to his left.) 8. Only the best 5 cards can be used. 9. In the case of a tie, the pot is split. Any extra chips are left to ride for the next hand. 10. Any faults in dealing (flipping up a card, dealing the wrong number of cards or dealing in the wrong order) result in a misdeal (leading to a re-deal). 11. No cell phones or alcohol. |
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Poker Hand Values Royal flush - All cards of same suit. Ranks from ten through Ace.
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