The goal is to earn money, even symbolically, by having the best hand or by other players bedtime. The rules of Texas Hold’em are easy to understand, but as the saying goes: "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master".

- Before the cards are dealt, two players left of the dealer must pay the blinds: small blind (small blind) to the immediate left), big blind (big blind) for the one just after.

- The player with the token from the dealer (dealer), also called the button, the cards, except in the presence of a dealer, who will take charge of the operation, but he who has the button is still known donor.

- The distribution is done in two rounds of hours: every time a card is given face down to each player. At the end of the deal, the players have two cards, which they alone are aware. The player has the responsibility to protect his hand, especially when he learns of his game these two maps, only the player will receive individually, may not be disclosed until the showdown (culling).

- After the distribution, beginning a round of betting pre-flop, which begins with the player to the left of the big blind and continuing in a clockwise direction.

- After the first round of betting, the dealer spreads the flop after burning a map (it is set aside): Three cards are turned face visible, these cards are common to all players. Combined with the two cards "private" that each player is hidden, used in the formation of hands. The community cards constitute the board (table).

- New round of betting

- The dealer burns a card and returns a new center: the turn (the turn) or fourth street which will also in combinations of each player.

- New round of betting

- The dealer burns one more card and turns over the fifth and last in the center: the river (the river) or fifth street.

- Last round of betting

- The showdown (culling) the hands of players will compete. Each player has a hand of five cards selected from his two hole cards and five cards of the board. Note that the player can include in its five-card combination of his two hole cards, or one, or no if desired (for example, when the combination of five cards of the board is the best he can obtain). The player with the best hand wins the pot.

- The dealer button then passes from player to his left, who was then the small blind, a blow can begin.

The shot ends when:

- There remains a player in. He won the pot without even having to show his hand;

- There is more betting round. In case of tie, the pot is shared equally among the winners.
Possible actions of players

During a betting round, each player can, in turn:

- To lie or pass (in English, fold): the player leaves his card in the middle of the table and not play again until the next deal;
- Word (check): if no bid has yet been made in the round, the player can stay in the game by giving the floor to the next player without betting. When the last player turns the page "speech", they say he gets a free card, since the next card dealt will cost him no bid.
- Follow or view (call): the player bets with chips to put in the pot an amount equal to the last auction. If your stack is below the amount required to achieve the final bid, he may remain in play provided bet all his remaining chips: then said he made carpets. In case of victory, the latter can not claim to win the other players put up his carpet, the rest of the auction being won by the player with the second best hand (and so on);
- Restart (raise) the player increases the stakes and put a sum greater than the last bid. A recovery after a first stimulus is a re-raise;

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