The big blind is equal to the minimum bet and the small blind is typically half that amount. When there are more than two players, the player to dealer's left places a small blind, and the next player to the left a big blind. Texas Hold'em is usually played with no ante, but with blinds. In theory more could play, but the game would become unwieldy.Ī standard international 52-card pack is used. Players and Cardsįrom two to ten players can take part. See the poker rules page for an introduction to these, and the poker betting and poker hand ranking pages for further details. This page assumes some familiarity with the general rules and terminology of poker. For many people nowadays, poker has become synonymous with Texas Hold'em. Its spread has been helped firstly by a number of well publicised televised tournaments such as the World Series of Poker and secondly by its success as an online game. Since the 1990's, Texas Hold'em has become one of the most popular poker games worldwide.
In the showdown the winner is the player who can make the best five-card poker hand from the seven cards available. Each player is dealt two private cards and there are five face up shared (or 'community') cards on the table that can be used by anyone. Texas Hold'em is a shared card poker game.
