The Rules of Texas Hold’em aren’t as complicated as they seem. The dealer hands each player two cards, face down. The players can combine these cards with the cards that will be placed on the table, to come up with the best and hopefully, winning hand.

Two bets are placed even before the cards are dealt. They are referred to as big blind and small blind. After the cards are dealt, the person to the left of the big blind begins the actual betting. The options they have are to call the amount of the big blind, fold or raise.

After all the bets are in, the dealer puts down the first three cards on the table, known as the “Flop”. The players then go around the table placing more bets again, this time combining their two cards with the cards on the table. The community cards, or the cards that are placed on the table can be used through all players in the game and these cards have the ability to make or break the bets which are being placed on the table.

Once these bets are complete, the dealer discards a card, and then places another onto the table. This is called the “Turn”. The players now have four cards on the table that can be used in combination with their two cards. Keep in mind; they can only use a maximum of five cards.

More bets are placed, and then the dealer discards another card. He then places down the last card on the table, referred to as the “River”. This gives all the players seven cards to work with. Bets are placed again, and the person with the best hand using their two cards and three on the table, wins all the chips (which represent money) from the table and other players.