Poker Game - Texas Holdem

A game that is played with between 2 and 10 players. The game has a total of 4 betting rounds. Players have to make a poker hand with 5 cards out of their 2 pocket cards (face-down) and the 5 community cards (face-up). The community cards are shared amongst all players.

Each Poker Table always has a Lower Limit and a Higher Limit Stake. The Lower Limit is always half the Higher Limit. To join a Texas Holdem Table at Pacific Poker you must buy yourself in by purchasing chips 10 times the value of the Lower Betting Limit.

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Summary Texas Holdem Poker

The game starts with the two players left of the Dealer button place bets of 1/2 the Lower Limit and the Lower Limit. These initial bets are called the Small Blind and the Big Blind. They are called Blind because no cards have been dealt yet. Then 2 face-down cards are dealt to all members. The first betting round starts with the player left of the Big Blind, and the betting limit is the Lower Limit Stake. The dealer will then place 3 community cards face-up on the table. The first active player left of the dealer will start the 2nd betting round. The 4th and 5th community card are placed face-up on the table, both times followed by a betting round. This time the betting limit is the Higher Limit Stake. When the 4th betting round is finished the remaining players will compare their poker hands (ShowDown). The highest valued poker hand will win the pot.