portalmakmurProbably the most popular poker game is the Texas Hold’Em. The goal is to make the best hand you can. The players buy a specific number of chips, usually seven or nine, and then each player plays with two cards. The best hand wins the pot.
To play, you need a large circular table and chairs. The cards are ranked from Ace to ten. The lowest chip is the white, and the highest is the blue. You can use up to five in the first four betting intervals, then you have a limit of 10 in the final betting period.
The first round of betting begins with the antes, a small bet. Then the first player to the left of the button posts the big blind, a larger bet.
The second round of betting takes place after the flop. Each player to the left of the dealer puts in an additional bet.
The third betting round takes place after the turn. Each player will bet once more, and the final betting phase is when each player’s cards are revealed.
When a tie occurs, the high card breaks it. This is because the person with the high card wins, and a tie is broken when multiple people have the same high card. When two people have identical hands, the second highest card wins.
The highest card of a hand is known as the kicker. It is the highest ranking card in the deck, and in a high-card hand it is the fifth card.
