Texas Hold’em Poker is the most widely played version of the poker and is also easy t to learn and quickly master. The object in Texas Hold’em is to have the best five cards or “hand” out of seven possible cards. The hand is consist of 2 first cards which the dealer deals to each player and 5 additional cards which are placed in the center of the table by the dealer and are shared by everyone seated at the table. Bets are also placed in a community pot and the best hand wins the pot. Sometimes the pot may be split by more than one player if there is a tie.

Each new game round begins with the player who is sits in the first position to the left of the dealer chip. The dealer chip moves from player to player, clockwise in the beginning of each game.

First, before any cards are dealt, the first position player must post (bet) the Small Blind (SB). The Small Blind is always exactly half of the min stake.

The second position player must post the Big Blind which is always the same amount as the minimum stake. After Blinds are posted, each player is dealt an initial 2 cards.

Then 4 subsequent betting rounds are played as follows:

 Pre-Flop – before any community cards are dealt

 The Flop – 1st three community cards are dealt

 The Turn – the 4th community card dealt

 The River – the 5th and last community card dealt

 High Card – This is the highest card in your hand. If a tie occurs with either a 1 pair, 2 pair, 3 or 4 of
   a kind then the highest ranked card left unpaired (kicker) in a player's hand determines the winner.

 Pair - Two cards of the same rank, ex: 6c, 6h

 Two Pair – Two pairs of two cards of the same rank, ex: 8h, 8d, Jc, Jd

 Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same rank, ex: 4c, 4h, 4s

 Straight – Five cards straight, from different suits. 9c, 10d, Jh, Qs, Kd

 Flush – Any five cards, all sharing the same suit. 4h, 6h, Jh, 10h, 3h

 Full House – Comprised of a pair of one rank and 3 of a kind of another rank: 9d, 9h, Kh, Kd, Ks

 Four of a Kind – 4 cards of the same rank, ex: 7c, 7h, 7s, 7d

 Straight Flush – 5 cards straight, all in the same suit, ex: 5 of hearts, 6h, 7h, 8h, 9h

 Royal Flush – 10, Jack, Queen, Kind, Ace all from the same suit

Example:
Player A: Qc, Qh, 7s, 7h, Jh
Player B: Qs, Qh, 7c, 7s, 8c
In this case Player A wins with a Jack kicker. If a tie occurs in a hand where players have exactly the same five-card hand the pot is split equally between the players.

In limit poker games, you are limited to betting a specific amount. This specific amount is called the limit. The limit is specified in the title of the game or table you are seated ($1/2, $10/20, etc.). In a '$1/2 limit' game, for example, the smallest bet you can place would be:

 Pre-Flop – minimum bet of $1

 The Flop – minimum bet of $1

 The Turn – minimum bet of $2

 The River – minimum bet of $2

You can only make bets equal to the amount of the stake and all bets and raises must be done in increments of the bet amounts.

Example: In a $10/20 limit game, raises are limited to four times the first the amount of the first bet made:

 Pre-Flop – $10, $20, $30 up to $40

 The Flop – $10, $20, $30 up to $40

 The Turn – $20, $40, $60 up to $80

 The River – $20, $40, $60 up to $80

There is no limit to the max. bet that can be placed in any betting round in a no-limit game. The minimum bet however, must be equal to the min. stake.

The smallest amount a player can raise must be at least the same amount as the previous bet/raise in that round.

Example:
Player A bets $10
Player B has the option to call the bet (bet the same amount -$10) or raise the bet by at least $10.
In no-limit games you can raise as much as you want. When you wish to call a bet that is larger than the amount of chips you have, you will be All-In, meaning you have bet all the chips you have and you can only win a share of the pot covered by your chips.

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