Official rules of the game of poker. Get free starting capital to play poker. Features of playing some types of poker

Poker (from English poker)- the general name for a number of varieties of card games, the goal of which is to win the bank, which in turn is formed by the bets of the players participating in the distribution at a given specific table.

The player who can collect the highest wins the hand, and therefore takes the bank. You can also win the bank through a well-structured gaming strategy, i.e. by certain actions, force all other opponents to believe in the strength of your pocket cards, forcing them to discard their cards and refuse to continue the fight for the pot (refuse to answer your bet and throw out the cards).

Texas poker game progress

Each player at the table when playing Texas Hold'em receives two pocket cards (pocket cards are often called one word - “hand”). After the cards are dealt, each player has the opportunity to place a bet or leave the game. There are 4 rounds of betting - preflop, flop, turn and river, which will be discussed in more detail later in this series of articles. Trading rounds are also called “street”.

During betting, 5 community cards are laid out on the table in three stages: first the first three, then one, and then one more. Since these are community cards, they can be used by any player at the table to make . It turns out that each player has seven cards (2 of his own and 5 common ones), from which he must choose those five cards, the combination of which will give him the strongest possible. Depending on the strength of the cards on the table, each player can use one pocket card and 4 community cards, both pocket cards and 3 community cards, or none of the hole cards at all, but only the community cards of the table. Common table cards are used only to make combinations. None of the players can take them, but at the same time, for example, 3 players can use the same common card.

For example. There were 3 players in the hand with absolutely identical cards. Let's imagine that Player 1 has - , Player 2 has - , and Player 3 has - . General cards - . Thus, each player will take community cards, thereby making the same combinations - kings and queens (more details about combinations will be written a little later in this article).

The winner is the one whose combination of five cards turns out to be the best, or the one who can “knock out” other players from the game with the help of bets and will be left alone at the showdown. After the completion of each hand, all players discard the cards and they are shuffled, i.e., each hand begins with the distribution of new cards into their hands.

The rules for playing Texas Hold'em are as follows:

  • Two players to the left of the dealer post blinds: a small blind and a big blind.
  • Each player receives 2 cards face down;
  • A round of betting follows (preflop);
  • Three community cards are placed face up on the table in front of all players (flop cards);
  • A round of betting follows (flop);
  • Another community card is placed face up on the table (the turn card);
  • A round of betting (turn) follows.
  • The last community card is placed face up on the table (the river card). Thus, there are 5 community cards face down on the table.
  • The last betting round (river) follows.
  • If, as a result of betting on the river, more than one person remains in the game, then a showdown follows. Players must use any cards from their two in hand and the 5 common multiples to make 5-card hands. The player with the strongest combination takes the pot.

Turn order in the game

Texas Hold'em has its own specific rules for the order of actions of players at the poker table:

  • Trading at the table always proceeds clockwise.
  • After any player takes one or another action (you will learn about possible actions below in the text from this article). The player cannot cancel his decision and the right to move passes to the next player (again, clockwise), i.e. to the player sitting to his left.
  • In the first round of betting (preflop), the player to the left of the big blind is the first to speak.
  • Starting from the second round of betting (i.e. flop, turn and river), betting is always “opened” by the player to the left of the dealer (small blind).
  • The bets made in each betting round are added up to a pot (it is often called the word “pot” - from the English Pot - a set of bets), for which there is a fight.
  • The betting round ends when all opponents have made equal bets or folded their cards. Then the game moves to the next phase of the game - flop, turn, river or showdown.
  • If one of the opponents (let's call him Player A) made a bet and his bet was increased by another opponent (let's call him Player B), then Player A will have another opportunity to take action in this betting round: fold, call the bet, or raise again .
  • If one of the players on one of the streets has less money than the opponent’s bet, then it is considered that he went all-in (from the English All-in - all-in). In this case, two banks are created - the main one and the third-party one. Both banks are played separately from each other between those players who participated in their formation. Example: on the flop Player A has $10, Player B and Player C have $15. Pot on flop = $20. Player B bets $15 and gets called by Player B. If Player A also calls this bet, there will be 2 pots: main = money that was already in the pot + players bets within the money of the player with the least amount of money: in our case - Player A, i.e. $20 + $10 (Player A) + $10 (Player B) + $10 (Player C) = $50. The additional bank is formed from the difference between all bets and the main bank, i.e. additional pot (side bank) = money that was already in the pot + players' bets - main pot. In our case = $20 + $15+ $15 + $10 - $50 = $60 - $50 = $10. Player A will only claim the main pot (i.e., he invested money only in it), and Player B and Player C will claim the main pot and the additional pot. First, the side pot is played between Player B and Player C, and then the main pot is played between Player A, Player B and Player C.
  • If more than one player has reached the showdown, then the cards are revealed and the combinations of the players are compared with each other. The player who has the stronger combination takes the pot.
  • If only one player reaches the showdown, then he takes the entire pot.
  • If two or more players have the same combination strength, the pot is divided equally between these players. (This situation is called sharing - from the English split pot - to divide the bank).

In poker, there is a rule according to which a player participates in the game only with the money that he has in his stack (stack is the number of chips this particular player has at the table). You can only replenish your stack between hands. You cannot take money from the stack - you can only leave the table with this money. As mentioned earlier, if a player runs out of money in the stack during the trading process, he continues to participate in the hand, but does not take part in further trading and thus an additional or side pot (or pots) is formed on the table.
Actions of players at the poker table

Each player, depending on the trading activity, can take one of the following actions:

  • Place, or “make a bet” (from English) - make a bet;
  • Raise, “make a raise” (from the English Raise - raise) - increase the bet - bet more than your opponents bet. In other words, increase the previous bid;
  • Re-raise, “re-raise” (from the English Reraise) is an action in trading that increases the bet already increased by the previous player.
  • Answer, “make a call” or “call” (from the English Call - answer) - bet the same amount as your opponent bet, i.e. call. In other words, it is the action during betting where a player delivers (matches) chips to the size of the previous player's bet;
  • Check, do, “check”, “check” (English Check - check) - do not increase the bet, leave “as is”. You can check only when the size of your bet is equal to the size of your opponents' bet, i.e. if in this round of bidding no one raised the bid before you. For example, you are sitting in the big blind, one player called, i.e. called your big blind and everyone else folded. In this case you can do .
  • Pass, discard cards, “fold” (English Fold - fold) - refuse further participation in trading and discard cards. This is an action during one of the betting rounds in which a player deliberately refuses to participate in a given hand by discarding cards. As a rule, a “pass” (“fold”) is made when the player has “weak” cards with a low probability of matching a winning combination. After discarding the cards, the player loses all the chips that he previously bet in this hand;

Bet sizes

In No Limit Texas Hold'em, players can bet any amount during each betting round. However, there is a limitation on minimum size rates. The size of the minimum reraise is calculated using the formula:

Size of previous raise + amount to call

For example, let's say you're playing $1/$2 No Limit Texas Hold'em. There have been no raises before you yet. The minimum in this case will be equal to $4 ($2 (which we need to call) + $2 (a raise by the amount of the previous bet before us, in our example this is the value of the big blind).

There is no maximum bet limit. If the bet size is equal to the player's entire stack (stack is the amount of money the player has at the table) - this is called going all-in, or going all-in.

Rules of the game preflop, flop, turn and river. Determining the winner at the showdown

1. Rules for playing preflop in No Limit Texas Hold'em

Trading between the players participating in the hand begins immediately after the blinds are set and cards are dealt to the players. Preflop, players place bets based only on their own hole cards. The betting begins with the player immediately to the left of the player in the big blind position. Then the right to make a decision passes to the next players in a clockwise order.


Preflop, a player can perform the following actions:

  • Refuse to play your pocket cards and discard the cards, i.e. click on the "Fold" button
  • Call the big blind, i.e. click on the “Call” button and look at the actions of other players at the table
  • Raise the bet, i.e. press the "Raise" button, i.e. bet more than the size of the big blind. Preflop, the players in the blinds are always the last to make decisions. However, on the remaining streets (betting rounds, i.e. flop, turn and river), they make the decision first.

The question of most beginning players is: “Why can’t I check preflop if I don’t want to call or fold?” The answer is simple - the blinds in No Limit Texas Hold'em are considered bets, and according to the rules of the game in No Limit Texas Hold'em, you cannot continue trading until you have matched the bets from the players.

Based on preflop trading activity, you can draw conclusions about the strength of your opponents' hands. The main task of the preflop game is to determine the strength of your hand relative to the hands of your opponents. Thus, players with strong starting hands need to play aggressively and raise preflop in order to “knock out” as many opponents with weaker hands as possible directly preflop and prevent them from looking at the flop cards. Playing your starting hands aggressively preflop will give you an edge, i.e. initiative. The initiative in Texas Hold'em always remains with the player who made the last bet preflop.

When all players call or fold their cards, the preflop betting round is completed. If no one bets and all players fold their cards, then the pot (which will consist only of blinds) will be taken by the player in the big blind (denoted as BB). If one of the players makes a bet and no one wants to support it, then this player will take the pot (which will consist of the blinds and his bet). If one of the players makes a bet, and another player calls it, then the preflop betting round will be considered completed and the players remaining in the hand will move on to the next betting round - the flop.

2. Rules for playing the Flop in No Limit Texas Hold'em

After the end of the preflop betting round, according to the rules of the game in Texas Hold'em, the players remaining in the hand get the opportunity to see three community cards, i.e. flop cards. A round of betting with three community cards up is called the flop.

The second and subsequent rounds of betting begin with the player in the small blind position. Starting with the flop last word in the betting round, always belongs to the dealer, i.e. the player on the button.

A player can do the following on the flop:

  • Skip the move and do not place a bet (i.e. click on the “Check” button). On (i.e. on the flop, turn and river) each player has the right to do this, as long as none of the opponents makes a bet.
  • Place a bet (click on the “Raise” button). In No Limit Texas Hold'em, the player chooses the size of the bet, but it should not be less than the size of the big blind. Once one of the players has made a bet on the flop, the others will no longer be allowed to pass. They must either call, bet larger, or fold their cards, refusing to play their hand any further.

After the players call the bets, betting on the flop is completed. All bets placed are added to common bank, and the players remaining in the hand move on to the next round of betting - the turn.

3. Rules for playing the turn in No Limit Texas Hold'em

After the end of the second round of betting (flop), according to the rules of the game in Texas Hold'em, the players remaining in the hand get the opportunity to see another community card - the turn card. A round of betting with four community cards exposed is called the turn.

You can also use the fourth community card, the turn card, to make your combination. Players who are still participating in the pot draw conduct another, third, round of betting. The rules of play on the turn are the same as on the flop.

Again, all bets made are added to the total pot, and the players remaining in the hand move on to the last round of betting - the river.

4. Rules for playing on the river in No Limit Texas Hold'em

After the end of the third round of betting (turn), according to the rules of the game in Texas Hold'em, the players remaining in the hand get the opportunity to see one more (last) community card - the river card. A round of betting with five community cards exposed is called the “river”.

The rules for trading on the river are the same as on the flop and turn.

River is the final, fourth round of betting in No Limit Texas Hold'em. All five community cards are on the table and each player must make one of the combinations using five cards. The player sees a total of seven cards (two “hole cards” and five “community cards” on the table).

After all players have placed their bets, a showdown occurs to determine the winner.

5. Determining the winner of the hand (showdown, showdown - from the English Showdown - revealing cards)

Showdown is the moment of truth when playing No Limit Texas Hold'em (or simply poker). At the showdown, players "reveal" their cards and determine who has the strongest combination of cards (strongest hand).

The player can use two of his own and three community cards lying on the table; the player can also use one of his pocket cards and four of the community cards, or even all five community cards. This does not change the essence of the matter. The main thing is that the final combination must include exactly five cards known to the player - no more, no less.

The player with the strongest combination wins the hand and takes the pot. If one or more players have equal combinations of cards, then these players divide the pot equally among themselves.

In the case when, when playing No-Limit Texas Hold'em, none of the players supported the opponent's bet and everyone folded, the pot is automatically won by the player who bet last, regardless of the strength of his pocket cards, since he is the only player remaining in the hand. In this case, the player has the right not to show his cards, since not a single player supported him and there is no one to compare the strength of his cards with.

It is important to remember that in Hold'em no one suit has an advantage over another.

Once the winner of a given distribution is determined, the next distribution begins. The dealer button moves clockwise to the next player, and the next two players post the blinds and two new hole cards are dealt. That. everything goes back to the preflop stage.

The community cards can be used by any player along with their hole cards to form the best possible five card poker hand. In this case, hole cards can be used in full, partially or not at all.

According to the rules of poker, the best five-card combination wins, which can consist of either five community cards or two face-down cards in each player’s hand.

Poker rules on video

For your convenience and a better understanding of the rules of poker, as well as a visual analysis of the small nuances of the game, we recommend starting your study by watching a short video, which is designed specifically for beginner players and will allow you to quickly learn the basics of playing poker.

After watching, you can consolidate certain points by studying detailed rules poker on this page below.

Complete table rules

Every hand in poker begins with mandatory bets. Before the cards are dealt, two players (sitting to the left of the button) place mandatory bets - the small and big blinds. The small blind is half the size of the big blind.

These bets are needed so that the participants in the distribution have something to fight for. In a cash game, the size of the blinds is determined by the limit with which the game is played at a given table. Traditionally, the table limit is designated as 100 big blinds, i.e. at the NL10 ($10 No Limit) table the blinds will be $0.05 and $0.10. Thanks to the blinds, there is always money in the pot.

After this, each player is dealt two cards face down, and from that moment the game begins. In regular Hold'em, as in most other types of online poker, the player has the opportunity to make several different actions. Full list The actions available to players in various situations are as follows:

  • FOLD- this is a refusal to continue the fight for the pot in response to a bet (bet) or increase (raise) from an opponent. In this case, the player discards his cards and they leave the game in the discard pile. The player who folded can no longer participate in this hand.
  • CHECK– if no one has bet before in the current round, the player can check. Essentially, this is skipping a move and passing it on to the next active player who is sitting on the left. Check doesn't mean refusing to fight for the pot is just giving up the opportunity to make a bet in the current round.
  • BET– if there are no bets in the current round, the player can make a bet (bet). In this case, he sets the price for continuing the game. The players sitting after him decide what to do: throw away the cards (fold), equalize the bet (call) or raise again (raise). The minimum bet in the game is the big blind.
  • CALL– if a bet has been made in the current round, the player can match it by calling and adding the same number of chips to the pot equal to the last player’s bet or raise.
  • RAYZ– if a bet is made in the current betting round, the player can raise it by raising. To do this, he must place a bet that exceeds the last player's bet. To qualify for this pot, all other players must either call or reraise. Otherwise, they have only one option left - discarding their cards, that is, fold. In No Limit Hold'em, the size and number of raises unlimited.

Trading circles (streets)

All of these actions are taken by Hold'em players during each of the four betting rounds, or "streets" as they are otherwise called:

  • Preflop
  • Flop
  • Turn
  • River

In each round, betting continues to the person to the right of the last player to bet or raise. When the turn returns to him, the next round begins or the hand ends if all players before him chose to fold. Below you can clearly see the effect of these poker rules in the photo.

Preflop

After all the players have received their cards, each of them decides what he will do - refuse to fight for the pot and fold his cards, try to continue the game by making a call of one big blind or a raise of at least two big blinds.

The player to the left of the big blind speaks first. The word then passes from player to player in a clockwise direction. If no raise was made preflop, then the big blind has the final say. If one of the players raises, then the game develops according to the scenario described above until all players have their say.

At the end of the betting round, all bets made by players are collected into one common pot, for which the fight will continue on the following streets - the flop, turn and river.

Flop

This round of betting begins as soon as preflop ends. Three community cards are laid out on the table, which are called the flop. As you can see in the photo above, the community cards are located in the middle of the table and are available for everyone to see.

All players can use these cards to make their own combination, but they cannot be taken into your hand or exchanged for the flop cards - they are available to all players continuing to fight in the hand.

Unlike preflop, betting on the flop begins with the first active player to the left of the button. For example, this could be the player in the small blind if he did not fold his cards preflop. The last action on the flop is the button.

Players have access to the same actions as preflop, with one exception - if no one has made a bet before, then the player can check and pass the move to the next player without putting anything into the pot.

After all players have had their say, all bets made are added to the current pot.

Turn

After trading on the flop has ended, the fourth community card is laid out (dealt) on the table - the turn (from the English “turn”), which is also used by all players to make their combinations.

Another round of betting takes place, following the same pattern as on the flop. It starts with the first active player clockwise to the left of the player on the button.

Four open cards on the table already provide a lot of information for players to make decisions and assess their chances of winning.

River

After bidding on the turn is completed, the fifth and final card is laid out on the table - the river (from the English “river”). After the river card is revealed, players analyze the final combinations they have collected and conduct the final round of betting.

The betting round begins again with the first player clockwise to the left of the button, and the same betting rules apply as on the flop and turn.

All money deposited by players into the bank is added to the current bank, and the game enters the final stage.

Showdown according to Texas Hold'em rules

According to the rules of poker, players who have matched all bets on previous streets take part in the last round of the game - the showdown. This is where the winner is determined and takes the pot. All players show their combinations.

The strongest five-card combination (hand) that the player makes from all the cards available to him wins. In other words, to create your combination, you can use all five community cards, one of your cards and four community cards, or two pocket cards and three table cards.

Important! the winning combination is always determined by five cards

If two players have the same combinations on four cards, the so-called Kicker – This is the highest unpaired card.

For example, if the players have and on the table, then the combination that is higher than the opponent’s five-card hand with a queen wins.

If the combinations and kickers completely match, then the pot is divided equally between the players.

An example of such a situation would be the board, where two players show and respectively - in this case, their common combination is two pairs of aces and tens with a king as kicker.

There are also situations when the game does not reach the showdown. This happens if a player bets or raises on one of the streets, but none of his opponents decides to call. In this case, the player who made the last bet takes the bank and his cards he may not show.

The order of showing cards

Detailed poker rules very precisely describe the order of moves, which allows you to avoid any controversial situations and there are also a number of principles for the order of showing cards.

If there are several participants left in the game, the player who made the last bet opens his cards first. If there were no bets on the river, then the first player clockwise from the button shows his hand first.

For new poker players, these rules often cause confusion, but when playing online poker you don’t have to worry about this, since the order will be clearly calculated for you. When playing live, you can rely on the dealer or listen to the most experienced player. However, some rooms may deviate from the full rules and actually show cards to both players at the same time. At the same time, opponents’ cards can often also be viewed after the hand in the hand history.

After the pot is handed over to the winning player, the next hand begins. The dealer button (button) moves clockwise to the next participant, the blinds are set, new hole cards are dealt, and new bidding for the pot begins.

Brief rules of online poker

To summarize and consolidate the material, I propose to once again briefly review the main points of the rules and the course of the distribution.

  • The dealer in the current hand is determined and 2 players to his left make mandatory bets;
  • All players are dealt 2 cards;
  • Pre-flop. The first round of bidding takes place, where players see only their 2 cards.
  • Flop. 3 common cards are laid out on the table, which all players can see. Another round of bidding takes place
  • Turn. One more is added to the community cards. Another round of bidding takes place
  • River. Another card is added and the total number of cards on the table becomes 5. The final round of bidding takes place.
  • At all stages of trading, if one player remains in the hand and the rest have folded, then he takes the pot and the remaining rounds are not played.
  • Showdown. If after the final round there are still players in the hand on the river, then they take turns showing their pocket cards and the strongest poker combination is determined, which takes the pot in this hand.
  • If the combinations match, the kicker rule applies, and if the hands are completely identical in strength, then these players divide the pot equally among themselves.
  • The dealer's mark is passed to the next player sitting on the left and the entire distribution process is repeated again.

Congratulations! After familiarizing yourself with the basic rules of online poker and studying all the poker combinations, we suggest you move on to more advanced ones on our website.

Poker combines several gambling games, which are based on the fact that players make bets depending on the cards they are dealt. Participants' bets are placed in the "pot". In the future, this bank goes to the owner of either a winning combination or a bet that no one could match. There are many varieties of poker, and each has its own characteristics and secrets. This article will help you understand how to play poker and outline the basic poker rules, combinations, will tell you about some of the intricacies of the game, and also highlight the rules of the game of Hold'em poker, which is the most popular type of poker.

Poker rules common to all types of games

Hands in poker begin with bets. When it comes to seven card stud, there are two types of primary mandatory bets: ante and bring-in. And in other games it is the small and big blinds. (Don't be alarmed if you don't remember all the poker terms the first time, this will come later with practice.) Subsequent bets are made depending on a particular situation or action. Players have a choice between 5 actions:

Check- done if there are no bets in the current round, and the turn passes to the next player (clockwise). The purpose of this action is not to refuse to play the pot, it only indicates that the player is not participating in the bet for that particular round. If all participants decide to use the CHECK action, the round ends.

Beth- also done if there are no bets in the current round. If a participant bets, then the players sitting to the left can fold, call or raise (these terms will be discussed below).

Fold- an action in which a participant refuses to try to win the pot. Simply put, he folds the cards and has no right to bet, that is, he leaves the game in this hand.

Call- an action in which a player equals a bet by making a call. The bet must be equal to the bet made by the last player.

Raise- is done in order to increase the bet made in the current round. All subsequent players participating in the hand must either equalize the bet (call) or increase it even higher (raise).

Poker combinations

1. Royal flush. Is the most valuable combination of cards. It consists of the five highest cards of the same suit.

2. Straight flush. A hand consists of five consecutive cards of the same suit (for example, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8)

3. Kare. Consists of any four cards of the same rank.

4. Full House. It is assembled from any four cards of the same value and one more pair of cards.

5. Flash. Combinations of any five cards of the same suit (any sequence).

6. Street. Consists of five consecutive cards of equal rank.

7. Three. It is collected from any three cards of the same rank.

8. Two pairs. Any two cards of the same suit + any two cards of the same value.

9. Couple. Any two cards of the same rank.

Read more about combinations.

At each stage of the bidding, players continue to place bets until all participants either match their bets or use a fold. After the end of the auction, there are two ways of development of events: either for rent next card and a new stage of bidding begins, or this distribution is considered completed.

The cards are revealed after the bet or raise made in the last round. Then it is determined who the entire bank goes to. All participants reveal their cards. However, there are times when participants do not reveal their poker hands. This occurs if a player bets or raises and no one calls (that is, everyone folds). In this situation, the participant who bets or raises receives the entire pot.

At the end of the hands, the remaining players have a choice of what to do:
You can fold the winning hand.
If only one player remains before the showdown, then he has the right to both reveal and hide his cards from everyone.
During the showdown, players who realize that their combinations will not win anything may not reveal their cards.

Table bets and all-in

Many online games Poker is played with bets from the table. This means that if a player wants to bet or raise, he can only use the chips that the players had at the time of the hand. An addition to table bets is all-in, which means that a player cannot be forced to finish the game if he does not have enough chips to call (i.e., if the player does not have chips to call, he goes all-in). Going all-in is always a risk, especially when on tilt. And this participant has the right to count only on that part of the bank in which he invested with his last bet. As for the subsequent actions of the remaining participants, they relate to the side pot. If it happens that not one player goes all-in, but several, then several side banks can be formed.

Poker is one of the most popular card games. Poker gained its popularity not only because the game is relatively simple rules requires both a creative approach and logic, but also due to the fact that sometimes it brings good income. Large quantity online platforms allow you to take part in various tournaments and earn money.

It can be argued that the popularity of poker is only growing. After all, this game is not only a way to earn money, but also entertainment. Besides, this game is for an interesting company.

Texas Hold'em Poker Basics

An interesting variation of poker is Texas Hold'em. The game involves two cards in hand and five community cards used by all players to collect a successful combination. We'll talk about combinations a little later, but for now let's look at the basics of poker that are necessary for beginner players.

Understanding the rules is not that difficult. Be patient and practice playing in online applications with chips using our tips. Card game will open up new opportunities for you to earn money and have a good time.

Process of the game "Texas Hold'em"

We will tell you about the basics of poker: where to start playing, what successful card combinations are, we will tell you about the names of the actions in the game, and also give a couple of tips for beginners.

The process begins with a small bet, for which all participants sitting at the table will fight. It increases player activity.

After this, those sitting behind the dealer contribute blinds to the common pot - these are mandatory bets that are made blindly, without having cards in hand. An interesting point: the first one to place a bet contributes half, and the next one pays the minimum contribution.

Cards are received after preflop. Two cards are dealt in a circle, which will be the betting circle. All participants receive the flop, which is three cards on the table, and betting begins. The button puts down the fourth card - this is called the turn. Players place their bets. The final round of betting and betting ends after the fifth card is dealt on the table. This is called the river.

The player's task is to make the best combination at the table. A combination is five cards out of seven (two in your hands and five on the table). We will talk about which combinations are considered successful very soon.

Available game

The basics of poker are accessible and understandable to everyone. A little practice and you'll get the hang of it. Don't be afraid to sit down at the table.

But before you start the game, you should know that there are several types of Texas Hold'em: limit, no-limit and pot-limit. The first has limits on bets, and the second implies the presence of a maximum bet with the player’s stack. A game with a pot limit cannot exceed the size of the pot with its bets.

Having become familiar with the basics of poker, anyone can try themselves in the tournament, and there is a high probability that they will become the winner. The main difference between Texas Hold'em and other types of poker is the blinds. This responsibility for betting passes each hand from one participant to another in a circle. This is due to the constant change of dealer.

Leave the party

Poker Basics for Beginners should also remind future players that if after a hand you don’t like your cards, they seem unattractive and unpromising, you can always quit the hand. It is your desire to play with the cards you have drawn or not.

But you definitely need to leave the hand if you do not support the minimum bet. The first person to place a bet indicates its minimum; if you are unwilling or unable to support, you must fold the cards and leave the hand. The cards are discarded into the draw.

Any player can raise the bet, but by doing so he obliges others to raise as well. If one of the players cannot support the one who raised the bets, he must leave the game.

The one who put all-in cannot leave the game, and he cannot leave ahead of time. You have to sit around, waiting for the end of the game and hoping for a lucky jackpot.

Those are the simple basics of poker, but let's talk about the winning hands in this game.

Combinations

There are different combinations in Texas Holding, let's take a look at them in descending order, starting from the strongest.


Common mistakes

Finally, let’s supplement our poker basics for beginners with a small list typical mistakes.


Remember the rules of the game and avoid beginner mistakes, and then you will certainly succeed. We hope you find the basics of poker for beginners helpful. Happy gaming!