Texas Hold'em Game Mechanics

Texas Hold’em is played on a table. Usually a poker table but you can play almost anywhere and bet with anything.

You need a deck of normal poker cards, 2 through ace with four suits.



You need from 2 to 10 players for a table.

Each player sits in a position. Play moves clockwise from small blind, big blind, first position (early first to act), second position (early), third position (early middle), fourth position (middle), fifth position (middle), sixth position (middle late), seventh position (late), and eight position and the dealer (late and last to act).

There are two forced bets called the blinds. One big blind and a small blind usually half the big blind.

Each player is deal two cards face down. These are the hole cards.

There is a round of betting with the first position after the Big Blinds to act first and Big Blinds last.

You have several options for betting.

You can call, which is matching the bet before you.

You can raise, which is a bet over the called bet.

You can re-raise, which is betting more than the previous raised bet before you.

You can fold you cards.

When betting is finished the dealer deals three cards face up. This called the flop.

Then there is another round of betting starting with the seat left of the dealer button.

Next the dealer deals another face up card called the Turn.

There is another round of betting.

The last face up card dealt is the River.

Then there is a last round of betting with players showing their hands to see who has the best hand.