- How to Play Texas Holdem:
Texas Hold’em is really pretty simple to learn. Mastering the game is a bit harder. :)
Everyone is dealt 2 cards and then 5 cards will also be dealt in the middle of the table as community cards face-up.
Out of the 2 cards you are dealt and the 5 cards face up on the table, is 7 cards in which you'll take the best 5 cards out of the 7 to make your hand.
The best hand wins then, and the hand ranks are just like regular poker. The best poker hand rankings are as follows:
- 1. Royal Flush:
A, K, Q, J, 10
all of the same suit
2. Straight Flush:
Any five card sequence
in the same suit
(Ex: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
3. Four of a Kind:
All four cards of
the same index
(Ex: Q, Q, Q, Q)
4. Full House:
Three of a kind
combined with a pair
(Ex: K, K, 3, 3, 3)
5. Flush:
Any five cards of the same
suit, but not in sequence
6. Straight:
Five cards in sequence,
but not in the same suit
7. Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same index
8. Two Pair:
Two separate pairs
(Ex: Q, Q, 7, 7)
9. Pair:
Two cards of the same index
10. High Card:
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